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Mr. Podolak joined SDV in 2006. He concentrates his practice on insurance coverage litigation on behalf of policyholders. He has handled numerous cases involving coverage for commercial general liability, directors and officers, professional liability, first party property damage, workers compensation, business risk, and additional insured claims. Mr. Podolak has represented a wide variety of clients, including major general contractors, and has successfully negotiated and tried disputes through all phases of litigation in both state and federal court.

Mr. Podolak is actively involved in the New Haven County Bar Association, serving on the Young Lawyers Section Executive Board, and the Connecticut Bar Association, where he serves as Co-Chair of the Young Lawyers Insurance Law Section and was recently appointed by the CBA President to serve on the Committee on Insurance Programs for the Law. He also participates in a statewide child advocacy program which matches children who are victims of abuse, neglect, and abandonment with attorneys who donate their time to serve as counsel and guardian ad litem for these children.

During law school, Mr. Podolak interned at the Federal District Court in New Haven and the Connecticut Appellate Court. He also served as an executive board member of Quinnipiac's Moot Court Honor Society and competed in several national moot court competitions.

Mr. Podolak currently resides in Hamden with his wife.


 

Email: gdp@sdvlaw.com

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Education:
J.D., Quinnipiac University School of Law, Cum Laude, 2006

B.A., Iona College, Magna Cum Laude, 2003

Admissions Federal Court:
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut • U.S. District Court, District of Maryland • U.S. District Court, Southern & Eastern Districts of New York

Admissions State Court:
Connecticut State Court • New York State Court

Professional Activities:
Connecticut Bar Association
      • Executive Committee Member, Young          Lawyers Section
      • Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Insurance Law
         Section
      • Appointee - Committee on Insurance
         Programs for the Law
      • Past Young Lawyers Section New Haven
         Local Unit Chair (2009-2010)
      • Insurance Law Section

New Haven County Bar Association
      • Executive Board Member, Young Lawyers          Section
      • Past Co-chair, Annual Golf Tournament
         (2008-2010)
New York State Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member

Selected Publications and Events:

Insurance Carrier Must Pay When Damages Are Indivisible
The Connecticut Law Tribune

When the Government Calls, Protect Your Assets
The Connecticut Law Tribune

Don't Get Charged for Independent Contractors
The Connecticut Law Tribune

 
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