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MICHAEL J. ROSE
Managing Partner
Rose Kallor, LLP
750 Main Street, Suite 606
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 748-4660
(860) 241-1547
Website: www.rosekallor.com
E-Mail: mrose@rosekallor.com

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MICHAEL J. ROSE is widely recognized as one of Connecticut’s leading employment litigators in his representation of governments, government officials, and small business. He has tried over twenty cases to verdict in the areas of employment law and civil rights. In 2007, at the age of 41, he was named to a list of preeminent attorneys within the state of Connecticut. Later in 2007, he was listed among the top lawyers in New England.

In addition to representing employers in federal and state courts, Mr. Rose provides representation before numerous government agencies, including the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, state and federal Departments of Labor and the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission.

Mr. Rose is regarded as a creative litigator with a sound knowledge of the statutory and the public policy goals beyond today’s employment laws. He has crafted unique approaches and defense strategies, such as interlocutory appeals, removal, affirmative use of res judicata and pre-emption, and constitutional and jurisdictional changes to court proceedings. His defense philosophy is shaped by the recognition that while our nation’s laws have the best of intentions, they can often be misused by problem employees and their creative counsel. In 2003, Mr. Rose was successful in having a federal judge declare a federal department of labor regulation under the American’s with Disabilities Act as unconstitutional.

Attorney Rose graduated, cum laude, from the University of New Hampshire in 1989, and from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1994. He was a member of the Mortar Board Honor Society, Pi Gamma Mu, co-author of “ADR in Patent Dispute Resolution,” Vol. 32 Idea No. 4, 1992 and a Legislative Assistant Representative to Richard Swett, U.S. House of Representatives, 1991-1994.

Attorney Rose is admitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as all courts within the state of Connecticut.
Attorney Rose is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and the American Bar Association and the Defense Research Institute.

A list of cases successfully defended by Attorney Rose is included below:

