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Stewart M. Casper 
Stamford, Connecticut
phone (203) 325-8600
(866) 363-0108
fax (203) 323-5970
email scasper@cadetlaw.com

Stewart Casper primarily handles personal injury claims relating to car accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, defective products, premises liability and workers' compensation. He also handles bad faith claims against insurance companies.

Stewart Casper was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 1978. He is admitted to practice before theFederal District Court for the District of Connecticut and the Southern District of New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the State Courts of New York, and the United States Supreme Court.

He has continuously played an active role in advocating legislative policy and in dealing with the rights of victims of medical errors, nursing home abuse, insurance company malfeasance and accidents in the State of Connecticut and throughout the nation. Stewart Casper has testified before legislative committees. He has lectured extensively on these issues, as well as on many issues of substantive law and trial preparation. Mr. Casper has also served as a Special Master in the U.S. District Court and in the State Superior Court.

Stewart Casper has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) since 1987 and served on the CTLA Executive Committee from 1990-2010. He was the President of the CTLA from 1996-1997. In connection with these responsibilities, he serves on CTLA's, Legislative, Automobile Insurance (Chairperson), Amicus Curiae, Medical Malpractice, Public Relations, and Fund Raising committees. He is one of three founding officers of the CTLA Civil Justice Foundation. He is a former member of the Motor Vehicle Automobile Insurance Coordination Committee and the Insurance Oversight Committee (Co-Chairperson) of The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (now the American Association for Justice, or "AAJ"). From 1999-2006 he was one of two State Delegates from Connecticut to AAJ. In 2006 he was elected by the membership of CTLA to serve on the Board of Governors of AAJ and he presently serves on AAJ's Public Affairs Committee and National Finance Committee. In 2008, he was designated a co-chairperson of a working subcommittee of AAJ's Public Affairs Committee charged with making recommendations to deal with ERISA subrogation and Medicare Set-Aside issues. He is a member of AAJ Professional Liability Section and in July 2010 he was elected to serve a one year term as the Chairman of AAJ's Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group. From 2004-2010 he served as Editor-in-Chief of the "Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group Newsletter." On July 11, 2010, the leadership of AAJ recognized Stewart with AAJ’s prestigious "Public Service Award". He is a member of the Brain Injury Association of Connecticut, the Brain Injury Association of America, the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (See Client Testimonials) for both "Personal Injury" and "Workers' Compensation" law and he is certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

In 2006, he was recognized in "Connecticut Magazine" for being a "Super Lawyer" in its inaugural listing and he has retained that designation since and in January 2007 he was listed as one of the top 500 lawyers in the nation who represent Plaintiffs with the publication of the "Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America."

Community and Pro Bono Services

Stewart devotes substantial time and energy to discussing public policy and translating those ideas into proposed legislation at the state and national level with a focus on 1) making our system of justice more equitable; and 2) to balance the playing field between insurance companies and big business and injured people. In addition, he volunteered for no fee to represent victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 as part of "Trial Lawyers Care, Inc." He is also a fundraiser for the American Heart Association.

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Auto Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Abuse, Product Liability, Workers' Compensation Law, with special emphasis on handing traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries.

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Areas of Practice:
30% Medical Malpractice
40% Personal Injury
25% Traumatic Brain Injury/Spinal Cord Injury
5% Workers' Compensation
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2001


Bar Admissions:
Connecticut, 1978
New York, 1985
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1978
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1985
U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
Education:
Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York
J.D.
Law Review: Hofstra Law Review, Associate Editor, 1976 - 1978


University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts
B.A.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa


Published Works:
Editor-in-Chief, "Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group Newsletter", American Association for Justice, 2005 - Present


"The Crisis in Disclosure of Insurance Coverage", CTLA Forum, Vol. 15, No.1, Jan./Feb, 1997


"Demonstrative and Documentary Evidence", Matthew Bender Publishing Co., 1995


Co-Author, "The Changing Landscape of Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Insurance Law in Connecticut", Connecticut Bar Journal, Vol. 68, No. 2, April, 1994


"Looking Fraudulent Surveillance in the Eye", Trial Magazine, January, 1993


"Litigating Stairway Liability Cases", Personal Injury Handbook, James Publishing Group, 1991


"The Death of Joint and Several Liability - Have the Reports Been Exaggerated?", CTLA Forum, Vol. 8, No. 3, May/June, 1990


"Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage: The Claimant's Approach", Connecticut Bar Journal, Vol. # 58, No. 6, December, 1984


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Cases - Determining Coverage, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1985 - 1990


Investigation for Auto and Premises Liability Cases, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1990


Municipal Liability vs. Immunity Under The Tort Reform Act, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1991


Conflicts of Law Issues in Uninsured & Underinsured Motorist Cases, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1991


Summation - The Finishing Touch, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1991


Automobile Insurance Reform Act of 1993, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1993


Bad Faith, No Faith or Incompetence - Claims Against Insurance Companies and Independent Agents, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1994


Consumer Remedies for Inadequate Insurance Coverage - Suing The Insurance Agent, American Association for Justice, 1995


Looking Fraudulent Surveillance in the Eye, American Association for Justice, 1996


Cross Examination of the Defense Medical Expert, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1998


The Conundrum of Pre-existing Injuries, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2002


The Million Dollar Verdict Theory & Theme in the Age of Tort Reform, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1988


Proving and Winning the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, American Association for Justice, 2006


The Selection and Use of Experts in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Association of Trial Lawyers of America - New Jersey, 2006


Proving the Injury in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2006


Cross-Examination of the Defense Expert in a Traumatic Brain Injury Case - No Perry Mason Moments, American Association of Justice, 2008


Honors and Awards:
National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2001 - Present


American Board of Trial Advocates, 2004 - Present


National Academy of Trial Advocacy, 2005 - Present


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1978 - Present
Member


Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1990 - Present
Executive Committee


Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1991 - 1992
Parliamentarian


Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1992 - 1993
Secretary


Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1993 - 1994
Treasurer


Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1994 - 1995
Vice President


Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1995 - 1996
President-Elect


Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1996 - 1997
President


American Association for Justice, 1999 - 2006
State Delegate


American Association for Justice, 2006 - Present
Board of Governors


American Association for Justice, 2007 - Present
Public Affairs Committee


American Association for Justice
National Finance Committee


Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway and Premises Liability Section


Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, 2006 - Present
Executive Committee


Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, 2006 - 2007
Parliamentarian


Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, 2007 - Present
Secretary


Pro Bono Activities:
Trial Lawyers Care - Aiding the Victims of the 9/11 Attacks, 2001
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