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Matthew C. Mason
Principal
MATTHEW C. MASON has more than 35 years of litigation experience representing major corporations, privately held businesses, and individuals in a wide range of matters, including business disputes, real estate and land use litigation, construction litigation, probate litigation, property tax and sewer assessments appeals, eminent domain challenges and valuation disputes, franchising, restrictive covenants, and other civil litigation. Matt has successfully tried dozens of matters and handled numerous appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Appellate Court of the State of Connecticut.
Areas of Practice
- Litigation and Appeals
- Construction
- Eminent Domain
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1982
- New York, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1995
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1995
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1994
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1994
Education
- New York Law School, New York, New York
- J.D. cum laude - 1982
- Law Review: New York Law Review, Article Editor, 1980 - 1982
- Bucknell University
- B.A. - 1977
- Major: Economics
Representative Cases
- Lavin v. Emery, 980 F. Supp. 93 (D. Conn. 1997)
- Poirier v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Town of Wilton , 815 A.2d 716 (CT Superior 2003)
- Arcadi v. Toth Investments, 2017 WL 1240345 (CT Superior 2017)
- Williams v. Almquist , 2007 WL 3380299 (CT Superior 2007)
- Commissioner of Transportation v. Weil, 2005 WL 3693770 (CT Superior 2005)
- Fadner v. Friese, 2015 WL 9694326 (CT Superior 2015)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Stamford-Norwalk Regional Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2004 - 2007
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- The American Bar Association, Member
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member
- Connecticut Bar Association, Member, 1995 - Present
- Fairfield County Bar Association, Member, 1995 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meager & Flom, 1992 - 1995
- Townley & Updike, 1985 - 1992
- Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, 1982 - 1985
Pro Bono Activities
- Nursing and Home Care, Inc, Board of Directors, Member, 1996 – 2002, Chairman, 2000 - 2002
- Wilton Police Commission, Member, 2002 – 2012, 2015 – Current, Chairman, 2005 - 2012
- Silver Spring Country Club, President 2007 – 2009
Fraternities/Sororities
- Kappa Sigma