Bio

James Budinetz is the Managing Partner for the Firm’s New England offices, and is based in Connecticut. He is a trial attorney who has served as Chair of the Connecticut Bar Association Litigation Section. Mr. Budinetz is listed in Super Lawyers® (2011-2021), a Thompson Reuters business, in the areas of Business Litigation and General Litigation. He has made two appearances on the Super Lawyers® Top 50 Lawyers in Connecticut list, and one on the Top 100 Lawyers in New England list. Jim has also been recognized in "Best Lawyers," a peer publication, each year from 2016 to 2022. He was named a Connecticut "Litigation Star" for complex business disputes by Benchmark Litigation's Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys (2010). He is a James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation, which is by invitation only. He graduated summa cum laude from American University Law School, and received a degree from Georgetown University with a concentration in finance. Mr. Budinetz practices in a variety of complex litigation areas including business torts, bet-the-company commercial disputes, personal injury defense, insurance coverage disputes, products liability, bad faith, and unfair trade practices. He also has tried cases involving disputes between owners and members of closely-held businesses. In addition to handling and trying cases in Connecticut, Jim has conducted trials, arbitrations or injunction hearings in California, Massachusetts, Texas, and Louisiana.