In general, the selection of a mediator or arbitrator is driven by either the facts of the case submitted {including interpersonal dynamics of the parties involved} and the credibility of the potential neutral.
Accordingly, when a case is submitted to Litigation Alternatives, Inc. and the neutral has been mutually agreed to by the parties, it will be administrated and scheduled per their needs.
Where mutual agreement has not been achieved, the parties can either: 1) refer to our frequently updated list of hearing officer recommendations and negotiate the choice on their own; or 2) contact the Litigation Alternatives case manager so that he or she can act as an honest broker of choices between the parties. Contacting our office can be an effective way of choosing a neutral in the sense that this process tends to avoid the rejection of a mediator or arbitrator simply because it was suggested by the other party.
The candidates listed below are among those frequently found to be "mutually agreeable" to many parties while others have been added after positive experience with Litigation Alternatives, Inc.
Suggestions for additional candidates are welcomed and encouraged.
PERSONAL INJURY
- Statewide
- Hartford
- Bridgeport/Stamford
- Waterbury/Litchfield
- New London
- New Haven
- Thomas P. Barrett, Esquire
- Michael Buckmir, Sr.
- Gerald H. Cooper, Esquire
- Victor A. Feigenbaum, Esquire
- William DeVane Logue, J.D.
- Lloyd D. Pedersen, Esquire
- A. Patrick Alcarez, Esquire
- Claudia A. Baio, Esquire
- Doreen West Amata, Esquire
- Richard Banbury, Esquire
- Thomas P. Barrett, Esquire
- James D. Bartolini, Esquire
- John L. Bonee, Esquire
- Morris R. Borea, Esquire
- Thomas P. Cella, Esquire
- Matthew G. Conway, Esquire
- Carolyn W. Cronkhite, Esquire
- *Earl F. Dewey, II, Esquire (*Contact Robert Yolles directly)
- Hon. John R. Downey
- Victor A. Feigenbaum, Esquire
- Edward W. Gasser, Esquire
- Jack V. Genovese, II, Esquire
- David Herrmann, Esquire
- David G. Hill, Esquire
- John J. Houlihan, Jr., Esquire
- Richard J. Kenny, Esquire
- Thomas A. Kyzivat, Esquire
- Joseph A. LaBella, Esquire
- Richard C. Mahoney, Esquire
- Rodd J. Mantell, Esquire
- Paul A. Morello, Jr., Esquire
- Anthony Nuzzo, Jr., Esquire
- Dennis P. O'Connor, II, Esquire
- Susan O'Donnell, Esquire
- Mark Ostrowski, Esquire
- Lloyd D. Pedersen, Esquire
- James Pickett, Esquire
- Peter Ponziani, Esquire
- Anthony F. Santacroce, Esquire
- A. Jeffrey Somers, Esquire
- Albert Torello
- Richard Tynan, Esquire
- Charles E. Vermette, Jr., Esquire
- Frederick M. Vollono, Esquire
- Jeffrey A. Blueweiss, Esquire
- Michael Buckmir, Sr.
