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Law Offices of James O. Gaston
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Board Certified Trial Lawyer – Civil Trials Named “SUPERLAWYER” |
Real Trial Lawyers for Real People with Real InjuriesAbout Us
Law Offices of James O. Gaston
Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability,
Workers' Compensation
James O. Gaston, born in Birmingham, Alabama, February 2, 1959; admitted to bar, 1983, Connecticut; 1991, U.S. Claims Court.
Education: Lehigh University (B.S., 1980); Duquesne University (J.D., 1983); Assistant Editor, Duquesne University, Legal Periodical, Juris, 1982-1983.
Author: "Direct Action Suits in Uninsured Motorist Cases," Connecticut Lawyer, Vol. 3, No. 6, March 1993; "Recall Without Retreat-Assessing the Changes in Personal Injury Automobile Law from the Plaintiff’s Perspective,” Connecticut Lawyer, Vol. 4, No. 5, February, 1994; "Cutting The Gordian Knot of Apportionment," Connecticut Lawyer, Vol. 5, No. 9, June / July, 1995.
Member: Greater Bridgeport (Member, Civil Trials and Procedure Committee), Connecticut (Member, Board of Governors, 1993-; House of Delegates, 1993; Executive Committee Litigation Section, 1986-; Chair, Litigation Section, 1996- 1999; Client Security Fund, 1993-1997) and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Chairman, People's Law School Committee, 1988 -; Chairman, Expert Data Bank Committee, 1990 -1993; Legislative Committee 1998-; Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1990-1992); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (State Coordinator, 1990-1994). (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1990-).
Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability Law; Workers' Compensation and Commercial Law.
AN IMPRESSIVE RECORD
The firm is first and foremost a trial firm, and Gaston has achieved a 35-3 trial record during the past seven years*, although 80 percent of his cases reach settlement before going to trial. Throughout more than 20 years in practice, Gaston has helped clients obtain tens of millions of dollars in compensation. On occasion, juries have responded by awarding even more than he requested at trial.
RESPECTED BY PEERS
Gaston has been Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy since 1990. He sits on the Board of Governors and House of Delegates of the" Connecticut Bar Association and has chaired its Litigation Section. He is also a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; In addition, Gaston headed the Connecticut Chapter of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation. He has been named a Life Fellow for the James W. Cooper Fellows Program of the Connecticut Bar Foundation.
Gaston has lectured and written extensively on personal injury and trial practices. He published the following articles in Connecticut lawyer: "Direct Action Suits in Uninsured Motorist Cases," "Recall Without Retreat – Assessing the Changes in Personal Injury Automobile Law from the Plaintiff's Perspective” and "Cutting the Gordian Knot of Apportionment."
WHEN DEALING WITH A VICTIM’S LIFE-CHANGING INJURIES, THERE IS NO SECOND PLACE.
For more than 20 years, Gaston has successfully represented people who have sustained serious life-changing injuries.
*The trial record does not guarantee any specific results. A win is an award equal to, or greater than that which would have been accepted as a settlement.
**LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
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