George A. Dagon, Jr.

George Dagon, of counsel, is a member of the Tort and Product Liability Practice Group. He devotes his practice primarily to the trial and appellate defense of claims against companies engaged in manufacturing, transportation, chemicals, and health care businesses.

He has successfully tried significant product and tort cases involving a variety of consumer products, electrical products, fires and explosions, railroad accidents, and claims of toxic exposures and environmental contamination. He provides clients with advice and assistance on matters of risk management and liability assessment.

As a member of the firm’s insurance coverage practice group, George represents business policyholders in insurance coverage issues arising from claims of general liability, product liability, and professional liability. He also has substantial experience in the area of probate litigation, where he handles fiduciary duty disputes, will contests, and other trial work involving trusts and estates.

George has been recognized as a Local Litigation star for product liability and insurance in Benchmark Litigation, The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys.

• Appellate Practice
• Environmental Litigation
• Insurance Recovery
• Litigation
• Tort and Product Liability

• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute
• Litigation and TTIPS Sections, American Bar Association
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
• Executive Committee, Litigation Section of Connecticut Bar Association
• Special Master, U.S. District Court
• Board Member, Greater Hartford Legal Aid Foundation

• Benchmark Litigation Star, Product Liability and Insurance (Benchmark Litigation, The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys)
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Commercial Litigation (2015)  (Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC)
• Holds an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
• James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation
• Listed in Connecticut Super Lawyers® (Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.)

• Officer and Board Member of Neighborhood Legal Services of Hartford
• Development Committee of the Capital Area Foundation for Equal Justice

• August 19, 2021 - 40 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
• August 20, 2020 - 48 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
• August 15, 2019 - 33 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Four Named “Lawyer of the Year”
• August 15, 2018 - 32 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Two Named Lawyer of the Year
• August 15, 2017 - 35 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Three Named “Lawyer of the Year”
• August 16, 2016 - Attorneys Receive "Best Lawyers" Recognition
• August 28, 2014 - Best Lawyers in America Continues to Recognize Murtha Cullina Attorneys
• Murtha Cullina Partner George Dagon Named to State Risk Management Board
• Murtha Cullina Partner George Dagon Named Fellow of the American Bar Foundation

• June 2016 - U.S. District Court District of Connecticut Filings Checklist

• Connecticut
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

• University of Virginia (J.D., 1979)
• Yale University (B.A., 1976)