John Heffernan |

The Heffernan Legal Group, LLP

John Heffernan | The Heffernan Legal Group, LLP

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Admissions:
Connecticut, 1973; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1974;  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims 1981; U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1981-1982;  U.S . Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Tax Court, 1983

Education:
Catholic University, 1973, JD
Fairfield University, 1966, BA

After graduating from Fairfield University, John served two tours of duty in Viet Nam as an officer in a Naval Air A-4 Attack Squadron. Upon returning to the United States he attended the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. where he was Editor of the Law Review. He then became the first Law Clerk to the judges of the Superior Court and thereafter served as Prosecutor with the Statewide Organized Crime Investigative Task Force in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney, where he tried cases throughout the state. Since leaving state service, he has maintained a private practice focusing on Real Estate, Family Law, Wills, Estates & Probate and Small Business. He is author of many legal articles which have appeared in a variety of legal publications, including the Connecticut Bar Journal, Perspectives and Title News.