Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP
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Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP, centrally located in Vernon, CT, boasts a rich history since 1964. The firm provides comprehensive legal services, with a team of seasoned attorneys specializing in various areas such as personal injury, criminal law, estate planning, elder law, and business litigation. Known for their client-centric approach, Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP prides itself on its ability to solve people's problems efficiently, applying legal knowledge and communication skills honed over years of practice. For professional, compassionate, and personalized legal support, Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP stands ready to assist.
Specialties
Service type
Transactional business, Litigation / Legal representation
Work type
Landlord / tenant dispute, Lease / contract interpretation, Writing a lease / contract, Buying a property, Selling a property, Short sale, Foreclosure, Contract disputes, Title and Boundary Disputes, Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Housing Discrimination, Construction Disputes, Other real estate issues
Location and hours
Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP
45 Hartford Turnpike
Vernon, CT 06066-2181
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Work Experience
Partner
Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP
2008 - Present
Attorney
Newman, Creed & Associates
2002 - 2008
Temporary Assistant Clerk
State of Connecticut, New Britain Superior Court
2001 - 2002
Partner
Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP
1989 - Present
Arbitrator/Member of Roster of Neutrals
American Arbitration Association
2007 - 2015
Associate
Ford Marrin Esposito Witmeyer & Gleser, LLP
1988 - 1989
Partner
Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP
1997 - Present
Law Clerk
Gussack, Silver, Jacobson & Sklar
1995 - 1996
Town Attorney
Town of Vernon, Connecticut
1979 - 1980
Attorney/Partner
Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP
2010 - Present
Attorney/Partner
Ford, Oberg, Manion & Houck, PC
1984 - 2009
Attorney
Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP
2013 - Present
Attorney
Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP
2021 - Present
Attorney
Budlong & Budlong, LLC
2014 - 2021
Office of Legal Research - Judicial Law Clerk
State Of Connecticut Judicial Branch
2012 - 2014
Student Attorney
Rhode Island Public Defenders Office
2011 - 2012
Intern
Rhode Island Attorney General's Office
2010 - 2010
Partner
Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP
2007 - 2021
Owner
Law Office of Stephen M. Bacon, LLC
1999 - 2007
Partner
Bacon & Klar
1993 - 1999
Owner
Law Office of Stephen M. Bacon
1978 - 1993
Associate
Brody & Jump
1976 - 1978
Education
University of Connecticut School of Law
2007
Bucknell University
2001
Roger Williams University School of Law
2000
Roger Williams University
1996
Boston College Law School
1971
Western New England College School of Law
1988
Bowdoin College
1968
Brown University
Univesity of New Hampshire
1985
University of Chicago Law School
Western New England College School of Law
2011
Western New England College School of Law
1997
Binghamton University
1988
University of Connecticut School of Law
1972
Syracuse University
1967
Boston University School of Law
1994
The College of William and Mary - Marshall Wythe Law School
1983
Furman University
1976
Quinnipiac University School of Law
1999
University of Connecticut
1990
Washburn University School of Law
1982
University of Notre Dame
1979
Western New England College School of Law
2013
St Lawrence University
2006
University of Connecticut
1976
University of Miami School of Law
Boston University School of Law
University of Connecticut School of Law
1969
Providence College
1966
University of Connecticut School of Law
1963
American International College
1960
University of New Haven
Roger Williams University School of Law
University of Connecticut School of Law
1975
Brown University
1972
University of Connecticut School of Law
2005
Eastern Connecticut State University
1998
Western New England College School of Law
1996
Providence College
1993
Western New England College School of Law
2006
Westfield State College (Westfield)
2003
University of Connecticut
1986
Seton Hall University School of Law
1980
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
1977
University of Connecticut School of Law
Law
2007
Bucknell University
Accounting
2001
University of Connecticut
Finance
1986
Seton Hall University School of Law
Law
1980
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
English
1977
Western New England College School of Law
Law
1988
Univesity of New Hampshire
English
1985
Western New England College School of Law
Law
2013
St Lawrence University
2006
Western New England College School of Law
Law
1996
Providence College
Political Science
1993
Quinnipiac University School of Law
Law
1999
University of Connecticut
Political Science
1990
Roger Williams University School of Law
Law
2000
Roger Williams University
Administration of Justice
1996
Western New England College School of Law
Law
2006
Westfield State College (Westfield)
Political Science
2003
Boston University School of Law
1994
The College of William and Mary - Marshall Wythe Law School
Law
1983
Furman University
1976
Western New England College School of Law
Estate Planning and Elder Law
2011
Western New England College School of Law
Law
1997
Binghamton University
Accounting
1988
University of Connecticut School of Law
Law
Providence College
Accounting
University of Connecticut School of Law
Law
2005
Eastern Connecticut State University
Biology
1998
Washburn University School of Law
Law
1982
University of Notre Dame
Sociology
1979
University of Connecticut
Accounting
1976
University of Miami School of Law
Law
Boston University School of Law
Taxation
University of Connecticut School of Law
Law
1975
Brown University
Political Science
1972
University of Connecticut School of Law
Law
American International College
Associations & Affiliations
Connecticut Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Connecticut Court Visitation Program
GA 19 Coordinator
Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Member
Judicial District of Tolland Security Committee
Member
Standing Committee on Recommendations for Admissions to the Bar of Tolland County
Member
Manchester Bar Association
Member
Tolland County Bar Association
Member
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
Member
American Association for Justice
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Connecticut Bar Association
Member
Tolland County Bar Association
President
Connecticut Bar Association
Connecticut Council of Bar Presidents
Tolland County Bar Association
Vice President
Tolland County Bar Association
Treasurer
Tolland County Bar Association
Secretary
American Bar Association
Member
Connecticut Bar Association, Estates & Probate Section
Member
Tolland County Bar Association
Member
Hartford County Bar Association
Member
Estate & Business Planning Council of Hartford
Member
Hartford Probate Forum
Member
Tolland Athletic Advisory Committee
Commitee member
Connecticut Bar Association, Resolution of Legal Fee Disputes Committee
Member
Adams Adventure LLC
Counsel
CT Superior Court
Attorney Trial Referee and Fact Finder
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member
Hartford County Bar Association, Business Torts Committee
Member
Tolland County Bar Association
Member
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Connecticut Bar Association
Member
New York State Bar Association
Member
Tolland High School
Member of the Building Committee
Tolland Education Foundation
Board Chair
Friends of Tolland Schools
Board member
American Bar Association
Member
Estate and Business Planning Council of Hartford
Member
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Member
Tolland County Chamber of Commerce
Director and Past President
Greater Hartford Probate Forum
Member
American Bar Association, Taxation Section
Member
American Bar Association, Business Law Section
Member
Connecticut Bar Association, Tax Section
Member
Connecticut Bar Association, Business Law Section
Member
Connecticut Bar Association, Estates & Probate Section
Member
Tolland County Bar Association
Member
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Taxation Section
Member
Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants
Member
Visiting Nurse and Health Care Services of Connecticut, Inc.
