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'''Day Pitney LLP''' is a U.S. [[law firm]] with more than 300 attorneys spread across thirteen offices in five states and the District of Columbia. In 2011, Day Pitney ranked 139th on the [[National Law Journal]]'s list of the 250 largest American law firms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilrg.com/nlj250/|title=350 Largest Law Firms in the US (2019) - PublicLegal|website=www.ilrg.com}}</ref><ref name=Courant2006-11-01/><ref name=ccbj2006-12-01/>
'''Day Pitney LLP''' is an American [[law firm]] with more than 300 attorneys spread across thirteen offices in six states and the District of Columbia.

The 2016 edition of Chambers USA recognized 46 Day Pitney lawyers and 15 practices as being top ranked in their field.<ref>http://www.chambersandpartners.com/USA/firm/65855/day-pitney/</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
=== Predecessors===
=== Predecessors===
Pitney & Hardin was founded in [[Newark, New Jersey]] in 1902, by John R. Hardin and [[John Oliver Halstead Pitney]], the latter being a former member of the [[New Jersey legislature]], and the brother of [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] justice [[Mahlon Pitney]].<ref name=WilliamJBrennan/> [[William J. Brennan Jr.]], who would later become a Supreme Court justice himself, was hired by the firm, right out of [[Harvard Law School]], in 1931. According to [[Kim Isaac Eisler]], in ''The Last Liberal: Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. and the Decisions That Transformed America'', the firm's clients, particularly [[Phelps Dodge]], [[Western Electric]] and [[General Electric]], were ''"some of the most notoriously antilabor corporations in the state of New Jersey."''<ref name=WilliamJBrennan/> Eisler asserted the anti-labor clients he worked for while at Pitney Hardin Ward & Brennan cemented the liberal outlook he would later bring to his Supreme Court opinions. In 1999, after several unsuccessful ventures into the New York market, Pitney Hardin LLP "finally established a beachhead in New York" by taking over the intellectual property firm of Kane, Dalsimer, Sullivan and Levy, absorbing eight attorneys and moving into the acquired firm's office space.<ref>Tim O'Reiley, "Pitney, Hardin law firm takes on the Big Apple", ''Morristown Daily Record'' (November 23, 1999), p. 41.</ref>
Pitney & Hardin was founded in [[Newark, New Jersey]] in 1902, by attorneys John R. Hardin and [[John Oliver Halstead Pitney]], the latter being the brother of [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] justice [[Mahlon Pitney]].<ref name=WilliamJBrennan/> [[William J. Brennan Jr.]], who would later become a Supreme Court justice himself, was hired by the firm, right out of [[Harvard Law School]], in 1931. According to [[Kim Isaac Eisler]], in ''The Last Liberal: Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. and the Decisions That Transformed America'', the firm's clients, particularly [[Phelps Dodge]], [[Western Electric]] and [[General Electric]], were ''"some of the most notoriously antilabor corporations in the state of New Jersey."''<ref name=WilliamJBrennan/> Eisler asserted the anti-labor clients he worked for while at Pitney Hardin Ward & Brennan cemented the liberal outlook he would later bring to his Supreme Court opinions. In 1999, after several unsuccessful ventures into the New York market, Pitney Hardin LLP "finally established a beachhead in New York" by taking over the intellectual property firm of Kane, Dalsimer, Sullivan and Levy, absorbing eight attorneys and moving into the acquired firm's office space.<ref>Tim O'Reiley, "Pitney, Hardin law firm takes on the Big Apple", ''Morristown Daily Record'' (November 23, 1999), p. 41.</ref>


