• University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut J.D. - 1986
• Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut B.A. - 1982

Dennis W. Gillooly was born and raised in the New Haven area. He began practicing law in 1986, and since that time his primary focus has been in the trial of civil cases, and workers compensation cases.

Mr. Gillooly is admitted to practice in the State and Federal Courts. He is a member of the New Haven County Bar Association and the Connecticut Bar Association. He is also a member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. From 1990-1992, Mr. Gillooly served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel in West Haven, involved primarily in representing the city in civil rights claims. He represents clients in all state and federal courts in Connecticut as well as in all Workers' Compensation Commissions in Connecticut.

Mr. Gillooly also serves as an arbitrator in many insurance disputes and uninsured/underinsured motorist claims, and is a panelist for Resolute Systems. He also serves as an arbitrator in the Connecticut Superior Court. Mr. Gillooly's practice includes the representation of clients in automobile accidents, uninsured motorist claims, premises liability, products liability, workers' compensation, professional malpractice, insurance coverage problems, and other types of civil disputes. Mr. Gillooly has served as part of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers' Speakers Bureau, and has also spoken to groups regarding uninsured/underinsured motorist claims.