Dennis J. Franchetti, AIC is presently supervising all casualty claims for the New London County Mutual Insurance Company of Norwich, Connecticut, as well for the affiliated Hingham Mutual Insurance Company of Hingham, Massachusetts. Work experience also includes handling of medical malpractice, complex coverage, environmental, municipal liability, Jones Act, CGL, and Directors' & Officers' claims.

In addition, Dennis served as a Reinsurance Consultant with Aetna Life & Casualty during the early to mid 1990's resolving reinsurance disputes.

Dennis is a 1983 graduate of Rhode Island College. He resides in Norwich, Connecticut with his wife and 2 daughters, and is an avid New England Patriots fan.

Professional ExperienceJim Rotondo represents a broad range of corporate clients in product liability, negligence, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation matters. He has tried cases to verdict in state and federal courts in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Jim brings his product liability experience to the firm's multi-disciplinary Nanotechnology practice group. Jim also serves as co-chair of the firm's Commercial Litigation department.Practice Areas Products Liability and Torts Litigation Insurance and Reinsurance DisputesRepresentative Matters Jury verdict of $18.3 million in favor of clients in a property damage action arising out of the explosion of industrial equipment; verdict upheld on appeal, Bodycote IMT, Inc. v. Nalco Co., 2009 Mass. App. Unpub. LEXIS 868 (2009) Jury verdict in favor of client in case involving collapse of suspended scaffold that resulted in two deaths Jury verdict in favor of client distributor of allegedly defective kerosene heater that resulted in significant burn injuries to the plaintiff Jury verdict in favor of insurer in an action arising out of the denial of a disability claim Represented homeowner's insurer in a declaratory judgment action. Trial court granted summary judgment for insurer on the basis of an automobile exclusion in the policy. Upheld on appeal. New London County Mutual Insurance Company v. Nantes, 303 Conn. 737 (2012) Representation of an insurer in an insurance coverage case arising out of a series of product liability cases against its insured; after extensive discovery involving the production of millions of pages of documents and scores of depositions, the case was resolved favorably to our client through "baseball" arbitration Represented disability insurance carrier in putative ERISA class action, successfully arguing that New York state law limitation on pre-existing condition provision did not apply because the choice of law provision need not be included in the Summary Plan Description, the absence of the choice of law provision in the Summary Plan Description did not prejudice the plaintiff, and even if New York law applied to the choice of law issue, New York law did not compel the application of New York substantive law; Woloshin v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., 2010 W.L. 723667 (S.D.N.Y. 2010) Represented disability insurance carrier in putative ERISA class action, successfully arguing that plaintiff failed to exhaust remedies with respect to class based claims; Peck v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., 464 F. Supp. 2d (D. Conn. 2006)News, Publications & Presentations Co-author, "An Alternative Approach to Satisfying Daubert's 'Fit' Requirement," LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy, August 2012 Co-author, "Dead in the Water: Death Determinations By Medical Examiners and Coroners," LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy, May 2012 Featured, "Fifty Day Pitney Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers," Day Pitney Press Release, October 24, 2011 Co-author, "New Medicare Reporting Requirements," Day Pitney Alert, June 10, 2009 Co-author, "Expert Witness Selection, The Potential Impact of Discovery," Law Journal Newsletters Product Liability Law & Strategy, January 2009 Co-author, "Exploring the Status of the Obvious Danger Doctrine in Failure-to-Warn Cases," LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy, April 2007 Co-author, "Liability Without Harm: Is There a New Source of Catastrophic Liability Lurking Within Your State's Consumer Protection Statute? - Part Two," LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy Newsletter, October 2006 Co-author, "Liability Without Harm: Is There a New Source of Catastrophic Liability Lurking Within Your State's Consumer Protection Statute? - Part One," LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy Newsletter, September 2006 Co-author, "Nanotechnology," American Bar Association's Products Liability Litigation Committee Newsletter, Vol. 17, No. 3, Summer 2006 Speaker, "Deal with No Injury Cases," Hartford, CT March 29, 2006 Speaker, "Leading Questions and Child Witnesses," DRI Product Liability Conference Children's Products Workshop, Las Vegas, NV, February 8, 2006 Presentation, "Globalization of Product Litigation-Forum Non Conveniens: You May Not Be In Kansas Anymore," Product Liability Advisory Council 2005 Fall Conference, October 26-28, 2005 "Leading Questions and Child Witnesses," LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy, October 2005 Co-author, "Digital Images: Don't Blink or You Will Miss Them," LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy, March 2005 Co-author, "Sharing Information With Auditors Could Increase Risk of Waiving Privileges," New England In-House, October 2004 Co-author, "Former Government Employees as Opposing Expert Witnesses," LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy, August 2004 Co-author, "Psychological Disorders: Understanding the Criteria for Admissibility of Expert Opinion," LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy, November 2003 Co-author, "When It's OK to Demolish the Evidence: Tactics for Destructive Examination and Testing," JLN's Product Liability Law & Strategy, August 2003 Speaker, "Foreign Discovery," ABA/Products Liability Midyear Committee Meeting, Orland, FL, March 21-23, 2003 Co-author, "Testimony of Life Care Planning Experts Raises Daubert Evidentiary Issues," LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy, September 2002 Co-author, "Connecticut Product Liability Law," West Hartford: Atlantic Law Book Company, 1998 Co-author, "The Preclusive Effect of the Connecticut Product Liability Act On Connecticut Unfair Trade Practice Act Claims," 70 Conn. B.J., 333, January 1996 Co-author, "Third-party Practice Under Connecticut's Product Liability Act," 26 Conn. L. Rev. 611, 1994 Co-author, "Product Liability chapter of the Connecticut Lawyer's Deskbook," 1998-1999Education Boston University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1981, editor, Boston University Law Review, 1979-1981 Trinity College, B.S., 1978Admissions State of Connecticut Commonwealth of Massachusetts U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan U.S. District Court, Southern District of New YorkProfessional Affiliations Product Liability Advisory Council, member Trial Attorneys of America LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy, editorial board American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Product Liability Committee Newsletter, past executive editor American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Product Liability Committee, Chemicals and Industrial Equipment Subcommittee (1993-1996 and 1999-2003), co-chair, 1993-1996 and 1999-2003 Oliver Ellsworth Inns of Court, emeritus Defense Research InstituteAwards and Achievements Recognized as a Connecticut Super Lawyer, 2007-2011/2012

