Stamford, CT Lawyers

Family and Divorce Law

1177 Summer St suite 403, Stamford, CT 06905, USA

Admitted to practice since 2006, Ami Jayne has focused solely within the field of Family Law. She is proud to have expanded the definition of abuse within the coercive control element in Connecticut Jurisprudence under Jennifer’s Law as well as litigated a seminal case surrounding financial contributions to college by parents. Joining practice with Kevin in 2007, attaining the partner role in 2021, Ami Jayne developed the empathy and skill to listen and advocate most effectively for her clients. Having the distinction of being appointed by the Court and sharpening trial advocacy skills in litigation, Ami Jayne is proud of her client-tailored legal approach to the client’s particular needs with a specific focus on vigorous defense of clients when they have otherwise been traditionally marginalized or abused within a domestic relationship. She perceives her negotiation and litigation skills can assist in determining whether alternate dispute resolution is prudent. Experience in a courtroom can best steer one towards settlement. As a law student, Ami Jayne enjoyed a position on the Roger Williams University School of Law Honor Board as well as having the privilege of interning for now United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse while he held position of Rhode Island Attorney General. Ami Jayne enjoyed her roles on the Connecticut Bar Association, Family Law Section, “Covid-19 Response Council” as well as being an active member with the Fairfield County Bar Association and distinguished among “Lawyers of Distinction,” “10 Best Attorneys,” “Lawyer of Distinction,” and “Top 10 Female Attorney.”

Family and Divorce Law

1100 Summer St #300, Stamford, CT 06905, USA

Medical Malpractice Law

750 E Main St suite 810, Stamford, CT 06902, USA

Joaquin Madry has significant experience litigating major catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases in federal and state court. He has tried numerous cases to verdict and has recovered more than $150 million for his clients. Joaquin has built an extensive record serving individuals and families who received substandard medical care or who were the victims of negligence.

Corporate and Transactional Law

4 High Ridge Park, FL 3, Stamford, CT 06905

Mr. Joseph M. Pastore III is a leading securities and commercial litigator. He received his B.A., cum laude, from Bucknell University, in 1998. He then attended Pace University School of Law on a full law trustee scholarship, where he served as managing editor of a national law review and earned a Juris Doctorate degree, cum laude, in 1991. He has served as Managing Partner of two regional offices of American Lawyer 200 firms and was on the executive committee of an American Lawyer 100 firm. Mr. Pastore is the former Managing Partner and founder of Pastore & Dailey LLC, a national firm with multiple offices and clients across the country and was recently named Chairman of the firm. He has handled many regulatory and litigation disputes throughout his career and has had extensive experience negotiating commercial matters as well as handling banking and insurance issues. He has almost 30 years of experience in matters involving securities & corporate finance and business litigation. Mr. Pastore has published numerous articles concerning securities law, technology and corporate governance. Mr. Pastore is admitted in the New York and Connecticut and the Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, and the District of Connecticut. He is admitted before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, the First Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition to being recognized by Lawyers of Distinction for excellence in the practice of law, Mr. Pastore has been ranked AV Preeminent for 15 consecutive years. He also has been named as a Super Lawyer for New York and New England several times.

Medical 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.