Michael J. Cacace - Stamford, CT

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • New York Law School, New York, New York, 1978
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: Dr. Max Reich Award, 1978

• Non Legal Education

  • Fordham University, 1974
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Founding Partner

• Attorney

Past Positions

• Stamford Commission on the Aging, Member, 1975 - 1981
• Stamford Commission on the Aging, Chairman, 1979 - 1981
• Stamford 13th Charter Revision Commission, Co-Chairman, 1982 - 1983
• Stamford Redistricting Commission, 1991, 2001, 2017

Pro Bono Activities

• Stamford Center for the Arts, Board of Directors, Member, 1985 - 2007
• Stamford Center for the Arts, Vice President, 1989 - Present
• Stamford Economic Assistance Corp., Member, 1984 - 1985
• United Way of Stamford, Member, 1988 - 1994
• United Way of Stamford, Vice President, 1989 - 1992
• United Way of Stamford, President, 1992 - 1994
• United Way of Connecticut, Member, 1988 - 1993
• United Way of Connecticut, President, 1990 - 1993
• Democratic National Committee, Former Member
• Stamford Redistricting Commission, Chairman, 1991, 2001, 2011
• Italian Center of Stamford, President
• Volunteer Center of Southwestern Connecticut, President
• Ferguson Library Board of Trustees, Chairman, 2009-2015
• American Bar Association, Committee on Regulation of Land Use, Member
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
• American Association for Justice

Representative Cases

• Alvord Inv., LLC v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of City of Stamford, 282 Conn. 393, 920 A.2d 1000
  • Year: 2007
• Bongiorno Supermarket, Inc. v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals, 266 Conn. 531, 833 A.2d 883
  • Year: 2003
• Quarry Knoll II Corp. v. Planning and Zoning Commission, 256 Conn. 674, 780 A.2d 1,
  • Year: 2001
• Miles v. Foley, 253 Conn. 381, 752 A.2d 503
  • Year: 2000
• Smith v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals, 227 Conn. 71, 629 A.2d 1089
  • Year: 1993
• Benenson v. Board of Representatives, 223 Conn. 777, 612 A.2d 50
  • Year: 1992
• Stamford Ridgeway Associates v. Board of Representatives, 214 Conn. 407, 572 A.2d 951
  • Year: 1990
• Connecticut Health Facilities, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals, 29 Conn. App. 1, 613 A.2d 1358
  • Year: 1992
• Newbury Commons Limited Partnership v. Stamford, 226 Conn. 92
  • Year: 1993

Published Works

Articles

• Chapter, Elderly Law Desk Manual, Age Discrimination Law, 1981
  

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut, 1978
• New York, 1979
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1979
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1982

Other Affiliations

• Stamford/Norwalk Regional Bar Association, Executive Committee, 1981 - 1992 (Member)
• Stamford/Norwalk Regional Bar Association, 1986 (Treasurer)
• Stamford/Norwalk Regional Bar Association, 1987 (Secretary)
• Stamford/Norwalk Regional Bar Association, 1988 (2nd Vice President)
• Stamford/Norwalk Regional Bar Association, 1989 (1st Vice President)
• Stamford/Norwalk Regional Bar Association, 1990 - 1991 (President)
• Connecticut Bar Association, Planning and Zoning Section (Member)
• Connecticut Bar Association, Planning and Zoning Section, 1991 - 1992 (Vice Chairman)
• Connecticut Bar Association, Planning and Zoning Section, 1994 - 1996 (Chairman)
• New York State Bar Association
• Connecticut Committee of the Regional Plan Association, Inc., 1987 (Member)
• Connecticut Committee of the Regional Plan Association (Co-Chairman)