On September 28, 2023, Attorney Floyd J. Dugas was a featured speaker at the CT State Board of Mediation and Arbitration. The topics discussed were police accountability, the intersection of arbitration, and the process of police officer decertification. Attorney Dugas heads up the firm’s Municipal Labor & Employment practice. He regularly lectures on labor, employment […]
Attorney Christopher Hodgson was recently appointed to the Neutral Arbitrator Selection Committee of the Connecticut Department of Labor by its Commissioner, Danté Bartolomo. In this role, he will represent the interests of municipal employers statewide. Attorney Hodgson will serve a term through January 2025. Attorney Hodgson has practiced labor and employment law in Connecticut since […]
Jason D. Kaplan is a member of the firm’s municipal law group, based in the Westport office. He is admitted to practice in Connecticut state courts. Jason has a J.D. from New York University and an A.B. in philosophy from Princeton University. He also has a Masters in biomedical science from Robert Wood Johnson Medical […]
Read the article here, written by Susan Danseyer of the Journal Inquirer on June 6, 2023, titled “Enfield town officials should work to improve their behavior after tax fight, independent review says“.
Read the article here, written by Katherine Lutge of the Middletown Press on April 21, 2023, titled “Norwalk, developer reach $3.25M settlement over POKO property. A ‘modern’ Wall St. is next, city says“
On March 11, 2023, Attorney Ira Bloom spoke to nearly 800 people at the Connecticut Bar Association Planning and Zoning Section seminar on Land Use for Municipal Officials. Mr. Bloom’s topic was the Affordable Housing Law, Section 8-30g, from the Municipal Perspective. He has been a speaker at this seminar for 20 years and has […]
Senior Partner Mario Coppola represents a group of neighbors who oppose this plan for its potential to add a large surge of traffic in an already congested area, as well as for many other issues of serious concern. To read the story by Robert Marchand which was published on greenwichtime.com on February 11, 2023, click […]
Rebecca Goldberg was elevated to Senior Counsel, effective January 1, 2023. “This promotion is reflective of Rebecca’s proven record of excellence as a lawyer,” said Attorney Floyd J. Dugas, Senior Partner and head of the firm’s Labor & Employment Law group. “Her knowledge of employment laws and regulations is particularly exemplary. We are lucky to […]
Berchem Moses PC has announced that effective January 1, 2023, Nicholas R. Bamonte was elevated to a partner in the firm. Senior Partner Ira W. Bloom, who practices in the firm’s Westport office with Mr. Bamonte, stated the following: “We are very proud to have Nick join our partnership. He is an outstanding lawyer and an essential […]
On December 27, 2022, Attorney Matthew L. Studer of Berchem Moses PC was sworn in by Mayor Harry Rilling as the new Norwalk, CT, Zoning Hearing Officer.
