James J. Healy

James J. Healy maintains an active trial and appellate practice representing individuals and institutions in state and federal court. He handles a broad range of appellate matters, and has personally argued numerous appeals before the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. For his efforts, the Connecticut Law Tribune has twice named the firm as Appellate Litigation Department of the Year. James also litigates complex civil and criminal matters in the trial court, and has tried cases to jury verdict, including as first chair. He is regularly listed in Super Lawyers, as well as The Best Lawyers in America for Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, and Personal Injury Litigation.

By appointment of the Chief Justice, James serves on the Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules, and previously served on the Jury Selection Task Force. He has been recognized in the Tribune’s Personal Injury Hall of Fame and as a “New Leader in the Law.” An annual panelist for the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association’s Supreme and Appellate Court Review, James is also a member of the Executive Committees of the Federal Practice Section (former Co-Chair) and Appellate Advocacy Section of the Connecticut Bar Association, and serves as a James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation.



James began his career as a law clerk to the Honorable Christopher F. Droney on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (2009-10) and, after practicing with the firm, returned to clerk for Judge Droney on the Second Circuit (2012). He graduated from Cornell University in 2006 and the Duke University School of Law in 2009.