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 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.
Attorney Trendowski had a varied and distinguished career as a trial attorney prior to founding our Firm. He became a Senior Staff Trial Attorney for the CNA Insurance Company only four years after beginning his career, concentrating on defending personal injury, liquor liability, products liability and professional liability cases. He returned to private practice in 1992 and established the Firm in 1996. He tries jury cases in all courts in Connecticut and most recently became licensed in Rhode Island to establish the Firm's Westerly office.
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, 2009
Education
- University of Connecticut, B.A., 1980
- Western New England School of Law, J.D., 1983
Peer Review Recognition
- New England Super Lawyer, 2010
- Connecticut Super Lawyer, 2011
Professional Activities
- Member, Connecticut Bar Association; Animal Law Committee, 2011-2012
- Member, Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association
- Member, Middlesex County Bar Association
- Member, National Retail & Restaurant Defense Association
Author and Lecturer
- Editor of the Firm's Liquor Law Handbook for Connecticut Permittees, "Connecticut Liquor Statutesand Regulations Handbook"
- Faculty, National Business Institute seminar on Advanced Trial Tactics, Providence, Rhode Island, June 24, 2010.
- Invited speaker, National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP) 2010 National Convention, Grapevine, TX, Liquor Liability - An Alternative Source Recovery.
- Frequent author and speaker on a wide variety of topics, including liquor liability and advanced trial techniques.
- Contributing Author, Connecticut Law Tribune, "Experts are Important in Liquor Liability Cases"
- Contributing Author, Connecticut Law Tribune, "Liquor Liability Coverage Can Be Confusing"
- Contributor to AVVO Answers
Community Activities- Legal Counsel and Board Member, Bikers Against Animal Cruelty, Inc.