Berchem Moses PC is pleased to announce that 12 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Congratulations to the following lawyers: Robert L. Berchem – Land Use & Zoning Law […]
Berchem Moses PC won an important victory at the Connecticut Supreme Court for the Town of Madison in a decision that will impact municipal police departments throughout the state. Floyd Dugas argued the case on behalf of the Town from the Freedom of Information Commission (“FOIC”) through an appeal to the Connecticut Superior Court, and […]
Only 5 percent of attorneys in the state are selected to receive this prestigious honor Ira W. Bloom, Richard J. Buturla, Mario F. Coppola, Floyd J. Dugas, Christopher M. Hodgson and Warren L. Holcomb of Berchem Moses PC have again been named to the Connecticut Super Lawyers list as top attorneys for 2023. Each year, no more […]
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 […]
Senior Partner Floyd J. Dugas has been named a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. The Fellows comprise a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of their communities. Membership in the […]
Senior Partner Floyd J. Dugas, Chair of Berchem Moses PC’s Labor & Employment practice, was honored by the Connecticut Law Tribune with a prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for 2022. Attorney Dugas accepted the award at the Connecticut Legal Awards dinner which was held on May 11th at the Aqua Turf club in Plantsville. The Lifetime […]
Berchem Moses PC attorney Floyd J. Dugas was recently recognized by Best Lawyers® as the 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” for Labor Law-Management. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the […]
Rethinking Teacher Due Process Rights: School Attorneys Consider Vergara and Legislative Reform Thursday, March 19th4:30 – 6:00 p.m.Renaissance Nashville Hotel The state court ruling in Vergara v. California is the first to find that tenure protections for teachers could deprive students of a constitutional right to an education. The evidence is compelling, the judge wrote. Indeed, it […]
The Connecticut Public Pension Forum held their 2016 Fall Conference on October 26th at the Tradition Golf Club at Wallingford. Attorney Floyd Dugas was a featured presenter, discussing pension negotiations on a panel which also included Kevin McNabola, Finance Director for the City of West Haven, and Peter Carozza, President of the Uniformed Professional Firefighters […]
Attorney Floyd Dugas presented a legal update on Federal laws, court decisions and National Labor Relations Board decisions effecting public sector employers at the 2016 ConnPELRA Annual Conference on June 3. The Connecticut Public Employer Labor Relations Association is a non profit association formed as a resource for labor relations professionals working for municipalities, state […]
