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Brian T. Henebry

Brian T. Henebry

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  • Waterbury
  • bhenebry@carmodylaw.com

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  • Professional Liability Defense
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Education

  • University of Virginia, J.D., 1990 Virginia Law Review ~ Order of the Coif
  • University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, B.S., 1984 Economics ~ summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

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  • Connecticut

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
  • U.S. Supreme Court

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Brian is a trial lawyer in Carmody’s Litigation practice. His litigation work includes a variety of matters for corporations, municipalities, law firms, nonprofits, and individuals, including commercial litigation, tax appeals, real estate litigation, professional malpractice defense, cy pres litigation, products liability and personal injury defense. 

Brian is the former Managing Partner of the firm and led the efforts resulting in the combination of Carmody & Torrance and Sandak, Hennessey & Greco in 2014. 

Affiliations

  • Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation

  • Member, Connecticut Legal Specialization Screening Committee under Rule 7.4B

  • Connecticut Bar Association

Distinctions

  • Best Lawyers® – Energy Law, 2021-2023

  • Connecticut Super Lawyers® – Civil Litigation Defense, 2007-2022

  • David Neiditz Professional Writing Award for Appellate Advocacy

Community

  • Board of Trustees, Mattatuck Museum
  • Past Board Memberships: Boards of Trustees of the Connecticut Community Foundation, St. Vincent de Paul Mission of Greater Waterbury, Children’s Community School
  • Mock Trial Coach, The Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity Summer Intern Program

Experience

  • Successfully defended class action claim arising out of statewide electrical outages.

  • Successfully defended a municipality at the trial and appellate levels in opposing challenge to constitutionality of the municipality’s use of eminent domain to acquire property for economic development.

  • Obtained summary judgment in case in which Connecticut Supreme Court affirmed the common law doctrine that defendant owed no duty to a trespasser to its property.

  • Successful defense of prominent Connecticut law firms facing claims of legal malpractice.

  • Prosecution of multiple cy pres actions to obtain court approval of the future use of charitable endowment funds following the sale of nonprofit schools and hospitals to for-profit entities.

  • Successful enforcement of warranty claims against electric cable manufacturer.

  • Representation of corporate and individual taxpayers and municipalities in numerous property tax appeals.

  • Defense of corporate client in resolving indemnification claims totaling $20 million arising out of sale of corporate division.

  • Obtained denial of injunction sought to delay hydraulic drilling operation under Saugatuck River in case involving questions of riparian rights.

  • Successfully defended numerous personal injury actions by obtaining jury verdicts and negotiating favorable settlement.

  • Successfully defended legal malpractice claim related to prenuptial agreement.

  • Part of a team that secured the necessary approvals from the Connecticut Siting Council, Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in connection with major electric transmission projects.

Upcoming Deadline (February 20th) to Appeal 2021 Connecticut Municipal Real Property Tax Revaluation

January 10, 2022
The following thirty-seven Connecticut municipalities conducted real property tax revaluations in 2021: Andover, Ashford, Beacon Falls, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Colchester, Columbia, Cornwall, East Hartford, East Haven, East Lyme, Easton, Enfield, Greenwich, Griswold, Groton, Hartford, Hebron, Killingworth, Lisbon, Manchester, Meriden, Middlebury, Middlefield, Milford, Montville, New Haven, Plainville, Plymouth, Portland, Salem, Shelton, Thomaston,
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31 Carmody Attorneys Selected to the 2021 Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars in Connecticut Lists

October 12, 2021
Carmody is proud to announce the selection of 31 of its attorneys to the Connecticut Super Lawyers® or Rising Stars lists for 2021. Selected attorneys are noted below. Each year, no more than 5% of the lawyers in the state are selected as Super Lawyers® and no more than 2.5%
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Carmody attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America 2022 List

September 20, 2021
Carmody is pleased to announce that 30 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2022. Three Carmody attorneys have also been recognized as "Lawyer of the Year". Congratulations to David T. Grudberg, William J. Hennessey, Jr. and Peter M. Nolin. Only one lawyer is recognized
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New Laws Help Establish Land Banks

July 09, 2019
Vacant buildings and blighted neighborhoods challenge redevelopment in Connecticut cities.  Two statutes awaiting Governor Ned Lamont’s signature provide a time-tested avenue for redeveloping these urban areas.  The new laws enable municipalities to form nonstock corporations, referred to as “land banks”, to take title to, rehabilitate and convey abandoned and blighted
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