Di Gioia Berger
Ms. Di Gioia focuses her practice on complex civil litigation and in particular within the construction industry, she represents owners, designers and contractors in all stages of their construction projects. She has experience negotiating and drafting construction contracts for all participants in the construction industry and also counsels her clients regarding effective risk management and insurance coverage. Ms. Di Gioia also handles construction claim resolution, whether through alternative dispute resolution or litigation. Ms. Di Gioia is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and the New Haven County Inn of Court. She is admitted to practice in Connecticut, Louisiana and New York. She obtained her under graduate degree, magna cum laude, from Siena College, and her law degree, magna cum laude, from the Tulane University School of Law.

Principal of Garcia & Milas in New Haven, CTMr. Garcia is the founding principal of the firm. Since 2006 he has enjoyed the distinction of being named to the Connecticut Super Lawyers® list for Construction Litigation. He combines10 years of hands-on construction industry experience with more than 32 years of legal experience litigating complex commercial construction and franchise disputes. Mr. Garciahas tried 50 construction cases to conclusion before courts and juries. He has tried to conclusion over 30 franchise cases. He has conducted successful appeals before state and federal appellate courts. The cases span a wide range of subjects from public works contract claims for additional compensation to claims based on Connecticut unfair trade practices, including franchise and bad faith litigation, based on common law and statutory principles. The trials have been conducted before arbitration panels, juries or to the court sitting without a jury. Mr. Garcia attended John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. He served as an editor of the John Marshall Journal of Practice and Procedure, the school’s law review, for two years. In 1979, returning from Chicago to Connecticut, he joined Pullman, Comley, Bradley and Reeves in Bridgeport, Connecticut, as an associate. In 1981 he formed Garcia and Associates, P.C., forerunner of Garcia and Milas, P.C.

Principal of Forensic Engineering in Cheshire, CTMr. Shanok is an electrical, mechanical and structural engineer. He is registered as a professional engineer in Connecticut and Massachusetts and has held temporary permits to practice engineering in more than half the states of the Union and three foreign countries. He graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1960 and after serving on active duty, gained experience, first as an employee and then as the principal of a design firm, in the operation, design, construction supervision and startup of more than 30 industrial facilities. He reorganized his business in 1982, to specialize in forensic engineering. Among catastrophes his firm has been engaged to investigate were the Derby River Restaurant explosion and fire in December 1985 and the L’Ambiance Plaza construction collapse in April 1987. Over the years, his firm has served more than 2,200 clients, including insurance companies, both plaintiff and defense law firms, and industrial companies.