Eric Garofano

For the past decade, Attorney Eric Garofano has devoted himself to working tirelessly for his civil and commercial litigation clients to get the justice they deserve.

Whether the client has suffered as a result of negligence, wrongful death, a car accident, fall, medical malpractice, product liability or other personal injury, Attorney Garofano fights hard and fair to ensure his clients are justly compensated for the physical and emotional damages they have experienced. Attorney Garofano is also a proven advocate on behalf of injured employees, ensuring workers’ compensation insurance companies pay all benefits due to the injured worker. He represents workers in both state workers’ compensation claims as well as federal longshore workers’ compensation claims.

Regarding real property and environmental law, Attorney Garofano is counsel to matters ranging from adverse possession cases including boundary disputes, to environmental contamination cases requiring multi-year abatement and remediation projects. He handles zoning applications and appeals and litigation arising from covenants, easements, and property transfers, and land use matters including variances, subdivisions, and siting of telecommunication towers. He has also represented homeowners in actions against general contractors, subcontractors and insurance companies under Connecticut's Home Improvement Act.  These claims include matters in which the contractor has walked off the job or failed to perform under the contract. Once clients receive a judgment in Home Improvement Act cases, Attorney Garofano helps his clients collect the on judgments through the Home Improvement Act fund.

Attorney Garofano earned a bachelor’s degree cum laude from Union College and his law degree summa cum laude from Albany Law School.

Admitted in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New York, Attorney Garofano has ample experience in mediation, jury and court trials to meet the legal needs of individuals and businesses alike.

Making a difference in the community is important to Attorney Garofano. He serves on the Board of Directors of the following community organizations:

• Mystic Flag Committee (Board president from 2019 to Present)
• Mystic Lions Club (Past President of the Club)
• Stonington Community Center (COMO) (Board president from 2018 to 2023)
• Southeastern Connecticut Cultural Coalition (Board member 2016-2022; Advisory Board member 2022 to Present)

Attorney Garofano is also as a member of the following local organizations:

• New London Rotary Club
• Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut

Mr. Garofano was given the State and Local Government Law Award by the American Bar Association for his impressive work in land use and local government law. He holds active memberships in the American Association for Justice, the Connecticut Bar Association, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and the Rhode Island Bar Association. He is a board member of The New London County Bar Association.