John Heffernan | West Hartford Family Lawyer | Connecticut

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About John

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.

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Experience

Partner

Heffernan Legal Group

Present

Connecticut

Admission

Verified Connecticut

1973

Education

Fairfield University

BA

1966

Recognitions & Achievements

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

Notable Work

Publications

Editor, Catholic University Law Review, .

1972-1973


Author: "Whither The Indigent Civil Litigant: Boddie v. Connecticut"


22 Catholic University Law Rev. 473, ; "Finding Fault with No-Fault Divorce: The Proposed Connecticut Divorce Statute"

1973


47 Connecticut Bar Journal 99, ; "Professional Malpractice Insurance: Let the Attorney Beware"

1973


48 Connecticut Bar Journal 347, ; "Initiative Ordinances and Home Rule"

1974


25 Municipal Attorney 12, ; "Title Agents Liability Endorsement: The Right Hand Giveth And The Left Hand Taketh Away"

1984