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Audrey D. Medd, a seasoned trial attorney, is a senior associate with Russo & Gould. Her practice areas include all aspects of insurance defense in both Connecticut and New York including motor vehicle accidents, premises liability and medical malpractice. Audrey has been practicing law since 2004. She has tried multiple cases to verdict in both New York and Connecticut and was even admitted pro hac vice upon request of a client to try a case in state Court located in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Audrey is admitted to the Bar in the State of New York and the State of Connecticut, as well as the United States District Courts of the Southern and Northern District of New York and the District of Connecticut.
Audrey earned her B.A. from University of Delaware in 2000 and her J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2003.
Currently, Audrey serves as the Legal Advisor for the Connecticut Craft Brewer's Guild, an organization that supports the craft breweries in the State of Connecticut. The CT Craft Brewer's Guild's focus is sustaining growth of the brewing industry through legislation, awareness, and inclusivity. Audrey has lectured on legal topics for breweries and advised the guild on law and legislation that would affect the breweries. Audrey's passion for craft beer was developed nearly 16 years ago when she met her husband, Steve. A home brewer who turned professional brewer. In fact, Audrey has a popular LinkedIn series called #its5oclocksomewhere where she discusses beer, beer news and beer laws.
Audrey is also on the Board of Directors as Secretary of OCD CT, the State affiliate of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), an organization dedicated to promoting early intervention and expanding awareness, treatment and research of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). OCD Connecticut is a non-profit, incorporated group of dedicated and compassionate individuals who share a similar mission in support of adults, families and loved ones who are affected by OCD. Audrey has lectured about OCD awareness before the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (the ADAA); at Sacred Heart University in their Human Journey Colloquia; before the Connecticut Psychological Convention and at various venues throughout the State of Connecticut. Audrey also advises OCD CT, a non-profit organization about the laws and legislation that would affect the non-profit. Audrey is passionate about her work with OCD CT, the IOCDF and mental health clinicians throughout the state of Connecticut. Audrey's experience with OCD CT and the IOCDF expands and enhances her ability to defend medical professionals, doctors, nurses, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes and other medical providers.
Audrey is also very active in her law school alumni society, the Connecticut Bar Association and the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association. Audrey routinely serves as a judge for the Quinnipiac University 1L Oral Arguments; the Quinnipiac University Moot Court Competition and the CT Bar Association Law Camp.
A Hudson Valley, New York native, Audrey now lives in Danbury, CT with her husband, a former professional brewer, her dog, Dennis and her cat, Barley. When not in the courtroom, you can find her practicing Yoga, enjoying the craft beer scene, spreading OCD/ mental health awareness, working on some crafty project or reading an entertaining book.
In Jackson v. 61 Warwick, LLC, et. al. Audrey secured a judgment without trial for our client in an action where plaintiff alleged mold issues in her apartment caused significant injuries. Audrey successfully challenged the legal sufficiency of the plaintiff''s Complaint through a Motion to Strike. Specifically, Audrey argued that the plaintiff could not maintain a cause of action under Connecticut General Statutes § 47a-7. After argument, Honorable James Abrams, in his well-reasoned decision, agreed with Audrey and held that "[t]he statute itself does not create a private cause of action for the tenant in the event the landlord violates any of the multiple requirements contained in Gen. Stat. § 47a-7," and struck plaintiff''s Complaint in its entirety.
Congratulations go out to Tashi Vaish who got a unanimous defense verdict on liability earlier today in Supreme Kings on the Salway Nasser v. Tadhbir Singh and Jean R. Joseph case. The plaintiff, who did not know who caused the accident, was a passenger in the insured''s livery vehicle headed to JFK Airport. The co-defendant was also a livery driver and neither driver could be produced for either a deposition or trial.
Russo & Gould Partner Charles ("Chuck") B. Stokes, Esquire has successfully defended a claim for more than $600,000 in compensatory damages brought by the owners of an upscale Burlington County, New Jersey residence. In Walsh v. AmGuard, Plaintiffs filed suit in state court claiming that their homeowner''s carrier had failed to compensate them adequately for damages they allegedly sustained as a result of a 2019 storm. They claimed that high winds tore shingles from their roof, allowing rain to infiltrate much of the building and either damage or destroy walls, floors, doors, windows and other elements of the residence, as well as extensive personal property. They claimed that much of the damage was caused by mold, which they claimed developed during an alleged delay in investigating and adjusting the loss.