James M. Sconzo

Experience

• Gagliardi v. Sacred Heart Univ., No. 20-629 (2d Cir. Mar. 29, 2021) (affirming summary judgment to client in an employment discrimination case involving unique issue of comparator evidence).
• Gagliardi v. Sacred Heart Univ., Inc., No. 3:17-cv-00857, 2019 WL 3202742 (D. Conn. July 16, 2019).
• Neufeld v. Cigna Health & Life Ins. Co., No. 3:17-cv-01693, 2018 WL 4158377 (D. Conn. Aug. 30, 2018).
• Reho v. Sacred Heart Univ., Inc., No. 3:16-cv-01692, 2017 WL 1014998 (D. Conn. Mar. 15, 2017).
• Jauhari v. Sacred Heart Univ., Inc., No. 3:16-cv-00680, 2017 WL 819902 (D. Conn. Mar. 2, 2017).
• Doe v. Trinity Coll., No. FSTCV175016597S, 2017 WL 7053895 (Conn. Super. Ct. Dec. 26, 2017).
• DeLucia v. Sacred Heart Univ., Inc., No. FBTCV156049853, 2017 WL 4273404 (Conn. Super. Ct. Aug. 11, 2017).
• Reid v. Town of W. Hartford, No. 156031283S, 2017 WL 5707522 (Conn. Super. Ct. Oct. 26, 2017).
• Roberts v. Town of Orange, Dep't of Police Servs., No. AANCV166019852S, 2017 WL 4106132 (Conn. Super. Ct. Aug. 8, 2017).
• Sacred Heart Univ. v. Voll, No. FBTCV156048244, 2016 WL 2890502 (Conn. Super. Ct. Apr. 25, 2016).
• DeFusco v. Town of W. Hartford, No. 3:15-cv-00485, 2016 WL 1225496 (D. Conn Mar. 28, 2016).
• Mara v. MacNamara & Fairfield Univ., No. 3:14-cv-01095, 2015 WL 4392956 (D. Conn. July 15, 2015).
• Fasoli v. City of Stamford, 64 F. Supp. 3d 285 (D. Conn. 2014).
• Conn. Comm'r of Labor v. Chubb Grp. of Ins. Cos., No. 3:11-cv-00997, 2012 WL 3443003 (D. Conn. Aug. 15, 2012).
• Conn. v. Chubb Grp. of Ins. Cos., No. 3:11-cv-00997, 2012 WL 1110488 (D. Conn. Mar. 31, 2012).
• Konspore v. Friends of Animals, Inc., No. 3:10-cv-00613, 2012 WL 965527 (D. Conn. Mar. 20, 2012).
• Fitzgerald v. Chubb & Son, Inc., No. 3:10-cv-00848, 2011 WL 2470701 (D. Conn. June 20, 2011).
• Worthington v. Carris Reels of Conn., Inc., No. 3:10-cv-00448, 2011 WL 3939005 (D. Conn. May 5, 2011).
• Bass v. Miss Porter's Sch., Inc., 738 F. Supp. 2d 307 (D. Conn. 2010).
• Konspore v. Friends of Animals, Inc., No. 3:10-cv-00613, 2010 WL 3023820 (D. Conn. Aug. 2, 2010).
• Tehan v. Sacred Heart Univ., 388 F. App'x 42 (2d Cir. 2010).
• Bass v. Miss Porter's Sch., No. 3:08-cv-01807, 2010 WL 122602 (D. Conn. Jan. 5, 2010).
• Trujillo v. Yeager, 642 F. Supp. 2d 86 (D. Conn. 2009).
• Manemeit v. Town of Branford, No. 3:04-cv-01353, 2009 WL 1743749 (D. Conn. June 18, 2009).
• Boland v. Town of Newington, 304 F. App'x 7 (2d Cir. 2008).
