Thomas A. Cloutier
Phone: 860-388-3456
Fax: 860-388-6374
Email: tcloutier@celaw.org
With a legal career spanning over three decades, Connecticut native Thomas A. Cloutier has practiced law in Old Saybrook since 1973. He has successfully tried many court and jury cases to verdict, devoting the majority of his practice to matters involving personal injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice. Mr. Cloutier’s practice extends to representation of numerous property owners and major developers before municipal land use commissions in lower Middlesex County.
Throughout his career, Mr. Cloutier has been active in local, state, and national bar activities. He has served in all the executive officer positions in the Middlesex County Bar Association including president in 2002–2003. A member of the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA), Thomas Cloutier was formerly a member of the CBA House of Delegates.
For many years, he has been active in the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, serving on both the Executive Committee and Board of Governors. He was elected as President of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association in 2001, and has been a member and vice chairperson of the Statewide Grievance Committee. Nationally, Mr. Cloutier is an active member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Mr. Cloutier was appointed by the Governor to serve on the Judicial Selection Commission for a four-year term. The Commission elected him as its chair for the last year of his tenure. The Judicial Selection Commission is an appointed body, which evaluates candidates for judicial appointment and recommends reappointment of sitting judges.
Attorney Cloutier lectured in Business Law at the University of New Haven and served on the Westbrook Board of Education for 14 years.
Attorney Cloutier and his wife are the parents of two grown children.
Bar & Court Admissions
- Connecticut, 1973
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1974
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
Education
- Boston University, J.D., 1973
- Providence College, A.B., 1968
Professional Memberships
- Middlesex County Bar, Secretary, 1975–1977 and Director, 1982–1986, 1998–2003; President, 2002; Member, 1982–1994, 1996-2001 and Chairman, 1987-1994, Practice and Procedure Committee; Member: Medical Legal Committee, 1982–1990
- Connecticut Bar, Member: Fee Arbitration Panel, 1983–1992 and Chairman, 1989–1992; New London Judicial District Grievance Panel, 1985–1990; Statewide Grievance Committee, 1993-1999 and Vice Chairman, 1995–1999
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member, Council of Presidents, 2000–2002
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Governors, 1987–; President, 2001
- Connecticut Association of Certified Trial Lawyers
- Judicial Selection Commission, Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
Civic Involvement
- Assistant Town Counsel, Town of Old Saybrook, 1985-1989. Member, 1974–1988 and Vice Chairman, 1976–1988
- Westbrook Board of Education, Member, 1974–1988 and Vice Chairman 1976–1988
Military Service
Reported Supreme Court Cases
- Castagno v. Wholean, 239 Conn. 336, 684 A.2d 1181, 1996
- Black v. Goodwin, Loomis & Britton, Inc., 239 Conn. 144, 681 A.2d 293, 1996
