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Alinor Sterling - Bridgeport, CT

350 Fairfield Avenue Suite 501 Bridgeport, CT 06604

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Updated: 10/09/2024

Bridgeport Appellate Practice Lawyer

Overview

Alinor believes the law is a powerful weapon in the fight against injustice, and she has devoted her career to that fight.

She represented nine families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in a landmark case against the Remington Arms Company - the manufacturer of the assault rifle used to carry out the attack. Alongside law partner Josh Koskoff, her work led to the families' settlement of the case for every dollar of available coverage, $73 million, and the right to publicly share Remington's internal documents. The case has been compared to the first tobacco cases, in which documents obtained were used to hold cigarette companies accountable for the public health crisis they had created.

Alinor also represents Sandy Hook families in a suit against internet supplements and survival gear salesman Alex Jones for his false claims that the Sandy Hook shooting was a "hoax" and that it was staged by actors. The trial of this case resulted in a judgment of roughly $1.5 billion in favor of the clients.

Alinor's appellate wins include Soto v. Bushmaster, the landmark case in which the Connecticut Supreme Court allowed Sandy Hook families' case to proceed against Remington; Lafferty v. Jones, in which the Connecticut Supreme Court affirmed severe sanctions against Jones for abusive litigation conduct; Munn v. The Hotchkiss School, affirming a $41.5 million damages verdict in favor of an injured student; and Gagliano v. Danbury Hospital, confirming a $9.6 million verdict against the hospital based on its resident's negligence.

Alinor is currently President of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA). She also co-chairs CTLA's Rules and Amicus committees. She is a board member of Public Justice and is a board member of the International Festival of Arts and Ideas in New Haven. She serves on American Association for Justice's Legal Affairs and Amicus committees, as well as the Connecticut Bar Association's Appellate Advocacy Committee.

About Alinor Sterling

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Attorney

Languages

  • French
  • Russian

Practice Areas

  • Appellate Practice
  • Medical Negligence
  • Product Liability
  • Personal Injury

Representative Cases

  • Soto, et al. v. Bushmaster, et al., 331 Conn. 53, 202 A.3d 262 (2019)
  • Gagliano v. Advanced Specialty Care, P.C., 329 Conn. 745, 189 A.3d 587 (2018)
  • Munn v. Hotchkiss School, 216 Conn. 540, 165 A.3d 1167 (2017)
  • DiLieto v. County Obstetrics & Gynecology Group, P.C., 316 Conn. 790, 114 A.3d 1181 (2015)
  • Dickerson v. Pincus, 154 Conn. App. 146, 105 A.3d 338 (2014)
  • Rosa v. Lawrence & Memorial Hosp., 145 Conn. App. 275, 74 A.3d 534 (2013)
  • Wisniewski v. Town of Darien, 135 Conn. App. 364 , 135 Conn. App. 364, 42 A.3d 436 (2012)

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Connecticut, 1996
  • U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1997
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1998
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2019

Other Affiliations

  • Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Vice President
  • Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors)
  • Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Past Chair, Women's Caucus)
  • Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Rules Committee (Co-Chair)
  • American Association for Justice (Member, Amicus Curiae Committee )
  • Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Appellate Advocacy Committee )
  • New Haven County Bar Association
  • Connecticut Trail Lawyers Association (Amicus Committee, Co-Chair)
  • Greater Bridgeport Bar Association (Member)

Classes and Seminars

  • Alinor has lectured for the Connecticut Bar Association, New Haven County Bar Association, and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers? Association

Pro Bono Activities

  • Town of Branford Board of Ethics, Board Member
  • International Festival of the Arts, Board Member
  • Pound Civil Justice Institute, Board Member
  • Town of Branford Representative Town Meeting, Former Member

Past Positions

  • Hon. Lourdes G. Baird, U.S. District Court Judge, Central District of California, Law Clerk, 1995 - 1996
  • Jacobs, Grudberg, Belt & Dow, P.C., New Haven, Connecticut, Associate, 1996 - 2006
  • Law Offices of Alinor C. Sterling, Branford, Connecticut, Principal, 2006 - 2010

Education

  • University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law, Los Angeles, California
    Honors: Order of the Coif
    Law Review: UCLA Law Review, Editor
    Law Journal: UCLA Women's Law Journal, Editor
  • Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton, New Jersey, 1989
    B.A.
  • Graduate Fellowship in Research, Moscow, Russia

Articles

Published Works

  • "Undressing the Victim: The Intersection of Evidentiary and Semiotic Meaning of Women's Clothing in Rape Trials", 7 Yale J.L. & Fem. 87 (1995)
  • Protecting Apparent Agency: Why Hospitals Are Liable for the Negligence of Their Medical Staff, CTLA Forum 2013

Office Information

Address

350 Fairfield Avenue Suite 501 Bridgeport, CT 06604

Fax

  • 203-368-3244

Office Hours

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday

Achievements

Other Sources of Feedback About Alinor Sterling

Included on the 2024 Connecticut Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2023 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
  • 2022 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
  • 2021 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
  • 2020 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
  • 2019 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
  • 2018 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
  • 2017 Connecticut Super Lawyers list

View the profile for Alinor Sterling on Super Lawyers

Honors

  • Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2023
  • CTLA Riscassi-Koskoff Civil Justice Award
  • Super Lawyers
  • Best Lawyers

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