Daniel E. Casagrande
Principal
(203) 743-2721
dcasag@ppvlaw.com

Practice Areas:
Litigation
Municipal and Land Use Law
Appellate Practice

Bar Admissions:
Connecticut
New York
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Education:
Fairfield University (B.A., summa cum laude 1976)
Fordham University School of Law (J.D. cum laude, 1979)

Experience:
Law Clerk, Hon. William H. Mulligan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1979-1981)
Associate, Stillman, Friedman & Shaw, P.C., NY, N.Y. (1981-1986)
Associate and Principal, Secor Cassidy & McPartland, P.C. (1986-1996)

Professional Activities:
Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys (President 1994-1995)
Danbury and Connecticut Bar Associations
New York State Bar Association
International Municipal Lawyers Association
International Association of Assessing Officers

Appellate Cases Argued:
Furhman v. Freedom of Information Commission, 243 Conn. 427 (1997)
Deer Hill Arms II Ltd. Partnership v. Planning Commission of the City of Danbury, 239 Conn. 617 (1996)
L and G Associates, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Danbury, 40 Conn. App. 784 (1996); 31 Conn. App. 12 (1993)
Kaufman v. Zoning Commission of the City of Danbury, 232 Conn. 122 (1995)
Highgate Condominium Assoc. v. Watertown Fire District, 210 Conn. 6 (1989)
State v. Warren, 14 Conn. App. 688 (1988)
Union Carbide Corp. v. City of Danbury, 257 Conn. 865 (2001)