Counsel
New Haven
Email: rkindseth@murthalaw.com
Phone: 203-772-7774
Fax: 203-772-7723
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Bar & Court Admissions
- Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Education
- University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1996)
- Bates College (B.A., 1993)
Rachel Snow Kindseth
Rachel Kindseth, counsel, represents clients in the area of litigation, including commercial, employment, and insurance coverage on behalf of policyholders, and appellate practice.
Rachel has represented policyholders in coverage claims involving commercial liability, products liability, property damage and business interruption. She has both jury and bench trial experience. In addition to her trial court experience, Rachel has drafted appellate briefs for cases before the Connecticut Supreme Court and Appellate Court and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Most recently, she helped a policyholder-client prevail against dozens of insurers in an interlocutory appeal before the Connecticut Supreme Court involving allocation for defense costs and indemnity for asbestos-related personal injury claims. R.T. Vanderbilt Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indem. Co., 333 Conn. 343 (Oct. 8, 2019), affirming 171 Conn App. 61 (2017). Rachel has worked on several injunction actions involving non-competition agreements, inevitable disclosure and/or trade secrets, representing either former employers or former employees, including Elm City Cheese Co. v. Federico, 251 Conn. 59 (1999). She also handles petitions for receivership and other collection matters for a regional public utility company.
Rachel is a member of the firm’s Insurance Recovery Practice Group, the Appellate Practice Group and the Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group.
Rachel graduated with honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law where she was an editor of the Connecticut Journal of International Law. Rachel is a past-President of the Junior League of Greater New Haven and continues to volunteer with the Junior League and other community organizations.
Rachel and her family love vacationing in Maine where she has family roots and many relatives.
- Connecticut Journal of International Law , Executive Editor (1995-96).
- Member, Junior League of Greater New Haven (President, 2005-06).
- Insurance Bad Faith Litigation: Connecticut Law Developments, Connecticut Bar Journal, June 2016
- Reaching Excess Layers of Insurance: Should Policyholders Be Permitted to Fill ‘Gap' So Extra Coverage Will Kick In?, Connecticut Law Tribune, Vol. 40, No. 6, February 2014
- February 28, 2020 - For Fourth Consecutive Year, Appellate Practice Group Recognized as Litigation Department of the Year by Connecticut Law Tribune
- October 11, 2019 - The Connecticut Supreme Court Affirms Policyholder Victory On Allocation Issues In Coverage For Asbestos-Related Injuries
- January 5, 2018 - Murtha Cullina LLP Promotes Four Attorneys to Counsel
- April 11, 2016 - Murtha Cullina Attorneys Honored by the CT Veterans Legal Center
- January 26, 2017 - AppellateInsights.com: Court Holds Connecticut's Taxation Of Stock Options Exercised By Nonresident Is Constitutional
- October 28, 2016 - AppellateInsights.com: Can Connecticut Tax Income From Certain Stock Options Exercised After The Recipient (Employee) Moves Out Of State?
- June 2016 - Insurance Bad Faith Litigation: Connecticut Law Developments
- February 16, 2015 - Rachel Snow Kindseth Writes Article on Insurance Allocation Obligations for CT Law Tribune
Rachel Kindseth, counsel, represents clients in the area of litigation, including commercial, employment, and insurance coverage on behalf of policyholders, and appellate practice.
Rachel has represented policyholders in coverage claims involving commercial liability, products liability, property damage and business interruption. She has both jury and bench trial experience. In addition to her trial court experience, Rachel has drafted appellate briefs for cases before the Connecticut Supreme Court and Appellate Court and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Most recently, she helped a policyholder-client prevail against dozens of insurers in an interlocutory appeal before the Connecticut Supreme Court involving allocation for defense costs and indemnity for asbestos-related personal injury claims. R.T. Vanderbilt Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indem. Co., 333 Conn. 343 (Oct. 8, 2019), affirming 171 Conn App. 61 (2017). Rachel has worked on several injunction actions involving non-competition agreements, inevitable disclosure and/or trade secrets, representing either former employers or former employees, including Elm City Cheese Co. v. Federico, 251 Conn. 59 (1999). She also handles petitions for receivership and other collection matters for a regional public utility company.
Rachel is a member of the firm’s Insurance Recovery Practice Group, the Appellate Practice Group and the Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group.
Rachel graduated with honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law where she was an editor of the Connecticut Journal of International Law. Rachel is a past-President of the Junior League of Greater New Haven and continues to volunteer with the Junior League and other community organizations.
Rachel and her family love vacationing in Maine where she has family roots and many relatives.
- Connecticut Journal of International Law , Executive Editor (1995-96).
- Member, Junior League of Greater New Haven (President, 2005-06).
- Insurance Bad Faith Litigation: Connecticut Law Developments, Connecticut Bar Journal, June 2016
- Reaching Excess Layers of Insurance: Should Policyholders Be Permitted to Fill ‘Gap' So Extra Coverage Will Kick In?, Connecticut Law Tribune, Vol. 40, No. 6, February 2014
- February 28, 2020 - For Fourth Consecutive Year, Appellate Practice Group Recognized as Litigation Department of the Year by Connecticut Law Tribune
- October 11, 2019 - The Connecticut Supreme Court Affirms Policyholder Victory On Allocation Issues In Coverage For Asbestos-Related Injuries
- January 5, 2018 - Murtha Cullina LLP Promotes Four Attorneys to Counsel
- April 11, 2016 - Murtha Cullina Attorneys Honored by the CT Veterans Legal Center
- October 6, 2020 - Insurance Recovery Group News: Beware of the Double Whammie!
- September 15, 2020 - Insurance Recovery Group News: Missouri Court Rules Policyholders State Claim For Coverage Of Pandemic-Related Losses
- May 14, 2020 - Insurance Recovery Group News: Proposed Legislation Related to Business Interruption Insurance and COVID-19
- March 23, 2020 - Insurance Recovery Group News: Cajun Conti LLC v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London: The First of the Coronavirus Insurance Recovery Actions
- March 12, 2020 - Insurance Recovery Group News: When The Coronavirus Strikes, Insurance May Help
- October 9, 2019 - Insurance Recovery Group News: The Connecticut Supreme Court Affirms Policyholder Victory On Allocation Issues In Coverage For Asbestos-Related Injuries
- December 18, 2017 - Insurance Recovery Group News: CT Supreme Court Issues Punitive Damages Ruling Favorable to Policyholders
- March 20, 2017 - Insurance Recovery Group News: Murtha Cullina Helps Policyholder Prevail Before Connecticut Appellate Court In Asbestos Coverage Dispute
- May 21, 2015 - Insurance Recovery Group News: The Connecticut Supreme Court Affirms Denial of CGL for Electronic Data Breaches
- September 1, 2008 - New State Law Requires Protection of Social Security Numbers and Other Personal Information
- January 26, 2017 - AppellateInsights.com: Court Holds Connecticut's Taxation Of Stock Options Exercised By Nonresident Is Constitutional
- October 28, 2016 - AppellateInsights.com: Can Connecticut Tax Income From Certain Stock Options Exercised After The Recipient (Employee) Moves Out Of State?
- June 2016 - Insurance Bad Faith Litigation: Connecticut Law Developments
- February 16, 2015 - Rachel Snow Kindseth Writes Article on Insurance Allocation Obligations for CT Law Tribune
- Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1996)
- Bates College (B.A., 1993)
