Benjamin M. Wattenmaker, Esq.

Admitted to Connecticut Bar 2005
Admitted to Massachusetts Bar 2000
US District Court, District of Connecticut, 2006
US District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2003
First Circuit Court of Appeals, 2003
Boston College, J.D., 1999
Cornell University, B.A., 1993, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Before joining Feiner Wolfson LLC in 2007, Ben was an associate of Shipman & Goodwin, LLP in Hartford, Connecticut and Goodwin Procter, LLP in Boston, Massachusetts. His litigation practice there involved representation of corporate clients in general commercial litigation, torts and products liability, and employment litigation.

Publications:

• Note, Yeo v. Lexington: Abridging Rights of Publication in the Student Press, 40 B.C. L. Rev. 573 (1999).
• Note, National Labor Relations Board’s Authority to Award Attorney’s Fees Limited:  Unbelievable, Inc. v. NLRB, 39 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (1998).
• Book Review, William Faulkner and Southern History, Wilson Q., Winter 1994

Practice Areas:
Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Employment Litigation and Counseling, and Construction Law

Representative Matters:

• Successfully moved to strike complaint in breach of contract action leading to voluntary withdrawal and dismissal of all claims with prejudice.
• Obtained judgment on the pleadings in appeal of special permit for expansion of children’s art center in zoning dispute.  See Lambert v. City of Cambridge, 2004 WL 2691082 (Mass. Land Ct. 2004).
• Defeated motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in action to enforce covenants not to compete.  See Meta Group, Inc. v. IDC Research, Inc., 2006 Conn. Super. Lexis 1191 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2006).
• Drafted successful opposition to motion to set aside verdict in products liability action.  See Raynock v. Forward Mfg. Co., 2006 Conn. Super. Lexis 2730 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2006).
• Successfully defeated motion to preclude testimony of expert witness in products liability action.  See Raynock v. Forward Mfg. Co., 2006 Conn. Super. Lexis 1505 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2006).
• Drafted successful opposition to motion to remand in products liability action.  See Chaves v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 2007 U.S. Dist. Lexis 20738 (D. Conn. 2007).
• Obtained approval of asylum for Ugandan national who suffered persecution in account of his sexual orientation.
• Successfully obtained a 100% recovery by way of settlement against a reinsurance company on behalf of a client.
• Won Summary Judgment in zoning dispute in Massachusetts Superior Court.