Milardo v. City of Middletown, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93070 (D.Conn. 2007) (successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of former mayor on plaintiff’s “class of one” equal protection and First Amendment retaliation claims)
Sebold v. City of Middletown, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70081 (D.Conn. 2007) (successfully obtained partial summary judgment on behalf of City and former mayor on plaintiff’s federal and state claims that she was constructively discharged and suffered other harms because he former supervisor discriminated against and harassed her because of her age and gender and retaliated against her for protected activity, including free speech)
Vollemans v. Town of Wallingford, 2007 Conn. Super. LEXIS 1645, reconsideration denied, 2007 Conn. Super. LEXIS 1785 (successfully defended Town in bench trial against former employee’s claim of promissory estoppel; judge rendered verdict for defendant based on Fennell Doctrine and held that the proprietary capacity exception to governmental immunity does not apply to a claim for promissory estoppel)
Flaherty v. Borough of Naugatuck, 2007 Conn. Super. LEXIS 2635 (successfully defended Borough in bench trial against retired Fire Chief’s claims of breach of contract, detrimental reliance and unjust enrichment; judge rendered verdict for defendant based on Fennell Doctrine and because he failed to prove his case by a preponderance of the evidence)
Martin v. Town of Westport, 2007 Conn. Super. LEXIS 158 (successfully obtained summary judgment in favor of Town on former employee’s claims that he was retaliated against for making a worker’s compensation claim and for negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress; case is currently on appeal to the Connecticut Appellate Court)
Biello v. Town of Watertown, 2006 Conn. Super. LEXIS 173 (successfully defended Town in bench trial against former employee’s claims of breach of implied contract, promissory estoppel and unjust enrichment)
Vollemans v. Town of Wallingford, 2006 Conn. Super. LEXIS 41(successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of Town of Wallingford on age discrimination claim brought pursuant to the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act by a employee; Court applied federal precedent set out by Ricks in holding that claim was not timely filed), reversed by, Vollemans v. Town of Wallingford, 103 Conn. App. 188 (2007) (Appellate Court held that Ricks does not apply to claim brought under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act, and, therefore, reversed entry of summary judgment), cert. granted, Vollemans v. Wallingford, 284 Conn. 920 (2007) (Supreme Court granted certification to determine this matter of first impression of whether Ricks applies claims brought pursuant to Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act).
Saltarella v. Town of Enfield, 427 F. Supp. 2d 62 (D.Conn. 2006), aff’d, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 15767 (2d Cir. 2007) (plaintiff alleged equal protection and due process violations and First Amendment retaliation. Mr. Saltarella alleged that he blew the whistle on illegal police practices and was thereafter terminated. Mr. Rose obtained a summary judgment on behalf of all defendants, which was affirmed by the Second Circuit).
Distiso v. Wolcott Board of Education, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83835 (D.Conn. 2006) (obtained dismissal of constitutional and state common law claims brought by minor plaintiff’s mother against the Board, public school teachers, principal and superintendent).
Smolicz v. Borough/Town of Naugatuck, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50596, amended by, in part, adhered to, in part, on reconsideration by, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 77024 (D.Conn. 2006) (successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of Naugatuck and its Police Department on First Amendment retaliation claim brought by terminated police officer; currently on appeal to Second Circuit).
Mallett v. Town of Plainville, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15794 (D.Conn. 2006) (successfully defended individual capacity defendants in First Amendment whistleblower case).
Papay v. Town of New Canaan, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5338 (D.Conn. 2006) (constructive discharge claim dismissed in sexual harassment case).
Diggs v. Town of Machester, 303 F. Supp. 2d 163 (D. Conn. 2006) (successfully defended Town of Manchester and individual defendants against former firefighter’s claims of race and disability discrimination, harassment and retaliation in violation of Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; summary judgment granted).
O'Connor v. Pierson, 426 F.3d 187 (2d Cir. 2005) (leading Second Circuit case on rights of public sector employers to obtain psychiatric information from potentially dangerous employees), on remand, O’Connor v. Pierson, 482 F. Supp. 2d 228 (D.Conn. 2007) (successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of defendants because claims were barred by res judicata because plaintiff had a full and fair opportunity to litigate his case to verdict in Connecticut state court; case is currently on appeal to the Second Circuit for the second time)
Goodman v. Town of Farmington Bd. of Educ., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33734 (D.Conn. 2005) (successfully obtained summary judgment on plaintiffs’ claims brought pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act plaintiff’s decedent failed inform the Board that she was seeking leave under the Act and the relief sought was not available under the Act because her 12 week leave would have expired prior to her death)
Pare v. City of Bristol, 386 F. Supp. 2d 43 (D.Conn. 2005) (successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of City of Bristol on disability discrimination case brought by police officer).
O'Connor v. Bd. of Educ. 90 Conn. App. 59, cert. denied, 275 Conn. 912 (2005) (after jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff on invasion of privacy claim, Appellate Court reversed on the grounds of governmental immunity. Leading case holding that invasion of privacy is an intentional tort to which governmental immunity applies. Appellate Court also affirmed court’s ruling granting summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff’s negligent infliction of emotional distress breach of contract claims. Mr. Rose obtained a defendant’s verdict on the remaining claims alleging constitutional, statutory and common law theories)
Martin v. Town of Westport, 329 F. Supp. 2d 318 (D.Conn. 2004) (successfully obtain partial summary judgment on plaintiff’s retaliation, hostile work environment, disability discrimination, procedural due process and negligent and intentional emotional distress claims; Mr. Rose subsequently obtained a defendant’s verdict on plaintiff race discrimination claim), verdict affirmed by Martin v. Town of Westport, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125 (D.Conn. 2005) (affirming jury’s defendant’s verdict)
Sartor v. Town of Manchester, 312 F. Supp. 2d 238 (D.Conn. 2004) (summary judgment obtained on plaintiffs’ claims of breach of contract and tortious breach of contract in connection with plaintiff’s retirement as Town Manager)
McEwan v. Town of New Canaan, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16790 (D.Conn. 2004) (successfully sought dismissal of free speech claims brought pursuant to §31-51q against individual defendants because the term “employer” in §31-51q does not include supervisors)
Harhay v. Town of Ellington Bd. of Educ., 323 F.3d 206 (2d Cir. 2003) (Procedural due process claim brought by tenured teacher who was fired as part of a reduction in force. In an interlocutory appeal, Second Circuit reversed District Court’s refusal to grant qualified immunity to the individual defendants).
Braheney v. Town of Wallingford, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5515 (D.Conn. 2004) (successfully defended the Town of Wallingford from gender discrimination and disability discrimination brought by female firefighter)
Barton v. City of Bristol, 294 F. Supp. 2d 184 (D.Conn. 2003) (successfully obtained summary judgment on first amendment whistleblower/ retaliation, substantive due process and equal protection claims brought against Fire Chief).
Filush v. Town of Weston, 266 F. Supp. 2d 322 (D. Conn. 2003) (granting motion to dismiss, holding that public employees may not bring cause of action under Title II of ADA to circumvent exhaustion requirements of Title I of the ADA).
Matos v. Bristol Bd. of Educ., 204 F. Supp. 2d 375 (D. Conn. 2002) (successfully defended discrimination case brought by janitor)
Rider v. Town of Farmington, 162 F. Supp. 2d 45 (D.Conn. 2001) (successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of Farmington police department in case of gender discrimination and retaliation by female officer).
Miner v. Town of Cheshire, 126 F. Supp. 2d 184 (D.Conn. 2000) (successfully sought and obtained dismissal of sexual harassment claims because they were not timely filed and plaintiff did not plead facts trigging the application of the continuing violation doctrine or equitable tolling).
Meeker v. Regional Sch. Dist. # 6, initial opinion at, 23 F. Supp. 2d 193 (D.Conn. 1998) (case tried to verdict on procedural due process claim brought by public school teacher who was non-renewed).
ATC Partnership v. Town of Windham, 251 Conn. 597 (1999), cert. denied, ATC Partnership v. Town of Windham, 530 U.S. 1214 (2000) (seminal case on causes of action under the Connecticut constitution).

