Jan C. Trendowski, Esq.

jantrendowski@trendowskilaw.com

Practice Areas

  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Liquor Liability Litigation
  • Liquor Licensing
  • Insurance Litigation
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Insurance Coverage Disputes
  • Bad Faith Litigation

Experience

Attorney Trendowski has had a varied and distinguished career as a trial attorney. Only four years after beginning his career, Attorney Trendowski became a Senior Staff Trial Attorney for the CNA Insurance Company.  He concentrated on defending personal injury, liquor liability, products liability and professional liability cases.

Attorney Trendowski founded our firm in 1996.  His litigation practice concentrates on personal injury, liquor liability and insurance coverage disputes.  In addition to his litigation practice, Attorney Trendowski represents clients before the Department of Consumer Protection, Liquor Control Division in both licensing matters and regulatory hearings.  He also lectures nationally on the topic of liquor liability and publishes the Connecticut Liquor Statutes and Regulations handbook.

Education
  • University of Connecticut, B.A.,  1980         
  • Western New England School of Law,  J.D., 1983

Bar Admissions

  • State of Connecticut, 1983                
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1983            
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1984
  • State of Rhode Island, 2008
  • Federal District Court of Rhode Island

Professional Activities

  • Member, Connecticut Bar Association
  • Member, Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association
  • Member, Connecticut Restaurant Association
  • Member, National Retail & Restaurant Defense Association

Author and Lecturer

  • Frequent author and speaker on a wide variety of topics, including liquor liability and advanced trial techniques.
Community Activities
  • Member, Bikers Against Animal Cruelty, Inc.