Martin A. Rader, Jr.
Principal
(203) 743-2721
mrader@ppvlaw.com

Primary Practices:
Civil Litigation
Residential and Commercial Real Estate
Wills and Estates

Bar Admissions:
Connecticut
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
United States Court of Military Appeals

Education:
Yale University (B.A. Economics, 1963) with honors
University of Connecticut (J.D., 1970)
University of Connecticut (M.B.A., 1979)

Experience:
Active Duty, United States Naval Reserve, Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1970-1973
Assistant State's Attorney, Judicial District of Danbury 1974-1984
Attorney Trial Referee and Fact Finder, 1993 - present
Board of Directors, Ridgewood Country Club, 1999-present; President 2003-2004
Instructor, Paralegal Program, Center for Professional Development, University of Connecticut, 1996-present
Captain (ret), JAGC, USNR
Board of Directors, Non Profit Rental Corporation of Danbury, 1995-Present

Reported Cases:
Brown v. Brown, 195 Conn. 98 (1985), State v. McIntosh 199 Conn. 155 (1986), Southbury Land and Trust, Inc. v. Andricovich, 59 Conn. App. 785 (2000), Senco Inc. v. Fox-Rich Textiles, Inc. 75 Conn. App. 442, 816A. 2d 654 (2003)

Types of matters litigated:
personal injury, shareholders disputes, boundary and title disputes, employment disputes, contracts and unfair trade practices, will contests, foreclosures.

Professional Activities:
Danbury Bar Association (President 1991)
Connecticut Bar Association, (Member, Sections on : Estates, Litigation)
Connecticut Trial Lawyers' Association
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation, James W. Cooper Fellows