Benjamin M. Wattenmaker

Benjamin M. Wattenmaker is a Connecticut civil litigation attorney who represents companies and individuals in state and federal courts. His trial practice includes business litigation, commercial real estate disputes, and employment law matters. He handles appellate cases before Connecticut appellate courts. His work covers contested matters in which contracts, business relationships, employment issues, property interests, or other civil claims require formal litigation, trial preparation, negotiated resolution, or review by an appellate court.

Wattenmaker earned a J.D. from Boston College Law School in 1999. He received a B.A. from Cornell University in 1993, graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. After law school, he served in judicial clerkships that provided direct exposure to federal and state appellate decision-making. His academic record and clerkship experience preceded a litigation practice focused on written advocacy, trial work, appellate briefing, and the careful development of legal arguments from complex factual records.

Wattenmaker has handled appeals before the Connecticut Appellate Court and Connecticut Supreme Court in matters involving business, family, and child protection issues. His trial work includes business disputes, commercial real estate cases, and employment matters. He has practiced at Shipman & Goodwin in Hartford and Goodwin Procter in Boston. This experience across firms and courts has involved representing clients through different stages of litigation, from trial-level factual development and motion practice to appellate review of legal and procedural issues.

Benjamin M. Wattenmaker previously clerked for Judge Frank H. Freedman of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts and for Justice John T. Broderick of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He is admitted in Connecticut and Massachusetts and in federal courts identified on his current profile, including the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. His practice combines trial and appellate litigation for businesses and individuals facing significant civil disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Feiner Wolfson LLC
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association

Licensed State

• Connecticut
• Massachusetts

Education

• Boston College
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Cornell University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) Magna Cum Laude

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