Betsy A. Ingraham - a New Haven, CT Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Attorney Information

Overview

Betsy Ingraham is a trial lawyer. She has tried more than twenty cases to verdict in Connecticut's state and federal courts, winning a string of remarkable victories for her clients. Representing plaintiffs, Betsy has obtained multiple seven- and eight-figure verdicts, including the largest plaintiff's verdict in Connecticut in 2016. Representing defendants, she obtained a complete defense verdict for the only officer-involved shooting fatality to go to trial in Connecticut in the last 25 years.

In addition to her exceptional experience as a trial lawyer, Betsy has also argued multiple cases before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the Connecticut Supreme Court, and the Connecticut Appellate Court.

Betsy's outstanding advocacy has won her recognition by Best Lawyers and SuperLawyers, among other honors. She is also a proud member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA).

Before she joined Garrison, Levin-Epstein in 2022, Betsy practiced at Connecticut Trial Firm (where she represented plaintiffs in personal injury matters), Counsel at Litchfield Cavo (where she represented defendants in civil litigation), Casper & de Toledo (where she represented plaintiffs in personal injury and employment matters), and the City of Bridgeport Corporation Counsel (where she defended Connecticut's largest city in its most complex civil litigation matters, including employment, civil rights, and police misconduct).

Betsy attended the University of Connecticut on a Nutmeg Scholarship, a four-year academic scholarship given to Connecticut residents who demonstrate exceptional promise. She then attended the University of Connecticut School of Law as the Dorothy Archibald Clark Scholar, graduating magna cum laude and with several awards for outstanding coursework.

Betsy lives in Avon with her husband and two children.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Honors

2022 Connecticut Super Lawyers
2021 Connecticut Super Lawyers
2020 Connecticut Super Lawyers
2019 Connecticut Super Lawyers
2018 Connecticut Super Lawyers
2017 Connecticut Super Lawyers

Other Sources of Feedback About Betsy A. Ingraham

Included on the 2026 Connecticut Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
2024 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
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

Education

Legal Education
- University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, 2004
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of Connecticut, 2001
  B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

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Bar Admissions

Connecticut, 2005

Other Affiliations

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association

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Contact

New Haven, CT

405 Orange Street
New Haven, CT 06511

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Phone: 203-777-4425

Fax: (203) 776-3965

Website: http://www.garrisonlaw.com

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