Mark D. Arons - Bridgeport, CT

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1983
    J.D.
    Law Journal: Journal of International Law, Editor

• Non Legal Education

  • Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1980
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude
    Major: Psychology, with Honors

Classes and Seminars

• Trial Advocacy In CT, National Business Institute, 1994
  
• Anatomy of a Police Brutality Case, Vanderbilt University School Of Law, Nashville, TN, October 15, 2024 - Present
  
• The Law Regarding Police Excessive Force, Town of Hamden, CT Police Department, March 10, 2023 - Present

Representative Cases

• Settlement of $500,000. Man fell 35 ft. from a tree limb while assisting his neighbor cut branches. Suffered a closed head injury, fractured pelvis and tibia, requiring surgery
• Settlement of $1,200,000. Woman struck by shopping cart and fell while exiting a “big box” store. Suffered a fractured hip. Hip surgery complicated by a stroke, causing permanent brain damage
• Verdict of $800,000. Man fell while exiting his rented apartment. Required knee surgery. Surgery resulted in a pulmonary embolism, which caused his death
• Settlement of $930,000. Man fell from a 6 ft ladder while decorating a social club for Christmas. Struck his head on a table as he fell. Resulted in a subdural hematoma, causing permanent brain damage
• Settlement of $730,000 during jury deliberations. Medical malpractice. 42 year old man. Vena cava was torn during lumbar surgery. Surgeon used the wrong retractor
• Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Published Works

Articles

• Life, Liberty and the Peremptory Challenge, Trial Practice Newsletter, American Bar Association (1987)
  

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut, 1983
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1984
• United States Supreme Court, 1988

Specialties and Certifications

• Board Certified, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1998

Other Affiliations

• American Association for Justice, October 1, 1983 - Present (Member)
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, October 1, 1983 - Present (Mamber)
• Connectucut Bar Association, December 1, 1983 - Present (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Alpha Epsilon Pi