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Attorney Bruce Newman has been practicing law for over 29 years and concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, employment litigation, medical malpractice, product liability, and class actions where he has served as plaintiff’s class counsel and liaison counsel. He is a Lifetime Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which is composed of a select group of lawyers who have achieved million dollar verdicts and settlements in personal injury and wrongful death cases. In addition to Connecticut, he has successfully tried cases in New York and California. Based on his accomplishments, Bruce Newman was selected by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Lawyer for the years 2013 through 2020. He is ranked as being in the Top 1% of all attorneys by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel for the years 2015 through 2020. He has also been designated by his peers to New England and Connecticut Super Lawyer in the Connecticut Super Lawyers Magazine, Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Law for 2017 through 2020.

In February of 2020 he achieved a $1.5 million confidential settlement for a client injured in a multi-car crash on I-91. He achieved a confidential settlement in a complex occupational illness case in 2019 of $600,000. Other notable class action settlements include his involvement as lead counsel in 2016 in the case of McCormick, et al. v. American Cruise Lines, Inc. where a $1 million settlement was reached; and serving as plaintiff’s class counsel in Adkins, et al. v. Nestle Purina Petcare Company, et al. where a $6.5 million settlement was acheived. He also worked with the plaintiff’s steering committee in the Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation as it pertained to the 2.0 liter engines. He has served as trial counsel for a number of successful verdicts including a case where the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed and upheld a judgment of over $2.2 million for a client in a whistle-blower and freedom of speech case against Pfizer, Inc. He was also a signatory to a mediation agreement that resulted in a $24 million settlement in the Pet Food Product Liability Litigation in 2009.

Every case is different as to facts and circumstances and results will vary from one case to another. The announcement of the results of any one particular case should not be taken as to imply, or guarantee, certain results in any other case.

Mr. Newman has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in various labor, employment and construction disputes. A compassionate litigator, he strives to give his clients personalized attention through the prosecution and handling of injury, accident and wrongful death claims. This is of course vital when the lives of individuals and loved ones have been dramatically changed through no fault of their own. Furthermore, through his experience in representing over 1,000 victims of accidents, he is familiar with the unique nature of all types of traumatic injuries and their long-term repercussions.

Pamala J. Favreau is the sole practitioner at the firm Attorney Pamala J. Favreau, in Glastonbury and Somers, Connecticut. She focuses her practice on criminal defense, personal injury and administrative law. In the classroom, she stood out as an exception.

The American Association of Clinical Pathologists certified her as a medical laboratory technician in 1982, and the Connecticut State Department of Health, Education and Welfare certified her as a medical laboratory technologist in the 1990s. At Manchester Memorial Hospital and Windham Community Memorial Hospital, where she worked from 1982 to 1986, she began her professional life as a Medical Laboratory Technologist (HEW).

After taking some time off to raise her family, Ms. Favreau went back to school full time at Eastern Connecticut State University while continuing to work full time in the hospital laboratory. She attended Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, Connecticut, and graduated with honor in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science before continuing on to law school. After deciding to pursue a career in law, she attended Western New England College School of Law in Springfield, Massachusetts, graduating with a Juris Doctor degree with cum laude honors in 1989.

During her time in school, Ms. Favreau interned at a top-tier Vernon, Connecticut, law firm where she obtained experience in criminal defense. This encounter shaped her outlook on the legal profession, leading her to believe that being an attorney is more than just a job. Her practice emphasizes injury law, particularly auto accidents, civil rights litigation and criminal defense.

Ms. Favreau is dedicated to keeping up with the latest developments in the fields of forensic science and criminal law, and she does so by attending seminars all around the country on a regular basis. She has spent her whole career learning and pushing for justice, and she has never wavered in her conviction that doing so is a never-ending process, no matter how long she has been practicing law.

Steve Basche concentrates his practice on estate and business planning, and trust and estate administration. He has been practicing in Connecticut for over 30 years, starting his career as a litigator at a large firm in Hartford.

Steve is passionate about helping families plan and manage unexpected life events through estate planning and administration. He enjoys helping people start, buy, sell and manage businesses. Steve understands each individual, family and business has unique needs. Whether he is crafting a comprehensive estate plan -- including wills, durable powers of attorney, advanced directives, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and special needs trusts – or counseling a business owner about succession planning, Steve strives to address those unique needs.

On the estate administration side (probate), Steve helps clients navigate the ins and outs of the sometimes complicated and complex rules regarding estates and the probate process. He also handles will contests and other contested probate matters.

Steve also represents business owners who are looking to transition their business to the next generation or to sell their business to a key employee or other purchaser. He is sensitive to the dynamics of small and family-owned businesses and enjoys helping business owners with the legal and interpersonal issues that arise in business succession planning.