M. Juliet Bonazzoli

Background

M. Juliet Bonazzoli is an Associate in Cummings & Lockwood's Litigation Group and is based in the Stamford office. Juliet represents clients in a variety of corporate matters including, product liability and asbestos defense litigation, complex litigation, contract actions, business disputes, business torts, probate litigation, employment disputes, and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration and litigation.

She also has represented clients on a pro bono basis in marriage dissolution actions, juvenile neglect proceedings and probate actions. Juliet joined Cummings & Lockwood in 2000, having previously worked for Pullman & Comley LLC, where she practiced employment and health care law.

Practice Areas

• Litigation Group
• Business and Commercial Litigation
• Closely-Held Business Litigation
• Employment Litigation
• Trusts and Estates Litigation
• Asbestos Defense/Toxic Torts/Product Liability Litigation
• Fiduciary and Probate Litigation Group
• Trusts and Estates Litigation

Education

• Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999)
• Southern Connecticut State University (M.A. in Psychology, summa cum laude, 1992)
• Albertus Magnus College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1989)

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut, 1999

Professional Organizations

• The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch", 2023
• Connecticut Bar Association, Animal Law Section
• The Raymond E. Baldwin American Inn of Court

Civic and Philanthropic Activity

• New Haven Food Bank, Annual Walk for Hunger
• Pro Bono Probate and Conservatorship Representation

Matters

• Represent medium and large corporations in asbestos defense litigation
• Handle Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration and litigation matters
• Obtained a $5 million award for a client in an employment dispute
• Obtained a $1 million settlement for a medium-sized company in a breach of contract action on a complex litigation docket