Please join us in congratulating our new associate, Marisa Klein, for passing the 2019 Uniform Bar Exam. Her score on the exam qualifies her for admission to both the Connecticut and the New York Bar. Marisa joins the firm as an associate attorney in the litigation practice group. Read more about Marisa here.

ZNC is proud to announce that, for the 15th consecutive year, Attorney Max Medina has earned the significant “AV Preeminent” Rating from The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings. This peer review rating is reserved for an elite group of approximately 10% of attorneys who are distinguished in both strong legal ability and high ethical standards. The... Read More

Three ZNC partners have been listed in the  2018 Connecticut and New England SuperLawyers listings, and two lawyers have been recognized as  Rising Stars. Edward R. Scofield and Brendan J. O’Rourke   have been listed as SuperLawyers in Business Litigation.  Ed has been listed for ten consecutive years, and Brendan for three years. This is the fourth year... Read More

Connecticut property tax and mortgage interest deductions have been reduced or eliminated due to changes in tax laws resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.   The IRS is recommending that taxpayers who have itemized deductions (such as mortgage interest, local taxes, etc.) check their withholding for 2018 with the IRS withholding calculator since many itemized deductions... Read More

Avoiding paying Connecticut Sales Tax is one reason Connecticut residents buy goods on line.  That may be ending soon.  The Supreme Court in the case of South Dakota v. Wayfair greatly expanded the ability of states to makes retailers collect sales tax on internet purchases by the state’s residents.  In all states with a sales tax, if... Read More

One of the changes in last year’s tax bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, was a direction to the IRS to prepare a postcard-sized Form 1040, rather than the current double-sided full page form.  The IRS has released a new draft of the form.  While the promise was that the postcard form would make tax... Read More

Employers should be aware of a recent Connecticut Superior Court decision that defines the term “good faith belief” under Connecticut wage payment laws.  This definition is important, because if the Court finds that an employer had “good faith” in not paying wages, the court will not double the unpaid wages as damages. Damages under Connecticut... Read More

As Connecticut commercial litigation attorneys, ZNC’s litigation attorneys frequently advise their clients about how owners of a Connecticut business, whether a Connection corporation, limited liability company or partnership, must treat each other. The courts discuss this question of how business owners must treat each other as a question of whether, and to what extent, the... Read More