Day & Berry was founded in [[Hartford, Connecticut]] in 1919, by attorneys Edward M. Day, Joseph F. Berry, and Lawrence A. Howard.<ref name="New Offices">Charles McCollum, "Law Firm Opens New Offices", ''[[Hartford Courant]]'' (February 21, 1984), p. B1, B4.</ref><ref>''[[Hartford Courant]]'' (May 2, 1919), p. 22.</ref> In 1922, the firm relocated its offices "to be close to one of its largest clients, [[Connecticut Bank and Trust]]" (CBT),<ref name="New Offices"/> and in 1923, the firm combined with a firm headed by Harry W. Reynolds to form Day, Berry & Reynolds.<ref>"Three to be members of Day & Berry film", ''[[Hartford Courant]]'' (March 30, 1923), p. 13.</ref> By the 1930s, the firm operated under the name, Day, Berry & Howard. The firm relocated to [[Constitution Plaza]] in 1963, again to stay close to CBT.<ref name="New Offices"/> By 1977, Day, Berry & Howard was one of the largest in Connecticut, and established an office in [[Stamford, Connecticut]].<ref>"Fairfield Firms Attract Lawyers", ''[[Hartford Courant]]'' (December 18, 1977), p. 15C.</ref> By 1984, the firm had 120 attorneys and an equal number of staff, at which point it moved its headquarters to [[City Place I]].<ref name="New Offices"/>
The [[Hartford, Connecticut]]-based Day & Berry was founded in 1919 by attorneys Edward M. Day and Joseph F. Berry.<ref>''[[Hartford Courant]]'' (May 2, 1919), p. 22.</ref> By the 2000s, successor entity Day, Berry & Howard LLP was one of the largest and most profitable firms in [[New England]].


===Merger and post-merger history===
===Merger and post-merger history===
In January 2007, Day Pitney LLP was formed by the merger of Pitney Hardin LLP and Day, Berry & Howard LLP.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.law.com/?id=1162289114448|title=Law.com|website=Law.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.daypitney.com/about/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-09-23 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130923184555/http://www.daypitney.com/about/ |archive-date=2013-09-23 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In October 2006, Pitney Hardin LLP and Day, Berry & Howard LLP announced that they were merging to form Day Pitney LLP. The law blog ''[[Above the Law (website)|Above the Law]]'', reviewing the announced merger in advance of its execution, questioned whether the move would be enough to give the new firm a foothold in the highly competitive New York legal market.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abovethelaw.com/2006/11/law-firm-merger-mania-pitney-hardin-day-berry/ |title=Law Firm Merger Mania: Pitney Hardin, Day Berry|first1=David|last1=Lat|publisher=[[Above the Law (website)|Above the Law]]|date=November 3, 2006}}</ref> The merger was carried out in January 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.law.com/?id=1162289114448|title=Law.com|website=Law.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.daypitney.com/about/ |title=About Day Pitney |access-date=2013-09-23 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130923184555/http://www.daypitney.com/about/ |archive-date=2013-09-23 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 2016 and 2019, the firm expanded in the Florida market by merging with smaller boutique firms, Chapin, Ballerano and Cheslack<ref>https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2015/10/19/day-pitney-to-merge-with-south-florida-law-firm.html</ref> and Richman Greer,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://westfaironline.com/109954/stamfords-day-pitney-expands-in-florida-via-merger-with-richman-greer/|title=Stamford's Day Pitney expands in Florida via merger with Richman Greer|first=Kevin|last=Zimmerman|date=January 2, 2019}}</ref> respectively.
In 2015 the firm was one of two sued for allegedly overbilling a client in a major Connecticut medical malpractice suit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Lawfirms-accused-sued-for-overbilling-area-family-6720044.php |title=Law firms accused of overbilling area family|first1=Michael P.|last1=Mayko|publisher=Connecticut Post|date=December 25, 2015}}</ref> In 2016 and 2019, the firm expanded in the Florida market by merging with smaller boutique firms, Chapin, Ballerano and Cheslack,<ref>{{cite news|title=Day Pitney LLP to merge with South Florida law firm|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2015/10/19/day-pitney-to-merge-with-south-florida-law-firm.html|date=October 19, 2015|work=South Florida Business Journal|accessdate=2023-02-02|author=Brian Bandell}} (subscription required)</ref> and Richman Greer,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://westfaironline.com/109954/stamfords-day-pitney-expands-in-florida-via-merger-with-richman-greer/|title=Stamford's Day Pitney expands in Florida via merger with Richman Greer|first=Kevin|last=Zimmerman|date=January 2, 2019}}</ref> respectively.


