West Hartford attorney named 'Best Lawyer'

HARTFORD –  Thomas Mooney, a West Hartford resident and attorney with Shipman & Goodwin LLP, has been named Lawyer of the Year in Hartford Education Law by Best Lawyers 2013. Best Lawyers has been universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence for 30 years, and designates only a single lawyer in each high-profile legal specialty in each large legal community as a "Lawyer of the Year."

Mooney received particularly high ratings by earning a high level of respect among his peers for his abilities, professionalism and integrity. Mooney is active in all areas of school law, including labor negotiations for certified and non-certified staff, teacher tenure proceedings, grievance arbitration, freedom of information hearings, student disciplinary matters, special education disputes and all other legal proceedings involving boards of education. He is the author of A Practical Guide to Connecticut School Law (7th Edition, 2012), a comprehensive treatise on Connecticut school law used by teachers, administrators and board of education members throughout the state.

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