Joseph M. Busher, Jr.

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Joseph M. Busher, Jr.: Attorney with Jackson O'Keefe, LLP
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Biography

Former Member of Faculty, Adjunct Instructor, University of Connecticut School of Law. Recipient, Cornelius W. Wickersham, Jr. and American Jurisprudence Awards for Excellence in Constitutional Law. Former Lecturer on the Law, Nathan Hale-Ray High School, East Haddam, Connecticut. Former Member, East Haddam Business Association, Inc. Former Member, Republican Town Committee, East Haddam, CT. Graduate of Litigation Management Institute (LMI).

Areas of Practice (72)

  • Appellate Practice
  • Insurance Defense
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Personal Injury Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Construction Litigation
  • Estate Planning
  • Wills
  • Probate
  • Public School Law
  • Public Officials Liability
  • Automobile Insurance Defense
  • Automobile Liability Defense
  • Casualty Insurance Defense
  • Commercial Insurance Defense
  • Extra Contractual Insurance Defense
  • Fire Insurance Defense
  • First and Third Party Insurance Defense
  • General Liability Defense
  • Insurance Bad Faith Defense
  • Insurance Coverage Defense
  • Insurance Defense Subrogation
  • Personal Liability Defense
  • Property Damage Defense
  • Property Insurance Defense
  • Public Liability Defense
  • Surety Defense
  • Negligence Defense
  • Civil Liability
  • Intentional Torts
  • Tort Liability
  • Tort Defense
  • Construction Accidents
  • Construction Claims
  • Construction Contracts
  • Construction Defects
  • Construction Equipment Liability
  • Construction Insurance
  • Construction Mediation
  • Contractors Liability
  • Construction and Surety Law
  • Accident Insurance
  • Automobile Insurance
  • Automobile Insurance Coverage
  • Automobile Liability
  • Captive Insurance
  • Casualty Insurance
  • Casualty Insurance Subrogation
  • Commercial Insurance
  • Commercial Property Insurance
  • Excess Coverage
  • Excess and Reinsurance
  • Extra Contractual Insurance Claims
  • Fire Loss
  • Fire Insurance Subrogation
  • Fire Insurance
  • First and Third Party Insurance
  • General Liability
  • Indemnity
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Insurance Litigation
  • No Fault Automobile Insurance
  • Personal Liability
  • Property Damage
  • Property Insurance
  • Property Insurance Coverage
  • Property Loss
  • Property Subrogation
  • Subrogation
  • Unfair Insurance Practices
  • Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists
  • Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Arbitration

