Crumbie Law Group Information

1. Responsive. Experienced. Principled.
280 Trumbull Street ∙ 21st Floor ∙ Hartford ∙ CT ∙ 06103
T: 860.725.0025 ∙ F: 860.760.0308 ∙ W: www.crumbielaw.com

2. ABOUT THE FIRM
The Crumbie Law Group is a general practice law firm
located in downtown Hartford, Connecticut that
CRUMBIE LAW GROUP, LLC
provide an array of general counsel services to
corporations, municipalities, non-profit entities, quasi-
public authorities, financial institutions, and insurance
companies.
The firm currently employs seven attorneys with a
wide array of experience in litigation, regulatory
issues, and commercial transactions.
Crumbie Law Group provides cost-effective
representation for both routine and complex matters
and emphasizes a team approach to client service that
smaller law firms just can’t match and where larger
law firms may be cost prohibitive.

3. LEGAL SERVICES
LITIGATION
The Crumbie Law Group maintains a diverse general
litigation practice that includes experience in personal
CRUMBIE LAW GROUP, LLC
injury law, employment and commercial disputes. The
firm regularly accepts cases from both plaintiffs and
defendants, including motor vehicle accidents,
premises liability, products liability, and slip-and-fall
actions.
In addition to its general litigation practice, the
Crumbie Law Group has developed specialized
expertise in defending lawsuits against cities, towns,
police departments, police officers, school districts,
commissions, utility companies, and city and town
employees. These legal actions often allege violations
of constitutional rights, negligence in hiring, training,
supervision and retention, employment discrimination,
sexual harassment, and wrongful termination and
other torts.

4. In addition to our other practice areas, the Crumbie
Law Group is a leader in performing internal
investigations aimed at eliminating fraud,
embezzlement, and other corrupt business practices.
With over 50 years combined experience conducting
INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES
state and federal criminal investigations, CLG is an
industry leader in identifying suspect behavior and
assessing a corporation's risk for such behavior. Our
investigative and audit personnel are skilled at
evidence collection, preservation and analysis, and
have vast experience in “interview and interrogation"
techniques.

5. SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATIONS
CLG personnel have nearly 50 years cumulative
experience conducting specialized investigations for the
state and federal government and have varying levels of
experience in:
INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES
Personnel Background Investigations
Financial Fraud Investigations
Theft
Corruption Investigations
Misappropriation of Funds
Electronic Records Recovery
Corporate Due Diligence
Public Records Research

6. 280 Trumbull Street, 21st Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
T: 860.725.0025
F: 860.760.0308
E: Andrew@crumbielaw.com
ATTORNEY ANDREW R. CRUMBIE
Attorney ANDREW R. CRUMBIE AREAS OF PRACTICE
is CLG’s founder and owner.
Andrew has 20 years experience • Investigative Services
in federal and state law • Corruption Prevention
enforcement. Beginning his law • Corporate Governance
enforcement career with the • Municipal and Business
Connecticut State Police, serving Litigation
several of those years assigned to • Commercial Litigation
the Connecticut Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI), Andrew has EDUCATION
served in various capacities
including, Detective, Task Force • Massachusetts School of Law, J.D.
Agent, Sergeant, Deputy Massachusetts Black Judges
Commissioner, and Chief of Staff Conference Book Award
to the Commissioner. • Cambridge College, B.A., M.M
As detective, Andrew conducted background investigations BAR ADMISSIONS
for licensure of executive employees, assisted in development • State of Connecticut
of risk mitigation policies, regulatory structures, and
• U.S. District Court, District of
conducted criminal investigations into fraud, forgery, bribery,
Connecticut
counterfeiting, and related white collar crimes, in a multi-
billion dollar industry. MEMBERSHIPS
As Task Force Agent with the FBI, Andrew worked closely with • Connecticut Bar Association
the Office of the United States Attorney, District of • Connecticut Judicial Branch,
Connecticut, to conduct grand jury investigations into national Committee on Cultural Competency
criminal organizations. • George W. Crawford, Black Bar
Association
Andrew also served in the capacity of Deputy Commissioner • City of Hartford Chamber of
while head of the State Police Forensic Science Laboratory. Commerce, Board of Directors
Here, Andrew was responsible for oversight for forensic • Center for Urban Research,
examination of physical evidence in all criminal cases in the Education and Training Inc.,
state of Connecticut. As a milestone of this assignment,
Board of Directors
Andrew created and developed the State’s first Computer
• Hartford Law and Public Service
Crime and Electronic Evidence Laboratory. Serving in this
Academy, Advisory Board
capacity with world-renowned forensic scientist, Dr. Henry
Lee, Andrew traveled throughout Asia with Dr. Lee conducting RECENT PUBLICATIONS
seminars and instructing training in investigative techniques
and crime scene reconstruction. • “A Commitment to Play by the
Rules,” CT Law Tribune, March 2009

