Experienced and Reliable Connecticut Trial Attorney

Picture Richard A. Cerrato
Member

Email:  Richard Cerrato | [email protected] |  Phone:  203-374-4600

Admitted to practice

  • Connecticut, 1983

Awards and honors


Areas of practice

  • Auto accidents
  • Personal injury
  • Slip and fall
  • Dog bites
  • Wrongful death
  • Workers compensation
  • Employment
  • Bankruptcy
  • Divorce
  • Family law
  • Landlord/tenant
  • Probate
  • Real estate
  • Education law

Education

  • Western New England College, J.D., 1983
  • University of Connecticut, Diploma in Professional Education, 1976
  • University of Connecticut, M.A., 1973
  • University of Connecticut, B.A., cum laude 1971


Professional memberships

  • Connecticut Bar Association
    Professional Discipline Committee, 2009 – present
  • Bridgeport Bar Association
    Treasurer, 2004 – 2005
    Secretary, 2005 – 2006
    Vice President, 2006 – 2007
    President-Elect, 2007 – 2008
    President, 2008 – 2009
  • American Bar Association
  • Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
  • The American Association for Justice

Biography

  • Born in New York, New York
  • High School English Teacher in Milford, Connecticut, 1971  –  1978
  • Assistant Principal, Middle School in Massachusetts, 1978  –  1982
  • Superior Court Appointed Attorney Trial Referee and Fact Finder/Arbitrator