Municipal and Governmental Law

Municipal & Government Law New Haven County Attorneys

Connecticut Municipal Law Lawyers

Bob Ciulla, a co-founder of the firm with Jeffrey Donofrio, built a statewide reputation as a municipal law attorney during his nearly 40 year legal career. From 1979-2006, Bob Ciulla was the town attorney for North Haven, Connecticut. Jeffrey Donofrio began providing legal services to Connecticut municipalities in 1992 and became the North Haven Town Attorney in 2006.

We're not politicians; we're lawyers. Although we understand that many matters affecting municipalities and other local governmental entities are inherently political, we provide straightforward legal representation without a political bent. Across the board, our municipal law clients know that they will always receive knowledgeable, honest legal advice.

Ciulla & Donofrio LLP: Sophisticated Solutions to Complex Legal Problems

Towns and cities across the state have hired our municipal law attorneys on a regular basis for a wide variety of issues, including:

Assisting municipalities with a wide variety of construction projects, including school construction
Defending real and personal property tax appeals
Defending zoning appeals
Zoning enforcement actions
Building code enforcement actions
Defending appeals from statements of compensation filed in eminent domain proceedings
Assisting municipalities in tax collections and other collection matters
Advising and defending boards and commissions in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) matters
Advising and defending boards, commissions and town officials in a wide variety of administrative proceedings and litigation, including the defense of tort claims

We are often engaged by the town attorneys and corporation counsel of municipalities on an "a la carte" basis. In many cases, municipalities request our expertise with regard to a specific legal problem, such as construction projects, tax appeal defense and zoning appeal defense. We provide cost-effective representation for municipalities and most of our municipal clients are referred to us by our peers — other attorneys.

If your city or town is seeking experienced representation on an on-going basis or for a specific legal challenge, please contact a lawyer at Ciulla & Donofrio. Whether you need assistance with land use and zoning or federal tort claims defense, we welcome the opportunity to put our experience and skills to work on your behalf.

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Lou Dagostine was recently selected as a "Rising Star" in 2011 New England Super Lawyers.
Jeff Donofrio was recently selected as a 2011 New England Super Lawyer and a 2011 Business Edition Super Lawyer.
On February 7, 2012, Jeff Donofrio will serve on the faculty for State and Local Government Law, a full day seminar hosted by the National Business Institute, which will be held in New Haven.
Jeffrey M. Donofrio is a member of the panel presenting Special Proceedings and More, a New Haven County Bar Association CLE program being presented on April 26, 2011 in the Jury Assembly room in New Haven Superior Court from 4pm-6pm. The program will feature a discussion of prejudgment and postjudgment remedies.
Ciulla & Donofrio, LLP has been selected as a "Go-To Law Firm for Leading Technology Companies" by American Lawyer Media. In-House Law Departments at the Leading Technology Companies, published by ALM, includes the short list of elite U.S. firms that represent the top technology companies. ALM asked General Counsel at the leading technology companies which outside law firms they turn to for assistance. ALM's research department also investigated and gathered data on technology company's Go-To Law Firms from various resources such as public records including court dockets and securities filings, key publications and well-respected commercial databases.
Jennifer Coppola successfully represented the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Woodbridge in Cimino v. Zoning Board of Appeals, 117CA 569 (2009). Jennifer successfully defended the appeal of the denial of variance applications at both the trial court and the Appellate Court.
Jeffrey M. Donofrio has been selected as a "Super Lawyer" by New England Super Lawyers, Connecticut Super Lawyers and Corporate Counsel Edition Super Lawyers.
On May 19, 2010, Jeffrey M. Donofrio was a co-presenter of "Dramatically Increase Your Productivity, Profit, and Peace of Mind: The Attorney's Guide to Seamless Time Management." Jeff presented the program, which was sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association, with renowned lawyer coach Bill Jawitz.
Ciulla & Donofrio, LLP has been selected by the Town of North Branford to assist it with several construction projects. We are representing the Town with regard to the North Branford Intermediate School, Atwater Library and Smith Library projects. We are providing a wide range of services, including contract and procurement law advice, claims review and negotiation and general construction law services.
Ciulla & Donofrio, LLP has been engaged by the Town of Hamden to assist the Town with the Adaptive Re-Use of Memorial Town Hall and the Addition of a new Police Headquarters.

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North Haven, Connecticut 06473
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From its offices in North Haven, Ciulla & Donofrio, LLP represents business clients of all sizes and from a wide variety of industries throughout Connecticut. The firm handles matters in all Connecticut courts, state and federal, and has clients in Hartford, Bridgeport, Stamford, Waterbury, Middletown, Fairfield, New Haven, Norwalk, Danbury, Shelton, Torrington, Bristol, Norwich, Greenwich, Litchfield County, and Fairfield County.