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Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C. is a law firm established in 1967 with an office in Hartford, CT. At this office location, there are 61 lawyers practicing administrative law, agricultural law, agribusiness and 35 other areas of law.

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Civil Practice
Posted by anonymous
July 31, 2020
Hired Attorney Richard Carella

Talked a good game, but was ineffective from beginning to end. Unwilling to do difficult tasks; easily cowed by opposition and tough challenges; failed to see obvious pitfalls; far to much self and firm interest ahead of client's interest. Not flexible nor strategic in his thinking. A paper-pusher, bureaucratic attitude toward the law that did not adequately account for special situations and circumstances. Too reluctant or incapable of taking advice/guidance from others, or adapting when necessary to change. A mediocre-lawyer who misrepresented his skill set, abilities and commitment to both client and winning.

 
Estate Planning
Posted by Chris
March 25, 2026
Hired Attorney Donald Seifel Jr

Don Seifel looked after other parties rather than the beneficiaries, favored certain beneficiaries over others, submitted forged documents to court, and kept beneficiaries in dark about sale of deceased’s company for four days while customers, employees, and vendors were notified immediately. Stay far away from.

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Areas of Law

  • Administrative Law
  • Agricultural Law 1
    • Agribusiness
  • Appellate Practice
  • Environmental Law 1
    • Brownfields Development
  • Business Law 2
    • Business Services
    • Franchise Law
  • Banking Law 1
    • Commercial Loans
  • Commercial Law 1
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Debtor and Creditor 1
    • Creditors' Rights
  • Bankruptcy
  • Labor and Employment 1
    • Employment Law
  • Government 2
    • Government Guaranteed Lending
    • Government Relations
  • Health Care
  • Immigration 1
    • Immigration Law
  • Insurance 1
    • Insurance Coverage
  • Intellectual Property
  • Municipal Law 1
    • Municipal Bonds
  • Products Liability 1
    • Product Liability
  • Torts 1
    • Toxic Torts
  • Professional Liability
  • Finance 1
    • Public Finance
  • Real Estate
  • Taxation
  • Trusts and Estates 1
    • Trusts And Estates
  • Utility Law 1
    • Utilities
  • Regulatory Law 1
    • Regulated Industries
  • Investments 1
    • Venture Capital
  • Other 4
    • Distributorship
    • Public Affairs
    • Property Valuation
    • Emerging Companies

Office Details

  • Languages

    Spanish
    French
    Italian
    Korean
    Romanian.

  • Payment Information
    Accepted Credit Cards

    American Express

  • Firm History
    Year Established

    1967

  • Partnership & Affiliations
    Law Firm Affiliations

    MERITAS

  • State Bar Summary

    A full service law firm and founding member of MERITAS, a business alliance of more than 5,000 lawyers in nearly 200 business markets in more than 50 countries dedicated to providing business clients access to sophisticated legal advice and exceptional service.

  • Representative Clients

    REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS: Our clients include: A & A Office Systems, Inc.; Advanced Radiology Consultants, LLC; Bank of America, N.A., Benistar; Blum Shapiro; CapitalSource Finance, LLC;; Cintas Corporation; City of Bridgeport; CIGNA; Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; CNA Insurance Companies; Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company; Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development; Connecticut Clean Energy Fund; Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated; CVS Caremark;; The Ethel Walker School; The Farmers Cow, LLC; Farmington Bank; First American Title Insurance Company; First Niagra Bank; The Fichman Eye Center; General Growth Properties; Gengras Motor Cars, Inc.; GGP/Homart, Inc.; Goodspeed Opera House Foundation, Inc.; Goodwin College; Henderson Global Investors; Hudson Home Health Care; Ironwood Capital; Liberty Bank; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Loop Capital Markets; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.; City of Middletown; Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company; Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.; Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated; Northeast Utilities; Ovation Benefits; Oxford Performance Materials, Inc.; Peerless Insurance Company; People's United Bank; Pepperidge Farm, Inc.; Philadelphia Insurance Companies; Piper Jafffray Companies; RBC Capital Markets; RBS Citizens, N.A.; Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center; Sectra North America, Inc.; Seibert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC; State of Connecticut Treasurer's Office; ; Surgical Care Affiliates; Swiss Reinsurance Companies; TD Bank, N.A.; The Hartford; The William W. Backus Hospital; Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority; United Bank; United Oil Recovery, Inc.; U.S. Bank National Association; Veolia Water North America; Webster Bank, N. A.; Wells Fargo Capital Finance; Westport Insurance; William Blair & Co., LLC; XL Design; and Yale University.

    Representative Clients: CNA Insurance Companies; City of Bridgeport; Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development; Connecticut Clean Energy Fund; Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated; CVS Caremark.

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225 Asylum St., 20th Fl.Hartford, CT 06103U.S.A.

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