New Haven, CT

Stephen J. Fitzgerald

Stephen Fitzgerald represents individuals in employment and personal injury matters in Connecticut’s state and federal courts. He also represents railroad workers in courts throughout the country. Steve has won several multi-million dollar jury verdicts for his clients. His peers have ranked him as a Connecticut Super Lawyer® since 2011, as the Super Lawyer Employment Lawyer of the Year for 2012, and he has been named Lawyer of the Year for Labor & Employment Litigation in the New Haven area by Best Lawyers in America® in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024, and 2026. Steve’s employment practice involves the representation of a wide range of workers, including physicians, executives, sales staff, academics, financial services, and others. He has handled countless litigations and negotiations involving claims of discrimination, sexual harassment, breach of contract, and retaliation. He has enjoyed significant success on behalf of physicians, scientists, and others who have been retaliated against for blowing the whistle on employers engaged in unsafe practices. A significant portion of his practice is representing railroad workers who have been injured on the job or retaliated against. He has achieved courtroom victories and several favorable settlements on behalf of railroad workers who have been retaliated against and disciplined for speaking out about safety issues in violation of the Federal Rail Safety Act (FRSA). Steve also handles personal injury claims from passengers involved in train accidents. Steve is an accomplished trial advocate, having served as lead counsel on over 40 jury trials. Before joining Garrison, Levin-Epstein in 2001, he served for over ten years as an Assistant District Attorney at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, where he rose to the rank of Supervising Attorney. Steve has also taught Trial Practice at both Fordham Law School and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Steve prides himself on the personal attention he gives to each one of his clients, including those who have been injured. Steve is admitted to practice in the state courts of Connecticut and New York, as well as in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the United States District Courts for the District of Connecticut, the Southern District of New York, and the Eastern District of New York. He is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), the New Haven County Bar Association, and the New Haven Inn of Court, and has published in the Connecticut Law Tribune. He graduated from Boston College and Fordham University School of Law. An active participant in his community, Stephen Fitzgerald chairs the North Haven Open Space Committee for the preservation of public property, sits on the board of the North Haven Trail Committee, and has coached each of his three daughters’ softball teams. He was born and raised in Stamford, CT.

Steven J. Errante

Steven J. Errante is a partner in the law firm of Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante, where he practices primarily in the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury law. Attorney Errante lectures and teaches extensively. He is also active in the Connecticut Bar Association and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Steve has been with the law firm for 36 years, 31 years as a partner and over 15 years on the firm’s management committee. His principle areas of practice involve complex cases representing individuals with catastrophic personal injuries. Steve has obtained verdicts and settlements of millions of dollars throughout the state of Connecticut in both state and federal court. In addition to managing the civil litigation portion of the firm, Steve teaches and lectures extensively. He has taught trial practice as an adjunct professor at Quinnipiac University School of Law for 25 years and before that taught at the university level for 10 years. He has been lecturing to lawyers around the state of Connecticut since the mid 1980s and continues to conduct several lectures every year. Steve has served as Chairperson for the Connecticut Lawyers Advisory Committee from 1990-2013. The advisory committee is in charge of the publication of the official Connecticut Bar Association magazine called The Connecticut Lawyer. Steve has also chaired, since 2004, the New Haven County Bar Association Committee on Recommendations for Admission to the Bar from 2001-2014. This committee makes recommendations to the Statewide Grievance Committee regarding various lawyers and whether or not they are fit for the practice of law. Steve also devotes time to community service, having served on the Board of Directors of the South Central Connecticut Red Cross and presently on the Executive Board of the Children’s Community Programs of Connecticut, Inc., as vice president. This nonprofit corporation’s mission statement is to provide diverse and creative support services to children and families throughout Connecticut to ensure that “every child counts.”

Richard A. Silver

Richard A. Silver, senior partner of Silver Golub & Teitell LLP, has long been recognized as a leader of the litigation bar in the state of Connecticut and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America under Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Product Liability Litigation for the last 25 years.

Patrick Kennedy, a firm partner, is a lifelong resident of Connecticut. His practice is devoted to handling cases for injured people, including medical malpractice, wrongful death, automobile and trucking negligence, product liability, and premises liability claims. Patrick has had significant success at trial and, as a result, was honored to be elected a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Fellowship in the Academy is limited to only 500 U.S. trial attorneys under the age of 70. Patrick is also a member of the Connecticut chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) which is comprised of the top trial lawyers in the community who are vigorously engaged in civil litigation. Patrick has been recognized as a “New Leader in the Law” by the Connecticut Law Tribune. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America in the field of Plaintiffs Product Liability Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation and, in 2018, was named Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of the Year” in Plaintiffs Product Liability Litigation - Hartford. Patrick has been Recognized by New England Super Lawyers Magazine and Connecticut Magazine every year since 2010. Patrick is on the Board of Governors of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and is a member of the Medical Malpractice Committee and Continuing Legal Education Committee. Patrick is a member of the Hartford County and New Haven County Bar Associations, the Connecticut Bar Association and American Association for Justice. Patrick currently resides in Cheshire with his wife and three children.

Richard W. Lynch

Richard W. Lynch is a partner in the law firm of Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante, P. C. He was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in November of 1987. Mr. Lynch was admitted to the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut in 1988 and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1992. Mr. Lynch was educated at the Florida Institute of Technology (A.S., 1980; B.S., cum laude, 1983) and the Quinnipiac College School of Law (J.D., 1987). As part of his worker’s compensation practice, Mr. Lynch has represented clients at informal hearings, pre-formal hearings and formal hearings. He has successfully appealed cases to the Connecticut Compensation Review Board and Connecticut Appellate Court. Mr. Lynch also has an active criminal practice and handles infractions, misdemeanors, and felonies in state and federal courts. He has successfully represented clients at trial and obtained acquittals for defendants facing serious charges and significant jail exposure. He has also successfully represented individuals at the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles and helped avoid license suspensions and restrictions. Mr. Lynch is a member of the New Haven County and Connecticut Bar Associations. He is also a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.

Jonathan Perkins

Jonathan Perkins has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in damages for his clients. He is dedicated to fighting to protect the interests of those who have suffered injuries. You can count on his experience and proven success record to assist you in obtaining the compensation you deserve. Jonathan has had much success as a personal injury lawyer and represents clients in practice areas including auto accidents, product liability, animal attacks such as dog bites, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, premises liability, slip & fall accidents, and wrongful death.

Joseph D. Garrison

Joseph Garrison was the leading employment lawyer in Connecticut and one of the most prominent employee rights advocates in the United States from his founding of Garrison Law in 1977 until his retirement from client representation in 2023. Starting in 2024, Joe is Of Counsel to the firm and serves exclusively as a neutral, focusing on mediation and arbitration. His ADR practice draws upon his storied career as a trial lawyer and negotiator, having received virtually every award and honor available to a trial lawyer. He served three years as President of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and 15 years on its Executive Board, and is NELA’s representative to the Federal Rules Advisory Committee. He was a Charter Fellow and later national President of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, and an elected member of the American Law Institute (ALI), involved in drafting the Restatement (Third) of Employment Law.