Practice · Personal Injury
Personal Injury, handled with care.
Auto accidents, premises liability, and select injury matters — Clifford takes on personal injury cases that fit alongside his family-law practice.
Overview
What injury cases actually involve.
An injury case is rarely just about the injury. Insurance companies, medical providers, lien holders, and (eventually) the at-fault party's lawyer all have a stake in the outcome. The work is part legal advocacy, part records and timeline management, and part patience.
Clifford handles a limited slate of personal injury matters where the case fits with the rest of his practice — primarily auto accidents and premises liability cases for Connecticut residents. For mass-tort and complex catastrophic-injury matters, he'll refer out to specialists with the infrastructure those cases need.
Connecticut basics
- Statute of limitations. Connecticut generally requires a personal injury action to be filed within two years from the date of injury. Some claims (like medical malpractice) follow different timelines. The clock starts running early — don't wait to start the conversation.
- Comparative negligence. Connecticut applies a 51% bar — if you are found more than 50% at fault, you cannot recover. If you are 50% or less at fault, your recovery is reduced proportionally.
- No-fault basics. Connecticut is a fault-based state for auto accidents. The at-fault driver's insurance is generally responsible for damages, with your own coverage filling specific gaps (uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, MedPay).