Top Attorney – Stewart M. Casper
Stamford, CT WW/Press/– Mr. Stewart M. Casper, Attorney and Founding Partner of Casper & de Toledo LLC, is recognized and distinguished in The Top Attorneys of North America 2024-2025 edition. 
With a career spanning over four decades, Attorney Stewart M. Casper has successfully assisted countless clients in navigating the complex world of personal injury claims. From car accidents to medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, defective products, premises liability, and workers’ compensation, Casper’s expertise covers a wide range of legal challenges. His practice primarily focuses on catastrophic injuries, including wrongful death, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and polytrauma.
In addition to his work as a personal injury lawyer, Casper has become a trusted resource for trial lawyers specializing in concussions and brain injuries throughout the United States. He constantly stays updated on developments in both neuroscience and trial strategy, allowing him to approach these cases with a unique scientific perspective. Lawyers across Connecticut and the country have sought his guidance on cutting-edge science and the validation of scientific publications, benefiting from his electronic communications and lecture series.
Even during the pandemic, Casper’s commitment to educating others remains unwavering. He delivered several virtual lectures, including one in California that attracted over 3,500 registrants. Casper’s dedication to traumatic brain injury cases stems from his own experience attending a program on the subject in 1979. Since then, he has continuously pursued knowledge in the field, firmly believing that only by fully understanding the science can brain-injured clients be adequately represented. His expertise has even led him to take over cases from other renowned trial counsel who acknowledged his unmatched focus and skills in this area. Casper has also provided invaluable trial strategy advice to lawyers embarking on challenging brain injury cases, often when the odds seem stacked against them. He emphasizes that inexperienced trial lawyers should not underestimate the complexity and expense involved in these cases.
Admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 1978, Mr. Stewart M. Casper holds extensive qualifications. He is qualified to practice before the Federal District Courts for the District of Connecticut and the Southern District of New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the State Courts of New York, and the United States Supreme Court.
Casper’s involvement in the legal community is extensive. He has served on the Board of Governors of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) since 1987 and was a member of the CTLA Executive Committee from 1990 to 2011. Casper held the position of President of the CTLA from 1996 to 1997. His active role in the CTLA has involved participation in various committees, such as Legislative, Amicus Curiae, Medical Malpractice, Public Relations, and Fund Raising.
Beyond CTLA, Casper has also made significant contributions to the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, now known as the American Association for Justice (AAJ). He served as a member of the Motor Vehicle Automobile Insurance Coordination Committee and as Co-Chairperson of the Insurance Oversight Committee. From 1999 to 2006, Casper represented Connecticut as one of two State Delegates to AAJ. He was subsequently elected by the CTLA to serve on the Board of Governors of AAJ. Throughout his tenure, Casper served on multiple committees within AAJ, including the Public Affairs Committee and National Finance Council.
Particularly notable is Casper’s involvement in addressing ERISA subrogation and Medicare Set-Aside issues. In 2008, he was designated as a co-chairperson of a working subcommittee within AAJ’s Public Affairs Committee that focused on making recommendations for these matters. Casper is a member of various sections within AAJ, such as Professional Liability, Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway and Premises Liability, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation, and Medical Negligence Information Exchange.
Recognized for his expertise, Stewart M. Casper has been named in The Best Lawyers in America® for personal injury and workers’ compensation law since 1999. Furthermore, he is certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. His affiliations include the Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut, the Brain Injury Association of America, the North American Brain Injury Society, the National Spinal Cord Injury Association, the National Spinal Cord Injury Association – Connecticut Chapter, the Legal Advisory Board of the Sarah Jane Brain Foundation, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and Public Justice.
Stewart M. Casper has been consistently recognized for his legal excellence and expertise. In 2006, he was named a SuperLawyer by Connecticut Magazine, and he has maintained that designation ever since. He was also acknowledged as one of the top 500 lawyers in the nation representing plaintiffs in 2007 by the prestigious publication, “Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America.”
Stewart’s exceptional reputation is further supported by Avvo.com, where he holds a perfect rating of 10 (“superb”). Martindale Hubbell®, a respected lawyer directory and rating service, has also given him the highest peer rating (AV) available.
In 2015, Stewart received two Personal Injury Hall of Fame awards from The Connecticut Law Tribune, solidifying his standing as a trusted legal professional. Looking ahead, he has been selected as the prospective 2016 Lawyer of the Year for Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation-Stamford by Best Lawyers®.
The Top Attorneys of North America, a New York based publication, distinguishes and profiles leading attorneys who have reached a recognizable degree of success and leadership in their field. The directory is valued for promoting awareness of the accomplishments within the North American legal community.
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