James P. Berryman

Attorney James P. Berryman is a director with Suisman Shapiro Attorneys-at-Law in New London, Connecticut. A nationally recognized trial lawyer with more than 37 years of total legal experience, Mr. Berryman provides exceptional counsel and support to clients across his region who have legal needs involving any of the following:

• Workers' compensation
• Social Security Disability
• Asbestos litigation and mesothelioma

Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Berryman has achieved remarkable success advocating on behalf of injured and disabled workers, and he has recovered substantial amounts of compensation for his plaintiff clients so that they can support themselves and their families when they can no longer work. From his success, he received recognition as a Local Litigation Star from Benchmark Plaintiff Magazine, and U.S. World & News Report voted his department at the firm among the Best Law Firms in the country for workers' compensation.

Among his other accolades, Mr. Berryman has also received consistent recognition as being among the top 5% of lawyers in his state, and he has received many other top rankings and endorsements from his peers as well as numerous testimonials and referrals from his satisfied clients. A leader in his field, he has appeared on a local radio news program, where he has offered in-depth legal commentary on workers' compensation law, and he has conducted many lectures and seminars on the subject.

A 1979 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Mr. Berryman obtained his Juris Doctor from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in 1982. He is an active member of The New London County Bar Association, the Connecticut and American Bar Associations, the National Association of Social Security Claimants Representatives and other local, state and national legal organizations.