Attorneys
Richard J. Buturla 
Milford, Connecticut
Member
phone (203) 783-1200
fax (203) 878-2235
email rbuturla@bmdlaw.com

Areas of Practice:
Litigation
Insurance Defense
Bar Admissions:
Connecticut, 1982
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1982
Education:
Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1982
J.D.
Law Review: Villanova Law Review, Associate Editor, 1981 - 1982


Southern Connecticut State University, 1979
B.S.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude


Published Works:
"In re Bollinger Corp., A Financing Statement, Promissory Note and Letters Constituting The Course of Dealing are Sufficient to Serve as A Valid Security Agreement", 26 Villanova Law Review 931, 1981


Comment, "The Handicapped Child's Right to A Free Appropriate Education: Defining The Limits of Responsibility", 27 Villanova Law Review 567, 1982


"Limitations on Discovery, Civil Discovery Practice Law Connecticut", 1995


Representative Cases:
Armac Industries, Ltd. v. Citytrust, 203 Conn. 394, 525 A.2d 77 (1987)
B.A. Ballou and Company, Inc. v. Citytrust, 218 Conn. 749, 591 A.2d 126 (1991)
Bombero, Jr., Etal v. Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Monroe, Etal, 17 Conn. App. 150, 550 A.2d 1098 (1988)
Citytrust v. Page, Etal, 28 Conn. App. 907, 610 A.2d 197 (1992)
D.J. Quarry Products, Inc. v. Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Beacon Falls, 217 Conn. 447, 585 A.2d 1227 (1991)
Dean v. Filipowich, Etal, 20 Conn. App. 825, 570 A.2d 243 (1990)
Dennin, Etal v. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Inc.,, 94 F.3d 96 (1996)
Dennin, Etal v. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Inc., 913 F.Supp. 663 (1996)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Sextant Development Corporation, Etal, 142 F.R.D. 55 (1992)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. SUNA Associates, Inc., 80 F.3d 681 (1996)
J.F. Barrett and Sons, Inc. v. Rosenshein, 23 Conn. App. 817, 582 A.2d 919 (1990)
Hedberg v. Pantepec International, Inc., 35 Conn. App. 19, 645 A.2d 543 (1994)
Huff v. West Haven Board of Education, Etal, 1998 WL 386167 (D.Conn. 1998)
Kornatowski v. Wallingford Police Department, Etal, 1993 WL 299032 (D.Conn. 1993)
Meyers v. Arcudi, Etal, 947 F.Supp. 581 (1996)
Meyers v. Arcudi, Etal, 915 F.Supp. 522 (1996)
Mrs. B. on Her Behalf and as a Mother and Guardian of M.M. v. Milford Board of Education, Etal, 103 F.3d 1114 (1997)
Smart SMR of New York Inc. d/b/a v. The Zoning Commission of the Town of Stratford, 9 F.Supp. 2d 143 (1998)
Smart SMR of New York, Inc. d/b/a v. The Zoning Commission of the Town of Stratford, 995 F.Supp. 52 (1998)
Smith v. Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Milford, Etal, 3 Conn.App. 550, 490 A.2d 539 (1985)
Smith v. Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Milford, Etal, 203 Conn. 317, 524 A.2d 1128 (1987)
Town of Monroe, Etal v. Renz, Etal, 46 Conn. App. 5, 698 A.2d 328 (1997)
Town of Stratford v. International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO, Local 998, 48 Conn. App. 849, 713 A.2d 269 (1998)
Howley v. Stratford, 87 F.Supp.2d 97 (1999)
Omnipoint Communications, Inc. v. Planning & Zoning Commission of the Town of Wallingford, 91 F.Supp.2d. 497 (2000)
Howley v. Stratford, 217 F.3d. 141 (2000)
Lillibasle v. Sergi, 117 F.Supp.2d 182 (2000)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Connecticut Bar Association
Member


American Bar Association
Member


Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
Member


Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Town Council, Stratford, Connecticut, Chairman, 1987 - 1989


Town Attorney, Stratford, Connecticut; 2005 to present


Town Attorney, Cheshire, Connecticut, 2002 - 2004


Corporation Counsel, Derby, Connecticut, 1997 - 2005


Town Attorney, Stratford, Connecticut, 1995 - 1999


Assistant Town Attorney, Stratford, Connecticut, 2000 - 2003


Birth Information:
Milford, Connecticut, United States of America