Michael J. Kopsick

Michael J. Kopsick is the Managing Partner of KKC Law in Vernon, Connecticut. He joined the firm in 1989 after practicing in New York City and later managed its Litigation Department before becoming Managing Partner in 2021. His official profile focuses on business law disputes, debtor and creditor rights, foreclosures, collections, employment law, professional liability, estate and trust litigation, and other contested commercial matters in state and federal courts.

Kopsick earned a B.A. in English from the University of New Hampshire, graduating cum laude. He received his J.D. from Western New England College School of Law in 1988, graduating magna cum laude and serving on the Western New England Law Review. His strong research and writing background supports complex litigation involving contracts, business relationships, property, employment issues, creditor remedies, professional duties, and appellate questions that require precise legal analysis.

Kopsick’s reported work includes business dissolution disputes, foreclosures, debtor and creditor matters, employment cases, tax appeals, legal malpractice claims, partition actions, and estate and trust litigation. He practices in Connecticut and New York state and federal courts and has experience before the US Tax Court. His broad litigation background allows him to address commercial conflicts from early case assessment through negotiation, motion practice, trial, and appellate review when necessary.

Michael J. Kopsick leads his legal services while maintaining an active litigation practice focused on business and commercial disputes. His official profile identifies frequent lecturing on legal topics and decades of courtroom experience. He helps clients evaluate risk, preserve rights, and develop strategies for disputes involving businesses, creditors, employers, professionals, property, and fiduciary relationships. His management role and litigation background support coordinated representation when a case crosses multiple legal disciplines within the firm.

Law Office Affiliations

• Managing Partner, Kahan Kerensky Capossela, LLP
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association
• Member, Litigation Section, Connecticut Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Board of Directors, Hartford County Bar Association
• President, Manchester Bar Association (2023-Present)
• Board Member, CBA Resolution of Legal Fee Disputes
• Member, Tolland County Bar Association
• Member, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Graduate, Connecticut Civil Trial Advocacy Institute
• Attorney Trial Referee/Fact Finder, Judicial District of Tolland
• Director and Incorporator, Tolland Education Foundation
• Board Member and Counsel, Adams Adventure, LLC
• Board of Governors, Manchester Country Club
• Member, The American Arbitration Association
• Member, Tolland High School Building Committee
• Member, Lambda Chi Alpha

Licensed State

• Connecticut
• New York

Education

• Western New England College School of Law
  J.D., Honors: Magna Cum Laude
• University of New Hampshire
  B.A. in English, Honors: Cum Laude

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