ROBIN B. KALLOR
Partner
Rose Kallor, LLP
750 Main Street, Suite 606
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 748-4660
(860) 241-1547
Website: www.rosekallor.com
E-Mail: rkallor@rosekallor.com

ROBIN B. KALLOR is one of the founding partners of Rose Kallor, LLP. Prior to relocating to Connecticut, where she has practiced for three years, she spent seven years in New York at a mid-sized labor and employment firm in New York City.
Ms. Kallor has concentrated on labor and employment litigation in federal and state courts, as well as proceedings before government administrative agencies, such as the National Labor Relations Board and the State Board of Labor Relations and the various civil rights and labor agencies. In her defense of civil rights and other litigation, she has frequently obtained pretrial dismissal or other satisfactory conclusion in both the federal and state courts. In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Kallor regularly advises municipal and private sector clients in employment and labor matters. She also negotiates union contracts on behalf of management in the public and private sector.

In her varied management-side practice, Ms. Kallor gives advice and litigates issues relating to race, color, religion, age, sex, disability and national origin discrimination, wage and hour claims, Family and Medical Leave Act issues, employee claims of breach of contract, defamation and other work-related tort claims and other matters that arise in connection with the employee-employer relationship. Ms. Kallor also negotiates collective bargaining agreements. Ms. Kallor also presents seminars on labor and employment issues.
Attorney Kallor graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1994 and from Hofstra University School of Law with a Juris Doctorate degree in 1997. Attorney Kallor was the recipient of the Hofstra University School of Law Citation of Excellence for Advocacy and Litigation and was Notes and Comments Editor for the Hofstra Labor Law Journal. Attorney Kallor is currently admitted to practice in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. She is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts in Connecticut, New Jersey and the Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of New York. She is also admitted to practice before the Second and Third Circuits of the United States Courts of Appeals.

Saltarella v. Town of Enfield, 427 F. Supp. 2d 62 (D.Conn. 2006), aff’d, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 15767 (2d Cir. 2007) (plaintiff alleged equal protection and due process violations and First Amendment retaliation. Mr. Saltarella alleged that he blew the whistle on illegal police practices and was thereafter terminated. Mr. Rose obtained a summary judgment on behalf of all defendants, which was affirmed by the Second Circuit).
Aceto v. Town of Bloomfield, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32475 (D.Conn. 2006) (successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of Town and individual defendants against former police officer's constitutional claims that the defendants violated her right to privacy and discriminated against her because of her gender; summary judgment granted).
Goodman v. Town of Farmington Bd. of Educ., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33734 (D.Conn. 2005) (successfully obtained summary judgment on plaintiffs’ claims brought pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act plaintiff’s decedent failed inform the Board that she was seeking leave under the Act and the relief sought was not available under the Act because her 12 week leave would have expired prior to her death)

JOHANNA G. ZELMAN
Associate
Rose Kallor, LLP
750 Main Street, Suite 606
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 748-4660
(860) 241-1547
Website: www.rosekallor.com
E-Mail: jzelman@rosekallor.com

