Practice areas: Health Care, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice; view more
Licensed in Connecticut since: 1989
Education: California Western School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2025 Details
A veteran attorney with over 35 years of experience, Paul Levin is well-equipped to handle personal injury cases of maximal complexity with relative ease, leveraging his expansive practical knowledge and shrewd legal acumen throughout the duration of his clients’ cases. At the Connecticut Injury Firm in Hartford, Connecticut, he primarily handles nursing home abuse and related issues, as well as motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, workplace accidents and products liability, among many others, and serves residents across the state.
Mr. Levin completed his undergraduate studies in 1986, graduating with his Bachelor of Science degree from Nova University, and went on to attend the California Western School of Law, where he bolstered his legal foundation in an effort to help future clients with their legal woes. He received his Juris Doctor in 1989, and in the same year, he became licensed to practice law in Connecticut.
Throughout his illustrious career, Mr. Levin has garnered the praise of his peers and myriad legal organizations, including:
- The National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- The National Association of Distinguished Counsel – Top One Percent
- The Wheeler Clinic – Hands & Hearts Award
- The Connecticut Law Tribune – 2011 Top Verdicts in Personal Injury Yearbook Inclusion
- Avvo – Rated a perfect “10.0” and hosts many positive client testimonials on the site
Within his legal community, Mr. Levin is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, the American Bar Association (Advisory Panel), the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Products Liability Section), the American Association for Justice and the Justice Roundtable, among many others.
Practice areas
Health Care, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff, Workers' Compensation: ClaimantFocus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Dental Malpractice, Dram Shop Laws, Health & Health Care Law, Hospital Law, Informed Consent, Medical Devices, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Nursing Home, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Social Security, Toxic Mold, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 10% Health Care
- 30% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 20% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
- 20% Workers' Compensation: Claimant
First Admitted: 1989, Connecticut
Professional Webpage: https://www.connecticutinjuryhelp.com/attorneys/paul-levin
- Association For American Justice, Member, 1992 – Present
- American Bar Association, Advisory Panel, 2012 – Present
- Legacy Works-Professionals Giving Back, Founding Member, 2011 – Present
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Product Liability Section, Member, 2011 – Present
- Justice Round Table, Member, 2010 – Present
- Member, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1990 - Present
- Connecticut Bar Association, Committee Panel Member, 2014 – Present
- Member, National Association for American Justice
- Member, American Bar Association, 1990 - Present
- Connecticut, 1989
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1992
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1992
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1992
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 1992
- Hammonasset Peeping incident – Permission to Sue State of Connecticut obtained
- Bezilla v Cloutier – $875,000
- Gregory v Royal Tire – $225,000
- Jackson v Orthopedic Associates – $800,000
- Ankrah v Zielinski – $210,000
- Don Phillips v Clement Industries – $425,000 settlement
- Oconor v Tulip construction – 1.6 million settlement
- Poteat v State of Connecticut – $700,000
- Rebecca Proctor v Saint Francis Hospital – 2 million dollar plus settlement
- Granville Downs v H.N.S. Management – Favorable Trial Court Decision, Reversed by Connecticut Supreme Court
- Tornaquindici v keggi – Plaintiffs verdict $850,000 including interest
- Tornaquindici v Keggi – Favorable Trial Court Decision, Upheld by Connecticut Appellate Court
- Estate of Freddy Vazquez v MJM Carpentry et al
- Oseni v The City of Hartford
- John Doe vs GCS Services, inc. – Plaintiffs verdict 1.375 million plus punitive
- Amy Shopey v. Heil Environmental, Inc., ET. al. – 3.6 million dollar jury Verdict
- Carey v Eitel – Plaintiff’s verdict $526,000
- John Doe v Pain Center – Settlement
- Rea v Rubino et al – Plaintiff’s Verdict
- Oseni v Georgia Inc – Substantial confidential settlement
- Certificate of Admission New York Federal District Court, Judicial Branch -Federal District Court, 1992
