Colleen M. Garlick

Colleen M. Garlick is Co-Managing Partner of Hassett & Donnelly’s Hartford office. Her practice focuses on premises liability, professional liability, transportation litigation, employment litigation, and construction litigation. She represents clients in Connecticut state and federal courts in complex matters involving significant damages, catastrophic injuries, and wrongful death. Her experience also includes hospitality-sector claims, including liquor liability and negligent security matters, along with defense work requiring evaluation of liability, damages, and litigation strategy.

Garlick earned her J.D., cum laude, from Michigan State University College of Law and her B.S., magna cum laude, from Boston University. Her current profile identifies admissions in Connecticut and New York, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the US District Court for the District of Connecticut. She has remained active in professional organizations, including the Connecticut Bar Association, Hartford County Bar Association, and Claims and Litigation Management Alliance.

Garlick has obtained courtroom results, dismissals, and summary judgments in actions across Connecticut. Her firm profile highlights a defense verdict involving a pedestrian claim, an appellate ruling affirming summary judgment under the ongoing storm doctrine, and summary judgment in a matter involving a restaurant and a patron shooting. She handles litigation involving premises, construction, transportation, employment, professional liability, hospitality, liquor liability, negligent security, severe injuries, and wrongful death, with attention to whether disputes are appropriate for early resolution or continued litigation.

Colleen M. Garlick has received professional recognition including The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for several defense-related litigation categories from 2021 through 2026. Her profile also notes a 2020 Leadership Award from the Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section and Super Lawyers Rising Stars recognition from 2019 through 2024. Her current role combines office leadership with an active civil defense practice in state and federal courts.

Law Office Affiliations

• Managing Partner, Hassett & Donnelly P.C.
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Hartford County Bar Association
• Member, Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)

Licensed State

• Connecticut
• New York

Education

• Michigan State University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• Boston University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) Magna Cum Laude

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