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
College of the Holy Cross, A.B., cum laude, 1993
Law School Attended:
University of Connecticut, J.D., with honors, 1996
Year of First Admission:
1996
Admission:
1996, Connecticut; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2010, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court; 2021, Florida
Memberships:
CLM Alliance Member.
Reported Cases:
Benjamin v. Bailey, 234 Conn. 455 (1995); Doe v. Marselle, 38 Conn. App. 360, rev’d, 236 Conn. 845 (1996); Sung v. Butterworth, 235 Conn. 400 (1996); Roberto v. Honeywell, Inc., 43 Conn. App 161, cert. denied, 239 Conn. 945 (1996); Borkowski v. Sacheti, 43 Conn. App. 294 (1996); Jaworski v. Kiernan, 241 Conn. 399 (1997); Martin v. Town of Plainville, 240 Conn. 105 (1997); Belliveau v. Stevenson, 123 F.3d 107 (2d Cir. 1997); Edwards v. Tardif, 240 Conn. 610 (1997); Lodge v. Arett Sales Corporation, 246 Conn. 563 (1998); Deray v. Gallagher, 164 F.3d 617, 1998 WL 650577 (2d Cir. 1998); Bonamico v. City of Middletown, 49 Conn. App. 605, cert granted, 244 Conn. 923, on remand, 47 Conn. App. 758 (1998); Hines v. Davis, 53 Conn. App. 836 (1999); Coelho v. ITT Hartford, 251 Conn. 106 (1999); Marshall v. O’Keefe, 55 Conn. App. 801 (1999); DiMaria v. Silvester, 89 F.Supp.2d 195 (D.Conn. 1999); Washington v. Christie, 58 Conn. App. 96, cert. denied, 254 Conn. 906 (2000); Team Rental Group v. ITT Hartford Group, 59 Conn. App. 110 (2000); Westbrook v. ITT Hartford Group, 60 Conn. App. 767 (2000); Rangel v. Parkhurst, 64 Conn. App. 372 (2000); Millbrook Owners Association, Inc. v. Hamilton Standard, 257 Conn. 1 (2001); Top of The Town, LLC v. Somers Sportsmen’s Association, Inc., 69 Conn. App. 839 (2002); Preston v. O’Rourke, 74 Conn. App. 301 (2002); Mozeleski v. Thomas, 76 Conn. App. 287, cert. denied, 264 Conn. 904 (2003); Taylor v. Windsor Locks Police Dept., 71 Fed.Appx. 877, 2003 WL 21697441 (2d. Cir. 2003); Barry v. Quality Steel Products, Inc., 263 Conn. 424 (2003); Ahearn v. Fuss and O’Neill, Inc., 78 Conn. App. 202 (2003); Denniston v. Cash Home Center, Inc., 76 Conn. App. 906 (2003); Stanley v. Lincoln, 75 Conn. App. 781 (2003); Scoville v. Shop-Rite Supermarkets, Inc.,86 Conn. App. 426, cert. denied, 272 Conn. 921 (2004); Wexler v. DeMaio, 280 Conn. 168 (2006); Pedro v. Miller, 281 Conn. 112 (2007); Read v. Town of Plymouth, 110 Conn. App. 657, cert. denied, 289 Conn. 955 (2008); Grady v. Town of Somers, 294 Conn. 324 (2009); Nanni v. Dino Corp., 117 Conn. App. 61 (2009); Picco v. Town of Voluntown, 295 Conn. 141 (2010); Pack 2000, Inc. v. Cushman, 126 Conn. App. 339 (2011); Coe v Watertown, 301 Conn. 112 (2011); McRae v. McRae, 129 Conn.App. 171 (2011); McRae v. McRae, 139 Conn. App. 75 (2012); Tarro v. Mastriani Realty, LLC, 142 Conn. App. 419 (2013); Doe v. Waraksa, 13-959-CV, 2014 WL 1189853 (2d Cir. Mar. 25, 2014); Pack 2000, Inc. v. Cushman, 311 Conn. 662 (2014); Financial Consulting, LLC v. Commissioner of Insurance, 315 Conn. 196 (2014); Pappas v. Town of Enfield, 602 F. App’x 35 (2d Cir. 2015); Fleming v. Dionisio, 317 Conn. 498 (2015); Pramuka v. Town of Cromwell, 160 Conn. App. 863, cert. denied, 320 Conn. 908 (2015); Gov’t Employees Ins. Co. v. Barros, 184 Conn. App. 395 (2018); Pollard v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co., 330 Conn. 963 (2019); Raczkowski v. McFarlane, 195 Conn. App. 402 (2020); Goody v. Bedard, 200 Conn. App. 621 (2020); A & R Enterprises, LLC v. Sentinel Ins. Co., Ltd., 202 Conn. App. 224, cert. denied, 336 Conn. 921 (2021); Pollard v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co., 215 Conn. App. 11 (2022); Aviles v. Barnhill, 217 Conn. App. 435 (2023)
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Peer Reviews

4.5/5.0 (25 reviews)
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  • Legal Knowledge

    4.4/5.0
  • Analytical Capability

    4.5/5.0
  • Judgment

    4.6/5.0
  • Communication

    4.5/5.0
  • Legal Experience

    4.5/5.0
  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 04/26/15 in Personal Injury

    Excellent adversary. Well prepared, knowledgable, thorough.

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate/Assistant General Counsel on 04/17/15 in Insurance

    When I was in private practice, I worked as co-counsel with Mr. Busher on several occasions. He is well-versed in the law and is a strong advocate for his clients, but he also possesses the pratical skills necessary to work with multiple parties tow... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Counsel on 03/21/22 in Litigation

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/27/19 in Litigation

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 04/17/15 in Litigation

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Principal on 04/17/15 in Civil Litigation

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Staff Lawyer on 04/09/15 in Civil Litigation

    Joe is very detail oriented, and produces solid results for his clients.

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 04/09/15 in Litigation

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 02/14/12 in Litigation

    In my years of experience with attorney Busher I have found him to be an extremely able and resourceful adversary, and a man of impecable character.

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Judge on 02/10/12 in General Practice

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