Stewart M. Casper Stamford, Connecticut
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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 the
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
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
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.
- Areas of Practice:
- 30% Medical Malpractice
- 40% Personal Injury
- 25% Traumatic Brain Injury/Spinal Cord Injury
- 5% Workers' Compensation
- 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







