Paul A. Slager
Phone: (877) 731-9050 (Toll Free)
E-mail: Paul Slager
Fax: (203) 325-3769
V-Card
Helping victims of catastrophic injury and trauma
Paul Slager, a firm partner, handles cases stemming from catastrophic events involving medical malpractice, serious accidents, defective consumer products, sexual abuse, discrimination, and sexual harassment. He also represents small businesses and individuals in significant business disputes.
Mr. Slager represents clients in a wide variety of complex medical negligence, brain injury, and serious injury cases. His practice focuses on cases involving the most severe injuries, including death and debilitating permanent disabilities.
Recognized in the legal community
Mr. Slager has been listed in both Connecticut Magazine and New England Super Lawyers Magazine as a Connecticut Super Lawyer every year the lists have been published. He is also rated by Martindale-Hubbell as "AV Preeminent," the highest possible rating of legal ability and ethical standards based on peer reviews by attorneys and judges familiar with his legal work.
Dedicating his time and expertise to brain injury victims
Mr. Slager has special interest and experience working with children and adults who have suffered brain injuries during childbirth or as a result of other trauma. Since July 2008, he has served as president of the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of Connecticut, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of Connecticut brain injury survivors.
He is also an active member of the National Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group of the American Association of Justice, and attends national conferences focused on cutting edge issues related to representing survivors of brain injury. His piece, "Tackling Head Trauma: the Concussion Problem in Sports", was recently published in the Sports Litigation Alert, a national publication for legal professionals practicing sports law.
Successfully protecting the rights of victims
Many of his most notable results have resulted in confidential recoveries, but a few examples of his recent cases include the following:
- $10 million and $6.4 million, respectively, in two cases against Connecticut hospitals and physicians on behalf of infants who were seriously injured during labor and delivery. These recoveries allowed the injured children to continue living with their parents at home while getting the medical care and therapy they need.
- $5 million in a medical negligence case for the widow of a man who died from a treatable post-surgical complication.
- $2.75 million on behalf of a child who suffered head injuries when dropped by a caregiver who fell down a defective stairway. The recovery came only after the plaintiff's experts carefully reconstructed the fall through a detailed biomechanical analysis, based on meticulous measurement and analysis of the geometry of the stairs.
- $3.125 million for two brain injury survivors injured in a Long Island Sound boating collision, which resulted in a jury trial against multiple defendants in Waterbury.
- $2.5 million on behalf of a pedestrian who suffered traumatic brain injury when she was struck by a car while crossing the street.
He has obtained significant recoveries for Connecticut victims of sexual assault and sexual abuse, as well as victims of sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. He has handled many high-profile civil cases in Connecticut against priests, therapists and Boy Scout leaders on behalf of clients who were victims of sexual abuse while minors. A number of his cases have been featured in the media. In connection with his representation of Connecticut victims of sexual assault, he is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association's Committee for Victims of Crime.
Experienced commercial litigator
Mr. Slager also represents businesses and individuals as plaintiffs in significant cases involving business disputes or commercial litigation. Before joining Silver Golub & Teitell he was a litigation and trial lawyer in Chicago, where his practice focused primarily on complex commercial litigation, including business torts, contract disputes and securities litigation.
Although his law practice is focused in Connecticut, Mr. Slager has successfully represented his clients in trials, hearings, arbitrations, and mediations around the country. He is admitted to practice law in the state courts of Connecticut, New York and Illinois, and has handled or assisted in cases pending in the state or federal courts of Connecticut, New York, Illinois, Delaware, Georgia, Montana and South Dakota. He has also worked on a number of appeals, and successfully argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago.
