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Maureen Danehy Cox

Maureen Danehy Cox

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  • mcox@carmodylaw.com

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Education

  • College of the Holy Cross, B.A., 1976 ~ magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
  • University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 1980 ~ with honors

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  • Connecticut

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Maureen Danehy Cox

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Maureen’s practice focuses on commercial and tort litigation, with a particular emphasis on utility and product liability matters. Maureen has represented utility companies, and manufacturers and distributors of industrial equipment and machinery, in a wide variety of cases before state and federal courts throughout the United States. She has argued numerous appeals before Connecticut’s Supreme and Appellate Courts and before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

“Maureen is great, streetwise, cuts through the gobbledygook and knows how to deal effectively with those not fluent in legalease.” 

– Benchmark Litigation Top 250 Women in Litigation

 

Maureen was one of only three Connecticut women listed in the First Edition of the Top 250 Women in Litigation published by Benchmark Litigation. She was the first woman president of the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association and the first woman in the country to be elected president of a state chapter.

Affiliations

  • Connecticut Bar Association, Grievance Committee, Hartford County, 1997-2004
  • Connecticut Bar Association, 1980-present
  • Utility and Litigation sections
  • American Bar Association, 1980-present
  • Litigation Section
  • Waterbury Bar Association, 1980-present
  • Board of Directors, 1985-1986
  • Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association
  • President, 1990-1991
  • Board of Directors, Chair, 1991-1992
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut Special Masters Program, 1997-present
  • Co-chair, 1997-2001
  • Fact-finder and Attorney Trial Referee, Connecticut Superior Court, 1991-present
  • James W. Cooper Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation, 2000-present
  • Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America

Distinctions

  • Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2008-2023
  • Top 250 Women in Litigation, Benchmark Litigation 2012-2014
  • 2013 Ladder Award, presented by the Connecticut Bar Association’s Women in the Law Committee of the Young Lawyers Section to honor a female attorney who has demonstrated exceptional leadership affecting women
  • Connecticut Super Lawyers® - Civil Litigation Defense, 2006-2012, 2014-2022
  • Top 25 Women Lawyers in Connecticut, Connecticut Magazine, 2019
  • New England Super Lawyers® - Civil Litigation Defense, 2007-2012, 2014-2020
  • AV Preeminent - Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings
  • David Neiditz Professional Writing Award for Appellate Advocacy
  • Connecticut Law Review, 1978-1980
  • Notes and Comments Editor, 1979-1980
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society

Experience

  • Part of team that obtained dismissal of $200 million federal court subrogation action against gas transmission company arising from power plant explosion; argued motions that led to the dismissal.
  • Part of team that obtained defense verdict in product liability action brought against trailer manufacturer arising from accident that resulted in multiple deaths and serious injuries.
  • Part of team that obtained a favorable decision from an arbitration panel in product liability action arising from accident that resulted in two deaths.
  • Represented Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court and Chief Court Administrator before Connecticut District Court and Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • Defended facility for physically disabled against sexual harassment injunction action before Connecticut District Court and Second Circuit Court of Appeals; District Court ruling in favor of client affirmed on appeal.
  • Successfully defended municipal land use boards in numerous appeals before the Connecticut Appellate Court and Connecticut Supreme Court.
  • Member of team defending lessor and manufacturer in multi-jurisdictional and cross-border litigation arising from a Canadian train derailment that resulted in multiple fatalities and significant environmental contamination and property damage.
  • Assisted General Counsel for group of national and international companies in review and revision of transaction documents.
  • Represented utility companies in numerous matters including personal injury actions, commercial matters, and insurance coverage disputes.

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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