MICHAEL J. DUGAN
Mike has tried numerous cases to conclusion
before judges, juries and arbitrators in New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
and Connecticut, in matters involving legal and medical malpractice,
premises liability, executive, professional and employers defense
liability, automobile and truck accidents, commercial, construction
and environmental litigation, worker’s compensation, insurance
bad faith and employment discrimination. He also has extensive
experience in the handling of insurance coverage claims, employment,
wage and discrimination claims before the Connecticut Commission
on Human Rights and Opportunities, the New Jersey Division of
Civil Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
and consumer litigation involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices
Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Mike’s environmental
litigation experience includes the defense of claims arising out
of alleged PCB contamination, groundwater contamination and misclassification,
municipal land waste, oil and gasoline spills, CERCLA claims,
as well as claims involving exposure to asbestos, mold, mineral
wool fibers and building-related illnesses.
Mike has been admitted, pro hac vice,
in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the state of Maine for
the defense of lawsuits involving environmental contamination
of large commercial office buildings. He has lectured and authored
practice materials on sick building and mold litigation.
Mike enjoys playing tennis in his free time. He was the captain
and number one singles player on his college tennis team, where
earned a national ranking in both singles and doubles and was
a conference singles and doubles champion. Mike was also a tennis
teaching professional and has volunteered his time to teach tennis
to children in the city of Philadelphia.
Education
- Temple University School of Law, JD, 1990; Articles Editor,
Environmental Law & Technology Law Journal
- Haverford College, BA, 1985
Admissions
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Connecticut
- United States District Courts: District of New Jersey, District
of Connecticut
Representative Reported Cases
- S. v. Webb, 602 F.Supp.2d 374 (D.Conn. 2009)
- Strickland v. 212 Corp. of NJ, 380 N.J. Super. 248
(Law Division 2005)
- Carpenter v. Law Office of Dressler, 85 Conn.App.
655 (Conn. App. 2004)