Encyclopedia of Connecticut Causes of Action

Daniel J. Krisch is a partner at Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC in Hartford, Connecticut, and leads its Appellate Practice. Daniel represents a wide variety of corporate, institutional and individual clients during all stages of litigation. He is AV-rated by the peer-reviewed legal directory Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized since 2011 by The Best Lawyers in America® in the categories of Appellate and Insurance Law.

He is an elected member of the American Law Institute, a member of the Connecticut Judicial Branch’s Appellate Rules Committee and its Jury Selection Task Force, and a member of the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Editorial Board. He has taught moot court and appellate advocacy at the University of Connecticut School of Law and served for three years as Co-Chair of the Connecticut Bar Association's Appellate Advocacy Section, Executive Committee, and for three years as the Vice-Chair of Community Partners in Action, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to building a better community by providing services that promote accountability, dignity, and restoration for people affected by the criminal justice system.

Michael S. Taylor is a partner at Barry, Taylor & Levesque, LLC, with over 30 years of experience in appellate, civil, and insurance coverage litigation, and the representation of attorneys in professional responsibility matters. He has litigated appeals at the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States and has litigated trials in the state and federal courts of Connecticut. His appellate experience encompasses a broad range of topics, including constitutional law, contract disputes, land use and eminent domain, insurance coverage and bad faith, criminal law, products liability and torts, dissolution of marriage, child custody and parental rights, and corporate litigation.

He has written and lectured on appellate, attorney ethics, and insurance coverage topics and has been an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law, teaching moot court and appellate advocacy.