Humbert J. Polito, Jr.
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Waterford, Connecticut
Polito & Harrington, LLC
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Health Care, Medical Malpractice; view more
Licensed in Connecticut since: 1986
Education: University of Connecticut School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2006 - 2024 
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567 Vauxhall St, Ext.Suite 230
Waterford, CT 06385 Phone: 860-447-3300 Email: Humbert J. Polito, Jr. Visit website
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Humbert J. Polito, Jr. | Polito & Harrington
Connecticut & Rhode Island Personal Injury Attorney
Polito & Associates LLC represents persons and families harmed by the negligence of others in Connecticut and Rhode Island as well as in the Tribal Courts who suffer life altering injuries. I also teach a course in Trial Advocacy at the University of Connecticut School of Law which I have done each fall semester since 1998.
Practice Areas
- Auto Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Trucking Accidents
- Drunk Driving Accidents
- Nursing Home Injuries
- Nursing Malpractice
- Construction Accidents
- Slip and Fall
- Dog Bites and Animal Attacks
- Wrongful Death
- Traumatic Brain/Spinal Cord Injury
- Tribal Law
- Medical Malpractice
- Workplace Injuries
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Health Care, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFirst Admitted: 1986, Connecticut
Professional Webpage: https://www.politolaw.com/humbert-j-polito/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Rhode Island, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1993
- Connecticut, 1986
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1988
- U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 1987
- United States Supreme Court, 2017
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- 1.675 Construction site settlement
- $525,000 boating negligence causing collision with swimmer, head and back injury My experience has taught me that each case is unique. Therefore, past results do not predict future outcomes.
- $4 million settlement, hospital based infection resulting in wrongful death
- $1,750,000 settlement, product liability, seat back failure, spinal cord injury
- $670,000 settlement with the State of Connecticut, fallen roadside tree on car, disc herniation and surgical repair
- $3,250,000 settlement auto collision resulting in wrongful death
- $650,000 settlement, product liability, fall prevention device failure, foot and ankle reconstruction
- $800,000 settlement, motorcyclist struck by car, foot and ankle fractures and reconstruction
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Special Licenses/Certifications:
- National Board of Trial Advocates (recertified), 2005
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Polito Law Scholarship https://www.politolaw.com/scholarship/, 2019
- People’s Law School Program in New London, Connecticut
Honors/Awards:
- Selected as a James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation
- Limits membership to 500 Fellows from the United States, Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), 2016
- Plaintiff’s Lawyer of the Year as selected by Best Lawyers, Plaintiffs’ Lawyer of the Year-New London Area Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation, 2019
Educational Background:
- College of the Holy Cross, Honors: Magna Cum LaudeHonors: Phi Beta Kappa, 1978
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Trial Advocacy Course since 1998, Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Connecticut School of Law
Industry Groups:
- Health Care
Office location for Humbert J. Polito, Jr.
567 Vauxhall St, Ext.
Suite 230
Waterford, CT 06385
Selections
19 Years Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers: 2006 - 2024