In 2020 the firm employed 268 attorneys in 13 offices.<ref name=law2020-10-01/> When the [[COVID-19]] [[virus]] struck the United States, management imposed a 15 percent pay reduction on all staff. By October 2020. however, so many clients faced new legal difficulties due to the virus shutdown that business had increased to the point management restored full pay again.
In 2020 the firm employed 268 attorneys in 13 offices.<ref name=law2020-10-01/>


== Practice areas ==
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== Offices ==
== Offices ==
The firm has offices in [[Boston]], Connecticut ([[Greenwich, Connecticut|Greenwich]], [[Hartford]], [[New Haven]], [[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]], and [[West Hartford]]), Florida (Miami, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton and Delray Beach), [[New York City]], [[Parsippany, NJ]], and [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daypitney.com/about/offices|title=Offices &#124; About &#124; Day Pitney LLP|website=www.daypitney.com}}</ref>
The firm has offices in [[Boston]], Connecticut ([[Greenwich, Connecticut|Greenwich]], [[Hartford]], [[New Haven]], [[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]], and [[West Hartford]]), Florida (Miami, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton and Delray Beach), [[New York City]], [[Parsippany, New Jersey]], [[Providence, Rhode Island]], and [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daypitney.com/about/offices|title=Offices &#124; About &#124; Day Pitney LLP|website=www.daypitney.com}}</ref>