- Scott D. Camassar, Esquire
- John M. Ciccolo, Esquire
- Peter D. Clark, Esquire
- James E. Coyne, Esquire
- Hon. John R. Downey
- George L. Holmes, Jr., Esquire
- John H. Kane, Esquire
- Raymond J. Kelly, Esquire
- Dennis M. Laccavole, Esquire
- Robert C.E. Laney, Esquire
- Lewis S. Lerman, Esquire
- Richard T. Meehan, Jr., Esquire
- Patrick M. Mullins, Esquire
- Kevin R. Murphy, Esquire
- Jay H. Sandak, Esquire
- Frederic S. Ury, Esquire
- Philip F. von Kuhn, Esquire
- Richard Arconti, Esquire
- Elizabeth Bozzuto, Esquire
- Thomas L. Brayton Sr., Esquire
- Sergio C. Deganis, Esquire
- Christopher T. Goulden, Esquire
- James Kernan, Esquire
- Donald W. McGill, Esquire
- Garrett M. Moore, Esquire
- Timothy Moynahan, Esquire
- Jeffrey C. Nicholas, Esquire
- Jeffrey Oliveira, Esquire
- Steven A. Ouellette, Esquire
- Lawrence R. Pellett, Esquire
- Martin Rader, Esquire
- Randolph E. Richardson, II, Esquire
- Richard Roberts, Esquire
- James K. Robertson, Esquire
- Michael A. Blanchard, Esquire
- Thomas W. Boyce Jr., Esquire
- Scott D. Camassar, Esquire
- *Earl F. Dewey II, Esquire (*Contact Robert Yolles directly)
- Michael Driscoll, Esquire
- Dale P. Faulkner, Esquire
- Frank Manfredi, Esquire
- Humbert J. Polito Jr., Esquire
- Michael J. Quinn, Esquire
- Wayne Tillinghast, Esquire
- Kerin M. Woods, Esquire
- Eileen Becker, Esquire
- Marcella Brayton, Esquire
- Carl E. Cella, Esquire
- John M. Ciccolo, Esquire
- Alyson Greenlaw Cleary, Esquire
- Sean C. Connors, Esquire
- Gerald H. Cooper, Esquire
- Timothy Donahue, Esquire
- Michael G. Durham, Esquire
- Steve J. Errante, Esquire
- Frank Forgione, Esquire
- Anthony P. Fusco, Esquire
- Dennis W. Gillooly, Esquire
- Timothy Hauburger, Esquire
- David H. Johnson, Esquire
- Michael P. Kamp, Esquire
- John J. Kennedy, Esquire
- Mark A. Milano, Esquire
- Paul Morello Jr., Esquire
- Fred Murolo, Esquire
- Patrice Noah, Esquire
- Anthony Nuzzo Jr., Esquire
- Steven A. Ouellette, Esquire
- Margaret A. Pothin, Esquire
- David A. Reif, Esquire
- Richard Roberts, Esquire
- A. Jeffrey Somers, Esquire
- Martha S. Triplett, Esquire
- Christopher F. Wanat, Esquire
COMMERCIAL
- Statewide
- Hartford
- Bridgeport/Stamford
- Waterbury/Litchfield
- New London
- New Haven
- Thomas P. Barrett, Esquire
- Peter W. Benner, Esquire
- Michael Buckmir
- John Downey, Esquire
- Victor A. Feigenbaum, Esquire
- John Harris, Esquire
- William DeVane Logue, J.D.
- George J. Royster, Jr., Esquire
- Richard Banbury, Esquire
- Thomas P. Barrett, Esquire
- Peter W. Benner, Esquire
- James Bergenn, Esquire
- John L. Bonee, Esquire
- Richard Bowerman, Esquire
- Michael Buckmir
- Mark V. Connolly, Esquire
- Matthew G. Conway, Esquire
- Dean Cordiano, Esquire
- Brian J. Donnell, Esquire
- John Downey, Esquire
- Stewart Edelstein, Esquire
- David J. Elliott, Esquire
- Victor A. Feigenbaum, Esquire
- William Fish, Esquire
- Timothy L. Fisher, Esquire
- Thomas Gugliotti, Esquire
- David G. Hill, Esquire
- Irwin J. Hausman, Esquire
- Charles Howard, Esquire
- Steven Humphrey, Esquire
- Richard J. Kenny, Esquire
- Daniel Klau, Esquire
- William DeVane Logue, J.D
- Michael Margolis, Esquire
- Richard S. Order, Esquire
- Louis Pepe, Esquire
- David Reif, Esquire
- Mark Rosenblum, Esquire
- Joel Rottner, Esquire
- George J. Royster ,Jr., Esquire
