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Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP
707 Summer Street
Stamford, Connecticut 06901-1026
Telephone: 203-357-9200
Fax: 203-357-7915
E-Mail: info@ryandelucalaw.com
www.ryandelucalaw.com


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Established: 1954
Insurance Defense, Appellate Practice, Asbestos Litigation, Automobile Liability, Construction Law, Coverage Issues, Directors and Officers Liability, Environmental Law, Fire, Law Enforcement Liability, Legal Malpractice, Liquor Liability, Medical Malpractice, Municipal Liability, Premises Liability, Professional Liability, Railroad Law, Subrogation, Transportation, Trucking Law

Client Information
Insurance Company Clients
Acadia Insurance CompanyAIG Technical Services, Inc.
Alliance of Nonprofits for InsuranceAmerican Healthcare Indemnity Company
Ark Indemnity CompanyAtlantic Mutual Companies
Aviva Insurance Company of CanadaBalboa Insurance Company
Central Mutual Insurance CompanyChubb Group of Insurance Companies
Church Mutual Insurance CompanyCNA Insurance Companies
Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency (CIRMA)Connecticut Medical Insurance Company (CMIC)
Country-Wide Insurance CompanyCrum & Forster Insurance
Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc.Erie Insurance Group
Esurance Insurance CompanyFarmers Insurance Group
General Star Indemnity CompanyGrocers Insurance Company
Gulf Insurance CompanyLexington Insurance Company
Magna Carta CompaniesMax Specialty Insurance Company
The Medical Protective CompanyMinnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance GroupNationwide Insurance Company
Navigators Insurance CompanyNew London County Mutual Insurance Company
Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance CompanyOrion Specialty Group, Inc.
Penn National Insurance CompanyPennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company
Progressive Casualty Insurance CompanyProMutual Group
ProSelect Insurance CompanyQuincy Mutual Group
The Redwoods GroupResponse Insurance Company
RLI TransportationSafeco Insurance Company
Scottsdale Insurance CompanySeneca Insurance Company, Inc.
Swiss Reinsurance CompanyTravelers Insurance Company
21st Century Insurance CompanyUnited American Insurance Company
USAA Casualty Insurance CompanyUtica Mutual Insurance Company
Westfield CompaniesZurich American Insurance Group
Non-Insurance Company Clients
Adventist Risk Management, Inc.Ascension Health
Best Buy CompanyClaims Service Bureau of New York
Crawford & CompanyCunningham Lindsey U.S., Inc.
Davita, Inc.Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation
ESIS, Inc.GAB Robins North America, Inc.
Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.GAMBRO Healthcare, Inc.
Griffin HospitalHall-Brooke Hospital
Home Depot USA, Inc.Hospital of St. Raphael
LaFarge North America, Inc.Lancer Claims Services, Inc.
Metro-North RailroadNational Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)
Professional Risk Management Services, Inc.RailAmerica, Inc.
St. Vincent's Medical CenterStamford Health Systems
Stamford HospitalToys "R" Us, Inc.
TravelCenters of America, LLCYork Claims Service, Inc.