• Clayton v. City of Middletown, 564 F. Supp. 2d 105 (D. Conn. 2008).
• Richardson v. Comm'n on Human Rights & Opportunities, 532 F.3d 114 (2d Cir. 2008).
• Beary v. ING Life Ins. & Annuity Co., 520 F. Supp. 2d 356 (D. Conn. 2007).
• Sebold v. City of Middletown, No. 3:05-cv-01205, 2007 WL 2782527 (D. Conn. Sept. 21, 2007).
• Boland v. Town of Newington, No. 3:05-cv-01739, 2007 WL 2071630 (D. Conn. June 16, 2007).
• Comins v. Flodesign, Inc., No. 3:05-cv-01193, 2006 WL 2349541 (D. Conn. Aug. 14, 2006).
• Goldfarb v. Town of W. Hartford, 474 F. Supp. 2d 356 (D. Conn. 2007).
• Brooks v. Sweeney, No. CV065005224, 2007 WL 1976089 (Conn. Super. Ct. June 12, 2007).
• Morron v. City of Middletown, 464 F. Supp. 2d 111 (D. Conn. 2006).
• Clayton v. City of Middletown, 237 F.R.D. 538 (D. Conn. 2006).
• Santoro v. Town of Hamden, No. CV040488583, 2006 WL 2536595 (Conn. Super. Ct. Aug. 18, 2006).
• Rivera v. Men's Wearhouse, Inc., No. 3:05-cv-01907, 2006 WL 1801705 (D. Conn. June 27, 2006).
• Whitaker v. Clear Channel Broad., Inc., No. 3:04-cv-02041, 2005 WL 3478352 (D. Conn. Dec. 19, 2005).
• Bond v. City of Middletown, 389 F. Supp. 2d 319 (D. Conn. 2005).
• Deguzman v. Kramer, No. 3:04-cv-02064, 2005 WL 2030447 (D. Conn. Aug. 23, 2005).
• Strohmeyer v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., No. 3:04-cv-01808, 2005 WL 3963770 (D. Conn. Nov. 15, 2005).
• Strohmeyer v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 365 F. Supp. 2d 258 (D. Conn. 2005).
• Russ v. Town of Watertown, No. 3:04-cv-00014, 2005 WL 734344 (D. Conn. Mar. 29, 2005).
• Kasper v. City of Middletown, 352 F. Supp. 2d 216 (D. Conn. 2005).
• Levesque v. Town of Vernon, 341 F. Supp. 2d 126 (D. Conn. 2004).
• McEwan v. Town of New Canaan, No. 3:03-cv-01966, 2004 WL 1897116 (D. Conn. Aug. 20, 2004).
• Stiller v. Colangelo, 221 F.R.D. 316 (D. Conn. 2004).
• Geter v. Greater Bridgeport Adolescent Pregnancy Program, No. 3:02-cv-00540, 2004 WL 513771 (D. Conn. Mar. 12, 2004).
• Jenkins v. Area Coop. Educ. Servs., No. 3:99-cv-02371, 2004 WL 413267 (D. Conn. Feb. 25, 2004).
• Williams v. City of Torrington, No. 3:01-cv-02107, 2003 WL 23185866 (D. Conn. Dec. 10, 2003).
• Caffery v. Stillman, 829 A.2d 881 (Conn. App. Ct. 2003).
• Nastro v. D'Onofrio, 263 F. Supp. 2d 446 (D. Conn. 2003).
• Jenkins v. Area Coop. Educ. Servs., 248 F. Supp. 2d 117 (D. Conn. 2003).
• Adair v. Pfizer, Inc., 245 F. Supp. 2d 437 (D. Conn. 2003).

