Arthur C. Laske III
LaskeLaw, LLC
One Eliot Place
Fairfield, Connecticut 06824
203-254-1770
203-256-9442 fax
acl@laskelaw.com
Education
University of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut, J.D., 1988
Member National Moot Court Team (1986-1987)
Exeter University, Exeter England (Fall Semester International Law Program, 1987)
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, B.A., 1984
Elected President of Undergraduate Government of Boston College (1983-1984)
Fairfield College Preparatory School, Fairfield Connecticut, 1980
Bar Admissions
State of Connecticut, 1988; United States District Court, District of Connecticut, 1989; United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit, 2008
Memberships
Connecticut Bar Association, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Greater Bridgeport Bar Association.
Practice Areas
Personal Injury Law; Municipal Liability Law; Product Liability Law; Arbitration; Uninsured/Underinsured Motorists Law; Commercial Law; Contract Disputes.
Seminars
Faculty Member, Connecticut Bar Association, "Connecticut Trial Advocacy Institute," 1994-2003; National Institute for Trial Advocacy, (NITA), National Program, Boulder Colorado (1992).
Appointed Positions
Assistant City Attorney, City of Bridgeport, Connecticut; (1993 - 2007); Deputy City Attorney, City of Bridgeport, Connecticut (2007-2015)
Appointed by mayors of the largest city in Connecticut to represent all city departments and boards in civil litigation matters, with particular emphasis on the defense of police officers and other municipal actors in federal claims arising from alleged violations of civil rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983, as well as the defense of claims brought against the Board of Education, Fire Department, and Health Department, with particular emphasis on the defense of suits seeking injunctions.
Elected Positions
Member, Board of Finance, Town of Easton, Connecticut (2000 – present); Member, Town Council of Town of Trumbull, Connecticut (1991-1992); Member, Board of Finance, Town of Trumbull, Connecticut (1990-1991).
Reported Cases
Brayboy v. O'Dwyer, 633 Fed.Appx. 557(2nd Cir. 2016); Terebesi v. Torreso 764 F. 3d 217 (2nd Cir. 2014); Martinski v. City of Bridgeport 504 Fed. Appx. 43 (2nd Cir. 2012); Garcia v. City of Bridgeport 306 Conn. 340 (2012); Kosinski v. Carr 112 Conn. App. 203 (2009); Bridgeport Guardians v. Delmonte 620 F. Supp2d 337 (D. Conn 2009); Bridgeport Guardians v. Delmonte Simonetti v. City of Bridgeport 277 Fed.Appx. 53 (2nd Cir. 2008); Simmons-Cook v. City of Bridgeport 285 Conn. 657 (2008); Simmons-Cook v. City of Bridgeport 284 Conn. 823 (2007); Simmons-Cook v. City of Bridgeport284 Conn 815 (2007); Caruso v. Bridgeport 285 Conn. 618 (2008); Caruso v. Bridgeport 284 Conn. 805 (2007); Caruso v. Bridgeport 284 Conn. 793 (2007); Greater Bridgeport Transit District v. City of Bridgeport 101 Conn. App. 243 (2007); Clarke v. Sweeney 312 F. Supp2d 277 (2004); Spears v. Garcia, 263 Conn. 22 (2003); Crone v. Connelly 267 Conn. 581 (2004); Crone v. Connelly, 74 Conn. App. 788 (2003); Board of Education of the City of Bridgeport v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, 261 Conn. 37 (2002); Spears v. Garcia, 66 Conn. App. 669 (2001); Baldwin v. Jablecki, 52 Conn. App. 379 (1999); Coregis Insurance v. Goldstein, 32 F. Supp.3d 508 (1998); Community Collaborative of Bridgeport, Inc. v. Ganim, 241 Conn. 546 (1997); Matos v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, et al., 995 F. Supp.2d 48 (1997); Jolly, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals, 237 Conn. 184 (1996); Moore v. Ganim, 233 Conn. 557 (1995); Fanneron v. Baird, 39 Conn.App. 921 (1995); Gajewski v. Pavelo, 36 Conn. App. 601 (1995); Feldt v. Sturm Ruger, 721 F. Supp.2d 403 (1989).
Personal
Born: Bridgeport, Connecticut, September 29, 1962