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For 2019, Best Lawyers ® has named Andrew S. Groher Lawyer of the Year – Hartford Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs.

William R. Davis: Winner of the Connecticut Law Tribune Professional Excellence Distinguished Leader Award.
John J. Houlihan: Winner of the Connecticut Law Tribune Professional Excellence Distinguished Leader Award.
Paul M. Iannaccone:  Winner of the Connecticut Law Tribune Professional Excellence Best Mentor Award.
Sean J. Stokes:  Winner of the Connecticut Law Tribune Professional Excellence New Leaders in the Law Award.

In 2018, Best Lawyers ® has named three RisCassi & Davis attorneys as Lawyers of the Year.

Andrew S. Groher – Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
John J. Houlihan, Jr. – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Patrick J. Kennedy – Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

David W. Cooney has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2017 Hartford Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year.”

Andrew S. Groher has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2016 Hartford Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year.”

Michael C. Jainchill has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2014 Hartford Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year.”

James D. Bartolini has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2013 Hartford Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year.”

Kathryn A. Calibey has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2012 Hartford Personal Injury Litigator of the Year.

William R. Davis was named the Best Lawyers’ 2010 Hartford Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year.”

The National Law Journal recently named the Hartford personal injury law firm of RisCassi & Davis one of the top 50 trial law firms in the United States… the only law firm in Connecticut to receive that honor.

William R. Davis, James D. Bartolini, Paul M. Iannaccone, Michael C. Jainchill and John J. Houlihan, Jr., have all been honored by admission into the American College of Trial Lawyers. The American College is a professional society of Fellows who become members only by invitation, with admission limited to experienced, outstanding trial lawyers who are unquestionably and eminently qualified as actively engaged trial lawyers. Only 1% of all trial lawyers in any state are offered admission as members into the College.

James D. Bartolini, Andrew S. Groher, Michael C. Jainchill, John J. Houlihan, Jr., David W. Cooney, Eugene K. Swain, Kathryn A. Calibey, Paul M.Iannaccone, and Brendan Faulkner are each Martindale-Hubbel AV Preeminent – Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence.  Peer review ratings are generated from evaluations by other members of the bar to determine an attorney’s ethical standards and professional ability. In addition, Kathryn A. Calibey has been named one of the Martindale-Hubbell’s peer-rated 2015 Women Leaders in the Law.

Bill Davis was selected as the first recipient of the “Lifetime Achievement in Litigation Award” from the Connecticut Law Tribune. For decades, Bill has been a leader of the Bar, a mentor to countless lawyers, and one of the pre-eminent trial lawyers in the State of Connecticut.

RisCassi & Davis, P.C., is ranked as a Tier 1 law firm in Hartford in personal injury litigation – plaintiffs – by U.S. News Best Lawyers/Best Law Firms®.

The Hartford law firm of RisCassi & Davis is pleased to have been voted runner-up in the category of Best Law Firms in Connecticut for multiple years, as published in Hartford Magazine. 

Distinguished Alumni Award

William Davis
Distinguished Graduate Award 1984
Medal of Excellence 1975

James Bartolini
Distinguished Service Award 2004

Board of Governors
David W. Cooney– 2014 to present

Kathryn A. Calibey, David W. Cooney, John J. Houlihan, Jr., Andrew S. Groher, and Michael C. Jainchill have all been selected by the Connecticut Bar Foundation as James W. Cooper Fellows for their superior legal ability and devotion to the community, state and nation, as well as, the advancement of the legal profession. Andrew S. Groher was recently elevated to a Life Fellow.

Bill Davis was honored with the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award by the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association in 1995.

Hartford County Bar Association President’s Award For Excellence
William R. Davis – 2001
Kathryn A. Calibey – 2010

James D. Bartolini, David W. Cooney, William R. Davis, Andrew S. Groher, John J. Houlihan, Jr., Michael C. Jainchill, Patrick J. Kennedy and Eugene K. Swain have all been named Trial Advocates by ABOTA. ABOTA is an organization that requires its members to be responsible for elevating the standards of integrity, honor, ethics, civility and courtesy in the legal profession.

All of our attorneys at RisCassi & Davis are members of the American Association for Justice.  The Mission of the American Association for Justice is to promote a fair and effective justice system — and to support the work of attorneys in their efforts to ensure that any person who is injured by the misconduct or negligence of others can obtain justice in America’s courtrooms, even when taking on the most powerful interests.

Twelve (12) of our attorneys have been selected for inclusion in Connecticut Super Lawyers for 2017.   Additionally, John J. Houlihan and Michael C. Jainchill were named Top 50 Attorneys in Connecticut and Attorney Houlihan was also named a Top 100 Attorney in New England.

Kathryn A. Calibey was named a Top 25 2013 Connecticut Women Super Lawyer.

RisCassi & Davis, P.C., is proud that seven attorneys in our firm have been certified as Civil Trial Advocates by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. James D. Bartolini, John J. Houlihan, Jr., Eugene K. Swain, David W. Cooney, Michael C. Jainchill, Andrew S. Groher and Paul M. Iannaccone have all achieved this distinction, awarded after compiling extensive trial experience and passing a written examination. To be eligible even to take the test for this certification, you must first have been lead counsel in at least 15 trials to verdict or judgment and lead counsel in 40 contested matters involving the taking of evidence, among other requirements.

James D. Bartolini, Kathryn A. Calibey, David W. Cooney, Andrew S. Groher, John J. Houlihan, Jr., Paul M. Iannaccone, Michael C. Jainchill and Patrick J. Kennedy have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the category of personal injury litigation.