Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice; view more
Licensed in Connecticut since: 1986
Education: Georgetown University Law Center
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2024 Call today:
203-361-3764
Virtual Appointments 
Free Consultation Rodie & Rodie PC
3380 Main StreetStratford, CT 06614 Visit website
Details
A resident of Stratford, Connecticut, Wilfred J. Rodie Jr. proudly carries on the legacy of legal excellence established by his father as the proprietor of Rodie & Rodie PC. He started his professional legal journey in 1986 joining the firm founded by his father. Concentrating his practice on personal injury law, he advocates for those seeking justice for their injuries due to the negligent and reckless actions of others.
Mr. Rodie’s legal practice is characterized by patience and perspective, acknowledging the harsh realities that individuals endure post-injury. Graduating magna cum laude from Georgetown University in 1983, he went on to earn his Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1986. Admitted to practice law in Connecticut that same year, he has since appeared before numerous superior court judges across the state, demonstrating his extensive experience in varied legal settings.
For years, Mr. Rodie has lent his skills as an attorney fact finder/arbitrator, appointed by the Connecticut chief court administrator, illustrating his commitment to fairness and justice within the legal system. He maintains active memberships with esteemed legal associations such as the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, the Greater Bridgeport Bar Association and the Connecticut Bar Association.
Acknowledged for his legal prowess and unwavering ethical standards, Mr. Rodie has been selected for inclusion in the Connecticut Super Lawyers list by Connecticut Magazine. He boasts a peer-review rating of AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell, solidifying his standing as a respected legal practitioner in the state’s legal landscape. He is also rated with a perfect 10/10 score on Avvo.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 90% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1986, Connecticut
Professional Webpage: https://www.rodieandrodie.com/about/
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- AV rated Martindale Hubbell annually since 2011
Educational Background:
- Georgetown University BA Magna Cum laude, 1983
- Fairfield College Preparatory School, 1979
Honors/Awards:
- Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell continuously since 2011, AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale Hubbell, 2022
- Continuous Preeminent AV rating since 2011., Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2024
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Pre-eminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2023
- Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell continuously since 2011, AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2020
- Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell continuously since 2011, AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2019
- Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell continuously since 2011, AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2018
- Rated AV by Martindale Hubbell continuously since 2011, AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale Hubbell, 2017
- Rated AV by Martindale Hubbell continuously, AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale Hubbell, 2018
- Rated AV by Martindale Hubbell continuously since 2011, AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale Hubbell
- Rated AV by Martindale Hubbell continuously since 2011, AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale Hubbell, 2015
- AV-Preeminent Peer review Rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2012
- Rated AV by Martindale Hubbell continuously since 2011, AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale Hubbell, 2014
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Attorney Trial Referee annually since 2010., 2022
- Connecticut Trial lawyers Association member. Connecticut Bar Association member. Greater Bridgeport bar Association member., 2023
- Attorney Trial Referee annually since 2010 appointed by the Judicial Department., 2023
- Greater Bridgeport Bar Association Connecticut Bar Association Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2022
- Attorney Trial Referee appointed annually, 2021
- Attorney Trial Referee appointed annually, 2020
- Greater Bridgeport Bar Association, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Connecticut Bar Association, 2020
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- 57 year old male. Motor vehicle intersection accident. Pre-existing lumbar spine condition with surgery. Causation issues. Settled at court-annexed Mediation for $250,000.00, 2024
- 58 year old male. Rear end motor vehicle collision in heavy traffic. Pre-existing conditions. Causation issues. Case settled at Mediation for $775,000.00, 2024
- 22 Year old male struck by uninsured operator. Non-Master non-displaced distal radius fracture healed uneventfully. Settlement $60,000.00, 2022
