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Humbert Polito, Jr.

Polito & Harrington, LLC
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Humbert Polito, Jr.
Polito & Harrington, LLC
Waterford,
 CT

Humbert (Bert) J. Polito Jr., is a partner in the law firm of Polito & Quinn, LLC in Waterford, Connecticut, which he founded with Michael J. Quinn in 2002. Bert is a native of Cleveland, Ohio where he attended St. Ignatius High School. Bert is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross (A.B. Religious Studies, 1978) where he was admitted to Phi Beta Kappa. Bert attended the University of Connecticut School of Law (1986) and then served as law clerk to Donald F. Shea of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island. Throughout his career in law, Bert has successfully tried and arbitrated cases in both Connecticut and Rhode Island. As a result, Bert is board certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Bert has also been selected for membership to the American Board of Trial Advocates. Bert has served on the Board of Governors of CTLA since 1993, and has been a member of the Executive Committee since 2003. In June 2009, Bert was elected to serve as President of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.

Bert taught high school both before and during law school, and continues to be active in teaching. Bert ran the People's Law School Program in New London for several years, and currently assists middle school students each year in New London to prepare for annual mock trial exercises. Bert also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Connecticut School of Law, where he has taught a semester course in Trial Advocacy each fall since 1998.

Bert has been admitted to practice law in Connecticut since 1986, and in Rhode Island since 1987. His practice has focused exclusively on plaintiff's personal injury litigation. In his work, Bert seeks to promote consumer and patient safety, and is particularly proud of two of his cases, one by verdict and the other by settlement. The former involved a product liability verdict in favor of a burn victim, wherein the Court ordered that product safety data in the possession of a non-party foreign manufacturer be produced over the objection of a defendant seller here in America.

The latter involved the settlement of a hospital malpractice case on behalf of a family which included the hospital's implementation of patient safety procedures, as well as the designation of a family member to a working hospital committee seeking to improve patient safety. A number of the cases Bert has resolved have been in excess of one million dollars.

Bert is listed in Best Lawyers in America, and in Connecticut and New England Super Lawyers.

Bert resides in Essex, Connecticut with his wife and their three sons, where they are members of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church.

Education:

University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, 1986

Honors: Cum Laude

College of the Holy Cross, 1978

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions:

Connecticut, 1986

Rhode Island, 1987

U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 1987

U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1988

U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1993

Certification/Specialties:

National Board of Trial Advocates, 2000

National Board of Trial Advocates - (Recertified), 2005

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Speaker, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association

Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Connecticut School of Law, Trial Advocacy, 1998 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association 2009-2010

President

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2008 - 2009

President Elect

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1993 - Present

Member, Board of Governors

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2003 - Present

Present Member, Executive Committee

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association

Member, Medical Malpractice Committee

American Association of Justice

Member

Connecticut Bar Association

Member

New London County Bar Association

Member

Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association

Member

Rhode Island Bar Association

Member

Connecticut Traumatic Brain Injury Association, 1992 -1998

Board of Governors

Past Employment Positions:

Justice Donald F. Shea, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, Law Clerk, 1986 - 1987

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Speaker, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association

Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Connecticut School of Law, Trial Advocacy, 1998 - Present

Honors and Awards:

Martindale Hubbell Preeminent Lawyers (AV Rated), 2004 - Present

New England Super Lawyers, 2007-Present

Connecticut Magazine Super Lawyer, 2006- Present

Best Lawyers in America, 2005- Present

American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), 2000 - Present

Selected as a James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation

New London Area Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiff's Lawyer of the Year for 2013 as selected by Best Lawyers

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association 2009-1010

President

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2008 - 2009

President Elect

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1993 - Present

Member, Board of Governors

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2003 - Present

Present Member, Executive Committee

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association

Member, Medical Malpractice Committee

American Association of Justice

Member

Connecticut Bar Association

Member

New London County Bar Association

Member

Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association

Member

Rhode Island Bar Association

Member

Connecticut Traumatic Brain Injury Association, 1992 - 1998

Board of Governors

Areas of Practice:

Personal Injury

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation


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