Michael Hafkin

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Michael Hafkin, Senior Associate at Clayman, Tapper & Baram, LLC, practices in the areas of civil and construction litigation and immigration and nationality law. He also represents individuals in real estate transactions and in criminal matters. Michael is also experienced in forming corporate and not-for-profit entities.

Michael received his Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude at the University of Pennsylvania in 2000 where he majored in Economics and minored in Mathematics and French. In 2003, Michael graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Law and was admitted to the Connecticut Bar. He is also a member of the Massachusetts Bar and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut.

While at UConn Law, Michael was a recipient of the Dean's Scholarship and was selected to the First Year Honors Program. He was also elected to the Connecticut Moot Court Board, an organization dedicated to the development of appellate brief writing and oral advocacy skills. Michael was the winner of the Best Brief Award in the 2001 William H. Hastie Memorial Moot Court Competition.

Michael is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Sections on Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Law and Labor and Employment Law. He is also a member of the American Association of Immigration Lawyers, serving on the Young Lawyers Committee of the Connecticut Chapter.

Michael has been selected for inclusion in the 2009 and 2010 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the 2010 and 2011 editions of the New England Rising Stars SuperLawyers listin the area of Immigration Law.

Michael’s native language is Russian. He also speaks French.

Selected Publications

Prodding Immigration Officials Into Action, Connecticut Law Tribune, July 27, 2009, p. S9.

Speaking Engagements

Padilla v Kentucky – A Game Changer for Criminal Law Practitioners, Connecticut Bar Association, June 2010.

Representative Cases

• Boy Scouts of America v. Wyman, 213F.Supp.2d 159 (D. Conn. 2002), aff’d, 335 F.3d 80 (2d Cir. 2003), cert. denied, 541 U.S. 903 (2004) (on the brief)
• Centimark Corp. v. Village Manor Associates Ltd. Partnership, 113 Conn. App. 509, 967 A.2d 550, cert. denied, 292 Conn. 907 (2009) (on the brief)
• Urbanowicz v. Planning & Zoning Comm’n, 87 Conn. App. 277, 865 A.2d 474 (2005) (on the brief)
• Northland Two Pillars, LLC v. Turner Const. Co., Superior Court, Judicial District of Hartford, Docket No. CV-08-5024518S (May, 28, 2009, Satter, JTR)(47 Conn. L. Rptr 846)(on the brief)
• Toler v Grant, Superior Court, Housing Session, Judicial District of Hartford, Docket No. HDSP-144942 (March 31, 2008, Wiese, J.) (2008 WL 980015)
• Dence v Designtec, Inc., Superior Court, Judicial District of Tolland, Docket No. CV-06-4004483S (Oct. 12, 2006, Peck, J) (2006 WL 3042102) (on the brief)
• Allstate Ins. Co. v Le, Superior Court, Judicial District of Hartford, Docket No. CV-03-0826680S (Apr. 1, 2004, Sheldon, J.) (2004 WL 870842) (on the brief).

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