New Haven, CT Lawyers

Civil Litigation

195 Church Street, 13th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510

Joseph J. Andriola is a New Haven insurance defense attorney and principal at Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. He joined the firm as a principal in 2018, having begun his career in Manhattan. Over 15 years there, he became a defense firm partner, selected more than 50 juries and tried cases to verdict in every New York City county. His move to Connecticut came in 2005. At Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, Andriola leads a litigation team within the Professional Malpractice & Insurance Defense group. The team's caseload includes property and casualty claims, professional liability, insurance coverage and personal and commercial automobile liability. His own defense work has included construction defect litigation, multiparty tort suits and wrongful death claims involving liquor liability. Insurers also consult him about coverage under homeowners, professional liability, liquor liability and excess or umbrella policies. One example listed in his firm biography is Domingos Gabriel v. Mount Vernon Fire Insurance Company: he served as the insurer's coverage counsel in a catastrophic injury matter involving an excess umbrella policy. He represents insurers on either side of coverage litigation, including declaratory judgment proceedings and claims alleging bad faith or unfair insurance practices. In a separate part of his practice, Andriola defends management and employment practices liability actions against directors and officers of community associations, property management companies, nonprofits and businesses. He earned his undergraduate degree at Boston College, graduating cum laude, and his law degree at Pepperdine University School of Law.

Immigration 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.

Personal Injury Law

321 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, USA

Attorney Tropiano grew up in North Haven, Connecticut and attended local area schools. After graduating from high school, he attended Quinnipiac College, from which he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000. After college, he immediately attended Quinnipiac University School of Law and received his Juris Doctorate Degree in 2003. Admitted the practice of law in 2003, Attorney Tropiano started working with Attorney Balzano and made partner in 2008. He has devoted most of his legal career to representing individuals who have been seriously injured by the negligence and wrongdoing of others. His genuine compassion for those who have been injured has had a broad and lasting effect with both past and current clients. Although a skilled negotiator, Attorney Tropiano is ready and willing to take every case to trial if that means the best outcome for the clients. After a decade of personal injury practice, he has secured hundreds of pre-trial settlements and jury verdicts for his clients. Recently, Attorney Tropiano was nominated and named as one of the 10 Best Attorneys in Connecticut by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys for 2019. Rich was also named a Super Lawyer in Connecticut by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2020 and 2021. In addition to his personal injury practice, Attorney Tropiano also has extensive experience defending individuals charged with crimes. A native of Connecticut he now lives in East Haven with his wife and young son. He thoroughly enjoys spending his free time with his family and friends.

Family and Divorce Law

59 Elm St, Suite 140, New Haven, CT 06510

Verna B. Lilburn is a family law attorney and principal of Lilburn Law in New Haven, Connecticut. Before becoming a lawyer, she taught fourth grade, then worked for ten years as a reading consultant in middle and high schools in the suburbs of New York City. She had completed graduate study in psychology at Columbia University and a sixth-year certificate in public school administration at Fairfield University before entering law school. Lilburn received her J.D. from Quinnipiac College School of Law. Connecticut admitted her to the bar in 1991; admission to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut came in 1992. Teaching remained part of her career after she entered the profession. For eleven years, she taught in the University of New Haven’s legal studies program, with courses ranging from legal research and civil procedure to family law and education law. At Lilburn Law, which she founded, her work includes helping parents establish child support arrangements and guiding divorcing couples through mediation. She also handles relocation cases. Her attorney profile identifies domestic violence within family law as another part of her practice, rather than listing domestic violence as an unrestricted practice area. Her training includes a 1999 interdisciplinary certificate program for divorce lawyers at Quinnipiac College School of Law. In 2003, she took a forty-hour mediation certificate course through the Labor Education Center and Quinnipiac Dispute Resolution.

Family and Divorce Law

195 Church St., 9TH Floor, New Haven, CT 06510

Attorney Adelman has been representing clients in divorce, workers' compensation and personal injury matters for over a quarter of a century. His extensive trial practice and persistence is widely recognized by members of the bar. He is an accomplished trial attorney, licensed to practice in both state and federal courts. Attorney Adelman is a member of the American Trial Lawyer's Association, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers, the American Bar Association, the Connecticut Bar Association, the New Haven Bar Association and is a Life Fellow in the Connecticut Bar Foundation James W. Cooper Fellows Program, The Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and the The American Trial Lawyers Association. He serves as a Special Master for the New Haven and Middletown Family Court and the Statewide Trial custody Docket located in Middletown. When he is not practicing law, he has served as a member on the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of New Haven for over ten (10) years and has served as President of the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of New Haven for five (5) consecutive years. Attorney Adelman has also served on the Statewide Grievance Panel and provided pro-bono work to clients for New Haven Legal Assistance. He currently serves as Vice-Chair to the Branford Democratic Town Committee and serves on the Board of Directors for the Community Dining Room. Attorney Adelman is currently embarking in graduate work at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Public Leadership and Ethics.