Charles W. Pieterse
Practice Areas
   
General Litigation, Business Litigation, Trusts & Estates Litigation, Product Liability
Partner, Greenwich, CT
203-862-2332
cpieterse@wbamct.com
 
 
Ann Dudley
 
Education
Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1986
University of Massachusetts, B.A. cum laude, 1983
Admitted to Practice
Connecticut, 1986
Massachusetts, 1987
New York, 1988
U.S. Supreme Court, 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1996
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1997
 
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1986
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1997
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1997
U.S. Tax Court, 1997
Supreme Court of the United States, 2006
 
Profile
Charlie has 22 years of litigation experience with Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLC and its predecessor firms, including five years with Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan's former Manhattan office. Charlie has represented clients in a broad range of matters, including business disputes, complex commercial litigation, trusts and estate litigation, product liability defense (including drug and medical device litigation and asbestos claims), insurance coverage disputes, commercial lending litigation, state unfair competition litigation, construction litigation, tax litigation, administrative appeals and employment litigation.

Charlie has been selected as a Connecticut Super Lawyer for 2006, 2007 and 2008 and was awarded the 2008 Robert G. Krause Probate Pro Bono Award by the Greenwich Probate Court. Charlie has also been included in the Connecticut Bar Association's annual Pro Bono Honor Roll numerous times.

 
Professional and Community Affiliations

American Bar Association

Connecticut Bar Association

Fairfield County Bar Association

Greenwich Bar Association (President, 2004-05, Vice President, 2003-04)

Community Centers, Inc. (President, Board of Directors, 1993-99)

Lawyers for Children America Volunteer Attorney (Connecticut Regional Leadership Council Member)

Family and Children's Agency (2008 - Vice President, Board of Directors)

 
Publications/Presentations

"A Question of Fault - Apportioning Contract Damages" Metropolitan Corp. Counsel, October 1997

"Companion Opinions Address Emerging Trends in Standard of Proof of Debt Owed" Guest Commentary, Bank Bailout Litigation News, November 9, 1998 and Commercial Lending Litigation News, November, 1998