Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey has received more than 100 accolades across over 30 areas of law and across all its offices in Connecticut, in the 31st edition of The Best Lawyers in America® 2025.
Forty-eight Carmody lawyers are named to the ‘Best Lawyers’ list and eighteen lawyers are listed as ‘Ones to Watch’, covering a vast range of practice areas including Litigation, Intellectual Property, Mediation, Medical Malpractice, Corporate Law, Real Estate & Land Use, Environmental Law, Labor & Employment, Construction Law, Trusts & Estates and Personal Injury.
Litigation partner James K. Robertson Jr. has been named by Best Lawyers as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for New Haven: Arbitration. Jim has been first chair in over 50 jury trials and 100 court trials in state and federal courts. He serves as national coordinating counsel of product liability claims for numerous manufacturers, and is frequently selected as a special master, arbitrator and mediator.
Real Estate & Land Use partner William J. Hennessey Jr. has also been named by Best Lawyers as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Stamford: Land Use & Zoning Law. Bill’s practice is concentrated on planning, zoning and related land use issues, as well as real estate transactions, including purchases, sales, leases, financings and tax appeals. He has considerable experience on issues of municipal law primarily related to land use and real estate development issues. For various clients, Bill has been involved with many of the major development projects in Stamford and other Connecticut communities. Bill is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law, teaching Land Use Law.
The full list of lawyer accolades is detailed below.
Best Lawyers 2025
| Lawyer Name | Specialty | Location |
| Jay H. Sandak | Arbitration | Stamford, CT |
| James K. Robertson, Jr. | Arbitration | Waterbury, CT |
| David T. Grudberg | Commercial Litigation | New Haven, CT |
| David Hardy | Commercial Litigation | New Haven, CT |
| Howard Levine | Commercial Litigation | New Haven, CT |
| Christopher Rooney | Commercial Litigation | New Haven, CT |
| Thomas J. Sansone | Commercial Litigation | New Haven, CT |
| Sherwin Yoder | Commercial Litigation | New Haven, CT |
| Gary S. Klein | Commercial Litigation | Stamford, CT |
| Jay H. Sandak | Commercial Litigation | Stamford, CT |
| Timothy Smith | Commercial Litigation | Stamford, CT |
| James K. Robertson, Jr. | Commercial Litigation | Waterbury, CT |
| Ann Rubin | Commercial Litigation | Waterbury, CT |
| Richard L. Street | Commercial Litigation | Waterbury, CT |
| Richard L. Street | Construction Law | Waterbury, CT |
| Michael P. Sweeney | Corporate Law | Stamford, CT |
| David T. Grudberg | Criminal Defense: General Practice | New Haven, CT |
| David T. Grudberg | Criminal Defense: White-Collar | New Haven, CT |
| David T. Grudberg | DUI / DWI Defense | New Haven, CT |
| Matthew R. Peterson | Elder Law | New Haven, CT |
| Howard Levine | Employment Law – Management | New Haven, CT |
| Giovanna Tiberii Weller | Employment Law – Management | New Haven, CT |
| Vincent Farisello | Employment Law – Management | Waterbury, CT |
| Domenico Zaino | Employment Law – Management | Waterbury, CT |
| Joseph Dornfried | Energy Law | New Haven, CT |
| Brian T. Henebry | Energy Law | Waterbury, CT |
| Stephen J. Conover | Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law | Stamford, CT |
| Ann H. Zucker | Health Care Law | Stamford, CT |
| Lauren M. Hopwood | Immigration Law | New Haven, CT |
| Peter M. Nolin | Insurance Law | Stamford, CT |
| Howard Levine | Labor Law – Management | New Haven, CT |
| Giovanna Tiberii Weller | Labor Law – Management | New Haven, CT |
| Gregg T. Burton | Land Use and Zoning Law | New Haven, CT |
| Meaghan Miles | Land Use and Zoning Law | New Haven, CT |
| Lisa L. Feinberg | Land Use and Zoning Law | Stamford, CT |
| Patrick J. Hanna | Land Use and Zoning Law | Stamford, CT |
| William J. Hennessey Jr. | Land Use and Zoning Law | Stamford, CT |
| Peter M. Nolin | Land Use and Zoning Law | Stamford, CT |
| Elizabeth Suchy | Land Use and Zoning Law | Stamford, CT |
| John Horvack, Jr. | Litigation – Intellectual Property | New Haven, CT |
| Fatima Lahnin | Litigation – Intellectual Property | New Haven, CT |
| James K. Robertson, Jr. | Litigation – Intellectual Property | Waterbury, CT |
| Giovanna Tiberii Weller | Litigation – Labor and Employment | New Haven, CT |
