Kristen L. Zaehringer
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Business Law, Class Actions, Intellectual Property
147 North Broad Street, P.O. Box 112, Milford, CT 06460
About Kristen L. Zaehringer
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Class Actions
- Intellectual Property
Education
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 2005J.D.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Oral Advocacy Award
- Honors: Excellence in Clinical Work Award
- Honors: Four Distinguished Academic Achievement Awards
- George Washington University, 2002B.A.
- Major: Political Communication
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Minor: Italian Language & Literature
Representative Cases
- Represented business owners in bench trial involving competing claims over stock issuance and control of the board of directors
- Represented minority members of LLC in arbitration proceedings challenging stock allocation agreement
- Successfully moved for the appointment of a receiver for a closely-held business
- Won a $1.6 million Prejudgment Remedy in connection with the enforcement of commercial guaranty
- Defended against claims of breach of noncompetition and non-solicitation agreements
- Represented members of closely-held LLC against accusations of breach of fiduciary duties
- Defended guarantor against lender’s action to enforce $800,000 commercial contract
- Represented investors in connection with breach of contract claims against hedge fund
- Represented investors in connection with breach of contract and fraud claims against brokers
- Represented investors in litigation against hedge fund owners and successfully won dismissal of collusive suit
- Served as Connecticut counsel for relief defendants in a $95 million securities fraud action
- Won $3 million Prejudgment Remedy in federal court case over breach of installment contracts
- Represented medical practice in connection with dispute concerning asset purchase agreement
- Represented manufacturer in breach of contract lawsuit and won dismissal of the case
- Represented music management services company in federal lawsuit concerning a dispute over royalty payments
- Successfully defend against business owner’s injunction to block co-owner from moving location of closely-held business
- Successfully moved for the appointment of a receiver of a closely-held business
- Litigated business torts asserted between members of closely-held businesses
- Advise attorneys on legal ethics and law office risk management
- Litigate legal malpractice lawsuits
- Defend against claims alleging violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- Defend against claims alleging violation of the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act
- Defend against claims alleging violation of state and federal wage and hour law
- Served as Connecticut counsel for plaintiffs in $48.8 million patent infringement trial
- Enforce license agreements
- Defend against claims of trademark infringement
- Counsel employers on the enforceability of noncompete and non-solicitation agreements and draft cease and desist letters
- Represented executive against allegations of misappropriating trade secrets
- Represented member of senior management in federal lawsuit alleging breach of noncompetition agreement
- Defended healthcare provider against claims of tortiously interfering with noncompetition agreement
- Represented business in connection with enforcing covenants set forth in asset purchase agreement
- Conducted independent investigation into claims alleging sexual harassment by CEO
- Defended employers against lawsuits alleging discriminatory conduct (i.e., age discrimination, race discrimination, national origin discrimination, gender discrimination, disability discrimination, and pregnancy discrimination)
- Defended employer against equal pay claims
- Defended employer against alleged violation of federal and state FMLA law
- Defended employers in administrative proceedings before the CHRO and EEOC
- Defended employer against claims of retaliation in violation of Connecticut’s Workers’ Compensation Act
- Represented employees in whistleblower lawsuits against securities firms
- Represented employee in claims against former employer for disability discrimination and unlawful disclosure of HIV status
- Defended bank in whistleblower lawsuit
- Drafted employee handbooks and policies and provided guidance on related procedures
- Represented bank in New York lawsuit and won summary judgment on $1 million commercial note and guaranty
- Represented bank in contested New York commercial foreclosure proceedings and secured $3.6 million deficiency judgment
Classes and Seminars
- Gateway to Practice, 2020 - 2022
- Connecticut Written Discovery, Panelist, - 2020
- Using Zoom in Federal Courts, Moderator, - 2020
- Using Zoom in Federal Courts, Moderator, - 2019
- Federal Court Discovery, Moderator, - 2019
- Intro. to Connecticut Practice, Panelist, - 2018
