Offering skilled, dedicated advocacy for Connecticut clients who seek legal advice across diverse practice areas.
Cacace, Tusch & Santagata is a firm rich in legal talent. Our firm has received the AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and features lawyers who have been recognized by their peers as Super Lawyers. We are listed in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Law Firms, and Michael Cacace has been recognized by New York Magazine as Stamford’s preeminent real estate and zoning lawyer.
Our legal team is equipped to handle clients’ most complex legal transactions, negotiations and litigation. Our skilled attorneys offer a wide range of legal services, and are committed to finding creative solutions and obtaining the best possible results for our clients.From our offices in Stamford, we serve individual and corporate clients throughout Connecticut in fields of practice that include:
Administrative Appeals ►
We handle government hearings and appeals on behalf of individuals and businesses that are dealing with issues related to real estate, telecommunication sites, environmental law, professional standards and employment. Cacace, Tusch & Santagata also appeals those decisions to courts throughout Connecticut.
Appellate Practice ►
We handle a full range of appeals in state and federal courts. Our attorneys also handle administrative appeals at the agency level and to state and federal court.
Bankruptcy ►
Our business law practice offers complete representation for all phases of business operation, from formation of entities to dissolution. Cacace, Tusch & Santagata can draft operating agreements, shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, or other contracts to address governance. We can guide you on selecting the type of entity to form, succession planning, and buying or selling a business entity. We can also protect your interests through litigation of business disputes.
Business Law ►
We handle government hearings and appeals on behalf of individuals and businesses that are dealing with issues related to real estate, telecommunication sites, environmental law, professional standards and employment. Cacace, Tusch & Santagata also appeals those decisions to courts throughout Connecticut.
Civil Litigation ►
Our clients can encounter disputes in any of our practice areas. We protect our clients’ rights, interests and property in both state and federal courts.
Criminal Law ►
Our criminal defense practice handles motor vehicle violations, DUI, domestic violence protective orders and other criminal matters. Cacace, Tusch & Santagata strives to protect our clients’ rights, and to mitigate the impact the charges can have outside of court on individual careers, professional licenses and the reputations of our clients.
Employment Law ►
Cacace, Tusch & Santagata represents both employers and employees who may be facing a variety of legal issues such as nondisclosure agreements, wrongful termination, development of employment manuals, severance agreements, compliance with state law, discrimination and administrative hearings. We also handle labor issues involving unions and collective bargaining contracts.
Environmental Law ►
Cacace, Tusch & Santagata handles waterfront development, environmental due diligence, inland wetlands or coastal area management (CAM) applications, land use applications with environmental issues, and other cases involving environmental regulations. We also provide representation before the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), and appeal of environmental issues to all Connecticut courts.
Estate Planning & Probate ►
Cacace, Tusch & Santagata can handle all of your probate and estate needs, from the preparation of a simple will to litigating disputed claims in Probate or Superior Court. We offer comprehensive estate and tax planning, including wills, trusts, living wills, powers of attorney, and business succession planning.
Family Law ►
Our family law practice represents clients involved in divorce or dissolution of civil unions. We also assist clients with prenuptial agreements, domestic violence situations, adoption, paternity issues, post-judgment modification and enforcement of separation agreements.
Landlord-Tenant Matters ►
Our attorneys represent landlords and tenants in commercial and residential matters, including commercial lease agreements, commercial and residential evictions, and debt collection. We also represent carriers, broadcasters, property owners and site developers in negotiating telecommunication leases. If you have been cited for violations related to residential rental property, we can help.
Personal Injury ►
After being hurt in auto accidents, slip and fall accidents, dog attacks or other incidents, injury clients face a variety of complex challenges. Cacace, Tusch & Santagata fights for fair compensation for the physical harm our clients have suffered, and we work to address the financial concerns, insurance issues, employment problems, and liens that often complicate the lives of those who have been injured.
Real Estate ►
We regularly represent commercial, residential and development clients. Our practice is comprehensive, encompassing commercial and residential closings, commercial and residential lease agreements, 1031 tax exchanges, financing transactions, title disputes, condominium formation, and civil disputes involving property.
Taxation ►
Our family law practice represents clients involved in divorce or dissolution of civil unions. We also assist clients with prenuptial agreements, domestic violence situations, adoption, paternity issues, post-judgment modification and enforcement of separation agreements.
Valuation Law ►
Cacace, Tusch & Santagata has an active property valuation practice that regularly goes before local boards of assessment appeals — as well as the courts, when necessary — to handle matters such as tax appeals, property valuation, condemnations, foreclosures and business valuations. Our tax appeal practice includes large commercial properties throughout Connecticut.
Zoning & Land Use ►
We can help with preliminary zoning analysis, text amendments and representation before municipal land use boards. Cacace, Tusch & Santagata also provides representation to clients with zoning issues in the Connecticut Superior Court, Appellate Court and Supreme Court.
