Orange Resident Barbara S. Miller is Named to the 2011-2012 Connecticut Super Lawyers List

SOUTHPORT, CT, January 5, 2012 – The law firm of Brody Wilkinson PC is pleased to announce that Orange resident Barbara S. Miller was named to the 2011-2012 “Connecticut Super Lawyers” list in the areas of Environmental; Business/Corporate; Employment & Labor.  Ms. Miller will be featured in a special supplement of the February 2012 issue of Connecticut Magazine.  She was also named to the 2011 “New England Super Lawyers” list, published in the November 2011 issue of New England Super Lawyers.

Based on a rigorous, multiphase peer-review process, Super Lawyers is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of attorneys in more than 70 practice areas.  Super Lawyers listings are used as a resource guide to assist businesses and individuals in hiring legal counsel.  Super Lawyers is published by Law & Politics as a special supplement in top newspapers and city and regional magazines across the country.  The published list represents no more than 5% of the lawyers in the state.  For more information on the Super Lawyers selection process, visit www.superlawyers.com.

Ms. Miller is a principal of Brody Wilkinson PC and represents businesses and individuals in contract formation and negotiation, as well as business and probate disputes.  Her goal is to achieve cost-effective results that meet the specific needs of each client.  Ms. Miller also counsels clients in the areas of environmental and employment law.  As part of her environmental law practice, she advises clients on a wide range of transactional and regulatory matters, including due diligence, risk allocation, permitting and remediation.  Ms. Miller has published articles and spoken at seminars on the subject of environmental law.

She is admitted to practice in Connecticut, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  She is a member of the American and Connecticut Bar Associations, and serves on the Executive Committee of the Environmental Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association.

Ms. Miller received her B.A. from Yale College in 1972 and was a member of the first class of women admitted to the college.  She received her J.D., with high honors, from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1977.  Ms. Miller’s volunteer activities have included the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce, Visiting Nurse Services of Connecticut, the Connecticut Zoological Society, and leading canoe trips for the Appalachian Mountain Club. 

About Brody Wilkinson PC

Brody Wilkinson PC represents individuals, families, businesses and non-profit organizations in Connecticut.  Based in Southport, the firm has 22 attorneys who work closely with clients to identify and evaluate their legal needs and create tailored solutions to address their specific circumstances.  Brody Wilkinson serves a diverse group of clients including privately held businesses, family offices, financial institutions, real estate developers and investors, public companies with specialized needs, health care providers, entrepreneurs and charitable organizations.

The firm assists these clients in areas such as entity formation, financing, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, taxation, lending, workouts and reorganizations, business disputes and litigation, commercial real estate investment and leasing, environmental, land use and zoning, employment and employee benefits.  In addition, the firm provides sophisticated and personalized service to individuals and families in the areas of estate and tax planning, estate and trust administration, charitable giving, business succession planning, estate and trust litigation, conservatorships and guardianships, family foundations and residential real estate.  The firm assists many clients in maximizing transfers of wealth, minimizing the effects of estate and gift taxes, and planning for incapacity.  For more information, please visit www.brodywilk.com.