ATTORNEYS

B.A. Yale University 1981; J.D. University of Bridgeport School of Law 1984; LL.M. Taxation, Boston University School of Law 1985.  State Senator 34th District (2003 – 2020) – Senate Minority Leader.

Attorney Fasano concentrates his practice of law for the firm in the areas of General Municipal Law, Zoning and Land Use and General Civil Litigation including Personal Injury/Negligence, Contract Disputes and Commercial Litigation. Attorney Fasano is the one of the original  founding members of Fasano, Ippolito, Lee and Florentine, LLC, from 1989 when it was known as Fasano and Ippolito.

While staying active in the everyday dealings of Fasano, Ippolito, Lee & Florentine, LLC, Attorney Fasano was also elected State Senator for the 34th District representing Durham, East Haven, North Haven and Wallingford since 2003.  In the General Assembly, Attorney Fasano has served as the Minority Whip, Assistant Minority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader, Minority Leader Pro Tempore as well as Minority Leader of the Republican Caucus.

• General Municipal Law
• Zoning and Land Use
• General Civil Litigation
• Personal Injury/Negligence
• Contract Disputes
• Commercial Litigation.

State Senator 34th District (2003 – 2020) – Senate Minority Leader.

   Email address:  lfasano@fillaw.com

 A.B. Harvard College 1979; J.D. Boston University of Law 1982.

Attorney Ippolito concentrates in the areas of Real Estate including Commercial Closings for lenders and borrowers, Business, Estate Planning, Tax Planning, and Probate.  Attorney Ippolito additionally  represents clients in all matters affecting Corporations, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies, from incorporation and creation to sale and/or liquidation.

Attorney Ippolito is one of the founding members of Fasano, Ippolito, Lee and Florentine, LLC, from 1989 when the firm was known as Fasano and Ippolito.

As a founding member, Attorney Ippolito has been the managing partner of the firm’s growth and expansion to the present multi-town law firm.  However, despite the firm's growth, Attorney Ippolito, has ensured that  the personal attention to each client has never changed since the two-lawyer partnership of the firm's formation.

• Real Estate including Commercial Closings for lenders and borrowers, Business, Estate Planning, Tax Planning, and Probate.
• Al also represents clients in all matters affecting Corporations, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies, from incorporation and creation to sale and/or liquidation.

     Email Address:  aippolito@fillaw.com

B.A. Georgetown University; J.D. Quinnipiac College & School of Law 1994.

Attorney Lee joined Fasano and Ippolito as a firm partner, officially establishing Fasano, Ippolito, & Lee, LLC,  as one of the leading and more recognized small firms in New Haven County.  Attorney Lee concentrates his area of practice for the firm in matters involving Municipal Law, Zoning and Land Use, General Criminal and Civil Litigation, Personal Injury including automobile accidents, slips and falls and Workers' Compensation, Traffic Violations, DUI and Collections.

In addition to being one of the primary litigators for the Fasano, Ippolito, Lee and Florentine, LLC,  Attorney Lee also serves as the acting Assistant Town Attorney for the Town of Hamden, specifically handling Hamden’s land use boards and commissions, general litigation and real estate matters.

• Municipal Law
• Zoning and Land Use
• Personal Injury
• General Criminal and Civil Litigation
• Personal Injury including automobile accidents, slips and falls and Workers Compensation
• Traffic Violations,
• DUI and Collections.

  Email Address:  tlee@fillaw.com

B.A. Tufts University 1981; J.D. Quinnipiac School of Law 1984.

Attorney Florentine limits his concentration of practice to the areas of residential real estate closings, for both buyers and sellers, as well as, lender representation throughout the State of Connecticut.  

Additionally, Attorney Florentine served as Grievance Counsel for the New Britain Judicial District and Hartford Judicial District, GA 12 and Avon, Bloomfield, Canton, Farmington, West Hartford Grievance Panel and also the Tolland Grievance Panel.

Operating as a solo practitioner in Branford for over 25 years, Attorney Florentine found the perfect collaborating partners in Fasano, Ippolito & Lee and became a full-time firm partner in 2016.  Attorney Florentine solely focuses his practice in preparing and conducting residential transactions, including mortgage and consumer lending, conducting 300 residential closings per year.  Additionally, Attorney Florentine has served as an expert witness in court matters and has also performed mediation and arbitration within the real estate community.

• Residential real estate closings, for both buyers and sellers, as well as, lender representation throughout the State of Connecticut.  

      Email Address:  rtflorentine@snet.net