7. 280 Trumbull Street, 21st Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
T: 860.725.0025
F: 860.760.0308
ATTORNEY HENRI ALEXANDRE
Attorney HENRI ALEXANDRE is AREAS OF PRACTICE
a well-established and highly
respected trial attorney with •Municipal and Business
over 27 years at the Connecticut Litigation
Bar. Most recently, Attorney • Commercial Litigation
Alexandre served as Department
Head in the office of the State
Attorney General. In this role, EDUCATION
Attorney Alexandre managed a
•University of Connecticut School of
large team of Assistant
Law, J.D., 1982
Attorneys General and support
•Central Connecticut State University,
staff in defending various state
B.A., 1976
public safety agencies including
the State Police, Department of
Corrections, Board of Pardons BAR ADMISSIONS
and Paroles, Office of Adult
Probation, and Board of • State of Connecticut
Firearms and Permit Examiners. • U.S. District Court, District of
Connecticut
In addition to serving in his various leadership roles in the
OAG, Attorney Alexandre tried many cases to the court and
to jury verdict in state and federal court and argued MEMBERSHIPS
numerous appeals in the Connecticut Supreme Court and
Appellate Court as well as the United States Court of • Connecticut Bar Association
Appeals for the Second Circuit. • American Bar Association
In his over 25 years working in the OAG, Attorney Alexandre
has litigated issues and supervised investigations in some of
the most significant cases in Connecticut’s recent
history. Attorney Alexandre’s work at the OAG has had far-
reaching impact on policies at the highest levels of state
government.
Henri speaks French and is fluent in Haitian Creole.
Henri received a Juris Doctor from the University of
Connecticut, School of Law, in 1982 and a Bachelors of Art
in Psychology from Central Connecticut State University in
1976.

8. 280 Trumbull Street, 21st Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
T: 860.725.0025
F: 860.760.0308
E: Jennifer@crumbielaw.com
ATTORNEY JOANNA CZEKAJEWSKI
Attorney JOANNA CZEKAJEWSKI is AREAS OF PRACTICE
an experienced civil litigator. She
concentrates her practice in the • Commercial Litigation
areas of commercial litigation,
• Premises and Retail Property
premises and retail practice liability,
personal injury, municipal services,
• Personal Injury
corporate governance and labor and • Municipal Services
employment law. Attorney • Corporate Governance
Czekajewski previously worked at a • Labor and Employment Law
large prominent Hartford law firm
where she focused on tort litigation
including products liability, premises EDUCATION
liability and retail practice liability. In
addition, she represented the
• University of Connecticut School
interests of trucking and
transportation companies and
of Law, J.D.
insurers of trucking companies in Connecticut Journal of
state and federal courts against International Law, Executive Editor
claims of negligence, wrongful death, • University of Pennsylvania, B.A.
cargo damage and products liability.
Attorney Czekajewski has experience handling complex civil and BAR ADMISSIONS
commercial litigation matters involving breach of contract,
construction defects, insurance coverage disputes, non-compete • State of Connecticut
agreements, environmental claims, unfair trade practices, • U.S. District Court, District of
business torts and disputes, wrongful employment termination, Connecticut
landlord-tenant disputes and property tax appeals. Attorney
Czekajewski has considerable state and federal trial experience
as well as alternative dispute resolution experience, including
arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association and the MEMBERSHIPS
International Centre for Dispute Resolution.
• American Bar Association
During law school, Attorney Czekajewski served as Executive • Connecticut Bar Association
Editor of the Connecticut Journal of International Law, was a • Connecticut Trial Lawyers
moot court teaching assistant and studied abroad at Leiden Association
Universiteit in the Netherlands, concentrating in European Union • Hartford County Bar Association
law. Attorney Czekajewski is originally from Poland and is fluent • Fairfield County Bar Association
in Polish. She is active in the Connecticut Bar Association, having
served on the Young Lawyers Executive Committee and is a
member of the Board of Directors of the Penn Club of Hartford
County.

9. 280 Trumbull Street, 21st Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
T: 860.725.0025
F: 860.760.0308
E: Mark@crumbielaw.com
ATTORNEY MARK DUMAS
Attorney MARK DUMAS is an AREAS OF PRACTICE
experienced trial lawyer who
• Municipal Litigation
has litigated complex cases
• Commercial Litigation
involving commercial disputes,
• Employee Counseling and Training
municipal liability, employment
• Product Liability
law, product liability claims,
• IP and Trade Secret Litigation
and catastrophic personal
injuries. He is a graduate of EDUCATION
Boston College and Yeshiva
• Yeshiva University, Benjamin N.
University’s Benjamin N.
Cardozo School of Law, J.D.
Cardozo School of Law, where
Cardozo Law Review
he was a Dean’s Scholar and
member of the Cardozo Law • Boston College, B.A.
Review. BAR ADMISSIONS
Mark’s current practice includes representing businesses, • State of Connecticut
government agencies, and individuals in complex litigation • U.S. District Court, District of
before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Connecticut
He frequently appears before the Connecticut Commission • U.S. Court of Appeals for the
on Human Rights and Opportunity and advises clients on Second Circuit
various aspects of employment law. He is admitted to • State of New York
practice law in Connecticut and New York and before the • U.S. District Court, Eastern District
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and of New York
before the United States District Court for the District of • U.S. District Court, Southern District
Connecticut, the Eastern District of New York, and the of New York
Southern District of New York.
MEMBERSHIPS
In addition to his practice, Mark is an active member of • Connecticut Bar Association
various bar associations and community organizations. He • CT Trial Lawyers Association
is a member of the American Inns of Court, Connecticut Bar • Greater Bridgeport Bar Association
Association, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Greater • National Transportation Safety
Bridgeport Bar Association, and National Transportation Board Association
Safety Board Bar Association. He has also published articles
on corporate fraud and Connecticut’s Freedom of RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Information Act. • “A Better Way to Access Online
Records,” The CT Post, 2009
• “A Commitment to Play by the
Rules,” CT Law Tribune, March 2009