- 77 year old male operator struck by vehicle that ran stop sign. Fractured non-master wrist. No surgery. Exacerbation of pre-existing back injury. Settlement of $100,000.00 from Defendant's insurance carrier and $75,000.00 from UIM carrier., 2023
- 30 year old male operator of a motor vehicle broadsided on highway. Soft tissue injuries treated conservatively. Allegations of reckless operation by Defendant. Settlement of $85,000.00, 2023
- 59 year old female motor vehicle operator. Struck broadside by vehicle that ran red light. Exacerbation of pre-existing shoulder injury requiring surgery. Settlement of $100,00.00 policy limit of tortfeasor and $157,500 with UIM carrier., 2023
- 87 year old female. Contested liability premises liability claim. Fall on exterior stairs. Fractured hip and wrist. mediated settlement of $137,500.00, 2023
- 61 year old male motor vehicle operated. Rear-ended. Torn thumb tendon. Treated conservatively. Settlement of $70,000.00, 2023
- 58 year old female motor vehicle passenger with exacerbation of pre-existing shoulder injury requiring arthroscopic surgery. Settlement of $155,000.00, 2023
- 50 year old male motor vehicle operator struck by left turning vehicle. Lumbar spine soft tissue injury. Mediated settlement of $113, 250.00, 2023
- 59 year old male operator of motor vehicle in T-bone type intersection accident. Injury to non-master hand and exacerbation of pre-existing cervical spine condition. Liability contested. Case settled for $55,000.00, 2022
- 58 year old female motor vehicle operator in T-bone type collision. Neck and pinky finger of non-master hand injuries. Case settled for at fault driver's policy limit of $100,000.00 and additional $25,000.00 of UIM coverage., 2022
- 47 year old male operator involved in motor vehicle sideswipe highway collision. Neck injury superimposed on pre-existing condition. Case settled for at fault driver's policy limit of $25,000.00 and additional UIM policy limit of $75,000.00., 2022
- 26 year old female operator in sideswipe motor vehicle collision. Soft tissue neck and low back injury. Chiropractic treatment. Case settled for $40,000.00, 2022
- 41 year old male house painter bit on nose by family dog. Stitched lacerations at hospital. One follow up visit. Settled at Mediation $87,500.00, 2021
- 49 year old male. Sideswiped on I-95. Exacerbation of pre-existing cervical spine injury with surgery. Settled $100,000.00, (tortfeasor policy limit $25,000.00 + UIM policy limit of $75,000.00 "new money") , 2022
- 62 year old male struck by left turning operator. 5% disability cervical spine and 5% disability right elbow. Settlement $50,000.00 , 2022
- 40 year old male. Bit on nose and lip by a dog. Mediated settlement of $89,000, 2021
- 61 year old female struck by vehicle that turned left in front of her vehicle. Complaints of neck and back pain without specific findings and vertigo. Settled at mediation for $87.5k., 2021
- 50 year old male. Passenger in motor vehicle struck in rear at intersection. Lumbar spine herniated disc. Recovered policy limit from tortfeasor ($25k) and additional $150k from UIM carrier for total recovery of $175K., 2021
- 43 year old female struck by uninsured driver. Cervical spine injury. Settlement of $85,000.00, 2020
- 37 year old male driver rear-ended. Lumbar spine injury Settlement of $195,000.00 , 2020
- 58 year old male driver struck by left turning driver across client's path of travel. Cervical spine injury. Settlement of $215,000.00, 2020
- 45 year old female driver of motor vehicle in rear-end collision. Lumbar spine injury alleged. Case settled during litigation for $77,500., 2018
- 56 year old female. Rear-ended. lumbar spine herniation wit corrective surgery. Settlement: Policy limit of $250,000.00 form tortfeasor and $19,500.00 from UM carrier (unidentified vehicle alleged to have contributed to cause of collision)., 2019
- 31 year old female driver T-bone intersection motor vehicle collision. Cervical spine injury. Tortfeasor carrier paid policy limit of $20,000. During litigation, additional Arbitration award of $60,820, 2018
- 85 year old female passenger in rear end collision. Cervical spine injury. Tortfeasor's carrier paid policy limit of $50,000. UIM carrier paid additional $25,000., 2018
- 47 year old female passenger in motor vehicle T-bone collision. Liability disputed. Claims of cervicale spine and shoulder injury. Tortfeasor carrier paid policy limit of $50,000. Arbitration award of additional $125,654., 2018
- 9 year old minor female plaintiff. Struck by car backing wrong way down one way street. Serious leg injury with surgery. Settlement of $100,000 (tortfeasor's policy limit) plus additional $90,000.00 "claw back" of proceeds from sale of tortfeasor's house as a "fraudulent conveyance"., 2013
- 63 year old female rear ended in a motor vehicle. Shoulder surgery for SLAP tear (claimed unrelated by Defendant's IME expert) and cervical spine injury. Settlement of $20,000.00 from tortfeasor's insurance carrier (policy limit) and mediated settlement of additional $200,000.00 from Plaintiff's Under Insured Motorist insurance carrier., 2016
