Stratford, CT

Max L. Rosenberg

Attorney Max Lavit Rosenberg, the Managing Partner, works to assist consumers in financial distress and those being harassed by collection agencies. He represents clients in all phases of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings, personal injury, family mediation, contract negotiation, and civil litigation. He has been published in the Connecticut Lawyer Magazine for an article entitled 'A Practical and Pragmatic View to Practicing Bankruptcy'. He has taught the Continuing Legal Education Class to other attorneys about the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Practice. He was the host of the 'Legal Hour' and 'What’s Your Problem?' on WDJZ and WICC radio station. He has earned a Superb 10-star rating by clients with over 140 client reviews and over 48 endorsements from competing attorneys on Avvo.com. He has earned Top Bankruptcy Lawyer and Clients Choice Awards for multiple years. He gives back to his community through many charitable works with the Freemason Lodge #8 St. Johns, Pyramid Shriners Organization, and the Yankee Council Boy Scouts of America Pack 74 and Troop 72.

Christopher D. Hite

Attorney Hite is a Connecticut native and public school graduate. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. He continued his studies at Syracuse University College of Law, where he won numerous awards in various national and interschool trial and appellate competitions. He was the recipient of an Equal Justice Works Summer Fellowship for his work at the Monroe County Legal Assistance Center. Christopher now focuses on workers compensation, personal injury, evictions, probate law, and civil litigation. He has been recognized for his achievements by selection in Super Lawyers’ New England Rising Stars and Connecticut Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Connecticut every year since 2011. He is actively involved in the Connecticut Bar Association, having previously served as an Executive Committee Co-Chair and Chair for the Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section and Consumer Law Sections of the Young Lawyers Section.

James M. Connolly

For the last 30 years, Jim has exclusively represented plaintiffs in personal injury matters including wrongful death, medical and dental malpractice, product liability, and strict liability as well as all types of automobile cases. He has argued cases both to the Connecticut Supreme Court and the Appellate Court. Jim has represented the Standing Committee on Bar Admissions and has been a presenter at the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association Annual Evidence Seminar. As a Civil Trial Specialist since 1996, attorney Connolly is one of less than 100 Connecticut attorneys to be certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, the only organization approved by the Connecticut Judicial Department’s Specialization Committee. He has been recognized by his peers as a Connecticut Super Lawyer since the inception of that designation in 2006. Jim Connolly grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and completed his undergrad and law degree at the University of Bridgeport (now Quinnipiac University School of Law), magna cum laude. In his early career, he litigated serious criminal matters including murder, sexual assault, and robbery. He also represented a major national insurance company and litigated automobile, product liability, premises liability, and other negligence and subrogation matters.

Agustin Sevillano

Agustin "Augie" Sevillano is a trial attorney with over 24 years of experience, specializing in personal injury and wrongful death cases, including vehicular accidents, medical malpractice, and defective products. He has extensive experience in both state and federal courts across Connecticut, managing over a thousand personal injury claims and successfully securing over $20 million in settlements and verdicts. Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, he is committed to treating clients with dignity and respect, especially those with language barriers. Mr. Sevillano is a Board Certified Civil Litigator by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and an active member of the American Association for Justice, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, and the Bridgeport and Connecticut Bar Associations. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut in 1995 and his law degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 1998. He began his career as a public defender before focusing on personal injury law. He also coaches soccer in his community.

Richard Zayas

Attorney Zayas, the founder of Zayas Law Firm, has been practicing law in the Hartford area since 1990 and has represented thousands of victims in accident cases such as motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, and medical malpractice. He has tried many jury cases particularly representing clients injured in motor vehicle and slip and fall accidents. He has also briefed and argued cases before the Supreme and Appellate Court of the State of Connecticut. For over ten years Attorney Zayas has been presenting the program La ley y Usted (“The Law and You”), a local radio program he founded, every Wednesday at noontime on WPRX 1120 AM. He is well known in the Hartford Community for his involvement and support of cultural and musical organizations and events.

Lawrence F. Morizio

Lawrence Morizio is the president and founding partner of Morizio Law Firm and an expert in his field. His mission is to help Connecticut workers who have been injured on the job to obtain the proper medical treatment and full compensation benefits they deserve under the law. Representing clients in Stratford and throughout Connecticut, he specializes in the area of workers’ compensation law and advises clients on legal matters that relate to receipt of workers’ compensation benefits, including social security disability, unemployment and short/long-term disability. His caseload includes a wide variety of injuries sustained by employees, from repetitive stress and hypertension to catastrophic injury.

Maximiliano Zayas

Attorney Maximiliano Zayas joined Attorney Richard Zayas in November 2007. He graduated from Boston College Law School. He practiced for four years in Miami, Florida, focusing on personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability, products liability, medical malpractice, insurance coverage and bad faith, and construction defect. He is a strong believer in helping the injured receive fair compensation. He has obtained a multi-million dollar verdict in a wrongful death case in Florida. He is a member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, and the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association.