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James R. Fogarty 
Greenwich, Connecticut
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Mr. Fogarty, a life-long resident of Greenwich, practices in the area of civil litigation. A member of the Connecticut and New York bars, he has tried more than one hundred civil cases, many of them complex, before judges and juries in federal and state courts, and has argued more than forty cases at the appellate level. Mr. Fogarty was a partner in the Stamford firm, Durey & Pierson, and law clerk to the Hon. Howard W. Alcorn, Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. He holds law degrees from Fordham University and New York University. Mr. Fogarty has served on the Statewide Grievance Committee and the Board of Editors of the Connecticut Bar Journal and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocacy. He has drafted rules of practice governing civil procedure and has frequently served as a Special Master in both the federal and state courts. In Greenwich, Mr. Fogarty has served on the Representative Town Meeting and the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency.

Areas of Practice:
Complex Litigation
Personal Injury -- Defense
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Appellate Practice
Business Torts
Malpractice
Bar Admissions:
New York, 1967
Connecticut, 1968
Education:
New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1972
LL.M.


Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, 1967
LL.B.


Fordham University, 1964
B.A.


Honors and Awards:
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Board of Trial Advocates
Member


Connecticut Bar Association
Member


New York Bar Association
Member


Stamford firm
Partner


Durey & Pierson, Hon. Howard W. Alcorn, Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court
Law Clerk


Statewide Grievance Committee


Connecticut Bar Journal
Board of Editors


Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency


Past Employment Positions:
Hon. Howard W. Alcorn, Chief Justice (Ret.), Connecticut Supreme Court, Law Clerk, 1968 - 1969


Board of Editors, Connecticut Bar Journal, Member, 1976 - 1982


Superior Court, Special Pre-trial Master, 1979 - 1985


U.S. District Court, Special Pre-trial Master, 1991 - Present


Connecticut Statewide Grievance Committee, Member, 1982 - 1985


Birth Information:
1943, Norwalk, Connecticut

Serving Fairfield County, including Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk, Westport, Weston, Wilton, Fairfield, Bridgeport, Ridgefield, Danbury and the surrounding communities.

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