David P Atkins

February 27, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

When a lawyer moves from one firm to another, a comprehensive set of ground rules must be followed to meet obligations to clients.

By David P. Atkins and Marcy Tench Stovall

6 minute read

October 02, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

When conflicts of interest arise, dropping a client deemed "less desirable" does not prevent disqualification, or worse.

By David P. Atkins and Marcy Tench Stovall

9 minute read

August 24, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

It is well established that Connecticut law provides the remedy of apportioning "comparative" fault among co-tortfeasors, as well as the plaintiff, in personal injury or property damage actions. Under a provision of the 1986 Tort Reform Act, where co-defendants alleged are each to have caused the plaintiff's injuries, a jury is authorized to assign a "proportionate share" of fault to each co-defendant (as well as to the plaintiff).

By David P. Atkins

10 minute read

August 24, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

It is well established that Connecticut law provides the remedy of apportioning "comparative" fault among co-tortfeasors, as well as the plaintiff, in personal injury or property damage actions. Under a provision of the 1986 Tort Reform Act, where co-defendants alleged are each to have caused the plaintiff's injuries, a jury is authorized to assign a "proportionate share" of fault to each co-defendant (as well as to the plaintiff).

By David P. Atkins

10 minute read

January 25, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Based on the efforts of a highly paid legal industry consultant, your firm has been in confidential negotiations with a practice group looking to leave a prominent, nationally known law firm.

By David P. Atkins and Marcy Tench Stovall

9 minute read

May 17, 2001 | Law.com

Of the many ethical obligations imposed on attorneys, none is more unpleasant than the duty to report a fellow practitioner for misconduct. Yet the duty to "squeal" is subject to a significant exception, namely an attorney's independent obligation to protect client confidences. Which of these competing goals prevails -- protecting the public from a dishonest attorney or protecting a client whose interests are better served by her lawyer's silence?

By David P. Atkins

7 minute read

July 18, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Since July 1, 2007, the Statewide Grievance Committee has had two principal ways to address concerns about attorney advertising.

By MARCY TENCH STOVALL and DAVID P. ATKINS

10 minute read