Attorney Profiles

Francis J. Grady
Waterbury, Connecticut

Managing Partner
phone	203-575-1131
fax	203-754-1675
email	Email Me

Areas of Practice:: 35% Workers' Compensation; 15% Plaintiff Negligence Litigation; 15% Financial Institutions/Credit Unions Consulting; 10% Wills, Trusts, Probate; 10% Retirement; 10% Business Litigation; 5% Social Security Appeals

Litigation Percentage:: 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Connecticut, 1969; U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1969; U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1970; U.S. Supreme Court, 1992; U.S. Tax Court

Education:: Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1969
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence; University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 1966
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Major: History

Representative Cases:: Poole v. City of Wbry., 266 Conn. 68 (2003) ( ); Charette v. Waterbury, 80 Conn. App. 232 (2003) Cert denied, 267 Conn. 91 ( )

References:: Michael J. McCormack, Jr., V.P., UBS Paine Webber, 195 Church St., New Haven, CT 06510; Timothy Bergstrom, Webster Bank, Webster Plaza, Waterbury, CT 06702

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Connecticut Credit Union League, Guest Lecturer; Individual Credit Unions throughout the state of Connecticut

Honors and Awards:: Senior Editor, Suffolk Law School Law Review, 1968 - 1969; Boss of the Year, Waterbury Legal Secretaries Association, 1990; Distinguished Connecticut Citizen Award, 1993; Alumni Varsity Club Award, Sacred Heart High School, 1984; Marcia Galvin Brayton Alumni Service Award, Sacred Heart High School, 1998

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Waterbury Bar Association, 1971 - 1972; Past President, Vice President, Director; Connecticut Bar Association, 1974 - Present; Member; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1974 - Present; Member; Naugatuck Valley Development Corp., 1983 - 2003; President/Director; Middlebury Lions Club, 1983 - 2003; President/Director; Sacred Heart High School, 1995 - 2000; Director/President; UCONN Community Advisory Board, 1990 - Present; Chairman/Member; Middlebury Democratic Town Committee, 1993 - 1998; Member; Justice of Peace, Waterbury/Middlebury, 1974 - Present

Past Employment Positions:: Waterbury Legal Aid, Law Clerk & Attorney, 1968 - 1971; Connecticut Juvenile Court, Public Defender/Court Advocate/Prosecutor, 1971 - 1979; Waterbury Housing Authority, Counsel, 1971 - 1975; Brass Center Limited, Counsel, 1994 - 2004

Pro Bono Activities:: Connecticut Pro Bono Network, Referral Attorney; Waterbury Legal Services, Referral Attorney

Ancillary Businesses:: Disability Retirement Counseling

Fraternities/Sororities:: Phi Alpha Delta

The attorneys of Grady & Riley, LLP, distinguish themselves in handling every detail of a client’s legal concern from beginning to end. We serve individual and family clients in Waterbury, Woodbury, Watertown, Winsted, Wolcott, Ansonia, Bristol, Middlebury, Danbury, Prospect, Plymouth, Southbury, Southington, Seymour, Shelton, Cheshire, Oxford, Torrington, Thomaston, Terryville, New Milford, New Britain, Naugatuck; New Haven County, upper Fairfield County, and Litchfield County, We serve business clients throughout the state of Connecticut.

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