== Notable lawyers and alumni ==
== Notable lawyers and alumni ==
* [[William J. Brennan Jr.]]: [[United States Supreme Court Justice]], worked at predecessor firm Pitney Hardin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/25/us/william-brennan-91-dies-gave-court-liberal-vision.html|title=William Brennan, 91, Dies; Gave Court Liberal Vision|first=Linda|last=Greenhouse|date=July 25, 1997|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>
* [[William J. Brennan Jr.]]: [[United States Supreme Court Justice]], worked at predecessor firm Pitney Hardin.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/25/us/william-brennan-91-dies-gave-court-liberal-vision.html|title=William Brennan, 91, Dies; Gave Court Liberal Vision|first=Linda|last=Greenhouse|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 25, 1997}}</ref>
* [[Vanessa Lynne Bryant]]: Former associate at Day, Berry, & Howard, is a United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/content/vanessa-l-bryant|title=Vanessa L. Bryant &#124; District of Connecticut &#124; United States District Court|website=www.ctd.uscourts.gov}}</ref>
* [[Vanessa Lynne Bryant]]: Former associate at Day, Berry, & Howard, is a United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/content/vanessa-l-bryant|title=Vanessa L. Bryant &#124; District of Connecticut &#124; United States District Court|website=www.ctd.uscourts.gov}}</ref>
* [[Sam Caligiuri]]: Former [[Connecticut State Senator]] (R-16th dist.), is a former partner in Day Pitney's Hartford office. Mr. Caligiuri also served on the Board of Aldermen of Waterbury, Connecticut, and ran for the United States Congress in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.senaterepublicans.ct.gov/sen_info/caligiuri.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929172831/http://www.senaterepublicans.ct.gov/sen_info/caligiuri.aspx |archive-date=2011-09-29 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Sam Caligiuri]]: Former [[Connecticut State Senator]] (R-16th dist.), is a former partner in Day Pitney's Hartford office. Caligiuri also served on the Board of Aldermen of Waterbury, Connecticut, and ran for the United States Congress in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.senaterepublicans.ct.gov/sen_info/caligiuri.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929172831/http://www.senaterepublicans.ct.gov/sen_info/caligiuri.aspx |archive-date=2011-09-29 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[John P. Cotter]]: Chief Justice of the [[Connecticut Supreme Court]], who oversaw the consolidation of the state court system into its current structure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/18/obituaries/justice-john-p-cotter-dies-at-82-centralized-courts-in-connecticut.html|title=Justice John P. Cotter Dies at 82; Centralized Courts in Connecticut|first=The Associated|last=Press|date=March 18, 1993|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>
* [[John P. Cotter]]: Chief Justice of the [[Connecticut Supreme Court]], who oversaw the consolidation of the state court system into its current structure.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/18/obituaries/justice-john-p-cotter-dies-at-82-centralized-courts-in-connecticut.html|title=Justice John P. Cotter Dies at 82; Centralized Courts in Connecticut|newspaper=The New York Times|agency=Associated Press|date=March 18, 1993}}</ref>
* John A. Danaher III: Commissioner of the [[Connecticut Department of Public Safety]], former [[United States Attorney]] for the [[District of Connecticut]], worked at predecessor firm Day, Berry, & Howard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ct.gov/governorrell/cwp/view.asp?Q=332440&A=2791|title=Governor Rell: Governor Rell Nominates Assistant U.S. Attorney John A. Danaher III for Public Safety Commissioner|website=www.ct.gov}}</ref>
* [[Christopher F. Droney]]: Retired judge of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]]. He was mayor of West Hartford, Connecticut, from 1985 to 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/judges/bios/cfd.html|title=Hon. Christopher F Droney|website=www.ca2.uscourts.gov}}</ref>
* [[Christopher F. Droney]]: Judge for the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]]. He was mayor of West Hartford, Connecticut, from 1985 to 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/judges/bios/cfd.html|title=Hon. Christopher F Droney|website=www.ca2.uscourts.gov}}</ref>
*[[Frederick R. Lehlbach]]: New Jersey politician who obtained his first legal experience in the office of Pitney & Hardin.<ref>"A Wilmingtonian Honored", ''Delaware Gazette and State Journal'' (December 25, 1902), p. 2.</ref>
*[[Frederick R. Lehlbach]]: New Jersey politician who obtained his first legal experience in the office of Pitney & Hardin.<ref>"A Wilmingtonian Honored", ''Delaware Gazette and State Journal'' (December 25, 1902), p. 2.</ref>
* Kevin J. O'Connor: Current United States Associate Attorney General, worked at predecessor firm Day, Berry, & Howard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/asg|title=Office of the Associate Attorney General|date=August 6, 2014|website=www.justice.gov}}</ref>
* [[Deval Patrick]]: [[Governor of Massachusetts]], worked at predecessor firm Day, Berry, & Howard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.howard.edu/secretary/convocations/charterday/2008/bio.htm|title=Charter Day 2008 Keynote Speech - Howard University|website=www.howard.edu}}</ref>
* [[Deval Patrick]]: [[Governor of Massachusetts]], worked at predecessor firm Day, Berry, & Howard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.howard.edu/secretary/convocations/charterday/2008/bio.htm|title=Charter Day 2008 Keynote Speech - Howard University|website=www.howard.edu}}</ref>
* [[Edgardo Ramos]]: United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York, former partner in Day Pitney’s White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations practice.
* [[Edgardo Ramos]]: Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]], former partner in Day Pitney's White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations practice.
* [[Michael P. Shea]]: United States District Court Judge for the District of Connecticut
* [[Chase T. Rogers]]: Former Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
* [[Michael P. Shea]]: Judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of Connecticut]].
* James J. Tancredi: United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Connecticut <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctb.uscourts.gov/bankruptcy-judge-james-j-tancredi|title=Bankruptcy Judge James J. Tancredi &#124; District of Connecticut &#124; United States Bankruptcy Court|website=www.ctb.uscourts.gov}}</ref>
* [[Stefan R. Underhill]]: Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography - District Judge Stefan R. Underhill |url=http://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/content/stefan-r-underhill |website=U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut |accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
* Stanley A. Twardy Jr.: Member of the firm's White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations practice, is a former Chief of Staff to Connecticut Gov. Lowell P. Weiker, Jr. and served as United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut from 1985 to 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.martindale.com/stamford/connecticut/stanley-a-stan-twardy-jr-335003-a/|title=Stanley A. "Stan" Twardy, Jr. Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com|website=www.martindale.com}}</ref>
* [[Shawn Wooden (politician)|Shawn T. Wooden]]: Connecticut State Treasurer.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Wooden Sworn in as Connecticut's 83rd State Treasurer |url=https://www.ott.ct.gov/pressreleases/press2019/PR010819WOODENSWORNINCT83rdTREASURER.pdf |website=Connecticut Office of the Treasurer |accessdate=November 4, 2020 |date=January 9, 2019 |quote=Text of press release shows incorrect date of January 9, 2018. Document properties modification date corresponds to actual swearing-in date of January 9, 2019.}}</ref>
* [[Stefan R. Underhill]]: United States District Court Judge for the District of Connecticut.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/sru.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129141123/http://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/sru.html |archive-date=2012-01-29 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Shawn T. Wooden]]: Connecticut State Treasurer.<ref>https://www.ott.ct.gov/pressreleases/press2019/PR010819WOODENSWORNINCT83rdTREASURER.pdf</ref>


