Michelle M. Napoli
Halloran & Sage LLP, Hartford
Michelle Napoli has twenty-eight years of trial and civil litigation experience, representing small and large businesses, insurance companies, insureds, and self-insureds. Her practice focuses on professional liability defense (attorneys, architects, engineers, insurance agents/brokers, real estate agents/brokers, title searchers and other professionals), premises liability, construction defect, liquor liability and hospitality defense, transportation liability, uninsured and underinsured motorist claims, product liability, regulatory matters, and administrative complaints against professionals. Michelle handles complex civil litigation matters involving multi-party litigation and defends claims involving serious and catastrophic injuries. Michelle serves as local counsel to several national and regional businesses in civil litigation. She played a key role in an appellate case that set Connecticut’s standard for the admission of scientific evidence. Michelle presents regularly on civil and trial practice techniques.
Michelle has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® (2025 and 2026) for her work in Litigation – Insurance and Personal Injury Litigation – Defense. Michelle appears regularly in Connecticut’s state and federal courts, as well as in the Mashantucket Pequot (Foxwoods) and Mohegan Gaming Disputes courts. She also serves as an arbitrator and fact finder for the Connecticut courts in Hartford, New Britain, and Waterbury courts.
Active in the legal and broader community, Michelle is Chair of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Women in the Law Section, Vice Chair of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Litigation Section, and is involved with the Connecticut Supreme Court Historical Society. Michelle is also a member of the National Conference of Women Bar Associations. She also serves on the Board of Advisors for the Greater Hartford YMCA – Wheeler Branch.