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Arthur C. Laske III

Law Office of Arthur C. Laske III
1261 Post Road
Fairfield, Connecticut 06824
203-254-1770
203-256-9442 fax
acl@laskelaw.com

Education

University of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut, J.D., 1988
- Member National Moot Court Team (1986-1987)
- Exeter University, Exeter England (Fall Semester International Law Program, 1987)
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, B.A., 1984
- Elected President of Undergraduate Government of Boston College (1983-1984)
Fairfield College Preparatory School, Fairfield Connecticut, 1980

Bar Admissions

State of Connecticut, 1988; United States District Court, District of Connecticut, 1989.

Memberships

Connecticut Bar Association, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Greater Bridgeport Bar Association.

Certifications

National Board of Trial Advocacy (Board Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist), 1988, re-certified 2003.

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Law; Municipal Liability Law; Product Liability Law; Arbitration; Uninsured/Underinsured Motorists Law; Commercial Law; Contract Disputes.

Seminars

Faculty Member, Connecticut Bar Association, "Connecticut Trial Advocacy Institute," 1994-2003; National Institute for Trial Advocacy, (NITA), National Program, Boulder Colorado (1992).

Appointed Positions

Assistant City Attorney, City of Bridgeport, Connecticut; (1993 - present).

Appointed by mayor of the largest city in Connecticut to represent all city departments and boards in civil litigation matters, with particular emphasis on the defense of police officers and other municipal actors in federal claims arising from alleged violations of civil rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983, as well as the defense of claims brought against the Board of Education, Fire Department, and Health Department, with particular emphasis on the defense of suits seeking injunctions.

Elected Positions

Alternate Member, Board of Finance, Town of Easton, Connecticut (2000 – present); Member, Town Council of Town of Trumbull, Connecticut (1991-1992); Member, Board of Finance, Town of Trumbull, Connecticut (1990-1991).

Reported Cases

Spears v. Garcia, 263 Conn. 22 (2003); Crone v. Connelly, 74 Conn. App. 788 (2003); Board of Education of the City of Bridgeport v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, 261 Conn. 37 (2002); Spears v. Garcia, 66 Conn. App. 669 (2001); Baldwin v. Jablecki, 52 Conn. App. 379 (1999); Coregis Insurance v. Goldstein, 32 F. Supp.3d 508 (1998); Community Collaborative of Bridgeport, Inc. v. Ganim, 241 Conn. 546 (1997); Matos v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, et al., 995 F. Supp.2d 48 (1997); Jolly, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals, 237 Conn. 184 (1996); Moore v. Ganim, 233 Conn. 557 (1995); Fanneron v. Baird, 39 Conn.App. 921 (1995); Gajewski v. Pavelo, 36 Conn. App. 601 (1995); Feldt v. Sturm Ruger, 721 F. Supp.2d 403 (1989).

Personal

Born: Bridgeport, Connecticut, September 29, 1962

Married to Linda Renee Pesce (July 1995)

Three sons: John Arthur (born 1996)
Joseph Paul (born 1999)
Nathaniel Fisher (born 2001)