- James Royster, Esquire
- Jack Sitarz, Esquire
- James Tancredi, Esquire
- Philip Walker, Esquire
- Paul Williams, Esquire {Products Liability}
- Robert Wyld, Esquire
- Albert Zakarian, Esquire
- Thomas P. Barrett, Esquire
- Peter W. Benner, Esquire
- Michael Buckmir
- Timothy J. Hauburger, Esquire
- John Downey, Esquire
- Robert C.E. Laney, Esquire
- Jay H. Sandak, Esquire
- Frederic S. Ury, Esquire
- Elizabeth Bozzuto, Esquire
- Thomas L. Brayton Sr., Esquire
- Maureen Daheny Cox, Esquire
- James Kernan, Esquire
- Donald W. McGill, Esquire
- Richard Roberts, Esquire
- James K. Robertson, Esquire
- Michael A. Blanchard, Esquire
- Thomas W. Boyce Jr., Esquire
- Michaell Driscoll, Esquire
- Dale P. Faulkner, Esquire
- Humbert J. Polito Jr., Esquire
- Michael J. Quinn, Esquire
- David Royston, Esquire
- Wayne Tillinghast, Esquire
- Michael G. Durham, Esquire
- Steve J. Errante, Esquire
- Timothy Hauburger, Esquire
- David H. Johnson, Esquire
- Michael P. Kamp, Esquire
- John J. Kennedy, Esquire
- Joseph Martini, Esquire
- Fred Murolo, Esquire
- Anthony Nuzzo Jr., Esquire
- Richard Roberts, Esquire
- Statewide
- Hartford
- Bridgeport/Stamford
- Waterbury/Litchfield
- New London
- New Haven
- Thomas P. Barrett, Esquire
- Peter W. Benner, Esquire
- Michael Buckmir, Sr.
- John Crosskey, Esquire
- Kenneth E. Fargnoli {DOT}
- William DeVane Logue, J.D.
- Thomas P. Barrett, Esquire
- Peter W. Benner, Esquire
- Michael Buckmir, Sr.
- Timothy Corey, Esquire
- Alfred A. DiVincentis, Esquire
- Brian J. Donnell, Esquire
- Timothy L. Fisher, Esquire
- John Harris, Esquire
- Christopher W. Huck, Esquire
- Paul Kane, Esquire
- Steven B. Kaplan, Esquire
- Louis Pepe, Esquire
- Michael Buckmir, Sr.
- Harold Rosnick, Esquire
- Raymond A. Garcia, Esquire
- Statewide
- Hartford
- Bridgeport/Stamford
- Waterbury/Litchfield
- New London
- New Haven
- Thomas P. Barrett, Esquire
- Peter W. Benner, Esquire
- John Perlstein, Esquire
- Thomas P. Barrett, Esquire
- Peter W. Benner, Esquire
- John Perlstein, Esquire
- Elliott B. Pollack, Esquire
- Statewide
- Hartford
- Bridgeport/Stamford
- Waterbury/Litchfield
- New London
- New Haven
- Thomas P. Barrett, Esquire
- Peter W. Benner, Esquire
- David Knishkowy, Esquire
- William DeVane Logue, J.D.
- Gregg D. Adler, Esquire
- Robert S. Bystrowski, Esquire
- Lori Rittman Clark, Esquire
- Barbara J. Collins, Esquire
- Miguel A. Escalera, Esquire
- Joshua Hawks-Ladds, Esquire
- Bernard E. Jacques, Esquire
- John C. King, Esquire
- David Knishkowy, Esquire
- Susan K. Krell, Esquire
- William DeVane Logue, J.D.
- David L. Metzger, Esquire
- Edward "Bud" F. O'Donnell, Esquire
- Peter B. Prestley, Esquire
- Richard C. Vitarelli, Esquire
- Richard Voigt, Esquire
- Hon. John R. Downey
- Michael B. Kaelin, Esquire
- Maureen Dannehy Cox, Esquire
- Lori B. Alexander, Esquire
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - IP
- Statewide
- Hartford
- Bridgeport/Stamford
- Waterbury/Litchfield
- New London
- New Haven
- Thomas P. Barrett, Esquire
- Peter W. Benner, Esquire
- William DeVane Logue, J.D.
- Elizabeth A. Alquist, Esquire
- Edward W. "Jack" Dunham, Esquire
- J. Kevin Grogan, Esquire
- Charles L. "Chuck" Howard, Esquire
- Thomas J. Rechen, Esquire
- Brian E. Moran, EsquireJames
- "Tim" Shearin, Esquire