Personnel Information
Firm Members
CHARLES A. DELUCA — 1950 — University of Connecticut, B.A., 1973; Brooklyn Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 1977 — Admitted to Bar, 1977, Connecticut; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit — Member Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1998-1999); National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
DANIEL E. RYAN, III — 1955 — Boston College, A.B., 1977; Fordham University, J.D., 1980 — Admitted to Bar, 1981, Connecticut; 1992, New York; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York — Member Connecticut Medical Malpractice Defense Lawyers Association; Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates
MICHAEL T. RYAN — 1957 — Boston College, A.B. (magna cum laude), 1979; J.D., 1982 — Admitted to Bar, 1982, Connecticut; 1985, Florida; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit — Member Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association (Chairman of the Board, 2008-Present; President, 2007-2008; Executive Board, 2001-2009); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; Professional Liability Underwriting Society; Defense Research Institute
KEVIN M. TEPAS — 1947 — Holy Cross College, B.S., 1969; University of Connecticut, J.D., 1972 — Admitted to Bar, 1972, Connecticut; 1977, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut — Member Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association — Connecticut Attorney Trial Referee — Judge Advocate General, U.S. Air Force, 1972-1977
ROBERT C. E. LANEY — 1962 — College of William & Mary, B.A., 1985; J.D., 1988 — Admitted to Bar, 1988, Virginia; 1990, North Carolina; 1992, Connecticut; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut — Member Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (State Chair); Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute — Connecticut Special Master and Attorney Trial Referee
CATHERINE S. NIETZEL — 1964 — Georgetown University, B.S.F.S., 1986; Fordham University, J.D., 1992 — Admitted to Bar, 1992, New Jersey; 1996, Connecticut; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut — Member Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association — Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocates
BEVERLY J. HUNT — 1945 — Long Island University, B.S. (magna cum laude), 1969; Teachers College, Columbia University, M.Ed., 1972; University of Connecticut, J.D., 1988 — Admitted to Bar, 1988, Connecticut; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
ROBERT O. HICKEY — 1964 — University of Connecticut, B.A., 1986; Quinnipiac College School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1997 — Admitted to Bar, 1997, Connecticut — Member Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
JAMES J. NOONAN — 1972 — Stonehill College, B.A., 1994; Quinnipiac College School of Law, J.D., 1997 — Admitted to Bar, 1997, Connecticut; 1998, New York — Member 4th JAG Officer's Association; Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association
JOHN F. COSTA — 1960 — College of the Holy Cross, B.A., 1982; Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1985 — Admitted to Bar, 1980, Connecticut; 1985, New York — Member Connecticut Society for Healthcare Risk Management; Defense Research Institute; Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association
Counsel
CYNTHIA ANDREWS DIPRETA — 1971 — Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A., 1993; Quinnipiac College School of Law, J.D., 1997 — Admitted to Bar, 1997, Connecticut — Member Connecticut Bar Association (President, Young Lawyers Section, Stamford/Norwalk Unit)
Associates
JOHN J. PEZZILLO — 1959 — Widener University, B.S., 1983; Fordham University, M.B.A., 1990; New York Law School, J.D., 2000 — Admitted to Bar, 2001, Connecticut; New York
JEFFREY C. NAGLE — 1965 — Niagara University, B.A., 1988; Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., 1994 — Admitted to Bar, 1994, Connecticut
JAMES A. MAHAR — 1966 — The Pennsylvania State University, B.S., 1989; Pace University School of Law, J.D., 1995 — Admitted to Bar, 1995, Connecticut; 1996, New York
LAUREN E. ABBATE — 1973 — Quinnipiac College, B.S. (magna cum laude), 1996; Quinnipiac College School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2000 — Admitted to Bar, 2000, Georgia; 2002, Connecticut
MACIEJ A. PIATKOWSKI — 1971 — Georgetown University, B.A., 1993; University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 1997 — Admitted to Bar, 1997, Connecticut — Languages: Polish
BRIAN M. CANDELA — 1979 — Fordham University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 2001; Fordham Law School, J.D., 2004 — Admitted to Bar, 2004, Connecticut; 2005, New York
ILYSSA H. KELSON — 1978 — Union College, B.S., 2000; Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 2003 — Admitted to Bar, 2003, Connecticut; 2004, New York
JOSEPH J. ARCATA III — 1977 — University of Connecticut, B.S., 2000; Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., 2005 — Admitted to Bar, 2005, Connecticut
MICHAEL R. YOUNG — 1976 — State University of New York at Plattsburgh, B.A., 1998; Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., 2002 — Admitted to Bar, 2003, Connecticut
CLARISSE N. THOMAS — 1976 — Dartmouth College, B.A., 1998; University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2006 — Admitted to Bar, 2006, Connecticut
BECK S. FINEMAN — 1979 — Smith College, B.A., 2001; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 2006 — Admitted to Bar, 2007, Connecticut
JAMIE M. FINE — 1980 — Wellesley College, B.A., 2002; University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2007 — Admitted to Bar, 2007, Connecticut
KRISTIN A. KRAIZA — 1970 — University of Connecticut, B.S., 1993; Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., 2003 — Admitted to Bar, 2003, Connecticut
SALLY O. HAGERTY — 1960 — The Ohio State University, B.S.N., 1984; The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 1987 — Admitted to Bar, 1987, Illinois; 1996, Connecticut
JOHN W. CANNAVINO JR. — 1980 — Case Western Reserve University, B.A., 2004; University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D., 2007 — Admitted to Bar, 2007, Connecticut
FRANK G. CORAZZELLI — 1965 — Villanova University, B.A., 1987; Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1999 — Admitted to Bar, 1999, Connecticut
RYAN J. VEILLEUX — 1979 — Syracuse University, B.S., 2001; Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 2008 — Admitted to Bar, 2008, Connecticut
Of Counsel
CHARLES M. MCCAGHEY — 1940 — Manhattan College, B.A., 1962; Cornell University, LL.B., 1965 — Admitted to Bar, 1965, New York; 1991, Connecticut; 1968, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1978, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
ELIZABETH RYAN LANE — 1958 — Boston College, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1980; Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1983 — Admitted to Bar, 1983, Connecticut; 1984, New York
KIERAN M. RYAN — 1968 — Marquette University, B.A., 1990; Franklin Pierce Law Center, J.D., 1995 — Admitted to Bar, 1995, Connecticut; New York
(Revisors of the Connecticut Insurance Law Digest for this Publication)


 

 

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