Honors
Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year
William R. Davis has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2010 Hartford Personal Injury Litigator of the Year.
James W. Cooper Fellows
Kathy Calibey, John Houlihan and Michael Jainchill have all been selected by the Connecticut Bar Foundation as James W. Cooper Fellows for their superior legal ability and devotion to the community, state and nation as well as the advancement of the legal profession.
08/28/2009 | Hartford County Bar Association
Hartford County Bar Association President's Award For Excellence
Best Lawyers in America
Bill Davis, Jim Bartolini, John Houlihan and Michael Jainchill are all listed in the Best Lawyers in America ®, 2008 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC, in the category of personal injury litigation.
American College of Trial Lawyers
William R. Davis, James D. Bartolini, Michael C. Jainchill and John J. Houlihan, Jr., have all recently been honored by admission into the American College of Trial Lawyers, an organization whose mandate is to improve and elevate the standards of trial practice, the administration of justice and the ethics of the profession.
New England Super Lawyers
Nine attorneys have been selected for inclusion in New England Super Lawyers 2008 in the category of "personal injury plaintiff: general." This publication also recognized Bill Davis as one of the Top 50 attorneys in Connecticut and Jim Bartolini as one of the Top 10 attorneys in the state.
Certifications
RisCassi and Davis, P.C., is proud that seven attorneys in our firm have been certified as Civil Trial Advocates by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. James D. Bartolini, John J. Houlihan, Jr., Eugene K. Swain, David W.Cooney, Michael C. Jainchill, Andrew S. Groher and Paul M. Iannaccone have all achieved this distinction, awarded after compiling extensive trial experience and passing a written examination. To be eligible even to take the test for this certification, you must first have been lead counsel in at least 15 trials to verdict or judgment and lead counsel in 40 contested matters involving the taking of evidence, among other requirements.
