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William J. Tracy, Jr | Michael C. Daly | Timothy W. Furey | James D. Donovan
Christopher M. Reeves | Patrick J. Cooney | William F. Beckert, Jr.


William J. Tracy, Jr .
wtracy@fureydonovan.com
Education:
   •
Middlebury College (A.B. 1975)
   • Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College (J.D.1978)
Bar Admissions:
   •
State of Connecticut, 1979
   • United States District Court District of Connecticut,1980;
   • United States Court of Appeals, 2 nd Circuit, 1983;
   • United States Tax Court, 1986
Bar Membership:
   •
Bristol, and Connecticut Bar Association;
Activities:
   •
Connecticut Bar Association
         
Member, House of Delegates, 2002-
         Construction Law Section, Estates & Probate Law Section,
   • Director, Main Street Community Foundation, Inc.
   • Director, Harwinton Land Trust, Inc.-
   • Bristol Chamber of Commerce ; Land Use and Infrastructure Committee
   • Harwinton Planning Commission (chairman)
   • Town Attorney, Town of Plymouth, 1988-94, 1995-98
   • Connecticut Bar Association Academy of Professional Development 1982-1989
   • City of Bristol Charter Revision Commission (chairman),1981
   • Town of Plymouth Charter Revision Commissions(chairman) 1984-85
   • Lewis & Clark Law Review , 1977-1978
Areas of Concentration:
   •
Civil and Commercial Litigation
   • Land Use
   • Real Estate
   • Construction Law
   • Probate and Estate Planning
   • Appellate Law

 
Michael C. Daly
mdaly@fureydonovan.com
Education:
   • Trinity College ( B.A.1979 )
   • Western New England College School of Law ( J.D. 1982)
Bar Admissions:
   • State of Connecticut , 1982
   • United States District Court District of Connecticut, 1983
      Bar Membership
   • Bristol , Hartford County and Connecticut Bar Associations
Activities:
   • Member, Bench/ Bar Conference Executive Committee, 1993
   • Member, Oliver Ellsworth Inns of Court, 1990-
   • Vice President, Phi Psi Building Association Trinity College
   • Lecturer, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Peoples Court Educational Series
   • House of Delegates, Connecticut Bar Association, 1989-2002
Areas of Concentration:
   • Criminal and Motor Vehicle Defense
   • Negligence
   • Insurance Defense
   • Civil Litigation
 
Timothy W. Furey
tfurey@fureydonovan.com
Education:
   • Holy Cross College (B.S. 1981);
   • Suffolk University School of Law (J. D. Cum Laude 1984),
Bar Admissions:
   •
State of Connecticut, 1984;
   • United States District Court, District of Connecticut, 1985
Bar Memberships:
   •
Bristol (President 1992-1993) Hartford County, and Connecticut Bar
Associations:
   • Member, Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency (1985-Present );
   •
Director, Bristol Chamber of Commerce (1991-93) Vice President, Legislative
      Division 1999-Present, Vice President School Business Partnership 1995-1998,
      Recipient- Fred Soliani Leadership Award 1999.
   • Past Director, Central Connecticut Red Cross
   • Director Bristol Hospital 1994 to present, Chairman Ingraham Manor
      Committee, Physical Facilities Committee, Member -Finance Committee,
      Development Foundation.
   • President, Saint Joseph School Association 1998-2001
Areas of Concentration:
   •
Family Law/Child Custody eal Estate
   • Land Use Planning
   • Business Law
   • Bankruptcy
   • Real Estate
   • Probate and Estate Planning
 

James D. Donovan
jdonovan@fureydonovan.com
Education:
   • Central Connecticut State University ( B. S.1981 )
   • Western New England School of Law ( J. D. 1984 )
Bar Admissions:
   •
State of Connecticut, 1985
   • United States District Court District of Connecticut, 1986
Bar Membership:
   • Bristol, Hartford County and Connecticut Bar Associations
   • Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
Activities:
   • Member, Director and Past President of Bristol Association of Retarded Citizens
   • Special Public Defender 1985-1988
Areas of Concentration:
   • Criminal Law
   • Family Law
   • Real Estate
   • Personal Injury Law
   • Business Law
   • Workers Compensation

 
Christopher M. Reeves
creeves@fureydonovan.com
Education:
   • Trinity College ( B.A.1979 )
   • University of Connecticut School of Law ( J.D. 1982)
Bar Admissions:
   • State of Connecticut, 1982
   • United States District Court, District of Connecticut, 1985
Bar Membership:
   • Bristol, Hartford County and Connecticut Bar Associations
   • Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
Activities:
   • Member, Oliver Ellsworth Inns of Court, 1991-94
Areas of Concentration:
   • Personal Injury Law, including
   • Motor Vehicle Accidents,
   • Injury Due to Defective Products,
   • Medical Malpractice
   • Workers' Compensation
   • Uninsured Motorist Claims
   • Commercial Litigation
 
Patrick J. Cooney
pcooney@fureydonovan.com
Education:
   • Villanova University ( B.A.1995 Cum Laude )
   • University of Connecticut School of Law ( J.D. 1998)
Bar Admissions:
   • State of Connecticut , 1998
   • United States District Court for The District of Connecticut, 2004
Bar Membership:
   • Bristol , Waterbury and Connecticut Bar Associations
   • The Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Activities:
   • Commissioner, Inlands, Wetlands & Water Courses 2004-Present
   • Commissioner, Waterbury Retirement Board 2002-2004
   • State of Connecticut, Public Defender, 1998-2002
   • Waterbury Bar Association Scholarship Committee
   • Guest Lecturer, The University of Connecticut Law School Criminal Clinic 2003-       2004
Areas of Concentration:
   • Criminal and Motor Vehicle Defense
   • Civil and Commercial Litigation
 
William F. Beckert, Jr.
wbeckert@fureydonovan.com
Education:
   • University of Connecticut (b.a. 1989)
   • Western New England College School of Law (J.D. 1993)
Bar Admissions:
   • State of Connecticut
   • United States District Court for the District of Connecticut,
Bar Membership:
   • Connecticut Bar Association
   • Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
Activities:
   • Approved Superior Court Arbitrator and Fact Finder
   • Co-Chair of Connecticut Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section Ethics and
       Professional Responsibility Committee,
   • Connecticut Bar Association, Litigation Section, Young Lawyers Litigation
       Section, Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association,
   • Judge for Moot Court Competition at UCONN Law School.
Public Service
   • Elected member of the Town of Farmington Planning and Zoning Commission,
       November 2004.
   • Member, Farmington Exchange Club,
Areas of Concentration:
   • Personal Injury
   • Insurance Coverage and Insurance Defense
   • Professional Malpractice
   • Uninsured and Underinsured motorist claims
   • Workers' Compensation
   • Premises Liability
   • Insurance Defense
 

 

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