William F. Dow III
Work in Jacobs & Dow, LLC
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 55 years of experience
Personal Injury, Criminal Law, Car Accidents, Accidents, DUI & DWI, Labor Law, Construction, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Premises Liability, Animal Bites
350 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06511
About William F. Dow III
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Criminal Law
- Car Accidents
- Accidents
- DUI & DWI
- Labor Law
- Construction
- Medical Malpractice
- Wrongful Death
- Premises Liability
- Animal Bites
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1968LL.B.
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1963B.A.
- Major: Political Science
Languages
- Spanish
Representative Cases
- Clisham v. Board of Police Commissioners, 223 Conn. 354, 613 A.2d 254 (1992)
- State of Connecticut v. Morrissey, 216 Conn. 185, 577 A.2d 1060 (1990)
- United States v. Dennis, 843 F. 2d 652 (2d Cir. 1988)
- Tsokalas v. Purtill, 756 F. Supp. 89 (D. Conn. 1991)
- Rauccio v. Frank, 750 F. Supp. 566 (D. Conn. 1990)
- State of Connecticut v. Milum, 197 Conn. 602, 500 A.2d 555 (1985)
- Williams v. Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut, 470 F. Supp. 1123 (D. Conn. 1979)
Classes and Seminars
- Tutor in Law, Yale Law School, 1976 - Present
- Criminal Practice Seminar, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1980 - Present
- Miscellaneous Seminars, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association & Connecticut Bar Association
- Adjunct Faculty, Quinnipiac University Law School, 1999 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1968
- Connecticut, 1969
- District of Columbia, 1969
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1969
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1969
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1970
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1977
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1981
- U.S. District Court District of Vermont, 1995
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1990 - 1992 (President)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
- Federal Bar Council (Member)
- Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Federal Judiciary Committee)
- Superior Court Criminal Division Task Force, 1993 - Present (Member)
- Judicial Selection Committee, 1993 - 1998 (Member)
- Second Circuit Committee on Admissions and Grievances, 1983 - 1993 (Member)
- Reappointment of Federal Public Defender for the District of Connecticut, 2000 (Chair, Merit Review Panel)
- Task Force on Post-Verdict Interviews of Juries, 1996 (Member)
- New Haven County Bar Association, 1999 - Present (Member, Executive Committee)
- New Haven County Bar Association, 1990 - Present (Member, Committee for Development Opportunities for Minority Lawyers)
- New Haven County Bar Association, 1994 - Present (Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee)
- Connecticut Bar Association, 1989 - 1991 (Secretary, Executive Committee)
- Connecticut Bar Association, 1992 - 1994 (Chair, Executive Committee)
- Connecticut Bar Association, Section for Administration of Criminal Justice, 1991 (Member)
- Connecticut Bar Association, 1979 (Co-Chairman, Trial Advocacy Seminar Program Committee)
- Connecticut Bar Association, 1981 (Secretary, Special Committee on Certification of Specialists)
- Connecticut Bar Association, 1991 - Present (Member, Court Rules Advisory Committee)
- Connecticut Bar Association, 1991 - 1994 (Member, Committee on Liaison with State Courts)
- Connecticut Bar Association, Federal Practice Section, 1988 - Present (Member)
- Connecticut Bar Association, 1995 - Present (Member, Executive Committee)
- Connecticut Bar Association (Chair, Criminal Practice Subcommittee; Awards Committee)
- The District of Columbia Bar, 1972 (Member, Committee for Revision of Criminal Jury Instructions for D.C.)
Past Positions
- Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia, Trial Attorney, 1970 - 1973
- Public Defender for the District of Columbia, Staff Attorney, 1970 - 1974
- Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia, Chief, Juvenile Division, 1973 - 1974
- Office of the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Assistant US Attorney, 1974 - 1976
- Public Defender Services Commission, Chair, 1992 - 1994
- Connecticut Law Review Commission, Member, Evidence Code Drafting Committee, 1995 - 1998
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 19 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Criminal Law, Car Accidents, Accidents, DUI & DWI, Labor Law, Construction, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Premises Liability, Animal Bites
- 31 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Criminal Law, Civil Rights
Nearby Lawyers
- Personal Injury
- Criminal Law
- Car Accidents
- Accidents
- 0.1 mile away
- 16.7 miles away
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