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Day Pitney LLP
No. of offices13
No. of attorneys300
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Date founded2007 (merger)
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitewww.daypitney.com

Day Pitney LLP is an American law firm with more than 300 attorneys spread across thirteen offices in six states and the District of Columbia.

History

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Predecessors

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Pitney & Hardin was founded in Newark, New Jersey in 1902, by attorneys John R. Hardin and John Oliver Halstead Pitney, the latter being the brother of Supreme Court justice Mahlon Pitney.[1] William J. Brennan Jr., who would later become a Supreme Court justice himself, was hired by the firm, right out of Harvard Law School, in 1931. According to Kim Isaac Eisler, in The Last Liberal: Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. and the Decisions That Transformed America, the firm's clients, particularly Phelps Dodge, Western Electric and General Electric, were "some of the most notoriously antilabor corporations in the state of New Jersey."[1] Eisler asserted the anti-labor clients he worked for while at Pitney Hardin Ward & Brennan cemented the liberal outlook he would later bring to his Supreme Court opinions. In 1999, after several unsuccessful ventures into the New York market, Pitney Hardin LLP "finally established a beachhead in New York" by taking over the intellectual property firm of Kane, Dalsimer, Sullivan and Levy, absorbing eight attorneys and moving into the acquired firm's office space.[2]

Day & Berry was founded in Hartford, Connecticut in 1919, by attorneys Edward M. Day, Joseph F. Berry, and Lawrence A. Howard.[3][4] In 1922, the firm relocated its offices "to be close to one of its largest clients, Connecticut Bank and Trust" (CBT),[3] and in 1923, the firm combined with a firm headed by Harry W. Reynolds to form Day, Berry & Reynolds.[5] By the 1930s, the firm operated under the name, Day, Berry & Howard. The firm relocated to Constitution Plaza in 1963, again to stay close to CBT.[3] By 1977, Day, Berry & Howard was one of the largest in Connecticut, and established an office in Stamford, Connecticut.[6] By 1984, the firm had 120 attorneys and an equal number of staff, at which point it moved its headquarters to City Place I.[3]

Merger and post-merger history

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In October 2006, Pitney Hardin LLP and Day, Berry & Howard LLP announced that they were merging to form Day Pitney LLP. The law blog Above the Law, reviewing the announced merger in advance of its execution, questioned whether the move would be enough to give the new firm a foothold in the highly competitive New York legal market.[7] The merger was carried out in January 2007.[8][9]

In 2015 the firm was one of two sued for allegedly overbilling a client in a major Connecticut medical malpractice suit.[10] In 2016 and 2019, the firm expanded in the Florida market by merging with smaller boutique firms, Chapin, Ballerano and Cheslack,[11] and Richman Greer,[12] respectively.

