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Charles A. Deluca has litigated complex cases on behalf of individuals, businesses and insurance carriers since 1977. His primary areas of practice are major tort litigation, products liability, insurance coverage, professional liability and commercial litigation.
Chuck is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). The ACTL is composed of the best of the trial bar in the United States and Canada. Fellowship in the ACTL is extended by invitation to only those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose careers have been marked by the highest ethical standards, professionalism and civility. Fellowship is limited to 1% of the Bar and Fellows must have a minimum of 15 years of experience. Chuck has received the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV.
In addition to being invited to join the ACTL, Chuck was also invited to join the American Board of Trial Advocates. Chuck has also been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2005 and was named as the "Stamford Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year" for 2012. Chuck has been selected for inclusion in Connecticut Super Lawyers® every year since 2006. He is additionally included on the list of Top 50 Connecticut Super Lawyers for 2011/2012. He is a past president of the Stamford/Norwalk Bar Association and the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association. He has been appointed to the Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice's Civil Commission and is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association's Committee on the Courts. He has also served on the Connecticut Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics and has served as the state representative for the Defense Research Institute.
Chuck recently chaired the discovery subcommittee of the Civil Commission which authored e-discovery rules for the State of Connecticut.
The Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association awarded Chuck the 2002 President's Award for Excellence at its Annual Meeting. The award is presented to a civil defense attorney who has provided outstanding and distinguished service and contributions to the CDLA and the defense bar, excellence in practice, and the development and furtherance of the fair administration of justice and application of law to society.
In addition to being an active trial attorney, Chuck has been featured in numerous trial advocacy programs and is a sought after seminar speaker. He has provided trial advocacy instruction to the Travelers Trial Advocacy School, has been a guest lecturer on trial technique at Yale Law School, and has done trial demonstrations for the Connecticut Trial Lawyers, the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association and The American College of Trial Lawyers. He has also made presentations to the Connecticut Bar Association and the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance. |
| Professional Affiliations |
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
• The National Trial Lawyers (Named Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Connecticut)
• Selected to appear in The Best Lawyers in America®, (2005-2011) and named as the "Stamford Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year" for 2012.
• Selected for inclusion in Connecticut Super Lawyers® (2006-2011/2012) and listed on Top 50 Connecticut Super Lawyers (2010-2011/2012)
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
• Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
• Council on Litigation Management
• Connecticut Chief Justice’s Civil Commission (2000- ) (Chairman Discovery Subcomittee)
• Connecticut Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics (1997-98)
• Connecticut Bar Association Task Force on Grievance Procedures (1997-98)
• Defense Research Institute, State Representative (1999-2001)
• Stamford/Norwalk Regional Bar Association, President (1992-93)
• Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association, President (1998-99)
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
• Connecticut and Stamford/Norwalk Bar Associations
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| Education |
B.A., University of Connecticut, 1973
J.D., Brooklyn Law School, cum laude, 1977 |
| Representative Experience |
• Represented major commercial insurer in Oxycontin coverage litigation.
• Represented major commercial insurer in silica coverage litigation.
• Represented gun manufacturer in lawsuit brought by a Connecticut municipality.
• Represented psychiatrist sued as a result of the Connecticut lottery shootings.
• Represented reinsurance intermediary in restrictive covenant litigation.
• Represents major commuter railroad in defense of serious personal injury and death cases.
• Represents numerous municipalities accused of civil rights violations.
• Represents attorneys and other professionals accused of professional negligence. |
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