 WESLEY
W. HORTON PARTNER
Phone: (860) 522-8338
Fax: (860) 728-0401
E-mail: jdube@hortonshieldsknox.com
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EDUCATION
B.A. Harvard College
J.D. University of Connecticut School of Law, 1970
ADMISSIONS
State of Connecticut, 1970
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 1970
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1971
United States Supreme Court, 1975
Practice
State and Federal Appellate Litigation; Consulting for Trial Litigation;
Constitutional Law; Insurance Law; Representing Attorneys in Professional
Disciplinary Matters.
Attorney Horton started his law career as the law clerk to Chief
Justice House of the Connecticut Supreme Court (1970 to 1971). Building
on that experience, he has become one of the premier appellate lawyers
in the state of Connecticut. The list of cases on which he appears
as counsel, either at argument or on the brief, spans 32 years and
numbers in the hundreds. He has participated in some of the most
notable cases in the state, including the breakout school finance
case, Horton v. Meskill, 172 Conn. 615 (1977). He continues to work
for the betterment of the Connecticut school systems through Sheff
v. O’Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996).
Attorney Horton prevailed in the US Supreme Court in the landmark Kelo v. New London condemnation case, 543 U.S. 469 (2005). He also succeeded in a multi-million dollar appeal sustaining the validity of a pre-nuptial agreement in Friezo v. Friezo 281 Conn. 166 (2007). In addition he won the reversal of a $32 million verdict in Glazer v. Dress Barn, 274 Conn 33 (2005) and a $3.5 million in Archambault v. Soneco/Northeastern, Inc., 287 Conn, 20 (2008). He has argued over 100 cases to the Connecticut Supreme Court.
Attorney Horton’s appellate practice covers a wide variety of legal issues,
from constitutional matters, to domestic relations, insurance, personal
injury and land use. In addition, Attorney Horton consults with
counsel at the trial level, in complicated legal matters or in preparation
for possible appellate issues.
In addition to his active appellate practice, Attorney Horton has given testimony
as a witness on ethical and malpractice matters. He was the Chair of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Professional
Ethics Committee from 1997 through July 1, 2007.
Attorney Horton’s involvement in the legal community extends well beyond his practice at HSK. He is the author of The History of the Connecticut Supreme Court, published in 2008 by West Publishing Co. The book, a labor of love by Attorney Horton, details the Connecticut Supreme Court, its justices and their opinions, beginning in 1784 up to the present. He is a strong advocate for the Connecticut Constitution. In fact, he wrote the only published book on the Connecticut Constitution, and published the debates of the 1818 constitutional convention for the first time since they took place. Both projects reflect his strong interest in the history of the Connecticut judiciary, and are critical to the interpretation of the Constitution.
Attorney Horton is also interested in helping educate the public and his colleagues on issues of pressing legal concern. He is a former President of the American Counsel Association. He frequently lectures to the Bar on appellate and ethics issues. He is a prolific writer on both appellate and constitutional issues and is often called upon by the print and television press for comment on breaking
legal issues.
Some of the more notable cases in which Attorney Horton has argued or been substantially involved include:
Cunningham v. Cunningham, 140 Conn. App. 676 (2013)
Yeager v. Alvarez, 302 Conn. 772 (2011)
Sosin v. Sosin, 300 Conn. 205 (2011)
Zahringer v. Zahringer, 124 Conn.App. 672 (2010)
Ackerman v. Sobol Family Partnership, LLP, 298 Conn. 495 (2010)
Foley v. State Elections Enforcement Com'n, 297 Conn. 764 (2010)
Bysiewicz v. Dinardo, 298 Conn. 748 (2010)
Town of Branford v. Santa Barbara, 294 Conn. 785 (2010)
Town of Branford v. Santa Barbara, 294 Conn. 803 (2010)
Sosin v. Sosin, 109 Conn. App. 691 (2008), petitions for cert. granted, 289 Conn. 934, 935 (2008)
Archambault v. Soneco/Northeastern, Inc., 287 Conn. 20 (2008)
Kelo v. New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005)
Lindholm v. Brant, 283 Conn. 65 (2007)
Friezo v. Friezo, 281 Conn. 166 (2007)
Glazer v. Dress Barn, Inc., 274 Conn. 33 (2005)
Murdock v. Croughwell, 268 Conn. 559 (2004)
Zahringer v. Zahringer, 262 Conn. 360 (2003)
LePage v. Horne, 262 Conn. 116 (2002)
Craine v. Trinity College, 259 Conn. 925 (2002)
Wagner v. Clark Equipment Co., Inc., 259 Conn. 114 (2004)
Ramos v. Town of Vernon, 254 Conn. 799 (2000)
Higgins v. Karp, 243 Conn. 495 (1998)
State v. Wilson, 242 Conn. 605 (1997)
Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996)
Sachs v. Sachs, 60 Conn. App. 337 (2000)
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