Terence J. Brunau

Terence Brunau represents clients in complex litigation in state and federal courts, arbitrations, and mediations.  He has experience representing clients in a broad range of complex disputes involving business torts, unfair and deceptive trade practices, contractual rights, patent infringement, and insurance coverage and recovery.  Terence also represents both public and private clients in connection with a wide variety of construction matters.     

Terence works with the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center representing Veterans on a pro bono basis in housing disputes.  He is certified to represent Veterans in benefits cases before the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Prior to joining Murtha Cullina, Terence clerked for the Honorable Michael R. Sheldon of the Connecticut Appellate Court.  He earned his J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law, summa cum laude.  While in law school, Terence was a judicial intern for the Honorable Peter C. Dorsey of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.  He also served as the Business Managing Editor on the Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal.

• Appellate Practice
• Business Litigation
• Construction
• Insurance Recovery
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Litigation
• Tort and Product Liability

• Listed as Connecticut Super Lawyers® Rising Star (Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.)
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® as "One to Watch" (Copyright 2020 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC)

• Connecticut Bar Association
• New Haven County Bar Association
• Irish Heritage Society of Milford

• Betting on Death or Just Cashing In? Taking a Look at the Life Settlement Industry Through the Lens of Kramer v. Phoenix Life Insurance, 25 Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal 210 (2012).

• 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
• July 3, 2019 - Murtha Cullina Wins Jury Trial in City of Hartford Dunkin' Donuts Park Lawsuit
• Terence J. Brunau Joins Murtha Cullina

• April 10, 2017 - Insurance Recovery Group News: Ambiguous Policy Costs Insurer $13.5 Million In Power Plant Explosion
• September 22, 2016 - Insurance Recovery Group News: CT Supreme Court Permits a Workers' Compensation Insurer to Sue Third Parties for Reimbursement

• May 10, 2016 - Kristen L. Zaehringer and Elizabeth J. Stewart to Present "The Essentials of Federal Practice CLE" for the Connecticut Bar Association

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

• Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2012)
• University of Connecticut (B.A., cum laude)