* Frederic S Ury

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Ury & Moskow, LLC is a Civil Litigation and Personal Injury Law firm. We pride ourselves on using our skills, experience, creativity, and fierce determination to accomplish great things for our clients. At Ury & Moskow, we understand that our character is reflected in our clients' success.

In 1995, Ury & Moskow was established as a litigation boutique law firm with an emphasis on business and commercial litigation. From the beginning, we have provided legal services to individuals and companies throughout Connecticut and beyond. Over the years, we have expanded the geographic and legal scope of our practice. Today our attorneys, from our home office in Fairfield and our satellite office in Washington, DC, provide clients with a broad range of legal services, including representation in civil litigation and personal injury lawsuits. We are licensed to practice in many jurisdictions and also work with local attorneys around the country to protect our clients' interests nationwide.

As trial lawyers, we are dedicated to the effective resolution of each client's unique issue in a timely and cost-effective manner. Our attorneys and staff couple open attorney-client communication with experience, knowledge, and skill to help our clients make well-informed decisions and achieve their goals. In addition to litigation, we handle mediation and arbitration, state and federal appeals, and transactional matters. If you are interested in our services, please contact Ury & Moskow and make arrangements for a complimentary consultation.

Our legal counsel for businesses and individuals include the following:

Civil litigation; banking and commercial litigation; title insurance claims and defense; contract disputes; and other corporate issues.

Personal injury claims and lawsuits including those involving car accidents, drug litigation, and accidents resulting in serious or catastrophic injury and wrongful death.

Medical malpractice, including claims for failure to diagnose cancer, surgical errors, birth trauma, emergency room errors, medication errors, hospital negligence, nursing home negligence, and anesthesia errors.

Criminal defense, including defense against drug and narcotics crimes, drunk driving, assault, white collar crime, and juvenile matters.

Physician disciplinary matters including denial of privileges, Department of Public Health matters, National Practitioner Data Base matters, and the negotiation of employment contracts for medical professionals.

Construction law including negotiation and drafting of contracts, breach of contract, delay claims, mechanic's liens, and negotiations with local government / regulatory bodies

Business litigation including contract disputes, foreclosures, recovery of deposits partner, employment disputes, copyright enforcement or defense and member or shareholder disputes.

Frederic S Ury
Ury & Moskow LLC
883 Black Rock Tpke
Fairfield CT 06825
Tel: 203 610-6393
Fax: 203 610-6399

* Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer - National Board of Legal Specialty Certification

Areas of Practice:
- Banking and Commercial Law
- Criminal Law
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury Law
- Real Estate
- Trial and Appeals in all Courts

Frederic S. Ury is a founding member of the firm Ury & Moskow, L.L.C. He is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer and past President of the Connecticut Bar Association (2004-2005) (www.ctbar.org). Mr. Ury has been practicing law for 32 years. He was admitted to the Connecticut Bar and U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in 1977, the New York Bar in 1989, and the United States Supreme Court in 1982. Mr. Ury is a prominent trial lawyer in banking and commercial law, personal injury, medical malpractice, real estate, and criminal law. In addition to being known for his trial work, Mr. Ury frequently serves as a private, neutral arbitrator and mediator for other law firms in commercial and personal injury matters. Mr. Ury also represents other attorneys accused of ethical violations.

Mr. Ury earned his Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts in 1977 and his B.S. with the highest distinction from Babson College in 1974.

A frequent lecturer, Mr. Ury speaks on such diverse topics as civil procedure and ethics, as well as the Future of the Legal Profession throughout the United States. For the past seven years, he has presented an annual seminar to attorneys in Connecticut on Civil Procedure. He has presented seminars and demonstrations of trial techniques at a number of trial advocacy seminars produced by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and the Connecticut Bar Association for the past ten years. He has spoken on various topics at the annual and midyear meetings of the National Conference of Bar Presidents in 2007 and 2008. He was invited to speak at the American Bar Association's Bar Leadership Institute in 2007 and 2008 on the Future of the Legal Profession. In March 2008, he spoke at the Annual Western States Bar Conference about the Future of the Profession and has also delivered a similar presentation to the Annual Meeting of the New England Bar Association in 2006 and the Annual Meeting of the Vermont Bar Association in 2006.

Mr. Ury has successfully brought as well as defended hundreds of cases to conclusion in Connecticut's Superior, Appellate, and Supreme Courts.

In addition to his service as President of the Connecticut Bar Association in 2004-2005, Mr. Ury is an active member of numerous professional associations, including the Connecticut Bar Association's Litigation Section, where he served as chair of the Section (1993-1996) and as vice-chair (1992-1993). He has served as chair and co-chair of the Continuing Education Committee, and was founding Editor-in-Chief of the Litigation Section's newsletter, Sidebar. He is also co-chair of the Attorney Trustee Defalcation Committee which was established by the Connecticut Bar Association. In 2008, Mr. Ury was elected to serve as Secretary to the prestigious National Conference of Bar Presidents (www.ncbp.org), which provides high-quality programming and training to state and local bar association leaders, where he has also served on the Executive Council, Programming Committee, Finance Committee, and Sponsorship Committee. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, American Bar Association, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Fairfield County Bar Association, New York Bar Association, and the Stamford Regional Bar Association.

Over the years, Mr. Ury has also been active in the local community. He was President of the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism from 1997-2000; was Co-Chair of the Long Range Planning Committee for the Congregation from 2007-2008; was a member of the Board of Directors for United Way of Westport-Weston from 1985-1995; served on the Community Council of Westport-Weston from 1982-1984; and was a member of the Board of Trustees for Babson College from 1975-1981 and Corporation Member from 1975-1985.

Mr. Ury is also a court-appointed fact finder/arbitrator and special public defender for the Connecticut Superior Court. Mr. Ury was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Chase T. Rogers in 2007 to serve as a Steering Committee Member of the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch's Public Service and Trust Commission. Since 2006, he has also been a Committee Member of the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch's Identity Theft Committee.

Mr. Ury has also devoted much personal and professional time to pro bono and philanthropic activities. In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Mr. Ury and the firm donated hundreds of hours of free legal representation to World Trade Center victims and their families in hearings before the Victims' Compensation Board. As a result, he and the firm helped recover millions of dollars for his clients. In addition, Mr. Ury is an avid bicyclist and is a founding member of Charity Treks, Inc. (www.charitytreks.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for research into finding a vaccine for AIDS and a cure for breast cancer.