Attorneys

Colin P. Mahon, a partner at Mahon, Quinn & Mahon, P.C. concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury, workers’ compensation, social security disability, and general litigation. Colin graduated with honors (cum laude) from the College of the Holy Cross in 2002 and received his law degree with honors (summa cum laude) from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2005. While at Quinnipiac, Colin served as a note and casenote editor of the Quinnipiac Law Review. He was also the recipient of several academic achievement awards for his coursework in Contracts, Legal Research and Writing, and Real Estate Transactions. During his second year of school, he interned for United States District Judge Janet Bond Arterton.

Attorney Mahon was admitted to practice in the Connecticut state courts in 2005. He was also admitted to practice in the Connecticut federal courts in 2006. He previously worked as an associate at Pepe & Hazard LLP in Hartford where he focused his practice on general commercial litigation, including the defense of construction accidents, premises liability cases, and environmental disputes.

Attorney Mahon is actively engaged in several bar organizations, including the Hartford County Bar Association (“HCBA”) and the Connecticut Bar Association (“CBA”). He currently serves as a co-chair of the HCBA’s High School Mentoring Program. He is also a co-chair of the CBA’s Young Lawyers’ Litigation Committee. He was previously a pupil in the Oliver Ellsworth Inns of Court.

Attorney Mahon has also been actively involved with the Connecticut Consortium on Legal Education (“CCLE”). He has served as a judge and a speaker at several CCLE-sponsored high school and middle school mock trial competitions. He has also spoken to several high school and college groups in the area about contemporary legal issues.

Attorney Mahon is the author of several published articles, including: Simmons v. Roper: Trying to Strike the Balance Between Strictly Obeying Supreme Court Precedent and Overruling Outmoded Concepts of Capital Punishment, 23 Q.L.R. 937 (2004); The Advantages of ADR, Hartford Business Journal, 2006; Getting Off the Hook, Hartford Business Journal, 2007. He also co-authored the article, Irreparable Harm: Dead Letter or Equitable Mainstay?, which appeared in the March 2007 edition of the Connecticut Law Tribune.

Attorney Mahon currently resides in West Hartford.