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Joram Hirsch
jhirsch@ahcinjurylaw.com
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Bridgeport: (203) 331-8888
Danbury: (203) 744-4707
1000 Lafayette Blvd
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604
Joram Hirsch has been a trial lawyer since he graduated from Georgetown University Law Center. He has devoted his career to representing injured people and their families, and has achieved many substantial verdicts and settlements. Joram is widely recognized for his experience in medical malpractice and other complex litigation, including cases involving accident reconstruction. Joram has had the unique opportunity to handle cases that have shaped Connecticut law. For example, as a result of Petriello v. Kalman, 215 Conn. 377 (1990), a medical malpractice case, the Connecticut Supreme Court recognized for the first time an injured person's right to receive compensation for the increased risk of future harm resulting from an injury.
As Chairman of the Amicus Committee of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Joram has dealt with numerous cases that changed the law to protect the rights of injured people, including Clohessy v. Bachelor, 237 Conn. 31 (1996), in which the Connecticut Supreme Court first recognized someone's right to be compensated for emotional injuries caused by witnessing a loved one suffering a traumatic injury.
Joram has been a member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association's Continuing Legal Education Committee, participating in seminars on topics like premises liability, uninsured motorist coverage, Medicare liens and traumatic brain injury. He has served since 1997 as a Special Master of the United States District Court, acting as a mediator in federal cases.
"Over the last 25 years, we have developed the capability to investigate, analyze, prepare and try cases involving complex engineering, medical and legal issues which we bring to bear in all of our cases so that our clients who have suffered life-changing injuries can get the justice they deserve."
Education
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Law Review: Associate Editor, The Tax Lawyer
B.A., Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut
Honors: Magna Cum Laude Major: Economics
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice Connecticut
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
United States District Court, District of Connecticut, 1997 - Present
Special Master
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1991 - Present
Member, Board of Governors
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1993 - Present
Chairman, Amicus Committee
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1992 - Present
Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2000 - Present
Member, Medical Malpractice Committee
Connecticut Bar Association, 1997 - 1999
Member, Professional Ethics Committee
Raymond E. Baldwin American Inn of Court, 1989 - 2000
Member
Raymond E. Baldwin American Inn of Court, 1998 - 2000
Treasurer
American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
Litigation Percentage
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Honors/Awards
- Connecticut Super Lawyers ®, Connecticut Magazine, 2007-2015 - Practice Areas: Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- The American Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2008 - 2011
- The National Trial Lawyers (formerly the American Trial Lawyers) Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America ®, Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs: all editions since 2016.
Published Works
Reimbursement of Collateral Source Benefits under the Automobile Insurance Reform Act and Application of ERISA Preemption, CTLA Forum Vol. 11, No. 5, September, 1993
Representative Cases
- On Site Energy Corp v. Sperry Rand Corp., 5 Conn. App. 326 (Appellate Court 1985)
- National CSS Inc. v. Stamford, 195 Conn. 587 (Ct. Supreme Court 1985)
- Gold v. Newman, 211 Conn. 631 (Ct. Supreme Court 1989)
- Petriello v. Kalman, 215 Conn. 377 (Ct. Supreme Court 1990)
- McGlinchey v. Aetna, 224 Conn. 133 (Ct. Supreme Court 1992)
- Hines v. St. Vincent's Medical Center, 232 Conn. 632 (Ct. Supreme Court 1995)
- Clohessy v. Bachelor, 237 Conn. 31 (Ct. Supreme Court 1996)
- Sylvestre v. USAA, 240 Conn. 544 (Ct. Supreme Court 1997)
- Mazziotti v. Allstate Insurance Co., 240 Conn. 799 (Ct. Supreme Court 1997)
- Timothy Barrett, PPA, et al v. Bessie Montesano et al, 269 Conn. 787 (CT Supreme Court 2004)
- Charles Gianetti M.D. v. Louis Meszoros, et al, 268 Conn. 424 (CT Supreme Court 2004)
Classes/Seminars Taught
- Chairman, How to Recognize a Victim of Traumatic Brain Injury, Connecticut Trial Lawyer's Association, 1991
- Speaker, Litigating Premises Liability Cases, Connecticut Trial Lawyer's Association, 1992
- Chairman, Traumatic Brain Injury: Recognizing and Dealing with "Mild" or "Moderate" Head Injury Cases, Connecticut Trial Lawyer's Association, 1993
- Speaker, Reimbursement of Collateral Source Benefits under the 1993 Automobile Insurance Reform Act and Application of ERISA Preemption, College of Evidence, Connecticut Trial Lawyer's Association, 1993
- Chairman, Traumatic Brain Injury: Recognizing and Dealing with "Mild" or "Moderate" Head Injury Cases, Connecticut Trial Lawyer's Association, 1995
- Faculty Member, Trial Practice Workshop-Direct Examination of Experts, 1995
- Speaker, Medical Coverage and Reimbursements; Winning Automobile Cases Seminar, Connecticut Trial Lawyer's Association, 1997
- Speaker, How to Make the Most out of Depositions; From Classroom to Courtroom: Trial Techniques for the New Lawyer, American Association for Justice, 1997
- Speaker, Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Cases, Connecticut Trial Lawyer's Association, 1998
- Co-Chairman, Mild Head Injury, Understanding & Proving the Invisible Injury, Connecticut Trial Lawyer's Association, 2000
- Program Faculty, Great West Life v. Knudson, A Round Table Discussion, Connecticut Trial Lawyer's Association, 2002
- Program Faculty, The Art of Negotiation and Settlement, Connecticut Trial Lawyer's Association, 2003
- Speaker, Amicus Committee Report, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, 2004
- Speaker, Proving the Uninsured Motorist is Uninsured, Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Cases, Connecticut Trial Lawyer's Association, 2005
- Co-Chair, Effective Deposition Techniques, Civil Justice Foundation (2007)
Past Employment Positions
- Cohen and Wolf, P.C., 1983 - 1998
- Day, Berry & Howard, 1980 - 1983
- John P. Cotter, Chief Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court, Law Clerk, 1979 - 1980
