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Charles F. Willson is a partner of the firm and practices
in the following areas: general and complex civil litigation,
criminal defense, family law, and appeals from state, federal,
and regulatory proceedings. He practices in state and federal court,
including the appellate courts.
Prior to joining NEVINS & NEVINS LLP, Attorney Willson worked for
several years in Connecticut and Boston, Massachusetts, with large
law firms engaged in complex civil and criminal litigation.
In civil matters, his cases have included the following:
Representing parties in claims for breach of contract and business torts,
including partnership and corporate litigation involving allegations of
breaches of fiduciary duty and fraud
Representing clients in claims of negligence, malpractice,
premises liability, and product liability, and in disputes
arising from construction site accidents
Representing homeowners and contractors in disputes over
property development, construction, and home improvements
Representing clients in employment disputes involving
claims of discrimination and violation of state and federal laws
Litigating hi-tech disputes, including obtaining injunctions
in federal court and state court against former employees and
competing companies for misappropriating trade secrets and
breaching confidentiality agreements, and defending a company
against patent infringement accusations involving computer security issues.
Digital Privacy, Inc. v. RSA Security Inc.,
195 F. Supp. 2d 771 (E.D. Va. 2002)
(granting summary judgment of non-infringement)
Serving corporate clients as local counsel in federal court
in a wide variety of matters
In criminal cases, Attorney Willson's experience includes the following:
Representing individuals in various matters, including defendants investigated
for bankruptcy fraud, money laundering, or tax evasion, or for participating in organized
crime, drug distribution, and extortion
Defending clients charged with DUI, breach of peace, assault, drug possession
Advising companies in response to investigations by governmental agencies,
including state attorney general's offices and the Securities & Exchange Commission
Arguing on behalf of clients before state and federal appeals courts,
including obtaining a reversal of a two-count conviction that enabled
a client to be freed years before his sentence would have expired.
See Commonwealth v. Williams, 764 N.E.2d 889 (Mass. App. Ct. 2002)
Seeking reasonable sentences for clients labeled by prosecutors
as career offenders or armed career criminals
Attorney Willson also represents clients in family court,
including in divorce proceedings and in disputes concerning visitation,
custody, and overdue child support payments.
Attorney Willson also serves as an arbitrator for FINRA,
presiding over disputes involving securities brokers,
brokerage firms, and their clients.
A former judicial clerk to Hon. John T. Broderick, Jr., of the Supreme Court
of New Hampshire, in 1997, Attorney Willson received his law degree from Boston
College Law School, where he graduated magna cum laude and served as co-managing
editor of the BOSTON COLLEGE LAW REVIEW. Attorney Willson earned his undergraduate
degree, cum laude, from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Between college and law school, Attorney Willson spent a year volunteering for the
Greater Boston Food Bank, where he assisted in managing over 2,000 volunteers who
contributed 48,000 hours of service.
Attorney Willson is admitted to practice before several courts:
Connecticut (2002), Massachusetts (1997), New Hampshire (1999), the United States
District Courts for the Districts of Connecticut (2003) and Massachusetts (1998),
and the United States Courts of Appeals for the First (2003) and Second Circuits (2003).
Attorney Willson has lectured and been published on a number of topics,
including technology litigation, compliance with securities regulations,
counseling businesses and individuals under investigation for criminal conduct,
and ensuring child support for post-secondary education costs.
His articles include the following:
Defending Your Client in the Court of Public Opinion, THE CHAMPION (Apr. 2004) (co-author);
What the Courts May Not Be Telling Defendants:
Collateral Consequences of Guilty Pleas in the Massachusetts
Criminal Justice System, BOSTON BAR. J. (Jan./Feb. 2003) (co-author);
Full Disclosure: Your Board And Regulation FD, CORP. BD. (Nov./Dec. 2000) (co-author);
New Amendments to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Broaden
Its Scope as Enforcement Increases, WHITE-COLLAR CRIM. REP.
(July/Aug. 1999) (co-author);
Note, But Daddy, why can't I go to college?
The Frightening De-Kline of Support for Children's Post-Secondary Education,
37 B.C. L. REV. 1099 (1996)
Contact Information for Charles F. Willson:
Charles F. Willson
NEVINS & NEVINS LLP
102 Connecticut Boulevard
East Hartford, CT 06108
860.289.4455
fax: 860.289.8968
email: CWillson@NevinsLaw.com
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