Lawyers
Mark J.
Kovack

Profile
Mr. Kovack is a senior attorney in Connecticut specializing in civil litigation, with a focus on commercial and construction law, personal injury, product liability, real estate litigation, and employment law. He also handles mediation and arbitration proceedings, manages residential and commercial lease disputes, handles probate and estate disputes, and represents clients in appeals.
Mark J. Kovack is a Senior Attorney at Urban Thier & Federer, P.A. in Connecticut.
His areas of expertise include civil litigation with a focus on commercial and construction law, personal injury, product liability, real estate litigation, and labor law. Additionally, he is active in conciliation and arbitration proceedings (including mediation and arbitration), handles residential and commercial lease disputes, takes on will and estate disputes, and manages appeals.
Mr. Kovack is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the Bar of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. He also serves as a court-appointed mediator/arbitrator for dispute resolution.
Based on a law that took effect in Connecticut on October 1, 2016, Mr. Kovack was appointed as an animal advocate in October 2016. This provision allows judges of the Superior Courts to appoint volunteers to represent the legal interests of animals in certain animal welfare proceedings.
He is also a member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, an advocacy group for attorneys representing clients in personal injury and product liability cases, among others. Additionally, Mr. Kovack serves as a Board Member, Executive Board Member, and Secretary for the Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that operates the Danbury Westerners collegiate baseball team in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
Life
- Albany Law School of Union University, Juris Doctor, Graduated Cum Laude, 1985
- St. Lawrence University, B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) in Government and International Relations, Magna cum laude, 1982
- Ithaca College, School of Business; Ithaca, New York, B.S. (Bachelor of Science in International Business), May 1991
- Senior Attorney at UTF Urban Thier & Federer, New Canaan, Connecticut, March 2016 – Present
- Partner at Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C., successor to Wake, See, Dimes & Bryniczka, Westport, Connecticut, 2000 – March 2016
- Senior Counsel and Associate Attorney at Gilbride, Tusa, Last & Spellane LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut 1986 – 2000
- Associate Attorney at Cummings & Lockwood, Stamford, Connecticut, 1985–1986