Background
Dow, William F. was born on December 7, 1941 in New Haven. Son of William French and Mary Carolyn (Grandel) Dow.
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William F. Dow
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Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1963). University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Laws, 1968). Spoken languages: Spanish.
Career
Clisham v. Board of Police Commissioners, 223 Conn. 354, 613 A.2d 254 (1992) (employment); State of Connecticut v. Morrissey, 216 Conn. 185, 577 A.2d 1060 (1990) (criminal); United States v. Dennis, 843 F.2d 652 (2d Cir. 1988) (criminal); Tsokalas v. Purtill, 756 F.Supp. 89 (D.Conn. 1991) (civil rights); State of Connecticut v. Milum, 197 Conn. 602, 500 A.2d 555 (1985) (criminal); Williams v. Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut, 470 F.Supp. 1123 (D.Conn. 1979) (civil rights).Worked at Jacobs, Grudberg, Belt & Dow, P.C. (New Haven, Connecticut) specializing in General Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. Personal Injury, Criminal, Constitutional, Unfair Competition, Antitrust, Securities, Environmental, Employment, Real Estate, Construction and Family Law Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Florida.
1969, Connecticut, District of Columbia and United States. District Court, District of Columbia and Middle District of Florida. 1970, United States. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia.
1974, United States. District Court, District of Connecticut. 1975, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1977, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
1981, United States. Supreme Court. 1995, United States. District Court, District of Vermont. Lecturer, Yale Law School, 1975.
Trial Attorney, 1970-1973 and Chief of Juvenile Division, 1973-1974, Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia. Assistant United States. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, 1974-1976.
Chair, Public Defender Services Commission, 1992-1994. Member: Superior Court Criminal Division Task Force, 1993. Judicial Selection Committee, 1993.
Second Circuit Committee on Admissions and Grievances, 1983-1993. Connecticut Law Revision Commission, 1995. Task Force on Post-Verdict Interviews of Juries, 1996.
Member: New Haven County (Member, Committee for Development of Opportunities for Minority Lawyers, 1990. Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1994), Connecticut (Member, Executive Committee Secretary 1989-1991 and Chair 1992-1994. Section for Administration of Criminal Justice, 1991.
Co-Chairman, Trial Advocacy Seminar Program Committee, 1979. Secretary, Special Committee on Certification of Specialists, 1981, Court Rules Advisory Committee, 1991. Committee on Liaison with State Courts, 1991-1994.
Federal Practice Committee, 1988. Executive Committee, 1995. Chair, Criminal Practice Subcommittee.
Awards Committee) and American Bar Associations. The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Committee for Revision of Criminal Jury Instructions for D.C., 1972). Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1990-1992).
Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. American Board of Criminal Lawyers. In 1947, Howard A. Jacobs joined the law practice of his father, Israel J. Jacobs, who began his law practice in New Haven in 1918.
The present firm, Jacobs, Grudberg, Belt & Dow, P.C., has grown to 18 lawyers, with offices occupying all four floors of two joined and restored red brick townhouses, within walking distance of both the state and federal court houses. The firm concentrates almost entirely on litigation. It represents plaintiffs in all types of personal injury claims, including those occurring through medical malpractice and product liability.
It represents people in the defense of all types of criminal charges. It also represents people in family law litigation, in employment discrimination and wrongful discharge matters, and in other civil disputes. Increasingly during the last two decades, the firm has represented businesses in a broad range of civil and criminal disputes, including antitrust and business torts, securities litigation, breach of contract, employment, franchise and environmental litigation as well as civil and criminal RICO matters.
The firm's practice is statewide in both state and federal courts. Its resources include a law library containing more than 7,000 volumes, computerized legal research and a staff of seven legal assistants and an investigator.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Superior Court Criminal Division Task Force, 1993. Judicial Selection Committee, 1993. Second Circuit Committee on Admissions and Grievances, 1983-1993.
Connecticut Law Revision Commission, 1995. Task Force on Post-Verdict Interviews of Juries, 1996. Member: New Haven County (Member, Committee for Development of Opportunities for Minority Lawyers, 1990.
Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1994), Connecticut (Member, Executive Committee Secretary 1989-1991 and Chair 1992-1994. Section for Administration of Criminal Justice, 1991. Co-Chairman, Trial Advocacy Seminar Program Committee, 1979.
Secretary, Special Committee on Certification of Specialists, 1981, Court Rules Advisory Committee, 1991. Committee on Liaison with State Courts, 1991-1994. Federal Practice Committee, 1988.
Executive Committee, 1995. Chair, Criminal Practice Subcommittee. Awards Committee) and American Bar Associations.
The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Committee for Revision of Criminal Jury Instructions for D.C., 1972). Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1990-1992). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers.
American Board of Criminal Lawyers.
Connections
Married Diane Ruth McClure, July 15, 1967. Children: Brian, Nancy, Tony, Andy, Tina, Mary, Becky.
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Democrat