- The Wheeler Clinic
- Member, Justice Roundtable
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2013
- First Place Moot Court Competition – California Western School of Law, 1987
- Second Place – University Of Dayton School of Law, 1988
- Second Place – University Of Connecticut School of Law, 1988
- Certificate of admission New York federal district Court – Judicial Branch -Federal District Court, 1992
- Jury verdict-$800,000-medical malpractice award-jury verdict – Jury verdict-Waterbury Connecticut, 2004
- Settlement- 2 million-medical malpractice award – Connecticut medical insurance association-Insurer, 2006
- Settlement-$850,000 medical malpractice award – Connecticut medical insurance association-Insurer, 2007
- Jury verdict-1.3 million dollars product liability verdict – Hartford, CT Jury, 2008
- Member by invitation only to The Justice Roundtable – Justice Roundtable, 2009
- Top Lawyer – Personal Injury Listing – Metro Hartford – Hartford Magazine, 2010
- Member – Justice Round Table, 2010
- Member – Justice Round Table, 2011
- Final Round Judge – Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition – Columbia Law School, 2011
- Bronze Badge-Website Blog Publishing’s In My Field of Law – Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute, 2011
- 2011 Top Verdicts Personal Injury Yearbook inclusion – Connecticut Law Tribune, 2012
- Recommended Accident Legal Expert In Connecticut – Global Law experts, 2012
- Top 100 Trial Lawyer – The National Trial Lawyers Organization, 2013
- Super Lawyers, 2013
- Automotive Law – Law Firm of the Year in Connecticut – Corporate Intl Magazine Legal, 2013
- Super Lawyers, 2014
- Top One Percent – National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015
- Super Lawyers, 2015
- Super lawyers- Personal injury – Super Lawyers Magazine, 2017
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers – National Trial Lawyers Association, 2017
- Personal injury category – Super Lawyers, 2018
- National Order of Barristers, 1988
- Mediation- Construction Accident Settlement of 1.6 million, Hartford, CT, 2008
- Advocacy Honors Board, California Western School of Law, 1989
- National Order of Barristers – Barrister, 1989
- Hands & Hearts Award – Wheeler Clinic, 2013
- AVVO (Independent Lawyer Research Organization) as "Excellent", Hartford Magazine as a Top Personal Injury Lawyer, Greater Hartford, CT, 2010
- Top Personal Injury Lawyer Recognition-Hartford County, The Hartford Magazine, 2010 and 2018
- Avvo has rated him a perfect 10, classifying him as a "superb" attorney, and has listed him as a clients' choice
- BV Distinguished* as certified by Martindale-Hubbell, 2011
- Nova University, B.S. in Accounting, 1986
- NEBSLA Frederick Douglas NE Regional Moot Court Finals – Administrative and Constitutional Law- Final Rounds Judge, 2012
- Connecticutinjuryhelp.com/blog – Sexual Abuse And Personal Injury Remedies (2009), https://www.connecticutinjuryhelp.com/blog
- Connecticutinjuryhelp.com/blog – Product Liability Jury Verdict analysis (2009), https://www.connecticutinjuryhelp.com/blog
- Connecticut Injury Blog – Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect- A Growing Problem (2009)
- Connecticut Injury Blog – Surgical Errors committed by Connecticut Surgeons (2009)
- Connecticut Injury Blog – Construction site Injuries (2009)
- Connecticut Injury Blog – Connecticut bus safety (2010)
- New Haven Independent – Police Investigation involving High ranking Officer where Pedestrian struck and injured (2011)
- Connecticut Law Tribune – Safety Issues Drive Injured Transportation Worker (2011)
- Connecticut Law Tribune – Safety Issue Drive Injured Transportation Worker (2011)
- Connecticut Injury Help Blog – Trucking Accident Claims (2011)
- Connecticut Law Tribune – Construction Law: Forcing Contractors To Play By The Rules (2011)
- Connecticutinjuryhelp.com Blog – Implications of Injury and Medical Malpractice Tort Reform (2011)
- Verdict Reporter – Leg Amputation yields 3.7 million dollar verdict (2012)
- Amazon – Life Altering Personal Injury Cases in Connecticut, Your Legal Roadmap (2018)
- Jessup International law Moot Court – International Law, 1989
- Frederick Douglas Northeast Regional Moot Court Competition – Critique of Final Round Moot Court Winners and Runner Up and related Closing Comments stemming from My Participation as a Final Round Judge for the Event, 2011
- Article published by the Connecticut Law Tribune by invitation dealing with the legal landscape in Connecticut relative to holding general contractors liable in Tort for serious injuries that occur to sub contractor employees due to lack of proper work site safety enforcement, Forcing Contractors to Play by the Rules, Connecticut Law Tribune, 2011
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2025
