Atty. Joseph A. Hourihan
Joseph A. Hourihan is a jury trial and appellate court attorney with four decades of legal experience.
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Joseph A. Hourihan is a Member based in Wethersfield, Connecticut, practicing at Capalbo Hourihan, LLC. They have 57+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1969. Their practice focuses on wills, residential, trusts, probate, and wrongful death. Admitted to practice in Connecticut (1969), U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut (1973), and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (1996). Educated at University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 1969) and Trinity College (B.A., 1966). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Serands clients in Wethersfield, CT and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Joseph A. Hourihan is a jury trial and appellate court attorney with four decades of legal experience
- Mr. Hourihan’s practice areas include wills, trusts, probate, personal injury, real estate, and commercial and business law
- While Mr. Hourihan was with Heffernan & Heffernan in Hartford, Connecticut from 1970 to 2004, he supervised and conducted litigation in a vast array of different types of cases, including plaintiff’s personal injury, insurance defense, construction litigation, and contested probate matters
- He has also represented The Wetherell Corporation, a union mechanical and electrical company from 1978 through its closure in 2014
- During this period, two of the company’s presidents died, and Mr. Hourihan was instrumental in managing a successful transition of the business after these events
- Mr. Hourihan became a principal in the law firm in 2018
- Mr. Hourihan has extensive trial experience, including successfully trying a wrongful death and quadriplegic case through verdict
- Additionally, he was involved in the trial and appeal of a landmark case in Connecticut law, concerning the liability of landowner for a sexual assault occurring on the premises
- This case was decided by the Connecticut Supreme Court in Doe v
- Manheimer, 212 Conn. 748, (1989)
- Related to this case, in 1990, Mr. Hourihan was awarded the David H. Neiditz Professional Writing Award for the best-written appellate brief in a Connecticut case in 1989
- He was also lead counsel through trial and appeal in the case of Luster v
- Luster, which confirmed the right of a conserved person to maintain a divorce counsel
- Community and Other Pursuits • Wethersfield Chamber of Commerce • Bulkeley High School Hall of Fame, 2016 Inductee
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Joseph A. Hourihan is one of 34,541 wills attorneys indexed nationally. Browse wills attorneys in Connecticut →
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Joseph A. Hourihan is one of 128,014 probate attorneys indexed nationally. Browse probate attorneys in Connecticut →
Joseph A. Hourihan is one of 31,253 wrongful death attorneys indexed nationally. Browse wrongful death attorneys in Connecticut →
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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 Wethersfield 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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