Attorney Profiles
 Richard L. Newman
Bridgeport, Connecticut
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Since he received his degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1979, Rick Newman has fought for the rights of people who have been injured or lost loved ones, and to hold wrongdoers accountable. He has extensive courtroom experience representing people injured in auto accidents, by dangerous products, and because of medical malpractice.
Rick served on the board of governors of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, and was President of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association from 2004 to 2005. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. He is the co-author of Tort Remedies in Connecticut (LEXIS Publishing 1996).
In 2000, Rick was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court to serve on a task force to revise procedures for grievances against attorneys. He has also volunteered his time to help victims of the attack on the World Trade Center.
"We are honored that our clients place their trust in us. We do everything we can to preserve that trust, and to help them recover from their loss. The opportunity to help people is a privilege we take very seriously."
- Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
- Products Liability
- Legal Malpractice
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Connecticut, 1982
- Wisconsin, 1979
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1982
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1979
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin,
1979
J.D.
- State University of New York, Albany, New York,
1976
B.A.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Major: Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
- Physician Liability for Suicide of Noncustodial Patient, Connecticut Medicine, 62:297-99, 1998
- Legal Malpractice and Burden Shifting in Connecticut, 15 CTLA Forum 125, May-June, 1997
- Stamford Hospital v. Vega: Connecticut Affirms Right to Patient Self-Determination, Connecticut Medicine, 60:481-483, 1996
- PTSD in Civil Litigation: Recent Scientific and Legal Developments, (Co-author), 37 Jurimetrics Journal, 257-67, 1997
- Tort Remedies in Connecticut (Co-author), Lexis Law Publishing, 1996
- Proving Damages (Co-author), Product Liability Practice Guide, 1988
- Plaintiffs Trial Academy,
March 23, 2007
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March 24, 2007
- How to Make $$$ on Low Impact Connective Tissue Cases, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, April 4, 1998
- The Ugliest Seminar of the Year: Liens, Collateral Source, Apportionment, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, October 31, 1997
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association,
2004
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2005
- President
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association,
1993
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2004
- Member, Board of Governors
- American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
- Connecticut Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Member, Medical-Legal Committee
- Danbury Hospital,
1993
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2000
- Member, Ethics Committee
- Cohen and Wolf, P.C.,
1982
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1998
- Pinney, Payne, Van Lenten, Burrell, Wolfe & Tyler, PC.,
1981
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1982
- Koritzinsky, Neider, Langer and Roberson, Associate,
1979
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1981
- Clerkship - Edmond Burke, Justice, Supreme Court, State of Alaska,
1978
- January 16, 1955, Canton, New York, United States of America
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