Robert L. Holzberg, who retired from the Connecticut Superior Court Wednesday after more than 20 years of service, has joined the Hartford office of Pullman & Comley LLC as a member.
Holzberg will lead the alternative dispute resolution practice at the firm, serving as a mediator, arbitrator and private judge in a wide range of complex civil matters in both state and federal courts.
Judge Holzberg was appointed to the Superior Court in 1990 by Gov. William O’Neill. While on the bench he served as the presiding judge for civil matters in the Middlesex, New Britain and Waterbury judicial districts, and most recently served as the administrative judge and presiding judge-civil for Middlesex Judicial District.
He has received several awards, including the 2011 Connecticut Bar Association’s Henry J. Naruk Award, given to a member of the judiciary who epitomizes long-term, dedicated and conscientious service to the community, possesses the highest integrity, and has made substantial contributions to the administration of justice in Connecticut. In 2005 he received the Hon. Robert F. Zampano Award for excellence in mediation and in 1998 received the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association Judicial Award.
Before his appointment to the bench, he was on the faculty of the University of Connecticut School of Law and also served as an assistant public defender in the Office of the Chief Public Defender. He received his J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law.
Pullman & Comley LLC has offices in Bridgeport, Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury and White Plains.
