Baker O'Sullivan & Bliss PC – Attorney William J. O'Sullivan

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Attorney William J. O’Sullivan litigates business and property disputes
at both the trial and appellate levels. He has tried cases in such areas as
employment, trade secret, non-competes, fraud, alter ego, fraudulent
transfer, civil theft, franchise law, property condemnation, and easement,
as well as a variety of contract cases. He also handles creditors’ rights work,
such as collections, foreclosures, and replevins. As an appellate advocate,
he successfully briefed and argued the landmark Connecticut Supreme Court
tort reform case Bhinder v. Sun Company.

Attorney O’Sullivan is a member of the Statewide Grievance Committee.
In addition, he is the founder and chair of the Business Litigation Subcommittee
of the Connecticut Bar Association Litigation Section, and is active in college
Mock Trial as a coach and judge.

Attorney O’Sullivan joined Baker O’Sullivan & Bliss PC (then known as
Baker & Fulco) in 1993. He became a shareholder of the firm in 1997.

Attorney O’Sullivan was selected for inclusion in 2011-2012 New England
Super Lawyers® and named one of "Greater Hartford’s Top Attorneys"
in the April 2011 edition of Hartford Magazine.

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Reported Cases:

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State v. Knybel, 281 Conn. 707, 916 A.2d 816 (2007)
criminal law; constitutional law

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Robinson v. Coughlin, 266 Conn. 1, 830 A.2d 1114 (2003) Uniform
Fraudulent Transfers Act

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Bhinder v. Sun Co., Inc., 263 Conn. 358, 819 A.2d 822 (2003)

constitutional law; retroactive effect of legislation

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Bhinder v. Sun Co., Inc., 246 Conn. 223, 717 A.2d 202 (1998)

tort reform; apportionment of liability

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Mitchell v. Redvers, 130 Conn. App. 100, 22 A.3d 659 (2011)

constructive trust, Marketable Record Title Act

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Somers v. Chan, 110 Conn. App. 511, 955 A.2d 667 (2008)
suit by assignee of judgment; res judicata; supervisory power of court

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Davis v. Hebert, 105 Conn. App. 736, 939A.2d 625 (2008)
restoration of withdrawn case to docket; mutual mistake

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LMK Enterprises, Inc. v. Sun Oil Co., 86 Conn.App. 302, 860 A.2d
1229 (2004) contract; eminent domain; franchise law

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Kazlon Communications, LLC v. American Golfer, Inc., 82 Conn.
App. 593, 847 A.2d 1012 (2004) contract; release; offer-of-judgment

statute

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Putnam Park Associates v. Fahnestock & Co., 73 Conn.App. 1, 807
A.2d 991 (2002) commercial lease

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PPG Industries v. Webster Auto Parts, Inc., 128 F.3d 103
(2nd Cir. 1997) wrongful termination of distributorship;
implied waiver of arbitration

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Pettola v. Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., 44 F.Supp.2d 442
(D.Conn. 1999) Consumer Leasing Act

Bar admissions:	State of Connecticut (1990) U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut (1991) U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit (1996) U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (2002)
Education:	J.D. with honors, University of Connecticut (1990) B.A. magna cum laude, University of Connecticut (1982)
Bar organizations:	Connecticut Bar Association Chair, Business Litigation Subcommittee, Litigation Section Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section Hartford County Bar Association