Background
Betts, James T. was born on May 16, 1943 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.
Betts, James T. was born on May 16, 1943 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.
Bachelor summa cum laude, Yale University, 1965; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1968.
Worked at Shipman & Goodwin Limited Liability Partnership (Hartford, Connecticut) specializing in General Practice. Banking, Corporation, Tax, Antitrust, Commercial Finance, Securities, Venture Capital, Labor and Employment, Health Care, Environmental, Pension and Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Estate Settlement, Trust Administration, Real Estate, Municipal Law. Trials in all Courts.
Admitted to the bar, 1968, Connecticut.
Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Yale Law Journal, 1966-1968.
Law Clerk to Judge Robert P. Anderson, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1968-1969.
Member: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Shipman & Goodwin was founded over 75 years ago. Its principal areas of practice include general corporate and securities law, litigation, corporate and commercial finance, tax, bankruptcy and creditors" rights, environmental law, municipal law, administrative law, utility regulation, real estate, construction law, fidelity and surety law, venture capital financing, international trade, antitrust and trade regulation, banking, insurance, labor and employment, trusts and estates, pension, health care law, intellectual property, computer law, tax-exempt organizations, agricultural cooperatives, family law, criminal law, legislation and lobbying. The firm is divided into six departments: Business, Litigation, Labor and Employment, Real Estate, Tax, and Trusts and Estates.
In each area of practice, lawyers are assisted by experienced legal assistants.
In addition, many lawyers are members of practice groups organized to address specifically the needs of particular clients and/or industries. Among such groups are those serving venture capital investors, high technology and emerging companies, hospitals and health care providers, municipalities and agricultural cooperatives.
Within the Trust and Estate Department is a group specializing in Financial Planning and Trust Administration.
Member, Board of Editors, Yale Law Journal, 1966-1968. Law Clerk to Judge Robert P. Anderson, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1968-1969.
Member: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.