Humbert J. Polito Jr.

Personal Injury Car Accidents Slip and fall injuries Injuries caused by dogs and other animals, dog bites Truck and tractor trailer accidents Motorcycle accidents Traumatic brain injury, mild TBI Spinal cord injuries Bicycle accidents Medical Malpractice Surgical errors Birth injuries Failure to diagnose Infections, MRSA Medication errors Nursing Homes Bed sores Falls Infection Medication errors Elder abuse Misconduct with elders Sexual Misconduct Priests and Ministers School Teachers School Coaches Extended Statute of Limitations Product Liability Defective design Defects in manufacturing Failure to provide adequate guards Failure to warn of dangers and defects Business Litigation CUTPA (Connecticut Unfair Trade Practice) Breach of Contract Tortious Interference with business and contracts Connecticut Trade Secrets Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Humbert J. Polito Jr. included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Martindale Hubbell Preeminent Lawyers (AV Rated), 2004 – Present New England Super Lawyers, 2007-Present Connecticut Magazine Super Lawyer, 2006- Present Best Lawyers in America, 2005- Present American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), 2000 – Present Selected as a James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation New London Area Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiff’s Lawyer of the Year for 2013 as selected by Best Lawyers Other Sources of Feedback About Humbert J. Polito Jr. Included on the 2025Connecticut Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2023 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2022 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2021 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2020 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2019 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2018 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2017 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2016 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2015 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2014 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2013 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2012 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2011 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2010 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2009 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2008 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2007 Connecticut Super Lawyers list 2006 Connecticut Super Lawyers list

• Member

• Justice Donald F. Shea, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, Law Clerk, 1986 - 1987

• Speaker, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
• Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Connecticut School of Law, Trial Advocacy, 1998 - Present

• Connecticut, 1986
• Rhode Island, 1987
• U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 1987
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1988
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1993
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2017
• Specialties and Certifications
• National Board of Trial Advocates, 2000
• National Board of Trial Advocates - (Recertified), 2005

• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2008 - 2009 (President Elect)
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1993 - Present (Member, Board of Governors)
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2003 - Present (Member, Executive Committee)
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Medical Malpractice Committee)
• American Association of Justice (Member)
• Connecticut Bar Association (Member)
• New London County Bar Association (Member)
• Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Rhode Island Bar Association (Member)
• Connecticut Traumatic Brain Injury Association, 1992 - 1998 (Board of Governors)
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2009 - 2010 (President)