Recognition

• AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• The Best Lawyers in America, Employment Law – Management (2019–2024)
• Connecticut Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Magazine (2019–2023)
• Top 50 Connecticut Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Magazine (2006–2012, 2015)
• Top 50 New England Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Magazine (2009–2012)
• Appointed Special Master by the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

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Professional & Community Involvement

• American Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Employers Counsel Network
• Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity
  • Board of Directors
• National Association of College and University Attorneys
• Society for Human Resource Management
• WALKS Foundation Inc.
  • Appointed Member, Advisory Board
• Connecticut Lawyer Magazine
  • ​Appointed Member, Advisory Committee
• Connecticut Bar Association
  • Labor and Employment Law Section
    • Appointed Member, Executive Committee
  • Litigation Section
    • Appointed Member, Executive Committee
  • Education Law Section
  • Federal Practice Section, Local Rules Committee and Executive Committee
• Editor, Connecticut Employment Law Letter

Speaking Engagements

• "Good (EEO) Governance: Avoiding Major Public Scrutiny," NILG 2022 National Conference, Boston, MA (July 27, 2022)
• "Legal, Risk, and Insurance Considerations in the Age of COVID-19," 2021 NBOA Annual Meeting (February 24, 2021)
• "Risk Management Roadmap to Reopening Your Campuses," Fred C. Church Insurance (May 7, 2020)
• “Employment Risks in Independent Schools,” United Educators Nutmeg Group Risk Management Forum, Westminster School (Spring 2018)
• “Professional Boundaries,” various independent schools (annually)
• “Conducting Effective Internal Investigations,” United Educators Nutmeg Group Risk Management Forum, Choate (Spring 2017)
• “Investigating Sexual Misconduct in Independent School,” United Educators Cranberry Group, Dana Hall (Winter 2017)
• “Title IX and Sexual Misconduct,” The Policy Institute, various locations in Northeast (2014–2017)
• “HR Update,” Carlton Fields In-House Counsel Forum, Orlando, FL (March 2015)
• "Wage and Hour Issues," Society for Human Resource Management, Central Connecticut Chapter, Rocky Hill, CT (2011)
• "Social Media," various client presentations (2010–2011)
• "Emotional Damages in Employment Litigation: A View From the Bench and Jury Box," Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT (June 14, 2010)
• "Family and Medical Leave Act Master Class," Hartford, CT (October 20, 2009)
• "Navigating the Minefield of Investigations and Whistleblower Protections," Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT (June 8, 2009)
• "Employment Practices Liability," Risk and Insurance Management Society, Connecticut Valley Chapter, West Hartford, CT (May 13, 2009)
• "Family and Medical Leave Act Master Class," Cromwell, CT (September 30, 2008)
•  "Strategic Planning When Representing a Client in an Employment Dispute: The Perspectives of Management and Employees," Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT (June 9, 2008)
• "Top 10 Employment Issues in 2008," Human Resource Association of Central Connecticut (January 23, 2008)
• "Bottom Line: The One Thing You Must Know About 10 Employment Law Issues," Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, Las Vegas, NV (November 8–9, 2007)
• "Let's Talk Labor Law," GC New England Roundtable (Spring 2007)
• "Subordinate Bias Liability Under Title VII," Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT (June 18, 2007)
• "Family and Medical Leave Act Master Class," Cromwell, CT (May 8, 2007)
• "The Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Crisis Management Organizations," Advanced Employment Issues Symposium (October 2006)
• "Pros and Cons: How Much Can EPLI Minimize Your Company's Risks?" and "Sexual Harassment: Get Your Supervisors Trained Now," Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, Washington, D.C. (2005)
• 10th Annual Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas, NV (October–November 2005)
• "The New Fair Pay Regulations to the FLSA," Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, Atlanta, GA (October 6–8, 2004)
• "Mock Jury Trial of Sexual Harassment Lawsuit," Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Independent Insurance Agents (May 2004)
• "Connecticut Human Resources Law Update," Sterling Education Services (May 2004)
• "Emerging Issues in Directors and Officers and Employment Practices Liability," Marsh USA Inc. Symposium (April 2004)
• "Handling Retaliation Claims," Annual Meeting of the CBA (June 2003)
• "Sexual Harassment Overview and Prevention," Metroguard Insurance/Massamont Insurance Agency Employment Law Symposium (April 2003)

Credentials

Areas of Focus