- Divorce
- Child Custody and VisitationWofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, LLP’s family law group represents clients in divorce, child custody, visitation, post-divorce issues, juvenile court, pre-marital agreements and other family law matters.
- Criminal DefenseOur broad experience across so many areas of law enables us to bring a wealth of legal knowledge to each case. Our primary goal is to achieve the best results for our clients and, in that regard, we never lose sight of our clients’ practical, personal and business objectives. In the business realm, we draft contracts, agreements and licenses designed to prevent costly future conflicts and promote the ongoing success of your business. Our goal at all times, both for business and personal issues, is to protect your best interests both now and in the future.
- Wrongful DeathOur personal injury practice group consists of attorneys dedicated to protecting the rights of clients who have suffered serious physical or psychological injuries due to the fault of others. For almost a century, we have fought hard to ensure that our clients receive fair and just compensation for their injuries and losses. Our personal injury track record is extensive and includes cases arising from automobile accidents, truck accidents, medical malpractice and slip and fall accidents, including accidents involving wrongful death and injuries to the brain and spinal cord.
- Hit and Run
- Corporate LawWhether you are seeking counsel about sophisticated corporate litigation issues or professional help with your personal legal matters, contact our experienced litigation lawyers for assistance...
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Business DisputesWe provide general and issue-specific advice and counsel to publicly and privately held corporations as well as to partnerships, limited liability companies and proprietorships, and we regularly serve as their advocates in federal and state courts and before local, state and federal agencies. We strive, however, to facilitate the resolution of business disputes in a conference room rather than a courtroom. When disputes cannot be solved in a business forum, we utilize alternative dispute resolution protocols, which often serve our clients’ interests better than a court. Our corporate attorneys work with our litigation lawyers — many of whom serve as mediators, arbitrators and special masters — to ensure that the best dispute resolution forum is selected for each client and matter.
- Business TransactionsMuch of our practice is devoted to representing corporate and commercial clients in a wide variety of matters. Our experienced attorneys in Stamford regularly assist clients in planning for and creating new business entities, and we help clients identify, manage and solve the myriad legal issues that apply to the formation and continuation of such entities. We frequently represent clients in mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, spin-offs and buy-outs. We routinely represent lenders, borrowers and other parties in financing transactions. We carefully but efficiently negotiate, document and close all types of commercial transactions in a manner that serves the best interests of our clients.
- Limited Liability Companies
- Trade Secrets
- Intellectual Property
- Workers Compensation
- Wrongful TerminationEmployer Representation — Attorneys in our employment law practice group defend employers against all types of employment-related claims, including alleged violations of Connecticut and federal anti-discrimination statutes, alleged violations of wage and hour laws, alleged violations of express and implied contracts, and claims alleging wrongful discharge. We also prosecute claims for employers when employees violate duties under non-competition or non-disclosure agreements or under applicable statutes, such as the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. In addition to traditional employment litigation, our lawyers have a wealth of experience in alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as arbitration and mediation.
- Employment ContractWhile we have experienced and talented litigators to prosecute and defend employment claims, we understand that litigation should be a last resort. Accordingly, our employment attorneys regularly counsel employers as to how to avoid problems and minimize risks with respect to such issues as employee discipline, harassment, drug testing, trade secrets and workplace violence. We also educate clients about the complex panoply of laws and regulations that govern their treatment of employees. Finally, we have experience drafting employee handbooks, work rules and employment agreements of all types, and we frequently review and update these types of documents for employers.
- Employment LitigationThe firm has an extensive employment law practice, which is unique in that we routinely represent both employees and employers in a wide variety of matters. We believe that our active representation of both employees and employers enables us to understand fully the legal and practical issues that accompany employment disputes — to the benefit of both types of clients.
- Severance Agreement
- Sexual HarassmentEmployee Representation — Our employment lawyers in Stamford, CT regularly represent employees with respect to the negotiation and drafting of employment agreements, including those dealing with executive compensation, severance, and confidentiality and noncompetition issues. We also litigate matters for employees in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. Our experience extends to virtually all types of employment-related claims, including those dealing with wrongful discharge, discrimination, breach of express and implied contract, trade secret and restrictive covenants, and sexual harassment.
