Background
Tancredi, James J. was born in 1954 in Hartford, Connecticut.
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James J. Tancredi
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College of the Holy Cross (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1976). University of Connecticut (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1979).
Career
Worked at Day, Berry & Howard. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Connecticut, United States. District Court, District of Connecticut.
1988, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and United States. District Court, Southern District of New York. 1991, United States. Supreme Court.
Member, 1977-1979, and Managing Editor, 1978-1979, Connecticut Law Review. Member, Executive Committee, Section on Commercial Law and Bankruptcy, 1988, Connecticut Bar Association. Member, Advisory Committee to Review Local Bankruptcy Rules, Connecticut, 1986-1988.
Co-Chair, Commercial Litigation Committee, Hartford County Bar Association. Editor, The Bankruptcy Desk Book for Connecticut. Member: Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.
American Bankruptcy Institute. Bankruptcy Section, American Bar Association Bankruptcy Section. Commercial Finance League.
(Certified Specialist, Commercial Bankruptcy, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification) (Chair, Firm Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights Department, 1995). One of New England's largest and oldest law firms, Day, Berry & Howard represents foreign and domestic clients in a wide variety of matters throughout the United States. Day, Berry & Howard lawyers advise clients on structuring direct and portfolio investments in the United States. and abroad, represent clients before Federal and state courts and regulatory bodies in the United States., represent clients in multijurisdictional estate and financial planning matters and in federal and state taxation matters, and otherwise advise clients with respect to United States. legal matters and business practices.
Through offices in Boston, Massachusetts and Hartford and Stamford Connecticut, the Firm's 200-plus lawyers practice in the following areas: Alternative Energy. Antitrust and Trade Regulation. Automotive Industry Law.
Banking and Insurance Regulation. Bankruptcy, Workouts, Insolvency and Receiverships. Canadian Trade and Investments.
Closely Held Business. Cogeneration; Commercial and Real Estate Lending. Commodities Trading Regulation.
Computer Law; Construction Law. Corporate Finance; Creditors Rights. Employee Benefits, Labor and Employment Law.
Environmental Law and Litigation. ERISA Litigation; Governmental Affairs. Health Care; Institutional Finance.
Insurance Coverage Litigation. Intellectual Property. International Transactions.
Mergers and Acquisitions. Mortgage-Backed Securities. Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies.
Municipal Finance; National and Regional Litigation Counsel. Partnerships and Joint Ventures. Products Liability Litigation.
Professional Malpractice Litigation. Public Utilities; Real Estate Leasing, Development and Finance. Secured Transactions.
Securities Regulations and Litigation. State and Federal Tax Law and Litigation. Tax-Exempt Organizations.
Technology Licensing. Telecommunications; Trusts and Estates Litigation. Venture Capital; Zoning.
Several lawyers in the Firm are proficient in foreign languages, including French, Spanish, Italian, German and Taiwanese, among others. Contact partners: H. Lawrence Tafe III (Boston: 617-345-4639), William H. Cuddy (Hartford: 860-275-0217) or F. Lee Griffith III, (Stamford: 203-977-7317).
Membership
Member, 1977-1979, and Managing Editor, 1978-1979, Connecticut Law Review. Member, Executive Committee, Section on Commercial Law and Bankruptcy, 1988, Connecticut Bar Association. Member, Advisory Committee to Review Local Bankruptcy Rules, Connecticut, 1986-1988.
Co-Chair, Commercial Litigation Committee, Hartford County Bar Association. Editor, The Bankruptcy Desk Book for Connecticut. Member: Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.
American Bankruptcy Institute. Bankruptcy Section, American Bar Association Bankruptcy Section. Commercial Finance League.
(Certified Specialist, Commercial Bankruptcy, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification) (Chair, Firm Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights Department, 1995).
