John Heffernan | West Hartford Family Lawyer | Connecticut

After graduating from Fairfield University, John served two tours of duty in Viet Nam as an officer in a Naval Air A-4 Attack Squadron. Upon returning to the United States he attended the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. where he was Editor of the Law Review. He then became the first Law Clerk to the judges of the Superior Court and thereafter served as Prosecutor with the Statewide Organized Crime Investigative Task Force in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney, where he tried cases throughout the state. Since leaving state service, he has maintained a private practice focusing on Real Estate, Family Law, Wills, Estates & Probate and Small Business. He is author of many legal articles which have appeared in a variety of legal publications, including the Connecticut Bar Journal, Perspectives and Title News.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Partner	Heffernan Legal Group	Connecticut	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America	J.D.	Law School	1973
Fairfield University	BA		1966

State / Court	Date
Connecticut	1973

• Member of The Connecticut Bar Association
  Member of The American Bar Associations
  Member of The Hartford County Bar Association

• Editor, Catholic University Law Review, 1972-1973.
  Author: "Whither The Indigent Civil Litigant: Boddie v. Connecticut"
  22 Catholic University Law Rev. 473, 1973; "Finding Fault with No-Fault Divorce: The Proposed Connecticut Divorce Statute"
  47 Connecticut Bar Journal 99, 1973; "Professional Malpractice Insurance: Let the Attorney Beware"
  48 Connecticut Bar Journal 347, 1974; "Initiative Ordinances and Home Rule"
  25 Municipal Attorney 12, 1984; "Title Agents Liability Endorsement: The Right Hand Giveth And The Left Hand Taketh Away"
  6 Perspectives Issue 4 at 3, 1986 - See more at: http://www.lawyercentral.com/john-connery-heffernan-interactive-profile--20-106270.html#sthash.v48EE1Xg.dpuf

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1973) Licensed as Attorney in Connecticut. Verified with State Bar of Connecticut.	March 18, 2014

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