Melissa Vasquez

Biography

Since joining Lead Science Legal Services in 1985, Melissa Vasquez has handled a wide range of personal injury and wrongful death cases, including truck and car accidents, workplace accidents, and claims of medical malpractice. Over the years, she has been able to secure numerous multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts for her clients, in cases ranging from wrongful death claims brought against drunken drivers and negligent trucking companies, to brain injuries resulting from carbon monoxide poisoning or construction site accidents.

Regardless of the type of case, Melissa focuses on the human aspect of the practice, so she can help her clients preserve their dignity as she works to obtain the justice they deserve.

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1985

With the Firm Since
2006

Recognized by Super Lawyers Since
Top 50

Connecticut Attorneys, Super Lawyers
2017 & 2020

Best Lawyers’ Lawyer of the Year

Background

Credentials & Activities

Education

University of Connecticut School of Law
Wesleyan University, M.A.
Rutgers College B.A. Phi Beta Kappa

Professional Achievements

Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
Named the Best Lawyers' 2017 & 2020 Hartford Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” Listed in the field of Personal Injury Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, and Product Liability Litigation in The Best Lawyers in America.
Recognized by New England Super Lawyers since 2006 and in 2011 and 2012 was designated as one of Connecticut's Top 50 attorneys by Super Lawyers
James W. Cooper Life Fellow of the Hartford County Bar Foundation
Recipient of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association's T. Paul Tremont Award, acknowledging her commitment to the education of law school students

Professional Activities

Member of the Hartford County, Connecticut Bar Associations
Member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, serving on the Board of Governors and Past President
Co-chair of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association's (CTLA) Continuing Legal Education Committee. Also serves on the CTLA Executive and Medical Malpractice committees
Member, Board of Governors, American Association for Justice
Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
Former Member, State of Connecticut's Judicial Civil Commission
Member, Board of Directors of the Greater Hartford Legal Aid Foundation and the Center for Children's Advocacy
Member, Roscoe Pound Foundation
Former Adjunct faculty member of the University of Connecticut School of Law

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