Bruce H. Raymond has served as lead counsel in more than 1000 litigated cases in over 20 years of trial practice in state and federal courts in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Named as one of The Best and Brightest Business Attorneys (Hartford Magazine 2010) Attorney Raymond regularly represents companies in litigation.  He earned his CIPP/US credential (Certified Information and Privacy Professional ) from the International Association of Privacy Professionals - IAPP. In  addition to representing clients in data loss litigation, Bruce has been privileged to speak on the topic  of data breach and privacy law  on several state and national professional seminars including a recent  panel with the Connecticut’s lead data breach enforcement officer. In 2013, Bruce appeared on the local NBC affiliate along with Attorney General George Jepsen in a feature story about how businesses should address customer privacy. His experience includes cyber liability, data breach, privacy law, professional liability, business litigation, products liability, toxic torts including asbestos, and intellectual property matters. He has litigated personal injury insurance defense cases including trucking, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, liquor liability E&O, and D&O matters. Attorney Raymond represented Deere & Company in its successful appeal addressing the malfunction theory in products liability cases.

Jessica C. Smythe is a Medicare Secondary Payer compliance consultant with ISO Claims Partners. Prior to joining ISO Claims Partners, Jessica was a workers’ compensation defense attorney.

Jessica is a nationally recognized speaker and trainer on the subject of Medicare compliance, including the impact of Medicare compliance on claim handling and litigation management. She also writes a bimonthly column, “Medicare Matters,” for Claims Management Magazine and was awarded the designation of CLMP (Certified Litigation Management Professional) in October 2012. Jessica also holds the designation of CMSP (Certified Medicare Secondary Payer Act Professional). 

Jessica is a graduate of Meredith College and the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Campbell University. She is an inductee to the Order of the Barristers and is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, the Wake County Bar Association, the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) and the National Association of Medicare Set Aside Professionals (NAMSAP).

Dennis J. Nelson, CPCU is Vice President of Claims for NLC Insurance Companies based out of Norwich, Connecticut.  Prior to joining NLC in December 2006, Mr. Nelson was employed by CNA Insurance in Quincy, Massachusetts for fourteen years.  He held several positions with CNA including Litigation Supervisor, Divisional Claim Manager, Assistant Vice President and Senior Account Manager, Client Services.

Mr. Nelson began his insurance career with Amica Insurance in Providence, Rhode Island as a Field Adjuster handling Homeowners and Automobile claims.  After four years with Amica, Mr. Nelson began his career with American Universal Insurance, an excess and surplus writer also based in Providence, Rhode Island.  During his ten years at American, Mr. Nelson held several positions including Field Representative in the Medical Malpractice unit, Major Casualty Examiner, Major Casualty Unit Supervisor, and Home Office Claims Manager.  Here, Mr. Nelson handled a variety of claims including general liability, product liability, toxic tort, and environmental and medical malpractice.

Mr. Nelson spent two years as a Structured Settlement Consultant with Brokers Service Corporation in Providence, Rhode Island.  He was directly involved with the design and placement of structured settlements through the use of life annuities.

Mr. Nelson received his Bachelor of Science degree from Bryant College and his Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation in 1991.  He currently lives with his family in Cranston, Rhode Island.

Steve Brown has a diverse civil litigation practice representing clients in a variety of industries in state and federal courts in Connecticut and across the country. During his career, Steve has represented and advised clients in litigation matters involving a wide array of subject matter areas and substantive legal issues. These include insurance coverage, professional liability, employment issues, general liability, medical malpractice, transportation, construction, and environmental and toxic tort matters. He has extensive, hands-on courtroom experience arguing complex, high-exposure cases in trials, arbitrations, mediations and appeals.

Steve has an excellent working knowledge of the court system and jurisdictions in Connecticut, and trains and supervises all of the Stamford office associates in a variety of procedural matters. Steve has Bar Admissions in Connecticut and New York.

He earned his J.D. in 1996 from Quinnipiac University School of Law and his B.A. from the University at Albany.