New Milford, CT

D. Randall DiBella

D. Randall DiBella is a senior partner at Cramer & Anderson with nearly 40 years of experience. He is known for his compassionate and effective advocacy in Municipal Law, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Appellate Litigation, and Land Use & Environmental Law. He has served as Counsel to the Town of New Milford since 2004 and to several other northwestern Connecticut municipalities. Attorney DiBella secured a $650,000 settlement in a high-profile house explosion case and is recognized as an authority on Connecticut Freedom of Information law. He holds an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell® and received a statewide Best Mentors award in 2018.

Osvaldo G. Machado

Osvaldo G. Machado received his J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Connecticut. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and focuses on criminal defense, family law, personal injury, and real estate transactions. He is admitted to practice in Connecticut, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the United States District Court for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Lisa M. Rivas

Attorney Lisa M. Rivas is a Partner in Cramer & Anderson’s Danbury office, specializing in Immigration Law. She handles removal proceedings, asylum interviews, family and employment petitions, and consular processing. She has experience with Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJ) Status and cases involving domestic violence victims. Attorney Rivas is bilingual and has represented clients from across the world. She is recognized for her volunteer and pro bono work, receiving a Social Impact award in the 2023 New England Legal Awards, a Graduates of the Last Decade Impact Award from UConn Law School Alumni Association in 2020, and a New Leaders in the Law award from The Connecticut Law Tribune in 2016. She was also named a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2021. She chairs the Selection Committee for the Latino Scholarship Fund, Inc. Her practice areas also include Workers’ Compensation, Divorce & Family Law, Personal Injury Law, and Criminal Law.

R. Bartley Halloran

Founder and Senior Partner of Halloran & Halloran, Bart Halloran has practiced law for over 35 years. Since obtaining his law degree from the University of Connecticut, Attorney Halloran has served as the lead attorney in over 2,225 mediations, arbitrations, and other civil matters. He has tried in excess of 200 cases to verdict. He has argued numerous appeals in the Connecticut Appellate and Supreme Courts as well as the Second Circuit. Attorney Halloran has been appointed to numerous governmental positions including Chairman of the Capital City Economic Development Authority. In 2007, Attorney Halloran was appointed to serve as District Counsel to the Metropolitan District Commission. As District Counsel, he supervises all aspects of the two billion dollar Clean Water Program. Attorney Halloran is also active in numerous bar associations. Most recently, he was elected as a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Kenneth E. Taylor

Attorney Kenneth E. Taylor has been a practicing attorney for more than 35 years. Attorney Taylor spends the majority of his time on divorce and family law cases, in addition to representing a large number of clients in residential real estate law for the firm. Based on his broad experience, Attorney Taylor also handles general litigation, with notable cases and outcomes in practice areas such as personal injury law and workers’ compensation. Attorney Taylor’s collaborative philosophy is the key to his success with divorce and family Law, an area known for contentious and often painful proceedings. In dealing with the issues of divorce, custody, and finances, Attorney Taylor engages in a new model of divorce known as the collaborative approach. It differs in key ways from traditional divorce, in which both sides hire attorneys and essentially fight, and also differs from mediation, in which a neutral mediator (not necessarily an attorney) represents neither side but shepherds both toward an acceptable outcome. Collaborative divorce is a hybrid method in which spouses are each represented by an attorney. Both sides agree to work collaboratively and amicably toward a resolution, and the process begins with setting mutual goals. Collaborative divorce can save money, and it avoids long-term scars for the families involved. Attorney Taylor is a member of the Collaborative Divorce Group of Western Connecticut, as well as The Litchfield County Collaborative Divorce Group. Attorney Taylor also recently completed a 40-hour training course through the Connecticut Council for Non-Adversarial Divorce to become certified in divorce mediation. In this process, a neutral mediator shepherds the parties toward a mutually acceptable outcome without formally representing either side. Both mediation and collaborative divorce tend to avoid the long-term scars that result from traditional divorce, which is an important consideration for spouses with children and extended families. Ken has three daughters, all raised in New Milford, CT, and currently resides on a small horse farm in Newtown, CT.

Meg Lyon

Meg Lyon graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Law in December 2018 with a Juris Doctorate and a Certificate in Human Rights. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Yale University. She focuses on Civil Rights, Workers’ Compensation, and Personal Injury. Meg is the Chairperson of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch.

Barry S. Moller

Attorney Barry Moller has 35 years of experience representing clients in workplace accidents, motor vehicle accidents, and other personal injury matters. He has a strong record of favorable settlements, jury verdicts, and successful appeals in Workers’ Compensation cases, including a recent $823,000 settlement. He is an authority on physical impairment ratings and has served on the Chairman’s Legal Advisory Committee to the Workers’ Compensation Commission since 2000 and the Workers’ Compensation Executive Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association since 1997. He was honored with a Distinguished Leaders in the Law award from the Connecticut Law Tribune in 2020.