Michael A. Zizka

Mike Zizka has represented numerous municipalities, businesses, and individuals in all phases of land-use and environmental permitting, compliance, and litigation. His land-use practice encompasses zoning, planning, subdivisions, inland and coastal wetlands, public sewer and water development, and the drafting and amendment of regulations and ordinances. His environmental practice has focused on water and hazardous waste issues and litigation in state and federal courts. Prior to practicing law, Mike served as a hydrogeologist for the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. He is the author of “What’s Legally Required?”, a procedural guide for municipal land use agencies that is published by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection and widely used throughout Connecticut (7th ed. 2004).

• Land Use
• Municipal Law
• Litigation
• Administrative Appeals
• Environmental Law
• Appellate Practice

• Member, Executive Committees of the Planning and Zoning Sections and the Environmental Law sections of the Connecticut Bar Association
• Member, Legal Action Network for Development Strategies (LANDS) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® as Hartford Lawyer of the Year in the area of Land Use and Zoning Law in 2015 and in the area of Litigation – Land Use and Zoning in 2015 and 2016 (Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC)

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Land Use and Zoning Law since 2011 and in the area of Litigation – Land Use and Zoning since 2011 (Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC)

• Holds an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell

• Listed in Connecticut Super Lawyers® (Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.)

• August 16, 2016 - Attorneys Receive "Best Lawyers" Recognition
• August 2, 2016 - Appellate Practice Group Prevails Before Connecticut Appellate Court on Behalf of Construction Company Denied The Right To Conduct a Permitted Use
• August 19, 2015 - Attorneys Receive "Best Lawyers" Recognition

• June 19, 2015 - Municipal Law Group News: Important Supreme Court Decision on Municipal Regulation of Signs
• Connecticut Supreme Court Decides Two Important Zoning Issues
• Developments in Municipal Law
• Connecticut Supreme Court Rules Inspection by Municipal Authorities Subject to 4th Amendment Prohibition of Unreasonable Searches

• March 30, 2017 - Michael Zizka Presenting on “Zoning Enforcement Technicalities” for CT Association of Zoning Enforcement Officers Certification Program
• March 25, 2017 - Michael Zizka to Speak on Inland Wetlands Laws and Regulations for CBA Municipal Land Use Program
• Murtha Cullina Attorneys Participate at CBA Annual Meeting

• Connecticut
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut

• University of Connecticut Law School (J.D., with honors, 1982)
• University of Connecticut (M.S. in Geology, 1978)
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., cum laude, 1975)