Wesley W. Horton

Background

Horton, Wesley W. was born on April 16, 1942 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Education

Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1964). University of Connecticut (Juris Doctor, 1970).

Career

Worked at Horton, Shields & Cormier, Professional Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) specializing in Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Personal Injury, Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage, Commercial, Business Organization, Professional Grievance, Workers Compensation, Products Liability, Landlord and Tenant, and Real Estate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1970, Connecticut.

Company-Author: "Supreme Court Rules Annotated," West Publishing Company, annually, 1977—.

"Superior Court Civil Rules Annotated," West Publishing Company, annually, 1979—. "Connecticut Appellate Review," Connecticut Bar Journal, annually, 1985—.

"Rules of Appellate Procedure Annotated," West Publishing Company, annually, 1993—. Author: "Connecticut Constitution: A Handbook," Greenwood Press, 1993.

"Annotated Debates of the 1818 Constitutional Convention," Special Edition, Connecticut Bar Journal, January, 1991.

Law Clerk to Chief Justice Charles South. House, Connecticut Supreme Court, 1970-1971. Recipient, Medal of Excellence, University of Connecticut Law School Alumni Association, 1989. Lecturer and Adjunct Professor, University of Connecticut Law School, 1970—.

Member, Board of Editors, Connecticut Law Tribune, 1986—.

Member: Hartford County, Connecticut (Member, 1978—, and Vice Chairman, 1987—, Committee on Professional Ethics. Member, 1990—, and Chairman, 1992—, Federal Judiciary Committee) and American Bar Associations.

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.

Horton, Shields & Cormier, Professional Corporation was established in 1976.

The members of the firm are experienced appellate and trial lawyers, who annually author the Connecticut Practice Book Annotated, Superior Court Rules and the Connecticut Rules of Appellate Procedure Annotated.

Achievements

• Wesley W. Horton has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• book

  • Annotated debates of the 1818 Constitutional Convention
  • Practice book annotated: Rules of professional conduct, code of judicial conduct, Superior Court civil rules (Connecticut practice series)

Membership

Member, Board of Editors, Connecticut Law Tribune, 1986—. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut (Member, 1978—, and Vice Chairman, 1987—, Committee on Professional Ethics. Member, 1990—, and Chairman, 1992—, Federal Judiciary Committee) and American Bar Associations.

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.

American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.