He won a criminal conviction against former Governor John Rowland, filleted conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on the witness stand as lead counsel on behalf of Sandy Hook families, coordinated pro bono work and won dismissals for 11 people arrested during a memorial demonstration and now for his work Bridgeport attorney Chris Mattei has been named by Forbes one of the top 200 lawyers in the country.
Mattei works at the heralded Bridgeport-based law firm Koskoff, Koskoff and Bieder which has represented the rights of individuals against government, corporate and judicial abuses including landmark decisions reforming discriminatory hiring practices in public safety divisions.
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From Forbes:
From the Editor: Why Christopher M. Mattei made the list
Mattei is a highly regarded courtroom advocate who has served as lead counsel in several high-profile cases, including the Sandy Hook case in which Mattei and his team won more than $1.4 billion in Connecticut and Texas courts against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Drawing upon his litigation experience as chief of the financial fraud & public corruption unit with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut, Mattei focuses on civil rights, products liability, catastrophic personal injury and complex civil litigation.
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