Attorney Profiles

Attorney Falkenstein concentrates his practice in the following areas: He represents plaintiffs in personal injury claims, including products liability and workers' compensation matters.

He handles real estate transactions, including real estate development and financing, condominium and PUD development, and real property tax appeals. He practices in the area of land use law before planning and zoning commissions, zoning boards of appeal, and in the courts. He has represented and continues to represent real estate developers and lending institutions.  

Attorney Falkenstein earned his Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law in 1970 and his Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University in 1966.

Mr. Falkenstein has more than 30 years of experience as a litigator. He was admitted to the Connecticut Bar and New York Bar in 1971.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• Professional Malpractice Law
• Real Estate Law
• Workers' Compensation Law

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut, 1971
• New York, 1971
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1971
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit

Education

• New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1970
  J.D.
  
  
• Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
  B.A.
  Major: Government
  
  

Representative Cases

• Jupiter Realty v. Town of Vernon, 242 Conn 363 (Ct. Supreme Court 1997)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Connecticut Bar Association
  
  
• Hartford County Bar Association
  
  
• Manchester Bar Association
  
  
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers' Association
  
  

Languages

• German

Birth Information

• June 12, 1944, New York, New York