Following a run of new offices, Shook, Hardy & Bacon will now "connect the dots" in Connecticut, announcing a new shop in Hartford with a lateral from Carlton Fields.

Robert R. Simpson, managing partner with Shook Hardy & Bacon. Courtesdy photo

The defense litigation firm announced this week that trial lawyer Robert Simpson has joined as managing partner of a new office in the Constitution State, expanding the firm's bench in the Northeast after planting roots in five other locales over the last three years, including New York and Boston.