Areas of Practice
- Medical malpractice
- Traumatic brain injury
- Fire disasters
- Product liability
- Sex abuse and discrimination
- Injuries and deaths
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut
- New York
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Education
- The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Juris Doctor
- Honors College of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Honors and Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated: AV Preeminent - Highest Possible Peer Review Rating of Legal Abilities and Ethical Standards, 2009
- Connecticut Magazine - Listed as Super Lawyer 2010
- Connecticut Magazine -Listed as Super Lawyer 2009*
- Connecticut Magazine -Listed as Super Lawyer 2008
- Connecticut Magazine -Listed as Super Lawyer 2007
- Connecticut Magazine -Listed as Super Lawyer 2006
- The American Trial Lawyers Association - Listed in Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the State of Connecticut, 2009
- The American Trial Lawyers Association -Listed in Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the State of Connecticut 2008
- New England Super Lawyers Magazine - Listed as Super Lawyer 2009
- New England Super Lawyers Magazine - Listed as Super Lawyer 2008
- New England Super Lawyers Magazine - Listed as Super Lawyer 2007
- The Chicago Legal Clinic for the Disabled - Special Volunteer Recognition Award 1998
- University of New Hampshire – Appointed to graduate faculty in the Department of Family Studies for the purpose of serving on Graduate Committee for master's degree candidate, 2009
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors)
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Medical Malpractice Committees)
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Continuing Legal Education Committees)
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Editorial Board, The Forum)
- The Brain Injury Association of Connecticut, Inc. (President, Board of Directors)
- American Association of Justice (Member, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group)
- Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Victims' Rights Committee)
- Public Justice Foundation (Member)
Pro Bono Activities
- Member, Board of Directors, The Brain Injury Association of Connecticut, Inc
- Recipient, Special Volunteer Recognition Award, The Chicago Legal Clinic for the Disabled
Published Works
- "Flying Blind: The Ramifications of Hamilton v. USAA," by Paul Slager and Amanda R. Whitman, The Forum, Winter 2010
- "Tackling Head Trauma: the Concussion Problem in Sports," Sports Litigation Alert, March 2009
- "Legal Recourse After Brain Injury: Issues for Consideration," Making Strides Magazine, Brain Injury Association of Connecticut, 2008
- "Shutting Down Objectionable Conduct", CTLA Forum, Spring 2006
Classes/Seminars Taught
- Speaker, "Proving Brain Injury Through Lay Witnesses," Fundamentals of Brain Trauma in New York Legal Education Seminar, New York, New York, October 1, 2008
- Speaker, "Making Invisible Brain Injuries Visible," Recognizing & Proving the Invisible Injury Legal Education Seminar, Orange, Connecticut, May 1, 2008
- Speaker, "Proving Brain Injury Through Lay Witnesses," Fundamentals of Brain Trauma in New York Legal Education Seminar, New York, New York, October 1, 2007
- Speaker, "Federal Practice Nuts and Bolts," Feeling Confident in Federal Court Legal Education Seminar, New Haven, Connecticut, May 1, 2007
- Speaker, "Handling Unexpected Trial Emergencies," Responding to Legal Emergencies Legal Education Seminar, New Haven, Connecticut, October 1, 2006
Recent News
- Stamford Marriott's Negligence Led To Parking Garage Rape, May 2008
- Complaint: Multiple Code Violations Led To Greenwich Child Drowning, January 2008
- Physician's Widow Accepts $5M Settlement, July 2007
- Subway Restaurant Settles Landmark Case, April 2007
- SGT Attorneys Bring Lawsuit For Victims of Day Care Sexual Abuse
- Second Victim Alleges Scoutmaster Sexual Abuse Stems From Lack Of Supervision, January 2006
- Former Boy Scout Child Sexual Abuse Victim Suit Claims Lack Of Supervision, July 2005
- Lawsuit: Negligence Led To Lawnmower Amputation, February 2005
- Op Ed, Paul Slager On Priestly Privilege, January 23rd, 2005
- Alter Boy Sex Abuse Victim Settles Case With Bridgeport Diocese, January 2005
- SGT's Slager Represents Victim of Stamford Town Center Mall Explosion, October 2002
Contact Paul Slager to discuss your legal needs
Individuals and businesses in Connecticut rely on the skill and professionalism of the trial attorneys at Silver Golub & Teitell LLP. We take both business and personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis. Contact us online to find out how we can help.
We represent individuals and businesses in personal injury, wrongful death, and business litigation throughout the state of Connecticut, including Fairfield County, New Haven County, Hartford County, and the following communities:
|
|
|
* Connecticut Super Lawyers is published annually in the February issue of Connecticut Magazine and the November issue of New England Super Lawyers Magazine. Connecticut Super Lawyers is based on the survey of more than 13,000 attorneys across the state who have been in practice for five years or more. Please review each individual attorney’s biographical page for information about the year or years of selection by Super Lawyers.
