Francis J. Grady

Areas of Practice:

• Workers’ Compensation
• Plaintiff Negligence Litigation
• Financial Institution/Credit Union Consulting
• Wills, Trusts & Probate
• Retirement
• Business Litigation
• Social Security Disability Appeals

Litigation Percentage:

• 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Education

• Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1969
  • J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 1966
  • B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  • Major: History

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut, 1969
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1969
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1970
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
• U.S. Tax Court

Representative Cases:

Poole v. City of Waterbury., 266 Conn. 68 (2003)

Charette v. Waterbury, 80 Conn. App. 232 (2003) Cert denied, 267 Conn. 91

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Connecticut Credit Union League – Guest Lecturer

Individual Credit Unions throughout the state of Connecticut

Honors and Awards:

Senior Editor, Suffolk Law School Law Review, 1968 - 1969

Boss of the Year, Waterbury Legal Secretaries Association, 1990

Distinguished Connecticut Citizen Award, 1993

Alumni Varsity Club Award, Sacred Heart High School, 1984

Marcia Galvin Brayton Alumni Service Award, Sacred Heart High School, 1998

Professional Associations:

Waterbury Bar Association, 1971 - 1972

Past President, Vice President, Director

Connecticut Bar Association, 1974 - Present Member

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1974 - 2016

Memberships:

Naugatuck Valley Development Corp., 1983 - 2003

President/Director

Middlebury Lions Club, 1983 - 2003

President/Director

Sacred Heart High School, 1995 - 2000

Director/President

UCONN Waterbury Advisory Board, 1990 - 2000

Chairman/Member

Middlebury Democratic Town Committee, 1993 - 1998

Member

Past Employment Positions:

Waterbury Legal Aid, Law Clerk & Attorney, 1968 - 1971

Connecticut Juvenile Court, Public Defender/Court Advocate/Prosecutor, 1971 - 1979

Waterbury Housing Authority, Counsel, 1971 - 1975

Brass Center Limited, Counsel, 1994 - 2004

Pro Bono Activities:

Connecticut Pro Bono Network, Referral Attorney

Waterbury Legal Services, Referral Attorney

Ancillary Businesses:

Disability Retirement Counseling