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Robert B. Mitchell

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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 44 years of experience

Employment

80 Ferry Boulevard, Suite 216, Stratford, CT 06615

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About Robert B. Mitchell

Practice Areas

Employment

Education

Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1978
J.D.
- Law Review: Tulane Law Review, Editor
Ohio Wesleyan University, 1975
B.A.

Representative Cases

Pucci v. American-Repubican, Inc., CV-94-0118491 (Connecticut Supreme Court )
American Ref-Fuel Co. of South-Eastern Connecticut v. United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 305, CV-91-0518001 S (Conn. Super. Ct. )
Laputz v. City of Bridgeport, 1990 WL 283159 (Conn.Super. 1990)
City of Bridgeport v. NAGE, Local RI-200, 9192-A-397
George Goldman, et al v. Rockrimmon Country Club, Inc., CV-92-0123676 S (Conn. Super. Ct. )
John A. Sakon v. Avon Family Medical Group and Avon Little League, CV-94-0464569 S (Conn. Super. Ct. )
Robet Lamneck v. Tootal American, Inc., CV-91-0120201 S (Conn. Super. Ct. )
Sergeant Leslie S. Eckert v. Clarence E. Jennings, Jr. et. al, CV-88-0250410 S (Conn. Super. Ct. )
Mariane D. Domek v. Emery Air Freight Corporation, B-88-297 (D. Conn. )
John G. HOwell v. Town of Fairfield, et al, No. 5:87-CV-710, No. 94-7581 (D. Conn. )
Fermont v. Teamsters Local 1040, No. 39-CA-1139
Bruce LeClaire v. Johnson & Johnson, CV-87-0039016 S (Conn. Super. Ct. )
Kenneth B. Wolfe v. Phillips Medical Systems of N.A. & N.A. Phillips Corporation, B-90-534 (D. Conn. )
Local No. 74 v. The Palace Performing Arts Center, Inc., No. 34-CA-5877, No. 93-4244 (2d Circuit )
New England Health Care Employees v. St. Mary's Hospital, 34-CA-6217
Local 998, Intl. Assoc. of Fire Fighters v. Town of Stratford and Mark Barnhart, Actiong Town Manager, CV-92-0295811 S (Conn. Super. Ct. )
Lester Baum v. United Cable Television Corporation, CV-90-00446734 (Conn. Super. Ct. )
Carl E. Jackson v. Willamette Industries, Inc., No. 86-1264 (W.D. La. )
Nancy Harris v. The Saugatuck Group, Inc., No. B-90-039 (D. Conn. )
Fagan v. Stamford Hosp., 1996 WL 168077 (Conn.Super. 1996)
Martha Elena Corral v. NOrwalk Hospital, No. 3:95 CV-00209 (D. Conn. )
Joseph Joo v. Capitol Switch, Inc. and Richard J. Warren, CV-90-0300920 S (Conn. Super. Ct. )
Jerilyn Sedelnik v. Transamerica Insurance Company, CV-92-0298584 S
Rita Curcio v. Metroploitan Property and Casualty Ins. Co., CV-93-0305841 S
R. Salvatore Petrilli v. Metlife Capital Corporation and John Guadagno, No. 5:91 CV-132
William David v. Local 801 Danbury Firefighters Assoc., No. 5:90 CV-290
John Quarles, Jr. v. Remington Arms Company, Inc. et al, No. 5:89 CV-568

Classes and Seminars

Federal Civil LItigation, Lorman Education Service
The Assertive Employer, Council on Education in Management, 1989 - Present
Lecturer, Personnel Certificate Program, Fairfield University, 1992 - Present
Lecturer, Personnel Certificate Program, Teikyo Post University, 1995 - Present
CBIA's 3rd Annual Supervisors’ Conference
Coping with Leave Laws
Recent Teleseminar: Leaves and Absenteeism
Connecticut Employment Law Update, - 2007

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

Connecticut, 1979
Louisiana, 1979
New York, 1979
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1979
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1979
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1979
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1979
U.S. Supreme Court, 1979

Other Affiliations

American Bar Association (Member)
Louisiana State Bar Association (Member)
New York State Bar Association (Member)
Bridgeport Bar Association (Member)
Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Civil Practice Section, Executive Committee)
New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, 1983 - 1987 (Member)
Town of Monroe, Connecticut (Member, Town Council)
Connecticut Business and Industry Association, Chair, Advisory (Committee, Connecticut Law Revision Committee)
Monroe Town Council, 1994 - Present (Member, Special Advisory Committee)
Connecticut Bar Association, 1997 - Present (Member, Executive Board, Section of Labor)
Connecticut Business and Industry Association, 1997 - Present (Business Liability Counsel)
Bridgeport Bar Association, 1996 - 1998 (Member, Executive Board)
Monroe, Connecticut, 1993 - 1997 (Member, Town Council)
Connecticut Business and Industry Association, 1996 - Present (Labor and Employment Counsel)
Greater Bridgeport Bar Association (President)
Employment Law Committee, Fairfield County Bar Association (Co-Chair)
Employment Law Committee, Fairfield County Bar Association (Member)
Beardsley Zoo (Board of Directors)
SoundWaters (Board of Directors)
Stamford Sailing Foundation (Board of Directors)
Monroe Town Council (Former Member)
Stamford Chamber of Commerce (Member)

Past Positions

Connecticut Law Revision Commission, Human Rights and Opportunities, Member, 1996 - 1997
Connecticut State Long Island Sound Liquefied Natural Gas Task Force, - 2007

Fraternities and Sororities

Phi Kappa Psi

Articles

Published Works

Note, Constitutional Law - Capital Punishment and the Eighth Amendment, 51 Tulane Law Review 360, 1977
Comment, Federal Discovery in Concurrent Criminal and Civil Proceedings, 52 Tulane Law Review 769, 1978
Note, The NLRB's "Milwaukee Spring II" Decision, 58 Tulane Law Review 1441, 1984
Labor & Employment Alert November, 2007
Managing Protected Absenteeism: FMLA, ADA, and Other Leave Laws
Be Careful to Recognize Rights of Caregivers
Protected Absenteeism and the Connecticut Small Business
Workplace Notes, Fall, 2006
"Managing Protected Absenteeism: FMLA, ADA, and Other Leave Laws" for the Council on Education Management's Human Resources Certification Program book