Practice Areas

Suisman Shapiro: New London Lawyers Focused on Results

By working in practice groups focused on specific areas of the law, our attorneys are able to offer our clients the best representation possible.

Fifty years ago, the firm now known as Suisman Shapiro was a partnership of three general practice attorneys who provided excellent legal representation to individuals and businesses in the New London area.

Today Suisman Shapiro, the largest law firm headquartered in southeastern Connecticut, has twenty one attorneys, and remains committed to providing the same high level of service - each client works with an attorney with extensive experience in the area of law involved. Contact our office in New London to speak with a lawyer about a legal issue or to learn more about our services. We handle a full range of legal matters including the following:

• Personal Injury and Wrongful Death claims and lawsuits, including those following car and truck accidents, or involving injuries or loss due to other careless acts, including inadequate security, manufacture of dangerous and defective products and medical malpractice
  
  
• Family Law, an area which includes Divorce, Custody, Division of Marital Property and paternity
  
  
• Workers’ Compensation and Social Security (SSDI), representing those injured on the job or unable to work due to partial or permanent disability in claims, litigation and appeals
  
  
• Estate Planning, designing and drafting wills, living wills / medical directives, powers of attorney and trusts
  
  
• Criminal Law, defending clients against charges such as DUI (drunk driving) and other motor vehicle violations, juvenile crime, homicide and fraud / white collar crime
  
  
• Labor, Employment, Municipal and Education Law, assisting private and public employers and municipalities with issues including handbooks, collective bargaining agreements, zoning and land use and federal education law
  
  
• Corporate and Commercial Law, assisting partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies (LLC) with formation, business contracts, finance, mergers, acquisitions and other business law matters
  
  
• Real Estate, negotiating and drafting sale and purchase contracts, boundary disputes, commercial leases and zoning applications
  
  
• Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings and debt re-organization – we help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.