Morton W. Appleton

Morton W. Appleton is the founder and an attorney at Appleton & Appleton, LLC. He is as a longtime trial lawyer who has practiced in Connecticut and Massachusetts. His practice has included civil litigation, personal injury, medical malpractice, commercial litigation, and administrative law. He has spent much of his career handling contested matters requiring courtroom preparation, factual development, and advocacy for clients in civil disputes and injury-related cases.

Morton earned a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1955 and a B.S. from the University of Connecticut. He was admitted in Connecticut and Massachusetts in 1955, later gaining admission to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. His education and multijurisdictional admissions provided the foundation for a trial practice extending across decades and multiple areas of civil law.

Morton’s professional work has encompassed personal injury claims, medical malpractice disputes, commercial litigation, administrative matters, and broader civil litigation. The current firm website places his work within a practice that also handles car accidents, premises liability, medical and legal malpractice, workers’ compensation, dog bites, and products liability. His own biography emphasizes trial work and a career in Connecticut and Massachusetts rather than a narrow single-area practice, reflecting substantial experience with varied civil disputes.

Morton W. Appleton is currently listed by Appleton & Appleton, LLC as the firm’s founder and an attorney. His official profile identifies memberships in the Connecticut Bar Association and Hartford County Bar Association. The firm’s present website continues to feature him among its attorneys, and no reliable source reviewed during verification established that he is deceased. His career reflects longstanding trial practice in personal injury, malpractice, commercial disputes, administrative law, and other civil litigation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder, Appleton & Appleton, LLC
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, Hartford County Bar Association

Licensed State

• Connecticut
• Massachusetts

Education

• Boston University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Connecticut
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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