Edward P. McCreery III has extensive jury and non-jury trial experience in a wide range of litigation matters including insurance coverage, construction defects, embezzlement, complex foreclosures, municipal liability, environmental contamination, land use and condemnation.
In addition to his trial experience, Ed has handled a broad range of alternative dispute resolution matters including arbitration and mediation. He has represented several municipalities as corporation counsel and as special counsel on diverse topics of land use, environmental remediation, construction and condemnation.
Ed has represented numerous lending institutions and has spoken extensively on litigation, land use and insurance coverage for private and public seminars. Ed is known for his email updates on new developments in Connecticut law on the topics of municipal law and insurance coverage.
Representative Experience
· Successful resolution of insurance coverage for product liability, D&O and environmental claims
· Successful prosecution of architectural malpractice claim for large public building
· Prosecution and defense of numerous construction defect claims
· Prosecution and defense of numerous land-use enforcement actions
· Successful defense of an action for libel against a major Connecticut newspaper
· Successful defense of a large banking institution in a major lender-liability action
· Successful prosecution of embezzlement claims against fiduciaries
· Successful defense of a major product-liability action alleging the spontaneous combustion of a chemical
· Resolution of dilemmas posed in the provision of health care to minors over the religious objections of parents
· Successful handling of multi-district, product-liability claims against insolvent manufacturer on behalf of claimants' committee
· Seizure of vessels under admiralty law
· Foreclosure of multi-unit commercial and residential properties
Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association - Litigation Section; Insurance Coverage Section
Connecticut Bar Association - past secretary; delegate, House of Delegates; immediate past chair, Insurance Section; former member Ethics Committee; Executive Committee of the Litigation Section
Greater Bridgeport Bar Association - president
Community Involvement
Town of Brookfield - former town attorney
City of Shelton Conservation Commission
Shelton Land Trust - director
Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce - past chairman and member, board of directors
Housatonic Council of Boy Scouts - former member, executive board
Served on several boards and committees with distinction including the Valley United Way, Valley YMCA and Alliance for Economic Growth, Junior Achievement, the Hewitt Foundation and Sanford-Brown College, Farmington