Central Connecticut & Massachusetts Legal Problem Solvers

Lawyers Serving Connecticut, including Wethersfield, Glastonbury, Rocky Hill, and Newington & Central Connecticut

About Us

Forrest McPadden: Your Legal Partners in Connecticut and Massachusetts

Problem solvers at heart and seasoned litigators, when necessary, at your service! We focus on helping people with legal problems throughout Connecticut, including Wethersfield, Glastonbury, Rocky Hill, and Newington. Our practice areas cover personal injury, medical malpractice, fertility law, diminished value claims, and business law.

Our dedicated team addresses life-changing injuries, fertility clinic errors, and contract issues. We also handle diminished value claims and other property damage claims. For businesses, we provide outside general counsel services and advice on company formations. These practice areas are based on a foundation built with decades of experience handling cases ranging from the simple to the complex for people like you.

Regardless of the issue we’re helping you with, we strive for prompt action because justice shouldn’t wait. Our experience can help us recover significant compensation and resolve complex legal issues. We maintain open communication and are committed to defending your rights effectively.

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Our Areas of Legal Support and Service

Personal Injury Law

We help clients throughout Connecticut, including Wethersfield, Glastonbury, Rocky Hill, and Newington, recover compensation for injuries from car accidents, slip and falls, winter sports injuries, and workplace incidents. Our attorneys handle cases across Connecticut and Massachusetts to get fair settlements for medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

Medical Malpractice

Our attorneys represent patients harmed by medical errors in Connecticut and Massachusetts hospitals and medical facilities. We investigate cases, work with medical professionals, and pursue compensation for injuries caused by healthcare provider mistakes.

Fertility Law

We help families affected by fertility clinic errors, misconduct, or negligence get answers and compensation. Our attorneys handle cases involving embryo mix-ups, storage failures, and consent violations throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts as well as across the nation.

Diminished Value Claims

We recover compensation for car owners whose vehicles lost value after accidents. Our attorneys help clients in Wethersfield and throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts prove diminished value to insurance companies.

Property Loss

We assist property owners with insurance claims for damage from fires, storms, floods, and other disasters. Our attorneys review policies, document losses, and negotiate with insurers to get fair compensation for repairs and replacements.

Business & Corporate Law

Our attorneys offer business owners practical legal advice on contracts, compliance, employment issues, and commercial disputes while controlling legal costs through flexible fee arrangements.

Meet Our Team

Our Partners

Matthew Forrest

Attorney

Matt is a seasoned attorney with over 20+ years of experience in Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts courts. He is recognized for his experience in Diminished Value and property damage claims, helping clients recover the reduced value of their vehicles after accidents. In addition, he has extensive experience helping clients with contractual matters, real estate investments, and malpractice cases. Based in Wethersfield, Connecticut, Matthew belongs to the Connecticut State and Federal Bar and the Bar of the United States Supreme Court. He is also known for his appellate work at the Appellate and Supreme Courts of Connecticut. He has strong community involvement, including serving on the Wethersfield Town Council & Board of Education.

Leslie McPadden

Attorney

Leslie is an experienced attorney admitted in Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts, with 20+ years of experience helping clients with personal injury and medical malpractice cases. She began her career representing doctors and hospitals but now advocates for injured individuals, focusing on fertility negligence litigation to help families affected by careless practices. A graduate of Albany Law School, she co-founded the Fertility Clinic Litigation Section of the American Association for Justice and is active in legal associations.

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