(860) 646-5606

447 Center Street Manchester, CT 06040

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Hartford Car and Truck Accident Injury Attorneys
Beck & Eldergill, P.C.

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Kathleen Eldergill 
Manchester, Connecticut
phone 860-646-5606 ext, 102
fax (860) 646-0054
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Kathleen Eldergill has practiced law in Manchester, Connecticut since 1981.  She primarily represents plaintiffs in employment matters, civil rights claims and other civil litigation and has special expertise in litigating constitutional claims.  Kathleen graduated in 1976 from the University of Connecticut with highest honors and in 1981 from the University of Connecticut School of Law with high honors.  She is rated AV (the highest possible rating) by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected as one of the top lawyers in her field by Super Lawyers, Best Attorneys Network and Best Lawyers in America.

Reported decisions include DiCicco v. Voccola, 325 F. Supp. 85 (D. Conn. 2004); Piscottano v. Murphy, 317 F. Supp. 2d 97 (D. Conn. 2004); Sartor v. Town of Manchester, 312 F. Supp. 2d. 238 (D. Conn. 2004);Town of Enfield v. Enfield Shade Tobacco, LLC, 265 Conn. 376 ( 2003) State v. Ball, 260 Conn. 275 (2002), LaPointe v. Windsor Locks Bd. of Educ., 162 F.Supp.2d 10, (D.Conn. 2001) Shelton Police Union, Inc. v. Voccola, 125 F.Supp.2d 604, (D.Conn. 2001), Meyers v. Cornwell Quality Tools, Inc., 41 Conn. App. 19 (1996);Sadloski v. Manchester, 235 Conn. 637 (1995); Schnabel v. Tyler, 230 Conn. 735 (1994); Tyler v. Schnabel, 34 Conn. App. 216 (1994); Sadloski v. Manchester, 228 Conn. 79 (1993); Schnabel v. Tyler, 32 Conn. App. 704 (1993); State v. Ball, 226 Conn. 265 (1993); Starr v. Commissioner of Environmental Protection, 226 Conn. 358 (1993); Lester v. Resort Camplands International, Inc. 27 Conn. App. 59 (1992); Killingly v. Connecticut Siting Council, 220 Conn. 516 (1991); Double I Ltd. Partnership v. Plan & Zoning Comm., 218 Conn. 65 (1991); Preston v. Department of Environmental Protection, 218 Conn. 821 (1991); Lewin v. United States Surgical Corporation, 21 Conn. App. 629 (1990); Zinker v. Doty, 907 F.2d 357 (2d Cir. 1990) and 637 F. Supp. 138 (D. Conn. 1986); Concerned Citizens of Sterling v. Ct. Siting Council, 215 Conn. 474 (1990); Preston v. Connecticut Siting Council, 21 Conn. App. 85 (1990); Lewin v. United States Surgical Corporation, 21 Conn. App. 629 (1990); Preston v. Connecticut Siting Council, 20 Conn. App. 474 (1990); Connecticut Light & Power Co. v. DPUC, 210 Conn. 349 (1989); Dorman v. Satti, 862 F.2d 432 (2d Cir. 1988) and 678 F. Supp. 375 (D. Conn. 1988); Brady v. Town of Colchester, 863 F.2d 205 (2d Cir. 1988); Frost v. Chromalloy Aero. Tech. Corp., 697 F. Supp. 82 (D. Conn. 1988); Sadlowski v. Manchester, 206 Conn. 579 (1988); United States v. Rosario, 820 F. 2d 584 (2d Cir. 1987); Concerned Citizens of Sterling v. Town of Sterling, 204 Conn. 551 (1987); Mumford Cove Assn., Inc. v. Town of Groton, 786 F. 2d 530 (2d Cir. 1986); State v. Ostroski, 201 Conn. 534 (1986); State v. Shifflett, 199, Conn. 718 (1986); Coollick v. Windham, 7 Conn. App. 142 (1986); State v. Stanley, 197 Conn. 309 (1985); State v. Pelletier, 196 Conn. 32 (1985); Acheson v. White, 195 Conn. 211 (1985); State v. McCulley 5 Conn. App. 612 (1985); Southland Corp. v. Vernon, 1 Conn. App. 439 (1984)

Year Joined Organization:
1981
Areas of Practice:
Employment
Civil Rights
Civil Litigation
Consumer Law
Environmental Law
Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1996


Bar Admissions:
Connecticut, 1981
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1983
U.S. Supreme Court, 1988
Education:
University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, 1981
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Law Review: Connecticut Law Review, 1979 - 1981


University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 1976
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Major:  Sociological Anthropology


Classes/Seminars Taught:
NAVIGATING THROUGH A SECTION 1983 CASE, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2006


HANDLING THE OBSTRUCTIONIST LAWYER AND WITNESS, Connecticut Trial Lawyers' Association, 2005


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Trial Lawyers Association, 1982 - Present
Member


Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1981 - Present
Member


Manchester Bar Association, 1981 - Present
Member


National Employment Lawyers' Association, 1993 - Present
Member


Connecticut Employment Lawyers' Assciation, 1993 - Present
Member, Past President


American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow


Connecticut Bar Foundation, James W. Cooper Fellows Program
Member


Pro Bono Activities:
Member, Client Security Fund Committee, Judicial Branch, State of Connecticut, 2005 - Present
Commissioner, Small Claims Court, State of Connecticut, 1999 - Present
Special Master, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Beta Kappa
Birth Information:
January 16, 1953, Mount Kisco, New York, United States of America