News
09 Apr 2010
Attorneys Lucas and Bagnell Named Connecticut Super Lawyers 2010
Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers is published as a special supplement in leading newspapers and city and regional magazines across the country.
30 Nov 2009
Attorneys Lucas and Bagnell Named New England Super Lawyers 2010
Law & Politics has named Attorneys Lucas and Bagnell a New England Super Lawyer for 2009. The list, which comprises the top five percent of lawyers in New England, is based on 12 indicators, including peer recognition, professional achievement and pro bono and community service. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Attorney Bagnell has received this recognition.
For more information, please visit the Super Lawyers website.
28 Jul 2008
Jury Awards Over $4 Million to Employee in Retaliation Case
Attorney Bagnell represented the prevailing party in this case, which was recently tried to a jury in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, Connecticut. As reported in the Connecticut Employment Law Blog (July 2008) and elsewhere, his client brought claims of retaliation in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as Connecticut law prohibiting retaliation against employees who speak out in the workplace on matters of public concern. The eight-person jury unanimously found in her favor on all counts, awarding her over $4 million in damages.
10 Jul 2008
Firm Successfully Defends Wage Claim; Establishes New Precedent in the Area of Wage and Hour Law
As recently reported in the Connecticut Employment Law Blog (July 2008) and the Employee Benefits Institute of America (August 2008), Attorney Bagnell successfully defended a substantial ($700,000) wage claim in Tamborino v. Velocity Express, Inc., 2008 WL 2582529 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2008) in which a new precedent was established regarding the wage law status of signing bonuses, accrued vacation and COBRA benefits.
Lucas Bagnell attorneys and cases have been featured in global and national media.