JOHANNA G. ZELMANgraduated from Connecticut College, summa cum laude, in 1999 with Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Psychology, with Honors and Distinction, and Hispanic Studies, with Distinction. While at Connecticut College, Attorney Zelman was a Winthrop Scholar and became a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Psi Chi. Prior to attending law school, Attorney Zelman worked at Massachusetts General and Brigham & Women’s Hospitals, both affiliates of Harvard University, located in Boston, Massachusetts. There, she aided doctors in clinical investigation of various anti-depressant medications and neurological disorders and managed large federally and privately funded research grants. While working at Massachusetts General Hospital, she co-authored several research papers published in prominent medical journals, including the American Journal of Psychiatry, the Annals of Clinical Psychology and Psychosomatics. She also gave several presentations at the 2000 Annual American Psychiatric Association Conference.

Attorney Zelman graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Law with a Juris Doctorate Degree in 2005. There, she was a member of the Student Trial Lawyers Association and was awarded the CALI award for excellence in Juvenile Law. While attending law school, she also participated in the program at the Center for Children’s Advocacy aiding children with legal issues stemming from serious medical conditions. Additionally, she aided the UConn Health Center, Department of Community Medicine, in developing a class for Connecticut health professionals on bioterrorism preparedness.

Attorney Zelman was admitted to practice in the Connecticut Superior, Appellate and Supreme Courts in 2005, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut in 2006 and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2008.

As an Associate at Rose Kallor, LLP, Attorney Zelman practices in the field of Labor and Employment Litigation, as well as general civil rights and municipal defense. She advises both private and municipal employers in all aspects of labor and employment law and provides a defense to municipal corporations in civil rights and employment disputes. She has successfully represented and defended employers before various administrative agencies, including the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission, the Connecticut Superior, Appellate and Supreme Courts, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

A list of cases successfully defended by Attorney Zelman is included below:

Distiso v. Wolcott Bd. of Educ., 352 Fed. Appx. 478 (2d 2009) (Second Circuit reversed and remanded case holding that the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (Distiso v. Wolcott Bd. of Educ., 539 F. Supp. 2d 562 (D.Conn. 2008)) did not appropriately apply the qualified immunity test regarding plaintiff’s claims that his teachers violated the federal due process and equal protection clauses by failing to protect him from his peers’ racial harassment and by allegedly assaulting him)

O’Connor v. Pierson, 482 F. Supp. 2d 228 (D.Conn. 2007), aff’d, 568 F.3d 64 (2d Cir. 2009) (summary judgment granted to defendant because plaintiff’s claims were barred by res judicata because plaintiff had a full and fair opportunity to litigate his case to verdict in Connecticut state court; affirmed by the Second Circuit on appeal)

Sophia v. City of Danbury, 116 Conn. App. 68 (2009) (affirming jury verdict in favor of defendant on plaintiff’s retaliation claim brought pursuant to the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act and holding definitely that constructive discharge is not a common law cause of action in Connecticut)

Fiore v. Fairfield Bd. of Educ., 2009 WL 586278 (D.Conn. 2009) (in this reverse discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation case, summary judgment was granted to the defendants on plaintiff teacher’s claims that her teaching contract was non-renewed, thereby denying her tenure, because of her religion, sexual orientation and complaints about discrimination)

Padula v. Weston Bd. of Educ., 2009 Conn. Super. LEXIS 1557 (summary judgment granted to defendants on plaintiff’s breach of contract claims because defendants’ undisputed evidence showed that plaintiff was an at will employee and the claim was barred by the Fennell Doctrine)

O'Hanlon v. City of Danbury, 2009 WL 586278 (D.Conn.) “Class of one” Equal Protection claims brought against the City and it current and former Fire Chiefs by candidates who were not selected for the position of entry level firefighter was dismissed pursuant to Engquist v. Or. Dep't of Agric., 553 U.S. 591 (2008))

Claudio v. Town of Enfield, 2008 WL 2786433 (D.Conn. 2008) (after female Hispanic police officer was terminated for failing a required test on four occasions, summary judgment granted on “class of one” and racial discrimination Equal Protection and Procedural and Substantive Due Process claims; pendent state law claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress and defamation dismissed and summary judgment later granted by Superior Court (Robles-Claudio v. Marcotte, 2009 Conn. Super. LEXIS 2100)).

