Michael A. Lanza
MICHAEL A. LANZA practices in the areas of general business litigation, professional liability, and insurance defense at the trial and appellate levels.
Mr. Lanza has represented clients in multi-million dollar contract and professional liability disputes and insurance defense matters including premises liability, auto-accident liability, and construction defect claims. In addition to representing clients in appeals before the Connecticut Appellate Court, Connecticut Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, he consults with trial counsel regarding issues of appellate preservation, statutory construction, jurisdiction, and constitutionality under the Connecticut Constitution and U.S. Constitution.
Mr. Lanza has also published work on Connecticut constitutional and legal history.
Mr. Lanza graduated with high honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2022. While in law school, he was a member of the Connecticut Law Review, where he served as Business, Technology, and Circulation Manager, and the Connecticut Moot Court Board. He also participated in the school’s mediation clinic, where he mediated employment discrimination cases pending before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. Mr. Lanza served as a judicial intern for Magistrate Judge Thomas O. Farrish of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
- Listed in Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch (2027), a Woodward/White, Inc. business and partners with U.S. News & World Report, in the area of Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances
- Pelc v. Southington Dental Assocs., P.C., 232 Conn. App. 393, cert. denied, 352 Conn. 910 (2025) (jurisdictional issues concerning the allocation of attorney’s fees between successive law firms representing a claimant in a worker’s compensation case).
- Roux v. Coffey, 230 Conn. App. 130, cert. denied, 351 Conn. 915 (2025) (negligence and public nuisance claims against concert venue for handling of intoxicated patron).
MICHAEL A. LANZA practices in the areas of general business litigation, professional liability, and insurance defense at the trial and appellate levels.
Mr. Lanza has represented clients in multi-million dollar contract and professional liability disputes and insurance defense matters including premises liability, auto-accident liability, and construction defect claims. In addition to representing clients in appeals before the Connecticut Appellate Court, Connecticut Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, he consults with trial counsel regarding issues of appellate preservation, statutory construction, jurisdiction, and constitutionality under the Connecticut Constitution and U.S. Constitution.
Mr. Lanza has also published work on Connecticut constitutional and legal history.
Mr. Lanza graduated with high honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2022. While in law school, he was a member of the Connecticut Law Review, where he served as Business, Technology, and Circulation Manager, and the Connecticut Moot Court Board. He also participated in the school’s mediation clinic, where he mediated employment discrimination cases pending before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. Mr. Lanza served as a judicial intern for Magistrate Judge Thomas O. Farrish of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
- Listed in Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch (2027), a Woodward/White, Inc. business and partners with U.S. News & World Report, in the area of Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances
- Pelc v. Southington Dental Assocs., P.C., 232 Conn. App. 393, cert. denied, 352 Conn. 910 (2025) (jurisdictional issues concerning the allocation of attorney’s fees between successive law firms representing a claimant in a worker’s compensation case).
- Roux v. Coffey, 230 Conn. App. 130, cert. denied, 351 Conn. 915 (2025) (negligence and public nuisance claims against concert venue for handling of intoxicated patron).
