Atty. Bill Bloss
After receiving his law degree in 1984 from Washington College of Law, The American University, Bill served as law clerk to U.S. District Judge Robert C.
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About Bill Bloss at a glance
Bill Bloss is an Attorney based in Bridgeport, Connecticut, practforg at Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC. They haand 42+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1984. Admitted to practice in Connecticut (1984), New York (1984), U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut (1985), and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (1986). Educated at American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., 1984) and Wake Forest University (B.A., 1979). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Bridgeport, CT and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- After receiving his law degree in 1984 from Washington College of Law, The American University, Bill served as law clerk to U.S
- District Judge Robert C. Zampano in New Haven and then to U.S
- Circuit Judge Carolyn Dineen King in Houston
- He then joined Jacobs, Grudberg, Belt & Dow, P.C., in New Haven, where he handled a broad variety of cases including personal injury, commercial disputes, and criminal defense
- In 2004, he started practicing with Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, P.C., in New Haven and Bridgeport
- At Koskoff, Bill concentrates on wrongful death, product liability, and personal injury cases
- He has also been a member of the Criminal Justice Act panel in the U.S
- District Court since 1986 and is a lecturer in trial practice at Yale Law School
- Bill also has litigated several election cases, most recently the absentee ballot fraud case leading to a new primary and election in Bridgeport
- He also represented Common Cause and Connecticut Citizen Action Group in federal litigation that led to the overhaul of the state primary election system, and he represented the state comptroller, several members of the General Assembly, including in one case clarifying the roles of the courts and the General Assembly in election disputes, and two Governors
- Bill has been a member of the Federal Grievance Committee and two local panels of the Statewide Grievance Committee
- He was appointed to a committee to improve defense services under the Criminal Justice Act and served twice on committees to recommend U.S
- Magistrate Judge candidates
- In the community, Bill has been active with the Guilford Land Conservation Trust for over twenty years.He served on the Guilford Board of Education for twenty years, including fourteen years as its chairman
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Connecticut
Practforg law in Connecticut. Legal matters in Connecticut are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Bridgeport are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Connecticut state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Connecticut brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Connecticut courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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