Hale & Meridian LLP · Established 1962 · New Haven & New York
Six lawyers, deliberately. We take fewer matters, know them completely, and measure our work in decades of quiet clients — companies kept out of court, estates that pass without a ripple, disputes that end before they begin.
General counsel for companies too sensible to hire forty lawyers. Formation to sale, board matters, financing rounds, and the contracts that actually run the business — drafted to be read, not litigated.
We try cases and, more often, end them early. Commercial disputes, partnership breakups, and the occasional matter of principle — argued plainly, settled shrewdly, tried well.
Wills, trusts, and family governance for people who plan in generations. The measure of this work is silence: estates that settle at the kitchen table, not the courthouse.
Trademark and copyright portfolios, licensing, and quiet enforcement. We would rather send one precise letter than ten loud ones.
Executive agreements, separations, and workplace investigations handled with the discretion they require — on either side of the table, never both.
State and federal regulatory counsel — banking, health, environmental review — for clients who prefer to be boring to their regulators.
The partners
No rainmakers, no juniors billed as seniors. The lawyer you meet is the lawyer who does the work.
Managing partner · Disputes
Partner · Corporate
Partner · Estates
Partner · IP & Regulatory
The record
“They are the calmest people in every room, and it is contagious.” — general counsel, longstanding client, quoted with permission
Request counsel
Write three sentences; we will read all three. Conflicts are checked before any substance is discussed, and a partner replies within two business days — or we say, candidly, that we are not the right firm.