Margaret
P. "Penny"
Mason
Biography
Ms. Mason has 30 years of trial experience in federal and state courts, representing businesses and physicians. She focuses her practice on complex litigation, medical malpractice defense and employment law including defense of wrongful discharge, age, sex and race discrimination claims, breach of employment contracts and related torts. Ms. Mason provides day to day employment advice and employee handbook review for large and small businesses and institutions. She also represents medical and legal professionals in administrative proceedings before licensing boards.
Legal Experience
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LeClairRyan, New Haven, Connecticut, September 2008 – Present
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Tyler Cooper & Alcorn, LLP, New Haven, Connecticut, 1978 – 2008
Memberships and Affiliations
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American Law Institute: Member of Employment Consultative Group for The Restatement of the Law Third, Employment
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American Bar Association
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American Bar Foundation: Fellow; Treasurer, Connecticut Fellows
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American Judicature Society
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Connecticut Bar Association: Past Co-Chair, Federal Practice Section; Executive Committee, Federal Practice Section
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Connecticut Bar Foundation: Fellow
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Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association
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Connecticut Society of Healthcare Risk Managers
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Defense Research Institute
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Federal Bar Council
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New Haven County Bar Association: President, 1994-1995; Executive Committee
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New Haven County Bar Foundation: President, 1994-1997
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Benchers
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Mory’s Association
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The Club at Mory’s: Secretary
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The Quinnipiack Club: President, 2001-2002
Board Memberships
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New Haven Legal Assistance Association, Inc.: Past President; Board Member
- The John B. Pierce Foundation: Trustee
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The John B. Pierce Laboratory: Director
- The Whitney Center: Director; Audit, Human Resources, Nominating and Strategic Plan Committees
Distinctions
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Merit Selection Committee for Magistrate Judges, appointed by Chief Judge Chatigny, USDC, Connecticut
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Special Master, USDC, Connecticut
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Statewide Grievance Committee, 1995-2000, Chair 1996-2000
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Recognized by Connecticut Magazine, Super Lawyers Section, as one of the “Top 25 Women Attorneys in Connecticut, 2009"
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Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants, Medical Malpractice) from 2003-2009. For more information on the selection process, click here. -
Recognized by Law & Politics magazine as a Connecticut “Super Lawyer” in the areas of Personal Injury Defense (Medical Malpractice), Employment & Labor, and General Litigation from 2006-2010. For more information on the selection process, click here. -
Recognized by Connecticut Magazine, Super Lawyers Section, as one of the “Top Attorneys in Connecticut, 2008 and 2009" in the areas of Employment & Labor, Personal Injury Defense (Medical Malpractice), and General Litigation. For more information on the selection process, click here. -
Recognized by Law & Politics Magazine as one of the "Top 50 Women Attorneys in New England," 2009 and 2010
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Selected by American Trial Lawyers Association to 2007 “Top 100 Trial Lawyers”
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Recognized for professional services by the New Haven Business Times, 1998
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Featured attorney in the Connecticut Law Tribune’s 2008 special section entitled “Women in the Law” which showcases high-achieving women in the practice of law
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Education
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J.D., Yale Law School, 1978, Board of Editors, Yale Law Journal, 1977-1978; Danforth Fellow
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B.A., English, Phi Beta Kappa, Goucher College, 1975
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Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Court Admissions
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United States Supreme Court, 1982
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U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, 1978
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1980
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