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Milagros Cruz
Distinguished LawyerImmigration Law
195 Church St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
Attorney Cruz concentrates her practice in representing individuals in a variety of matters in State and Federal Court. The firm is located in Hartford, Connecticut and focused almost exclusively in Immigration: Residency, Citizenship, Consular Process, Removal/Deportation, Business. She is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Hartford, Legal Studies Department.
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Patricia ONeil
MemberFamily and Divorce Law
97 Oak St, Hartford, CT 06106, USA
Patricia A. O’Neil has been practicing law in CT since 1985. With more than 33 years of legal experience, she has helped hundreds of people with family law issues including divorce, custody, visitation, child support, property settlements, alimony, etc. Skillful and effective in the courtroom, she is responsive and available to her clients. If an issue cannot be settled amicably, Patricia is always fully prepared to fight for her clients in court. Attorney O’Neil is a member of the American Bar Association, the CT Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the CT Trial Lawyers Association, and the Hartford County Bar Association. Attorney O'Neil graduated from Catholic University in 1982 with a BA in political science and in 1985 from Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law with her juris doctor degree. She volunteers her time as a Special Master in the Middletown Family Court and with Statewide Legal Services and CT Women's & Legal Fund pro bono matters.
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Paul A. Morello, Jr.
MemberPersonal Injury Law
154 West St, Suite B, Cromwell, CT 06416
I have been a personal injury attorney for over 35 years. I started my career doing insurance defense litigation. My current practice consists of representing injury people in bodily injury claims and lawsuits and claimants in worker's compensation matters. I am an experienced trial attorney and also serve as a private mediator and arbitrator. I have been appointed by the Connecticut Superior Corut Judges as a court appointed arbitrator, special master and small claims magistrate. I attended The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester Massachusetts as an undergraduate and graduated with honors. I attended law school at Albany Law School of Union University.
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Paul Slager
Distinguished LawyerMedical Malpractice Law
750 E Main St suite 810, Stamford, CT 06902, USA
Paul Slager represents plaintiffs in complex cases where people have suffered life-changing personal or financial injuries. His experience as a tested trial lawyer with significant courtroom experience and skills — as well as a genuine affection for the people he represents — shapes his approach in every case. As a result of his singular focus on helping people, he has helped numerous deserving clients obtain high seven- and eight-figure recoveries after challenging litigation. Mr. Slager has a national reputation as an elite advocate for seriously injured people, but he focuses his law practice on helping people in courts throughout Connecticut. His track record is long, and his history of large recoveries for his clients is well documented. The Connecticut Super Lawyers* publication has repeatedly listed him as one of the Top 10 Attorneys in Connecticut. He is honored to be the only trial attorney to have three different verdicts or settlements inducted as winners in the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Personal Injury Hall of Fame, and the Best Lawyers publication has named Mr. Slager a “Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year” in several plaintiff-centered practice areas many times, including most recently in 2025 and 2026. During 2019-20, Mr. Slager was elected and served as President of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, a bar association that serves more than 1,000-member trial attorneys. He served in that capacity when the COVID pandemic hit, working closely with all stakeholders, including the Connecticut Bar Association, the Connecticut legislature, and the Connecticut Judicial Branch, to respond in real time to the crisis the pandemic created for Connecticut’s court systems. He is an elected member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only membership limited to 500 active lawyers across the United States. Both the Connecticut legislature and the Judicial Branch have appointed him multiple times to committees studying potential improvements in laws providing protections to Connecticut citizens. Mr. Slager pursues serious cases in Connecticut that stem from catastrophic events, including medical malpractice, sexual abuse, violent crimes, interstate trucking crashes, defective consumer products, fires and explosions, brain injuries, and other life-altering events. Consistent with his interest in handling complex cases. He also has pursued cases for businesses and individuals on a contingency fee basis in situations involving significant financial disputes. In keeping with the core principles of Slager Madry, Mr. Slager only accepts cases that involve serious consequences, and only after conducting a detailed investigation to determine cases have merit. He will pursue cases only when doing so will balance an important injustice, improve public safety, or otherwise make a significant positive difference for a family or the larger community.
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