PARTNER

Kristan Maccini regularly appears in state and federal courts throughout Connecticut representing law enforcement officers, boards of education, public officials, land use commissions, firefighters, emergency response personnel and all other municipal employees.

She defends general and professional liability claims, including negligence, nuisance, highway defect, and civil rights claims, including claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, from inception of the lawsuit through to conclusion, having tried matters successfully, in both state and federal court. She is committed to obtaining the best results for her clients, often obtaining early dismissal through motion practice.

Practice Areas

  • Public Entity Defense
  • Civil Rights Defense
  • Law Enforcement Liability
  • Education Law and Litigation
  • Land Use Litigation
  • Appellate Practice

Education

  • University of Connecticut School of Law, JD 2001
  • Boston College, Wallace E. Carroll School of Management, BS 1993

Admission

  • Connecticut
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Honors/Awards:

  • America's Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators:  2020-2021

Email: [email protected]

Representative Matters

Recent Case Results

  • Kyzer v. Borough of Naugatuck, No. 3:19-cv-1511 (JBA), 2022 WL 2802349 (D. Conn. 2022) United States District Court decision granting defendant municipality and police officers' motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff's Fourteenth Amendment claim on the basis transfer of plaintiff's decedent... Read On

  • Kelley v. City of Danbury, No. CV18-6051612-S, 2021 WL 5919784 (Conn. Super. Ct., Complex Litigation Docket at Waterbury, Dec. 3, 2021) Connecticut Superior Court decision denying co-defendant general contractor's motion to strike city's counterclaim for indemnification, finding city adequately... Read On

  • Borelli v. Renaldi, 376 Conn. 1, 243 A.3d 1084 (Conn. 2020) Connecticut Supreme Court decision affirming trial court's granting of summary judgment in favor of defendant officers and town as to plaintiff's wrongful death action arising out of high-speed chase of fleeing motorist on basis duties ... Read On