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Charles A. Deluca has litigated complex cases on behalf of individuals, businesses and insurance carriers since 1977. His primary areas of practice are major tort litigation, products liability, insurance coverage, professional liability and commercial litigation.
Chuck is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). Founded in 1950, the ACTL is composed of the best of the trial bar in the United States and Canada. Fellowship in the ACTL is extended by invitation to only those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose careers have been marked by the highest ethical standards, professionalism and civility. Fellowship is limited to 1% of the Bar and Fellows must have a minimum of 15 years of experience. Unlike other trial lawyer organizations, the ACTL does not draw its membership from only one branch of the trial bar or focus on only one area of litigation. Fellows of the ACTL represent plaintiffs and defendants in all manner of civil cases and include federal and state prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys.
In addition to being invited to join the ACTL, Chuck was also invited to join the American Board of Trial Advocates. Chuck has also been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® and was selected for inclusion in 2010 Connecticut Super Lawyers®.” He is additionally included on the list of Top 50 Connecticut Super Lawyers for 2010. He is a past president of the Stamford/Norwalk Bar Association and the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association. He has been appointed to the Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice's Civil Commission and is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association's Committee on the Courts. He has also served on the Connecticut Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics and has served as the state representative for the Defense Research Institute. Chuck has received the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV.
The Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association awarded Chuck the 2002 President's Award for Excellence at its Annual Meeting. The award is presented to a civil defense attorney who has provided outstanding and distinguished service and contributions to the CDLA and the defense bar, excellence in practice, and the development and furtherance of the fair administration of justice and application of law to society.
In addition to being an active trial attorney, Chuck has been featured in numerous trial advocacy programs and is a sought after seminar speaker. He has provided trial advocacy instruction to the Travelers Trial Advocacy School and has been a guest lecturer on trial technique at Yale Law School and for the Connecticut Trial Lawyers and the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association. |
| Professional Affiliations |
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
• The American Trial Lawyers Association (Named Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Connecticut)
• Selected to appear in The Best Lawyers in America®, 2005-2010
• Selected for inclusion in 2010 Connecticut Super Lawyers® and listed on Top 50 Connecticut Super Lawyers for 2010
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
• Connecticut Chief Justice’s Civil Commission (2000- )
• Connecticut Bar Association Standing Committee on the Courts (2001- )
• Connecticut Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics (1997-98)
• Connecticut Bar Association Task Force on Grievance Procedures (1997-98)
• Defense Research Institute, State Representative (1999-2001)
• Stamford/Norwalk Regional Bar Association, President (1992-93)
• Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association, President (1998-99)
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
• American, Connecticut and Stamford/Norwalk Bar Associations
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| Education |
B.A., University of Connecticut, 1973
J.D., Brooklyn Law School, cum laude, 1977 |
| Representative Experience |
• Represented major commercial insurer in Oxycontin coverage litigation.
• Represented major commercial insurer in silica coverage litigation.
• Represented gun manufacturer in lawsuit brought by a Connecticut municipality.
• Represented psychiatrist sued as a result of the Connecticut lottery shootings.
• Represents major commuter railroad in defense of serious personal injury and death cases.
• Represents numerous defendants in Connecticut asbestos litigation.
• Represents numerous municipalities accused of civil rights violations. |
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