Background
Royster, James N. was born on September 16, 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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James N. Royster
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Hanover College (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). University of Connecticut (Juris Doctor, 1971).
Career
Worked at Michelson, Kane, Royster & Barger, Professional Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) specializing in Construction Law. Civil Litigation, Surety Law, Labor Law, Public Utilities, Environmental Law, Commercial Law, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Connecticut.
Guest Lecturer: Engineering News Record Seminar on "Construction Claims and Disputes for Owners and Contractors," Boston and New York, 1983.
Construction Claims Seminar sponsored by Polytechnic Institute of New York, November and December, 1981. State Conference on Connecticut Construction Law, 1983.
Guest Speaker: "Legal Analysis of Some Critical Construction Contract Clauses," Central Connecticut State University, April 25, 1983. "Negotiate, Arbitrate or Litigate," Connecticut Association of Builders and Contractors, September 24, 1981.
"Professional Liability," Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers, December 14, 1982.
"Important Legislation Affecting the Construction Industry," National Association of Women in Construction, February 6, 1980. "Legal Problems in Engineering," University of Hartford, October 20, 1982. Company-Lecturer and Author: Professional Education Systems, Incorporated."s program on "Connecticut Construction Law," 1983-1985.
"Connecticut Mechanic"s Liens and Payment Bonds," (Professional Education Systems, Inc. , 1987).
"Connecticut Construction Claims and Collections," (Professional Education Systems, Inc. 1988). "Construction Claims in Connecticut," (Lorman Business Center, Incorporated., 1990).
Connecticut Construction Law: What to do When?" (National Business Institute, Incorporated., 1990). Member of Panel, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Hartford County and Connecticut (Member, Executive Committee, Construction Law Section) Bar Associations.
The firm was founded in 1963 by Martin Michelson with a principal emphasis on construction law. While the firm continues to concentrate in all areas of construction law, representing contractors, architects, engineers, municipalities, private owners and surety companies, the scope of its practice now reaches into nearly all phases of civil law. Current areas of substantial emphasis are: corporate, commercial and administrative law.
Personal injury and workers compensation and public utilities, zoning and land use regulations.
The firm is very active in arbitration and in litigation and appellate work throughout the Northeast. The firm"s offices are located on Oak Street, adjacent to the Superior Court, the Appellate Court and the Supreme Court and the State Capitol.
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Member: Hartford County and Connecticut (Member, Executive Committee, Construction Law Section) Bar Associations.