Henton v. City of New London, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41088 (partial summary judgment entered in favor of the defendant on plaintiff’s claim of race discrimination and harassment; subsequent jury verdict rendered in favor of defendant on plaintiff’s retaliation claim)

Biello v. Town of Watertown, 109 Conn. App. 572, cert. denied, 289 Conn. 934 (2008) (affirming trial court’s verdict after bench trial in favor of the defendant on plaintiff’s breach of contract, quantum meruit and detrimental reliance claims because plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies, accord and satisfaction was a complete defense and the Fennell Doctrine barred the claims)

Martin v. Westport, 558 F. Supp. 2d 228 (D.Conn 2008) (summary judgment granted in favor of the defendant on former African American Master Mechanic’s claims of racial discrimination and harassment and retaliation brought pursuant to the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act because plaintiff’s prior lawsuit, which reached a final judgment on the merits, was a complete bar to the instant lawsuit under the doctrine of res judicata. The Court also held that the claims were, in part, untimely and that they failed on their merits.

Chance v. Reed, 538 F. Supp. 2d 562 (D.Conn 2008) (summary judgment granted in favor of private non-profit homeless shelter and its employees on former African American client’s claim that the homeless shelter and several of its employees violated his constitutional right to equal protection and due process and Title II and VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended)

Milardo v. City of Middletown, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93070 (D.Conn. 2007) (successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of former mayor on plaintiff’s “class of one” equal protection and First Amendment retaliation claims)

Sebold v. City of Middletown, 2007 WL 2782527 (D.Conn 2007) (summary judgment granted, in part, on former dispatcher’s federal and state claims that she was discriminated against because of her gender and age, harassed because of her age and retaliated against for protected speech in violation of the First Amendment. Summary judgment also granted as to all common law claims)

Martin v. Town of Westport, 2007 Conn. Super. LEXIS 158 (successfully obtained summary judgment in favor of Town on former employee’s claims that he was retaliated against for making a worker’s compensation claim and for negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress; case is currently on appeal to the Connecticut Appellate Court)

Distiso v. Wolcott Board of Education, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83835 (D.Conn. 2006) (obtained dismissal of constitutional and state common law claims brought by minor plaintiff’s mother against the Board, public school teachers, principal and superintendent)

MELINDA A. POWELL
Of Counsel
Rose Kallor, LLP
750 Main Street, Suite 606
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 748-4660
(860) 241-1547
Website: www.rosekallor.com
E-Mail: mpowell@rosekallor.com

MELINDA A. POWELL was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and graduated from Florida Atlantic University as the Valedictorian of her class, with a degree in Public Administration. She attended Vermont Law School in South Royalton, Vermont, and received her J.D. in December 1995. While in law school, she received the Jonathan B. Chase fellowship in public interest law to work for Alaska Legal Services in Fairbanks, Alaska. She also worked on environmental litigation for the Conservation Law Foundation in Montpelier, Vermont, and for WaterWatch of Oregon, in Portland, Oregon.

Attorney Powell has over ten years of general litigation and civil rights litigation experience, and has represented municipal police departments, fire departments, building departments, zoning and wetlands departments and boards of education in these matters. Ms. Powell has tried approximately 10 cases to verdict, including several complex civil rights cases, and has prepared Appellate briefs for submission in state and federal court. She also represents her private clients in commercial and environmental litigation.

Attorney Powell’s interests include traveling, hiking and other outdoor activities.

EILEEN MCCARTHY
Associate
Rose Kallor, LLP
750 Main Street, Suite 606
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 748-4660
(860) 241-1547
E-Mail: emccarthy@rosekallor.com
Website: www.rosekallor.com

EILEEN MCCARTHY graduated from Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, with interdisciplinary honors, in 1986. She attended Wesleyan as an Etherington Scholar and was awarded several Wesleyan scholarships, a Thorndike Grant and a Wesleyan Writers Conference scholarship. While at Wesleyan, she was a student intern at Wesleyan Press.

Attorney McCarthy graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1989 with a Juris Doctorate degree. While attending law school, she interned at the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney where she briefed and argued criminal cases on the appellate level. She is admitted to practice in the Connecticut Superior, Appellate and Supreme Courts, the Federal District Court for the District of Connecticut, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

After law school, Attorney McCarthy was a judicial law clerk for two years to the Hon. Paul M. Foti and the Hon. Maxwell Heiman in the Connecticut Appellate Court.