Chairman, past
Tolland County Chamber of Commerce
Member & Former President
Tolland County Bar Association
Member and Former President
Connecticut Bar Association
Member
Connecticut Bar Association, Real Property Section
Executive Committee
Rockville Downtown Association
Member and Former President
Connecticut Bar Association, Planning & Zoning Section
Member
Connecticut Bar Association, Real Property Section
Member
Tolland County Bar Association
Member
Windham County Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Connecticut Bar Association, Real Property Section
Attorney Member
Connecticut Bar Association, Family Law Section
Attorney Member
KIDSAFE CT
President
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
Attorney Member
Tolland County Bar Association
Attorney Member
Connecticut Bar Association
Attorney Member
Windham Hospital Foundation Planned Giving Council
Board Member
Connecticut Financial Advisory Council
Member
Estate and Business Planning Council of Hartford
Member
Tolland County Bar Association
Member
Connecticut Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association, Taxation Section
Member
Connecticut Bar Association, Tax Section
Member
Connecticut Bar Association, Estates & Probate Section
Member
Tolland County Bar Association
Member
Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants, Estate and Gift Tax Committee
Member
Business and Estate Council of Northeast Connecticut
President
American Bar Association
Member
Connecticut Bar Association, Planning & Zoning Section
Executive Committee
Connecticut Rural Development Council
Board of Directors
Tolland County Bar Association, Admission to the Bar, Standing Committee
Member
Connecticut Association of Zoning Enforcement Officers
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Connecticut Bar Association, Planning & Zoning Section
Member
Tolland County Bar Association
Member
Tolland County Bar Association
Member
Connecticut Bar Association
Member
Hartford County Bar Association
Member
Roger Williams University Law Review
Articles Editor
Madison, CT Athletic Hall of Fame
Member
Storrs Cemetery Association, Inc.
Trustee
Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.
President
Windham Community Memorial Hospital
Director
Connecticut Bar Association, Real Property Section Executive Committee
Member
Planned Giving Council of Windham Hospital Foundation
Member
Town of Mansfield
Chair, Charter Revision Commission
Mansfield Downtown Pertnership, Inc.
Director
Rotary Club
President
Tolland County Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
President - Starr Chapter
American Bar Association
Member
Connecticut Bar Association
Member
Tolland County Bar Association
Member
Connecticut Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Business Law Committee
Co-chair
Connecticut Bar Association, Planning & Zoning Section
Member
Tolland County Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Connecticut Bar Association
Member
Tolland County Bar Association
Member
Connecticut Bar Association
Member
Publications
Connecticut Lawyer
Case Selection and Management
2005
Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela newsletter and web article
2013
Connecticut Law Tribune
Confounding Subdivision
1993
Speaking Engagements
Tolland County Bar Association CLE
An Introduction to Prosecuting Personal Injury Cases
2017
Connecticut Animal Control Officers' Training Seminar Annual Conference
2017
Guest on Talk of Connecticut with Brad Davis
Changes to Connecticut's DUI Laws
2015
Internal CLE
Presenting Evidence and Examining Witnesses in Probate Court
2013
Seminar
Remedies/Procedures Utilized Against Former Business Partners and Employees
2010
Seminar
Hey! You Stole My Business
2005
Seminar
Litigating Business Break ups
2003
Seminar
Litigating Business Disputes
2001
UCCT
Basic Estate Planning and Elder Law
2014
Carmon
Estate Planning and Elder Law
2014
Max
Estate Planning in Divorce
2014
Whftd
Estate Planning in Divorce
2013
EPG night
Basic Estate Planning
2013
Home Buyer Seminar
Home Buyer Seminar
2015
First Time Home Buyer Seminar
First Time Home Buyer
2014
Child Protection DCF
Child Protection DCF
2004
Shaping Your Financial Future
Estate Planning and Retirement Planning
2019
Who Has the Last Word?
Medical Directives and Living Wills
2019
Connecticut Legal Conference
Real Property Case Law Review 2013-2014
2014
Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association
Legal Update - Hot Topics in Land Use Law and Practice 2012
2012
Connecticut Association of Zoning Enforcement Officers
Site Plan and Subdivision Bonding Update
2012
Services offered
Contract Attorney
Real Estate Lawyer
Corporate Law Attorney