Peter M. Appleton

Peter M. Appleton is a partner at Appleton & Appleton, LLC in Hartford who handles personal injury and civil litigation. His work ranges from motor vehicle accidents to complex medical malpractice and commercial litigation matters. His official profile further lists legal malpractice, workers’ compensation, product liability, and other civil disputes. He guides injured clients through the process from the initial claim through settlement or trial while pursuing compensation and addressing contested liability issues.

Peter earned a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1988 and a B.A. from Trinity College in 1985. He joined the firm in 1988 and was admitted to the Connecticut Bar that year, followed by admission to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in 1989. His academic and professional background supports a trial-oriented practice involving medical evidence, negligence, damages, insurance issues, commercial disputes, and state or federal litigation procedure.

Peter handles motor vehicle accidents, personal injury matters, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, workers’ compensation, product liability, and commercial litigation. His practice requires evaluation of complicated factual records, expert testimony, medical documentation, insurance coverage, and business issues depending on the case. His practice emphasizes careful guidance for clients navigating the period from injury through resolution, and his profile reflects experience taking contested matters through trial when a negotiated outcome does not resolve the dispute.

Peter M. Appleton is a member of the Hartford County Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, and Association of Trial Lawyers of America. His current official biography identifies him as a partner and trial lawyer continuing to handle a broad civil caseload. His practice combines injury representation with malpractice, workers’ compensation, product liability, and commercial litigation, giving clients access to experience across several forms of high-stakes civil disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Appleton & Appleton, LLC
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association
• Member, Hartford County Bar Association
• Member, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Licensed State

• Connecticut

Education

• Boston University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Trinity College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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