With over 25 years of practice, Rod’s clients look to him for his practical approach to solving their legal problems. As a trusted outside legal advisor and counselor, Rod focuses on commercial, general civil and intellectual property litigation. He has represented clients from a broad range of industries before trial and appellate courts on the state and federal level, as well as before administrative bodies.
Rod’s commercial and general civil litigation experience includes commercial disputes involving contractual, fraud and business tort issues; partnership and internal business disputes; construction disputes and mechanic’s liens; commercial and residential landlord-tenant disputes; fiduciary litigation involving corporate officers, trustees and executors; real estate disputes and contested issues involving real property and title claims; and employment disputes.
His intellectual property litigation experience covers trademark infringement, unfair competition, copyright infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, defamation and license agreement disputes. Rod also handles trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Additionally, Rod has experience drafting and negotiating employment-related agreements, including employment, separation, severance and restrictive covenant agreements. He also has experience drafting and negotiating construction contracts for property owners, contractors and architects. Rod also provides antitrust counseling to various trade associations involved in the building materials, distribution, environmental, print and forest and paper products industries.
Connecticut Bar Association, Member, 2000-present
Fairfield County Bar Association, President, 2016-17; Executive Committee, 2013-2018; Board of Directors, 2010-2018
Greenwich Bar Association, President, 2009-2010; Executive Committee, 2004-2010
Connecticut Council of Bar Presidents, Member, 2009-2010, 2016-2017
Connecticut Super Lawyers®, General Litigation, 2016, 2019-2025
Recognized in Greenwich Magazine’s Top Lawyers in Fairfield County for Civil Litigation, 2021
Rising Star, New England Super Lawyers®, General Litigation, 2011-2014
Rising Star, Connecticut Super Lawyers®, General Litigation, 2011-2014
Syracuse University College of Law, Alumni Career Spotlight Program, 2010-2011
Law Review, Syracuse University College of Law, 1997-1999
Moot Court Honor Society, Syracuse University College of Law, 1997-1999
SR Holdings I, LLC v. Cannavo, 2018 WL 2727390 (Conn. Super. May 15, 2018) (prior to joining Carmody).
Altenergy Cyber, LLC v. Blackridge Tech. Holdings, Inc., 2017 WL 4653054 (Conn. Super. Sept. 5, 2017) (prior to joining Carmody).
Carpets Plus, Inc. v. New Rochelle Carpet, Inc., 90 Mass. App. Ct. 1103 (2016) (prior to joining Carmody).
Benedetto v. Dietze & Assocs. LLC, 159 Conn. App. 874 (2015) (prior to joining Carmody).
Law Offices of Frank N. Peluso, P.C. v. Estate of Zanette, 2014 WL 1345246 (Conn. Super. March 11, 2014) (prior to joining Carmody).
Benedetto v. Dietze & Assocs. LLC, 2014 WL 1814284 (Conn. Super. Apr. 10, 2014) (prior to joining Carmody).
Lee v. AIG Casualty Co., 919 F. Supp. 2d 219 (D. Conn. 2013) (prior to joining Carmody).
Caires v. Bueti Development Corp., 2012 WL 3007487 (Conn. Super. June 21, 2012) (prior to joining Carmody).
Stuart v. Snyder, 125 Conn. App. 506 (2010), cert. denied, 300 Conn. 921 (2011) (prior to joining Carmody).
Wells Fargo Bank v. Treglia, 2011 WL 3672037 (Conn. Super. July 25, 2011) (prior to joining Carmody).
Gatto v. Town of Greenwich Planning & Zoning Comm’n, 2008 WL 5650849 (Conn. Super. Nov. 19, 2008) (prior to joining Carmody).
Harmon v. Pearson, 2007 WL 1321680 (Conn. Super. April 24, 2007) (prior to joining Carmody).
Bridgeport Capital Services, Inc. v. Ruby Tuesday, Inc., 6 Misc.3d 50, 790 N.Y.S.2d 809 (Sup. Ct. App. Term 2004) (prior to joining Carmody).
Discovery Communications, Inc. v. Animal Planet, Inc., 172 F. Supp. 2d 1282 (C.D. Cal. 2001) (prior to joining Carmody).