Sylvia K. Rutkowska
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Sylvia K. Rutkowska
Arch Law GroupTotal Records: 1Biography
Attorney Rutkowska joined the firm in 2010 and practices primarily in personal injury, civil litigation, land use and municipal law matters. She has been was recognized as a Connecticut Super Lawyer “Rising Star” consecutively from 2013 to the present (for information on the "Rising Star" List through Super Lawyer, a publication of Connecticut Magazine, please see the selection process); Connecticut Law Tribune's New Leader in the Law; and Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund's 40 Women for the Next 40 Years, Woman to Watch.
Attorney Rutkowska received her Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Quinnipiac University School of Law and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Connecticut. She is admitted to practice in the state of Connecticut and New York.
Attorney Rutkowska is an extremely active member of numerous professional and civil associations. She was born in Poland and currently lives in Durham. In 2016, Attorney Rutkowska became a Principal of the firm.
Bar Admission
Connecticut, 2009
New York, 2010
Other Affiliations
Connecticut Bar Association
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
Middlesex County Bar Association
New Haven County Bar Association
Quinnipiac University School of Law Alumni Association (Executive Committee Member)
Young Lawyers Section, Connecticut Bar Association (Executive Committee Member & Co-Chair of the Litigation Committee)
Judicial Public Service and Trust Commission ( Pro Bono Committee )
Oliver Ellsworth American Inn of Court (Barrister)
Oddfellows Playhouse (Vice Chair, Board of Directors)
Education
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Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut, May, 2009 Juris Doctor
Honors: cum laude, New Haven County Bar Association Public Service Book Award, Judge F. Owen Eagan Annual Book Award, Superior Classroom Performance Award, Service to Law School Award, Service to the Community Award
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University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, 2003 B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude, Major: Political Science
Honers
- Connecticut Super Lawyer “Rising Star”, 2013
- Connecticut Law Tribune, New Leaders in the Law Award, 2013
- Connecticut Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Section, Chair Award, 2012-2013
- National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, 2012
- Connecticut Law Tribune, Women in Law High Achiever, 2010
- Connecticut Super Lawyer Magazine "Rising Star", 2013 - Present
- Connecticut Law Tribune's New Leader in the Law, 2013 - Present
- Connecticut Super Lawyer "Rising Star", 2014