Bruce C. Schmidt

Background

Schmidt, Bruce C. was born on February 19, 1940 in Syracuse, New York, United States.

Education

Ohio Wesleyan University (Bachelor of Arts, 1964). University of Connecticut and University of Miami (Juris Doctor, 1970).

Career

Worked at Howd, Lavieri & Finch, Limited Liability Partnership (Winsted, Connecticut) specializing in General Practice including Personal Injury and Civil Trial Practice, Business and Corporate Law, Estate Planning and Probate, Real Estate, Taxation, Workers Compensation, Zoning, Municipal and Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Florida. 1973, Connecticut.

Member: Litchfield County, The Connecticut (Member: Executive Committee, Estates and Probate Section, 1986—.

Law Revision Committee, 1988-1989) and American (Member, Pre-Death Planning: General Committee, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1986—) Bar Associations.

Military: Captain, United States. Air Force, 1967-1971.

Howd, Lavieri & Finch, Limited Liability Partnership traces its history back to 1920 when Hadleigh H. Howd opened a law office on Main Street in Winsted shortly after his graduation from Yale Law School. He was the senior member of the firm for more than fifty years and was fondly known throughout the area as "Judge Howd," a title recognizing his many years of service as Trial Justice in the Winchester Municipal Court.

Carmine R. Lavieri, past President of the Connecticut Bar Association and the New England Bar Association joined the firm shortly after his graduation from the University of Connecticut following World World War II and continued as a partner until his death in 1984.

Frank H. Finch, Junior joined the firm in 1959 following his graduation from Harvard Law School and continues to practice actively as the senior member of the firm. Today the firm consists of five attorneys and a highly dedicated support staff of ten.

Achievements

• Bruce C. Schmidt has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Litchfield County, The Connecticut (Member: Executive Committee, Estates and Probate Section, 1986—. Law Revision Committee, 1988-1989) and American (Member, Pre-Death Planning: General Committee, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1986—) Bar Associations. Military: Captain, United States.

Air Force, 1967-1971.