- State v. Willoughby, When veteran New Haven homicide detective Clarence Willoughby was accused of stealing money..
- Raymond v. Massameno, When one of the state's top prosecutors was accused of using undue influence on a witness in a domestic violence case..
- State v. Pitera., A young mother's car collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle, killing two..
- State v. Cimini., A real estate broker and a dentist partnered up to make their fortune in real estate.
- State v. Sawyer, in which the state Supreme Court reversed the conviction of a man serving a twelve year sentence for sexual assault. The Supreme Court reversed not just the trial court, but also the Appellate Court, which had upheld the improper conviction.
- Kevin King v. Mark Verdone, et al., in which he obtained a judgment of more than $2 million for a prisoner beaten during an escape attempt.
- Peterson, et al. v. City of Hartford, in which nine white and Hispanic firefighters won a $3.1 million reverse discrimination verdict against the city's fire department.
- Broadnax v. New Haven, in which he won a $1.5 million verdict on behalf of the city's highest ranking black female firefighter.
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US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
The Bill of Rights
US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
Fair Housing Laws and Presidential Executive Orders
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