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Bruce H. Raymond 
Glastonbury, Connecticut
Partner
phone 860-266-4925
866-781-3106
fax 860-633-0438
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Bruce H. Raymond has served as lead counsel in over 1000 litigated cases in 18 years of trial practice in state and federal courts in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Attorney Raymond has obtained many favorable results for clients in jury trials. His experience includes business litigation, products liability, toxic torts including asbestos, and intellectual property matters. He has litigated personal injury insurance defense cases including motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, liquor liability, and professional liability matters.

Attorney Raymond was elected President of the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association by his peers where he also served as a member and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Attorney Raymond was elected by his colleagues throughout New England to serve for three years as the Regional Representative on the Board of Directors of DRI (Defense Research Institute) a 22,000 member national organization of attorneys representing corporations and insurers in litigation. Mr. Raymond also served as chairman of DRI's ACMIE (Specialized Litigation Group for Agricultural, Construction, Mining and Industrial Equipment). He is an active member of the IADC (International Association of Defense Counsel) an invitation only international defense bar group. He is a member of the American Bar Association sections for Intellectual Property, Tort and Insurance Practice, Litigation, and Law Office Management. Attorney Raymond is a member of the Connecticut and Massachusetts Bar Associations.

Areas of Practice:
Business Litigation
Products Liability
Toxic Torts
Asbestos
Intellectual Property Matters
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Premises Liability
Liquor Liability
Professional Liability Matters
Technology
E-Commerce
Bar Admissions:
Connecticut
Massachusetts
U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
Education:
New England School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1989
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Alpha Delta


University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 1986
B.A.


Published Works:
Product Liability Defenses: A State-by-State Compendium, Connecticut Chapter (DRI 2007), Welding Rod Litigation: A Primer on the Legal and Medical/Scientific Issue, (Co-Author with Mark A. Roberts, Ph.D.), National DRI Tele-Seminar, March, 2005


A Peek into The Future: CCA litigation Fact and Fiction, DRI's National Products Liability Conference, 2004


CCA-Treated Wood Litigation - Legitimate Class Action or Paper Tiger?, For the Defense, June, 2002


Commercial Sale of Used Products: Strict Liability is Not Part of the Bargain, For The Defense, October, 1997


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Construction Defect Litigation, DRI, ADTA, FDCC, IADC, International Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 2004


Presenter, CIMA (Construction Industry Manufacturer's Association), Mock Trial, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2001


"What Every Hardlines Manufacturer Should Know About Products Liability Litigation and Risk Management", AHMA's 8th Annual Manufactures' Excellence Conference, Marco Island Florida, 1998


Honors and Awards:
American Jurisprudence Award


Local Government Award


Best Advocate, North-Eastern Region


American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition, 1989


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association
President


Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association
Member


Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association
Chairman, Board of Directors


Defense Research Institute
Regional Representative, Board of Directors


Defense Research Institute, Agricultural, Construction, Mining and Industrial Equipment
Chairman


International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
Member


American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
Member


American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Sections
Member


American Bar Association, Litigation Section
Member


American Bar Association, Law Office Management Section
Member


Connecticut Bar Association
Member


Massachusetts Bar Association
Member