In 2020 the firm employed 268 attorneys in 13 offices.[13]

Practice areas

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The firm has practices in litigation, probate, trusts and estates, labor & employment, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, municipal finance, real estate, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, tax law, insurance law, intellectual property, and energy law.[14] The firm's main client base consists of middle-market companies, but it also represents some of the larger companies of the Fortune 500 as well as individuals.[14]

Offices

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The firm has offices in Boston, Connecticut (Greenwich, Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, and West Hartford), Florida (Miami, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton and Delray Beach), New York City, Parsippany, New Jersey, Providence, Rhode Island, and Washington, D.C.[15]

Notable lawyers and alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kim Isaac Eisler (2003). The Last Liberal: Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. and the Decisions That Transformed America. Beard Books. pp. 32–35, 38, 52–53. ISBN 9781587982712. Retrieved October 18, 2020. It is often reported that Pitney, Hardin & Ward, now located in Morristown, New Jersey, was founded by one Supreme Court justice and produced another. But it is not true. Mahlon Pitney had little to do with the firm. It was Mahlon's brother, John, who built up the law firm that later became known as Pitney, Hardin Ward & Brennan.
  2. ^ Tim O'Reiley, "Pitney, Hardin law firm takes on the Big Apple", Morristown Daily Record (November 23, 1999), p. 41.
  3. ^ a b c d Charles McCollum, "Law Firm Opens New Offices", Hartford Courant (February 21, 1984), p. B1, B4.
  4. ^ Hartford Courant (May 2, 1919), p. 22.
  5. ^ "Three to be members of Day & Berry film", Hartford Courant (March 30, 1923), p. 13.
  6. ^ "Fairfield Firms Attract Lawyers", Hartford Courant (December 18, 1977), p. 15C.
  7. ^ Lat, David (November 3, 2006). "Law Firm Merger Mania: Pitney Hardin, Day Berry". Above the Law.
  8. ^ "Law.com". Law.com.
  9. ^ "About Day Pitney". Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  10. ^ Mayko, Michael P. (December 25, 2015). "Law firms accused of overbilling area family". Connecticut Post.
  11. ^ Brian Bandell (October 19, 2015). "Day Pitney LLP to merge with South Florida law firm". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved February 2, 2023. (subscription required)
  12. ^ Zimmerman, Kevin (January 2, 2019). "Stamford's Day Pitney expands in Florida via merger with Richman Greer".
  13. ^ "Big Law Is Doing Better Than Expected—But Mostly Because Businesses Are Tanking". Law.com. October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020. For instance, Day Pitney, a law firm with 268 attorneys in 13 offices, has reversed the 15% across-the-board reduction...
  14. ^ a b "Services & Industries | Day Pitney LLP". www.daypitney.com.
  15. ^ "Offices | About | Day Pitney LLP". www.daypitney.com.
  16. ^ Greenhouse, Linda (July 25, 1997). "William Brennan, 91, Dies; Gave Court Liberal Vision". The New York Times.
  17. ^ "Vanessa L. Bryant | District of Connecticut | United States District Court". www.ctd.uscourts.gov.
  18. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. ^ "Justice John P. Cotter Dies at 82; Centralized Courts in Connecticut". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 18, 1993.
  20. ^ "Hon. Christopher F Droney". www.ca2.uscourts.gov.
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  22. ^ "Charter Day 2008 Keynote Speech - Howard University". www.howard.edu.
  23. ^ "Biography - District Judge Stefan R. Underhill". U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  24. ^ "Wooden Sworn in as Connecticut's 83rd State Treasurer" (PDF). Connecticut Office of the Treasurer (Press release). January 9, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2020. Text of press release shows incorrect date of January 9, 2018. Document properties modification date corresponds to actual swearing-in date of January 9, 2019.
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