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Karen L. Dowd

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2011.
90 Gillett Street Hartford, Connecticut 06105
(860) 522-8338
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Firm: Horton, Dowd, Bartschi & Levesque, PC
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Horton, Dowd, Bartschi & Levesque, PC


Years In Practice


Phone Number (860) 522-8338

Appeals
Attorney Dowd handles all aspects of appellate civil litigation in the Connecticut Appellate and Supreme courts, including the filing of petitions for certification to the Connecticut Supreme Court. Her appeals are varied, from personal injury to domestic relations to land use. She also consults on trial matters from an appellate perspective, including assisting in the drafting of legal memoranda for use before and during trial. Attorney Dowd taught written and oral advocacy in the Moot Court interterm at the University of Connecticut School of Law for a number of years.

Professionalism Practice
Attorney Dowd represents attorneys before grievance panels and the Statewide Grievance Committee. She represents clients as to unauthorized practice of law complaints. Attorney Dowd counsels candidates for bar admission before the Bar Examining Committee. She consults with attorneys on random audits of client’s funds accounts by the Statewide Grievance Committee and consults with firms on the day to day issues which arise under the Rules of Professional Conduct.

Litigation
Attorney Dowd handles civil litigation in Connecticut’s state and federal trial courts. Her trial matters range from personal injury to product liability. She also consults with trial counsel, assisting in creating a trial strategy and in preparing pleadings. She served as the Chair of the Connecticut Bar Association Litigation Section from 2005 to 2007 after serving as an officer for the prior 4 years. She continues to serve on the Litigation Section Executive Committee. Attorney Dowd served on the faculty of the Connecticut Trial Advocacy Institute.

Attorney Dowd co-authors the Connecticut Practice Book Annotated, providing author’s comments to chapters on pleadings, motions, and fees and costs.  She co-authored Connecticut Insurance Law with Attorney Levesque and a former member of the firm. She edits the CBA Professional Discipline Digest (2012-present).

She has spoken on appellate and ethics issues in seminars and presents the Annual Appellate Review at the Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Bar Association with Attorney Bartschi.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Appellate Practice
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Education
Graduated
University of Virginia, BA
Graduated 1988
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (860) 522-8338
90 Gillett Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06105
Hartford, Connecticut 06105
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