Gary S. Klein
Gary S. Klein, a life-longStamford resident, has extensive trial experience in complex commercial and environmental litigation. Gary has been practicing since 1991 and has tried many cases to verdict in federal and state court involving all kinds of business disputes and environmental claims. Gary also has significant experience in complicated ADR proceedings including multi-party and international business arbitrations in the commercial, financial, and securities fields. Gary holds a B.A. degree from the University of Virginia , 1988 and a J.D. degree cum laude from the University of Miami , 1991, where he was Articles and Comments Editor of the University of Miami Law Review and a moot court instructor . Gary is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States , the State of Connecticut , the United States District Courts for the District of Connecticut, and Southern and Eastern Districts of New York , and the United States Courts of Appeals for the First and Second Circuits and has been listed in New England SuperLawyer and Connecticut SuperLawyer magazines. Gary has received the AV peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating available. The president of the Connecticut Bar Association appointed Gary Co-Chair of Federal Practice Section for 2010-2012.
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Complex Litigation
- Environmental Litigation
- Eminent Domain
- Federal Trial Practice
- Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes
- State Appellate Practice
- State Trial Practice
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1991
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1992
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1993
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1993
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2005
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida
- J.D. (Cum Laude)
- Law Review: University of Miami Law Review, 1989 - 1991
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
- B.A.
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: Political and Social Thought
Representative Cases
- LoSacco v. F.D. Rich Construction Co., 992 F.2d 382 (1st Cir. 1993)
- Lavin v. Emery Air Freight Corp., 980 F. Supp. 93 (D. Conn. 1997)
- Bernbach v. Timex Corp., 989 F. Supp. 304 (D. Conn. 1996)
- Uniroyal Chemical Co. V. Drexel Chemical Co., Inc., 931 F. Supp. 132 (D. Conn. 1996)
- Stone v. Frederick Hobby Assoc. II, LLC, 2001 WL 861822 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2001)
- Starwood Capital Group, L.P. v. Kukral, 1995 WL 371060 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1995)
- Borges v. Greenwich Fed. Sav. & Loan Assn, 1993 WL 29107 (Conn. Super. Ct 1993)
- Town of Darien v. D Addario, 1999 WL 1293360 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1999)
- King Conn. Enterprises, Inc. v. ZBA, 2000 WL 1977973 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2000)
- West Broad Street Company v. ZBA, 2001 WL 219699 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2001)
- Gateway Bank v. Mandanici, 1994 WL 320241 (Conn. Super. Ct 1994)
- Pitney Bowes Credit Corp. v. Barry, 1997 WL 781840 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1997)
- Morrill v. Kennedy Funding Capital Corp., 1994 WL 728803 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1994)
- Cadle Co. v. Probate Court Appeal-Trumbull, 2000 WL 739674 (Conn. Super. Ct 2000)
- Cadle Co. v. Probate Court-Trumbull, 2000 WL 1701865 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2000)
- Cadle Co. v. D'addario, 268 Conn. 441 (2004)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Connecticut Bar Association, House of Delegates, 2004 - 2007
- Connecticut Bar Association, Fed. Practice Exec. Committee, 2001 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Schatz & Schatz, Ribicoff & Kotkin, Associate, 1991 - 1996
- Benanti & Associates, Associate, 1996 - 1999