- Real Estate LitigationIn addition to handling transactions, our attorneys regularly represent clients before regulatory boards and agencies related to land use and real estate development issues, as well as in courts of law. Together with our litigation attorneys, we have litigated and negotiated a large variety of real estate matters, including zoning and land use issues, property line disputes, deed restrictions, workouts, loan restructurings, adverse possession, and tax and eminent domain appeals. Our attorneys have extensive experience in the defense and prosecution of commercial and residential foreclosures. Because of our firm’s prominent role in litigating before the Connecticut Housing Court, we also are well-equipped to assist our real estate clients in commercial and residential landlord-tenant law and litigation.
- Construction Litigation
- Real Estate TransactionsOur real estate lawyers routinely handles a wide variety of real estate and land use transactions for clients, and offers ongoing counseling to help them plan, acquire, finance, manage and develop their holdings. Our real estate lawyers have extensive experience in commercial and residential real estate transactions, including drafting and reviewing sale, purchase and lease documents, conducting title reviews, identifying and resolving easement issues, and conveying property. We deal with all types of properties, including office buildings, common interest communities such as condominiums, planned developments and co-operatives, multi-residential apartment complexes, retail establishments, shopping centers, strip malls, industrial properties and private residences.
- Eminent Domain
- Easement
- Land Use and Zoning
- Landlord-Tenant DisputesLandlord-tenant law has been a core practice area of our firm for decades. We provide a full range of legal services to commercial and residential landlords and tenants (public and private) in areas such as evictions, leasing and subleasing, affordable housing and regulatory compliance, insurance coverage, and environmental matters. We regularly represent clients in Housing Court and other courts, as well as before arbitration panels and mediators. Our landlord and tenant attorneys handle matters relating to nonpayment of rent, rent collection, lease violations, security deposits, quiet enjoyment, habitability issues, repairs and maintenance, common area maintenance and other charges, nuisance, lease options and renewals, and Section 8 and other publicly subsidized housing concerns. Our commercial clients include the owners of shopping centers, office buildings and industrial properties, as well as commercial tenants. Our residential clients include the owners of large apartment complexes, property management companies, and smaller property owners such as owners of individual investment properties, as well as individual tenants and their families. Members of our landlord-tenant group are frequently asked to speak at seminars on topics relating to landlord-tenant relations, and have been appointed as Trial Referees and Fact Finders for the Housing Court.
- Personal InjuryThe personal injury lawyers at Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, LLP are experienced at prosecuting defective products cases. If you or a family member has been injured by a defective product, please contact William Davoren or Stephen Finn to set up a free initial consultation.
- Medical MalpracticeAt Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, LLP, our medical malpractice attorneys take the time to conduct thorough investigations, carefully review relevant medical facts and research the Connecticut medical malpractice laws in every case we handle before bringing any claim of medical malpractice. If, after a thorough investigation, we determine that a potential client’s bad outcome is not the result of a medical provider’s negligence, we inform the potential client of this and do not file a lawsuit.
- Auto Accidents
- Dog Bites
- Estate PlanningOur wills, trusts and estate attorneys experienced in administering estates of all sizes and counseling executors and trustees on how to perform their fiduciary duties properly and responsibly. We compassionately guide families and executors through the probate process. If a loved one did not have a will, we skillfully handle the often complex issues that accompany administration of intestate estates. Our lawyers advise beneficiaries on resolving disputes, often applying negotiation and mediation tactics to preserve family relations and reach timely and cost-effective outcomes.
- WillsBecause the content of their last wills and testaments are vitally important to our clients and their families, we engage in extensive discussions to fully understand their individual family and financial situations, intentions and goals. We then draft wills that reflect each client’s objectives for distributing assets, caring for loved ones, supporting charitable causes and minimizing the tax implications during their lifetimes and to their estates after death. Our lawyers for creating trusts also tailor legal trust instruments that meet our clients’ specific goals.
- Trusts
- Probate
- Bankruptcy
- Foreclosure
- Tax LawWe provide legal and fiduciary services in connection with all types of will, trust and probate matters. Our wills, trusts and estate lawyers offer guidance and advice to individuals and families in the field of estate and tax planning with the objective to minimize taxes and protect their assets. We handle each case with sensitivity to our clients’ current and future needs.