David
A. Kulle
Robinson & Cole LLP
280 Trumbull St
Hartford, CT 06103-3597
Phone: (860) 275-8256
Fax: (860) 275-8299
email: dkulle@rc.com
David
Kulle is Chairperson of the Robinson & Cole Employment Litigation
and Counseling Practice Group. He focuses on the litigation and
trial of employment-related claims and on employer counseling. He
represents employers in a broad range of federal and state lawsuits
involving claims of wrongful termination and discrimination, and he
practices regularly before state and federal administrative agencies,
such as the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO)
and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). He also
counsels employers in preventive management techniques in such crucial
areas as discrimination and discharge.
Mr. Kulle is a frequent speaker on employment topics
before law and business groups. He is a member of the Connecticut and
American Bar Associations' (CBA and ABA) Labor and Employment Section and the
Litigation Section and has served on the CBA's Employment at Will and the
CHRO Liaison Subcommittees. Mr. Kulle is a regional editor of The Job
Description, a quarterly publication of the Defense Research Institute's (DRI)
Employment Law Section. He is admitted to all Connecticut state and federal
courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the U.S.
Supreme Court.
He received his B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, from Hamilton
College, his M.M., with honors, from Yale University, and his J.D., with
honors, from the University of Connecticut School of Law. While at law
school, Mr. Kulle served as editor in chief of the Connecticut Law Review.
| Publications and
Presentations |
- "Hallissey v. America Online Inc.:
Cyber-Sweatshops or Virtual Volunteer Communities?"
(fall 2001) published in The Job Description
- "Circuit City: Public Policy Becomes
Private Justice" (spring 2001) published in CBA Labor and
Employment Law Quarterly
- "Navigating the Downsizing Process"
(4/2001) published in CBIA News, a publication of the Connecticut
Business & Industry Association (CBIA)
- "The Americans with Disabilities Act and
the Nature of Sports" (10/2001) published in For the Defense,
a national publication of the Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- "The Second Circuit After Reeves:
Employers Can Still Prevail on Summary Judgment" (spring
2001) published in The Job Description, the DRI Employment Law
Committee’s quarterly newsletter
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| Industry Experience |
- Banking and Investment
- Biotech and Pharmaceutical
- Health Care
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- Manufacturing
- Retail
- Technology and E-Commerce
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| Admissions |
- Connecticut
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd
Circuit
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- U.S. District Court, District
of Connecticut
- U.S. Supreme Court
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| Education |
- J.D., with honors, University of Connecticut
School of Law, Law Review
- M.M., Yale University, voice and performing
arts
- B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, Hamilton College,
history, music
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