- Federal Court Pro Bono Appointments Part I, Moderator, - 2018
- Federal Court Pro Bono Appointments Part II, Moderator, - 2018
- Federal Practice 101, Moderator, - 2018
- Developments in Equal Pay Law, Panelist, - 2017
- Litigation for Non-Litigators, - 2017
- Essentials of Federal Practice, Moderator, - 2016
- Rediscovering E-Discovery, Moderator, - 2016
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 2005
- New York, 2006
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 2006
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- District of Connecticut Federal Grievance Committee
- District of Connecticut Local Civil Rules Advisory Committee (past member)
- Federal Practice Section of the Connecticut Bar Association (past co-chair) (Executive Committee Member)
- American Bar Foundation (Fellow)
- James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation
- Raymond Baldwin Inn of Court (past officer)
- Judicial Subcommittee of the Connecticut Bar Association's COVID-19 Task Force
- Federal Judiciary Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association
- Board of Directors of Quinnipiac University School of Law Alumni Association
- Hamden Legislative Council Member
Past Positions
- Honorable Dominic J. Squatrito, United States District Judge for the United States District Court of Connecticut, Clerk
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Beta Kappa
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Personal Injury, Banking, Business Law, Class Actions, Contracts, Eminent Domain, Estate Planning, Franchising, Intellectual Property, Land Use & Zoning, Financial, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers & Acquisitions, Car Accidents, Natural Resources Law, Patent, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate, State, Local & Municipal, Toxic Mold, Trademarks, Trusts, Whistleblower, Employment, Family Law, Probate, White Collar Crime, Administrative Law, Advertising Law, Discrimination, Divorce, Disability, Antitrust, Arbitration, Collections, Commercial Law, Communications, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Construction, Property, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Debtor & Creditor, Criminal Law, Guardianship, Defamation, Domestic Violence, Drug Crime, Labor Law, Federal, Civil Rights, Same Sex, Government, Internet, Juvenile, Wills, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Health Care Law, Entertainment & Sports, Science & Technology Law, Criminal Defense, Securities, Sex Crimes, Insurance, Traffic, Wage & Hour, Worker's Compensation, Wrongful Termination
- Personal Injury, Banking, Business Law, Class Actions, Contracts, Eminent Domain, Estate Planning, Franchising, Intellectual Property, Land Use & Zoning, Financial, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers & Acquisitions, Car Accidents, Natural Resources Law, Patent, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate, State, Local & Municipal, Toxic Mold, Trademarks, Trusts, Whistleblower, Employment, Family Law, Probate, White Collar Crime, Administrative Law, Advertising Law, Discrimination, Divorce, Disability, Antitrust, Arbitration, Collections, Commercial Law, Communications, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Construction, Property, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Debtor & Creditor, Criminal Law, Guardianship, Defamation, Domestic Violence, Drug Crime, Labor Law, Federal, Civil Rights, Same Sex, Government, Internet, Juvenile, Wills, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Health Care Law, Entertainment & Sports, Science & Technology Law, Criminal Defense, Securities, Sex Crimes, Insurance, Traffic, Wage & Hour, Worker's Compensation, Wrongful Termination
- Personal Injury, Banking, Business Law, Class Actions, Contracts, Eminent Domain, Estate Planning, Franchising, Intellectual Property, Land Use & Zoning, Financial, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers & Acquisitions, Car Accidents, Natural Resources Law, Patent, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate, State, Local & Municipal, Toxic Mold, Trademarks, Trusts, Whistleblower, Employment, Family Law, Probate, White Collar Crime, Administrative Law, Advertising Law, Discrimination, Divorce, Disability, Antitrust, Arbitration, Collections, Commercial Law, Communications, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Construction, Property, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Debtor & Creditor, Criminal Law, Guardianship, Defamation, Domestic Violence, Drug Crime, Labor Law, Federal, Civil Rights, Same Sex, Government, Internet, Juvenile, Wills, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Health Care Law, Entertainment & Sports, Science & Technology Law, Criminal Defense, Securities, Sex Crimes, Insurance, Traffic, Wage & Hour, Worker's Compensation, Wrongful Termination
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