| Jacqueline Kaufman | Litigation – Land Use and Zoning | Stamford, CT |
| Elizabeth Suchy | Litigation – Land Use and Zoning | Stamford, CT |
| Michael P. Sweeney | Litigation – Land Use and Zoning | Stamford, CT |
| John Horvack, Jr. | Litigation – Patent | New Haven, CT |
| Patrick J. Hanna | Litigation – Real Estate | Stamford, CT |
| Marc J. Kurzman | Litigation – Real Estate | Stamford, CT |
| Matthew R. Peterson | Litigation – Trusts and Estates | New Haven, CT |
| William J. Hennessey Jr. | Litigation – Trusts and Estates | Stamford, CT |
| Stephen J. Conover | Mediation | Stamford, CT |
| Douglas C. Mintz | Mediation | Stamford, CT |
| Jay H. Sandak | Mediation | Stamford, CT |
| Salvatore Agati | Mediation | Waterbury, CT |
| Brock Dubin | Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants | Guilford, CT |
| Trudie R. Hamilton | Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants | Waterbury, CT |
| Benjamin Pomerantz | Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs | Stamford, CT |
| Jennifer Calcagni | Patent Law | New Haven, CT |
| Michael G. Durham | Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants | Guilford, CT |
| Patrick M. Noonan | Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants | Guilford, CT |
| Trudie R. Hamilton | Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants | Waterbury, CT |
| Patrick M. Noonan | Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs | Guilford, CT |
| Kevin Greco | Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs | Stamford, CT |
| Trudie R. Hamilton | Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs | Waterbury, CT |
| William M. O’Donnell | Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs | Waterbury, CT |
| Gregg T. Burton | Real Estate Law | New Haven, CT |
| Meaghan Miles | Real Estate Law | New Haven, CT |
| Carolyn J. Cavolo | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Lisa L. Feinberg | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Patrick J. Hanna | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| William J. Hennessey Jr. | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Jacqueline Kaufman | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Gary S. Klein | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Michael P. Sweeney | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Arthur Schaier | Trademark Law | New Haven, CT |
| Matthew R. Peterson | Trusts and Estates | New Haven, CT |
| Michael J. Reardon | Trusts and Estates | Waterbury, CT |
| Mark J. Malaspina | Utilities Law | Waterbury, CT |
| Kevin Greco | Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants | Stamford, CT |
Ones to Watch 2025
| Lawyer Name | Specialty | Location |
| Christina Lopes | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) | New Haven, CT |
| Maria Laurato | Commercial Litigation | New Haven, CT |
| Lindsay T. Reed | Commercial Litigation | Stamford, CT |
| Douglas A. Balko | Commercial Litigation | Waterbury, CT |
| Jeffrey M. Beck | Commercial Litigation | Waterbury, CT |
| Meghan Buckley | Commercial Litigation | New Haven, CT |
| Kevin Palumberi | Corporate Governance and Compliance Law | Stamford, CT |
| Adam Brocklehurst | Corporate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Stephanie E. Cummings | Corporate Law | Waterbury, CT |
| Deborah Brancato | Environmental Law | Stamford, CT |
| Damian K. Gunningsmith | Intellectual Property Law | New Haven, CT |
| Jason A. Klein | Land Use and Zoning Law | Stamford, CT |
| Daniel Chapple | Land Use and Zoning Law | Stamford, CT |
| Damian K. Gunningsmith | Litigation – Intellectual Property | New Haven, CT |
| Colleen Noonan Davis | Litigation – Labor and Employment | Guilford, CT |
| Kristianna Tyler | Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants | Guilford, CT |
| Jeffrey Houle | Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Stamford, CT |
| Kevin Palumberi | Nonprofit / Charities Law | Stamford, CT |
| Bridget D’Angelo | Real Estate Law | New Haven, CT |
| Christina Lopes | Real Estate Law | New Haven, CT |
| Jeffrey Houle | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Jason A. Klein | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Kevin Palumberi | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Deborah Brancato | Real Estate Law | Stamford, CT |
| Stephanie E. Cummings | Real Estate Law | Waterbury, CT |
| Janie McDermott | Trusts and Estates | Waterbury, CT |
| Stephanie E. Cummings | Trusts and Estates | Waterbury, CT |