Atty. John M. Gesmonde
John M. Gesmonde practices in the areas of labor, education, and employment law as well as municipal law and select land use issues.
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John M. Gesmonde is an Of Counsel based in Hamden, Connecticut, practicing at Gesmonde, Pietrosimone & Sgrignari, L.L.C.. They have 53+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1973. Their practice focuses on employment, zoning, and government. Admitted to practice in Connecticut (1973), U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (1975), U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (1977), and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (1977). Educated at University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 1973) and Columbia University (B.A., 1967). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Active member of New Haven County Bar Association Connecticut Bar Association Connecticut Valley LERA State Department of Education Arbitration Panel since 1983 National Trial Lawyers Association. Serands clients in Hamden, CT and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- John M. Gesmonde practices in the areas of labor, education, and employment law as well as municipal law and select land use issues
- He has been named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers Association from 2014 through 2020 and from 2007 through 2019, New England Magazine named him a Super Lawyer
- Mr. Gesmonde has experience representing individual employees, including superintendents of schools, more than 100 school administrator associations, and other public sector unions, including police, fire, secretarial, paraprofessional, nurse, custodial, and town hall employee units in collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, termination matters, and unfair labor practice complaints
- He has extensive experience appearing and arguing before local boards and commissions, in the Connecticut Superior Courts, and in both the Appellate and Supreme Courts on labor and education issues as well as land use issues, including eminent domain, affordable housing, zoning, and inland wetlands matters
- Since his appointment in 1983, Mr. Gesmonde has served on the State Department of Education Arbitration Panel as a labor sector advocate arbitrator
- Mr. Gesmonde received his B.A. degree from Columbia in 1967
- In 1973, he received his J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut, School of Law where he served as Associate Editor of the Law Review and received the American Jurisprudence Award for excellence in contracts
- Mr. Gesmonde was admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1973 and is admitted to the bars of the U.S
- District Court for the District of Connecticut (1975), the U.S
- Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (1975), and the U.S
- District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York (1977)
- He is a frequent guest lecturer for teacher, administrator, superintendent, and assistant superintendent organizations and is a contributor to the Connecticut Association of School Administrators (CASA) newsletter
- Mr. Gesmonde is a member of the New Haven County and Connecticut Bar Associations, the Connecticut Employment Lawyers’ Association, the National Employment Lawyers’ Association, and the American Arbitration Association
- Attorney Gesmonde served as Town Attorney for North Branford from 1985 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2015
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases John M. Gesmonde handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
John M. Gesmonde is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in Connecticut →
John M. Gesmonde is one of 40,226 zoning attorneys indexed nationally. Browse zoning attorneys in Connecticut →
Attorneys for administrative law, agency hearings, government contracts, licensing, and public benefits.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Connecticut
Practicing law in Connecticut. Legal matters in Connecticut are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Hamden 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 substantive 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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