10. 280 Trumbull Street, 21st Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
T: 860.725.0025
F: 860.760.0308
E: Jennifer@crumbielaw.com
ATTORNEY NAURIN HASMI
Attorney NAURIN HASMI AREAS OF PRACTICE
received her J.D. from the
University of Connecticut • Labor and Employment Law
• Municipal Services
School of Law and was • Personal Injury
admitted to practice in • Real Estate
Connecticut in 2009. While • Commercial Transactions
in law school, Attorney
Hashmi was a Dean’s Scholar
and was actively involved in EDUCATION
campus life through various
• University of Connecticut, School
leadership positions. She of Law, J.D., Dean’s Scholar
focused her studies in real • Rutgers University, B.A., with
estate and business law and Honors
earned clinical credits
through her work for the
Connecticut Urban Legal BAR ADMISSIONS
Initiative.
• State of Connecticut, 2009
• State of New York (pending oath)
Previously, Attorney Hashmi worked in a
Connecticut based real estate development
company drafting and managing commercial leases MEMBERSHIPS
and conducting other commercial real estate
transactions. • Connecticut Bar Association
• South Asian Bar Association of
Connecticut
Attorney Hashmi is fluent in Hindi/Urdu. • American Bar Association

11. 280 Trumbull Street, 21st Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
T: 860.725.0025
F: 860.760.0308
E: Justin@crumbielaw.com
ATTORNEY JUSTIN M. PAWLUK
Attorney JUSTIN M. AREAS OF PRACTICE
PAWLUK is an experienced • Civil Litigation
attorney with extensive • Commercial Disputes
experience in civil litigation. • Contract Law
His practice has included • Employment Law
• Environmental Law
analysis and resolution of
• Intellectual Property Law
complicated issues in
contract, employment, and
environmental law. EDUCATION
• Georgetown University Law Center
• Loyola University, New Orleans
As part of his civil litigation practice, Attorney
Pawluk has had regular experience in dealing with
commercial issues including bankruptcy law, BAR ADMISSIONS
commercial collections, and the Uniform • State of Connecticut
Commercial Code. • Commonwealth of Virginia
Justin is a graduate of Georgetown University Law MEMBERSHIPS
Center in Washington, D.C. where he was awarded • Connecticut Bar Association
the Charles A Keigwin Memorial Scholarship for • Hartford County Bar Association
academic excellence. • American Bar Association
Justin is a member of the American Bar Association,
Connecticut Bar Association, and Hartford County
Bar Association. In addition to representing clients
in complex commercial disputes, Justin volunteers
his services by representing children for
Connecticut’s Lawyers for Children America.

12. 280 Trumbull Street, 21st Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
T: 860.725.0025
F: 860.760.0308
E: Edward@crumbielaw.com
ATTORNEY EDWARD M. SCHENKEL
Attorney EDWARD M. AREAS OF PRACTICE
SCHENKEL is an associate of the
firm whose practice is • Municipal Litigation
concentrated in real estate law • Commercial Litigation
and municipal litigation. • Real Estate Law
Attorney Schenkel counsels • Freedom of Information Act
Chief of Police, police officers,
tax collectors, and other
municipal employees in addition EDUCATION
to advising municipalities and
state agencies on complex • University of Connecticut
regulatory issues. School of Law, J.D.,
with honors
Attorney Schenkel regularly conducts residential and • University of Delaware, B.S.,
commercial real estate transactions including the drafting of cum laude
commercial leases and buy-sell agreements. Attorney
Schenkel also has experience working with the Hartford
Planning and Zoning Commission. BAR ADMISSIONS
Before joining CLG, Attorney Schenkel represented • State of Connecticut
incarcerated youths while at the American Civil Liberties • U.S. District Court, District of
Union (ACLU). He also gained Endangered Species Act (ESA) Connecticut
and Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA) litigation
experience while working for the Connecticut Fund for the
Environment. MEMBERSHIPS
Edward M. Schenkel received his B.S. from The University of • Connecticut Bar Association
Delaware and his J.D. with honors from the University of
Connecticut School of Law. Ed is admitted to practice law in
Connecticut and before the United States District Court for
the District of Connecticut. He is also a member of the
Connecticut Bar Association.

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