Roseann G. Padula

Roseann G. Padula is a member of the firm. She represents Connecticut school districts across a broad spectrum of areas where legal expertise is needed, including board governance, policy, labor relations, employment, educational services, student issues, vendor relations, cooperative arrangements, and legal compliance. She also represents other municipal employers and small private businesses in the areas of labor and employment law and workplace issues. Her clients rely on her for day-to-day advice, staff training and preparation of contracts and other legal documents. They seek her to represent them in negotiations with unions, disgruntled employees, candidates for employment, consultants, vendors and other parties; and in litigation before state and federal agencies, mediators and arbitrators. She has provided services in connection with union organizing drives, union representation elections, unfair labor practice charges, collective bargaining, contract administration, restrictive covenants, confidentiality agreements, employment separations, reduction and reorganization of staff, wage and hour audits, workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance claims, employee discipline, civil rights, employment discrimination claims, Freedom of Information issues and other employer concerns.

Before practicing as an attorney, Attorney Padula held management positions in private industry directing human resource and marketing operations, and performing corporate strategy and research.

Her works have been published in the Connecticut Law Review and various trade journals and newsletters, and she has contributed to a variety of business publications. Attorney Padula has been a guest on radio talk shows, and has presented before business and education groups.

Attorney Padula is admitted to the Connecticut Bar and the U. S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Connecticut Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section and Education Committee), the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) (Past Co-Chair, State Council Legislative Affairs Committee), the SHRM Western Connecticut Chapter (Past President; Legislative Affairs Director), and has served on the Connecticut Business & Industry Association Labor and Employment Law Council.

Attorney Padula received her legal education from the University of Connecticut (J.D. with honors). In addition, she did postgraduate work at Pace University Graduate School of Business (M.B.A., with distinction) and Columbia University (Executive Program). Her undergraduate degree is from Lafayette College (B.A. in Economics).

She practices in the Bethel, Connecticut office.

Contact Attorney Padula at

• Lawrence J. Campane
• William R. Connon
• Michael P. McKeon
• Roseann G. Padula
• Jessica L. Ritter
• Victor Schoen
• Zachary D. Schurin
• Susan L. Scott
• John P. Shea, Jr.
• Mark J. Sommaruga
• Catherine M. Thompson