Following her clerkship, Attorney McCarthy practiced in a Hartford based insurance defense firm for five years where she was an associate with full case management responsibilities, including trials to the bench and jury to verdict. She also defended medical professionals in administrative proceedings when the practitioner’s license was questioned by the Department of Health. Attorney McCarthy also represented a state trooper in the class action known as In re State Police Litigation, or the state police wiretapping case. Id. 888 F. Supp. 1235 (D. Conn. 1995); 88 F.3d 111 (2nd Cir. 1996). Attorney McCarthy was also the senior associate in the defense of Dow Corning Wright breast implant class action.

Most recently, Attorney McCarthy was a Senior Assistant State’s Attorney in the Appellate Division of the Connecticut Chief State’s Attorney’s office for nearly fourteen years. As a prosecutor, she briefed and argued in excess of 120 criminal appeals, habeas petitions and a writ of error to the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts. She also advised trial prosecutors of the most recent precedent when the latter attorney was bringing a new issue to the trial court either before or mid-trial.

In her spare time, Attorney McCarthy and her Delta Association certified pet therapy dog volunteer by visiting patients and staff at Connecticut Children’s Hospital in Hartford and residents at the Southington Care Center, an assisted living facility.

KERRIE E. MURDICK
Senior Paralegal
Rose Kallor, LLP
750 Main Street, Suite 606
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 748-4660 Ext. 50
(860) 241-1547
E-Mail: kmurdick@rosekallor.com
Website: www.rosekallor.com

KERRIE E. MURDICK graduated from Post College with a degree in Paralegal Studies, where she attended her last semester on a full academic scholarship. Ms. Murdick also received her Certificate of Paralegal Studies from Boston University and graduated with a 4.0 G.P.A. She is a member of the Central Connecticut Paralegal Association and the National Federation of Paralegal Associations.

Ms. Murdick has over twenty years of experience in the legal field. Prior to joining Rose Kallor, LLP, she was employed as a litigation assistant for the senior partner and managing attorney of the Labor and Employment Law Department of a mid-sized law firm in Hartford. Ms. Murdick was also previously employed as a legal assistant for a general practice law firm specializing in personal injury litigation. In addition to labor and employment law and personal injury litigation, Ms. Murdick also has experience in the areas of family law, criminal law, workers’ compensation, estates and trusts, and probate.

As senior paralegal at Rose Kallor, LLP, Ms. Murdick provides support to Managing Partner Michael J. Rose in the areas of labor and employment law, as well as general civil rights and municipal defense. Ms. Murdick also handles a variety of managerial functions for the firm.

AMBER M. SMITH
Paralegal
Rose Kallor, LLP
750 Main Street, Suite 606
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 748-4660 Ext. 51
(860) 241-1547
E-Mail: asmith@rosekallor.com
Website: www.rosekallor.com

Amber M. Smith graduated with honors, maintaining a 3.8 G.P.A. from Branford Hall Career Institute in 2004, where she received a Certificate in Paralegal Studies. Ms. Smith is presently attending the University of Hartford, pursuing her B.S. degree in Paralegal Studies. Ms. Smith is a member of the Central Connecticut Paralegal Association and the National Federation of Paralegal Associations.

Prior to joining Rose Kallor, LLP, Ms. Smith was employed at a leading personal injury law firm located in Hartford, specializing in Connecticut and Massachusetts pre-litigation.

Currently at Rose Kallor, LLP, Ms. Smith provides paralegal support to Partner, Robin B. Kallor, Associate, Johanna G. Zelman and Of Counsel, Melinda A. Powell in the areas of labor and employment law, as well as general civil municipal defense and personal injury defense.

MARIA PALMER
Billing Specialist
Rose Kallor, LLP
750 Main Street, Suite 606
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860-748-4660
Fax: 860-241-1547
e-mail: mpalmer@rosekallor.com
website:www.rosekallor.com

MARIA R. PALMER graduated from Quinnipiac College in 1991 where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies.

Ms. Palmer has over 20 years of experience in the legal field. Prior to joining Rose Kallor, LLP, she was employed as a paralegal for a small general practice law firm located in Hartford specializing in medical malpractice, personal injury, workers’ compensation, criminal law, and family law.

At Rose Kallor, LLP, Ms. Palmer handles the law firm administrative functions, including billing, accounts receivable/accounts payable, and bookkeeping.

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