- Third party action tried to verdict. Offer 50,000. Verdict 99,000 with "treble damages" found by jury based on recklessness for judgment of 297,000., 2001
- 28 year old female Plaintiff rear-ended in motor vehicle collision. Fractured femur with surgery. Recovery of $100,000 (tortfeasor policy limit) plus additional $75,000 on contested coverage UIM claim., 2014
- Plaintiff operator struck by left turning vehicle. Hip labral tear with arthroscopic surgery. Settlement $100,000.00 from tortfeasor. $35,000.00 from UIM carrier. Total $135,000.00, 2010
- 75 year old female Plaintiff. Shoulder injury in car accident with surgery. $100,000.000 total settlement ($20,000 policy limit from tortfeasor and $80,000.00 policy limit from UIM carrier), 2014
- Premises liability v. Condo Homeowner. Plaintiff fell as a result of rotted exterior deck stairs. Lumbar spine injury. Settlement $275,000.00, 2011
- 68 Male Plaintiff. Rear-end motor vehicle collision. Neck injury and exacerbation of prior condition. Settlement of $130,000.00, 2015
- 82 year old male struck while riding bicycle. Contested lability by tortfeasor. Total recovery $120,000. ($20,000 from tortfeasor lability carrier and $100,000 from UIM carrier-both policy limits)., 2010
- 48 year old female Plaintiff. T-Bone car accident. Claim of neck and back injuries. No surgery. Total recovery of $150,000 (100,000 policy limit of tortfeasor and additional $50,000 from UIM carrier., 2015
- 52 year old male Plaintiff. Rear-end motor vehicle collision. Neck and Back injuries. $94,000 Arbitration award, 2012
- 35 year old male rear-ended on Interstate. Alleged multiple herniated disc-no surgery. Recovery of $20,000.00 from the tortfeasor's lability carrier (policy limit) and additional $210,000.00 during jury selection for the Under-Insured Motorists insurance coverage claim., 2016
- Third-party and direct UIM claim tried together. Offer 3,000. Verdict 72,353 including Offer of Judgment interest., 2008
- 56 year old female Plaintiff struck by intoxicated driver. Neck and back injuries. Settlement of $100,000 (policy limit of tortfeasor), 2013
- Plaintiff operator struck from behind by garbage truck with allegedly faulty brakes. Mediated settlement $650,000.00., 2000
- 50 year old male Plaintiff. Struck by backing motor vehicle in a parking lot. Neck Back and ankle injuries claimed. Mediated settlement of $110,000, 2014
- 45 year old female Plaintiff. T-bone motor vehicle accident. Ulnar nerve and cervical injury. Settlement of $100,000 (policy limit), 2012
- 44 Year old female Plaintiff. Neck injury from motor vehicle collision. Settlement of $95,000.00, 2015
- UIM case tried to verdict. Motor vehicle collision. Soft tissue thoracic spine injury 26 year old male Plaintiff. Liability contested by Defendant. Offer: $8,000. Verdict: $67,000 Judgment reduced to $47,000.00 based on $20,000 paid by tortfeasor's lability carrier)., 2015
- 29 year old female Plaintiff riding on back of motor scooter. Fell off by truck turing in front of scooter. Hotly contested liability. Mediated recovery of $125,000 for low back injury. No surgery., 2015
- 68 year old male Plaintiff. Struck by side view mirror of passing car while entering his parked car. Shoulder injury. $150,000 settlement, 2013
- 21 year old female student who alleged slip and fall on ice on top floor of a parking garage at a public institution of higher education. Claim of knee injury with arthroscopic surgery. Permission to sue granted by Claims Commissioner. Settlement before trial $112,500.00, 2016
- UIM case tried to verdict. 20,000.00 collected from tortfeasor. Offer from UIM defendant of 5,000 "new money". Verdict of 153,000, 2009
- 98 year old male Plaintiff slip and fall on ice in private parking lot. Fractured femur with surgery. Settlement of $226,410, 2012
- 56 year old male rear-ended by intoxicated driver on Interstate. Alleged cervical spine injury and exacerbation of pre-existing lumbar spine condition. Judicially Mediated settlement of $310,000.00., 2016
- One motor vehicle collision. Passenger Plaintiff ejected and died as a result of injuries. Wrongful death claim on behalf of Estate of Decedent Settlement $1,250,000.00, 2007
- 64 year old male motorcycle rider. Premises liability claim based on sand on parking lot causing him to fall. Thumb injury and lacerated spleen. Settlement of $100,000.00, 2014
- 84 year old Plaintiff. Slip and fall on private residence icy exterior steps. Bimalleolar ankle fracture. Settlement $107,000.00, 2010
- 75 year old female Plaintiff. T-bone motor vehicle collision. Neck injury. Mediated settlement of $165,000.00, 2015
- Plaintiff operator struck from rear. Lumbar Spine injury. Tortfeasor's insurer settled for $100,000.00. UIM carrier paid additional $192,000.00, 2009
- 49 Year old male Plaintiff. Lacerated finger requiring surgery for tendon from car accident. Total recovery $95,000 (policy limit of tortfeasor and UIM carrier)., 2015
- 44 Year old female Plaintiff struck by tortfeasor in a T-Bone fashion. Claim of neck injury. No surgery. Recovery $81,500.00, 2015
Industry Groups:
- Connecticut Bar Association
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
- Greater Bridgeport Bar Association
Selections
9 Years Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2024
