Hartford
Email: mgoldfarb@murthalaw.com
Phone: 860-240-6139
Fax: 860-240-6150
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Michael D. Goldfarb
Mr. Goldfarb is a member of the Litigation department. He represents businesses, municipalities and individuals in a broad range of complex civil litigation matters. His experience includes insurance recovery, products liability defense, unfair trade practice claims, business torts, Uniform Commercial Code actions and contract disputes.
Mr. Goldfarb also maintains a vibrant elections law practice. He has counseled and litigated cases on behalf of candidates for statewide and federal offices. His experience includes a diverse range of election law issues including campaign finance, Connecticut’s Citizens' Election Program, eligibility to hold office, voter eligibility, absentee balloting and recount procedures.
Prior to joining Murtha Cullina, Mr. Goldfarb served as judicial clerk to Justice Peter T. Zarella of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
Mr. Goldfarb was elected by his peers to serve a three-year term on the Connecticut Bar Association's House of Delegates, the policy making and governing body of the CBA. He is also an executive committee member of the CBA's Litigation Section and Young Lawyers Section (YLS) and serves as the YLS' director of government relations and co-chair of its litigation committee.
Mr. Goldfarb is also active in the Hartford County Bar Association and serves on its Bench Bar Committee and as the co-chair of the HCBA’s Young Lawyers Committee.
Mr. Goldfarb earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from St. John’s University School of Law, where he was an editor of the St. John’s Law Review. He is admitted to practice in Connecticut, New York and California.
