Nicholas N. Ouellette

Nicholas Ouellette is a member of Kurien Ouellette LLC, and focuses on civil litigation. His practice areas include commercial law, employment law, and municipal liability defense, as well as personal injury and insurance-related litigation.

He has appeared in numerous matters before state and federal courts, and resolved many cases by way of summary judgment prior to trial.

Bar Admissions:

• Connecticut

• New York

• United States District Court: District of Connecticut

• United States Supreme Court

Professional Affiliations:

• Hartford County Bar Association: Board Member

• Connecticut Bar Association: Member

Business Organizations and Community Activities:

• Town of Canton Charter Water Pollution Control Authority: 2019 - Present

• Town of Canton Charter Revision Committee Chairman: 2018 - 2019

• Town of Canton Board of Ethics: 2015-2018

Education:

• Boston University, cum laude, B.A. in Philosophy, 2005

• University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 2008

Representative Cases: 

Mills v. Town of Madison, CV106016011S, 2013 WL 3802393 (Conn. Super. Ct. July 3, 2013): Court grants summary judgment, finding that plaintiff’s claim involved purely discretionary conduct, as a matter of law, such that governmental immunity applied, and that there was no evidentiary basis for the claim that the plaintiff was an identifiable victim subject to imminent harm for purposes of the exception to governmental immunity

Stroud v. Mid-Town Tire and Supply, Inc., 146 Conn.App. 806 (2013): Appellate Court affirms dismissal of an action brought against a municipal employee due to plaintiff’s failure to comply with the notice requirements of the defective highway statute