Kimball H. Hunt is a founding member of Hunt Leibert Jacobson, P.C. and the Managing Partner for the Commercial Litigation Department. Attorney Hunt has over thirty years of litigation experience in nearly every major field of civil and criminal law and has argued approximately two dozen appellate cases in the Supreme and Appellate Courts of Connecticut.

Attorney Hunt guides the Commercial Litigation Department in: (1) lender prosecutions that commonly reveal an intricate network of fraudulent interactions by and between loan brokers, real estate appraisers, attorneys and sham purchasers; (2) lender redress under Title Insurance policies and Letters of Protection; (3) lender prosecution of commercial foreclosures and contested residential foreclosures; (4) lender defense involving TILA, RESPA, FDCPA , FCRA and CUTPA; and (5) related lender issues involving privity, standing, estoppel, setoff, indemnification and statutes of limitation.

In addition to his work in the courtroom, Attorney Hunt has served as a mentor to local area high school students who have expressed an interest in pursuing careers in the legal profession. Additionally, for approximately eight years, Attorney Hunt served as a coach for local area high school Mock Trial competitions, in which his teams won the Connecticut State Championship and qualified for the final quarter round on five separate occasions.

Education and Admission
Attorney Hunt received a Bachelor's Degree from the University of New Hampshire and a Juris Doctor from North Carolina Central University School of Law.

Attorney Hunt is admitted to practice law in the state courts of Connecticut and the Federal District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Geoffrey K. Milne is a Partner in the Litigation Department and a shareholder in Hunt Leibert Jacobson, PC, Hartford, CT. Mr. Milne has been recognized as a 2011 Connecticut Super Lawyer for Business Litigation. Over 18 years, he has represented banks, mortgage companies and servicers in lender liability, mortgage fraud, title insurance and consumer related claims under title insurance policies, truth in lending, fair credit reporting, and fair debt collection. Mr. Milne's publications include: Connecticut Foreclosures, an Attorneys Manual of Practice and Procedure, 4th Ed., Caron and Milne, © 2004, The Connecticut Law Tribune, a Division of American Lawyer Media; Fraudulent and Negligent Mortgage Originations, Chapter 44A, © Milne, Caron and Dunaway, published in The Law of Distressed Real Estate, Foreclosure, Workouts, Baxter Dunaway, Copyright © 2006, by Clark Boardman Callaghan.

Education and Admission
Mr. Milne earned his Juris Doctor from Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania and earned his Bachelors degree, cum laude, from Marist College in New York. Mr. Milne is admitted in all of the state and federal courts of Connecticut and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Mr. Milne is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars sponsored by the MBA and other organizations.

Peter A. Ventre is a Partner in the Commercial Litigation Department. Attorney Ventre has been practicing law for eighteen years with a focus on lender representation in residential and commercial foreclosures. Attorney Ventre's reported decisions include Bankers Trust Co. v. Vaneck, 95 Conn. App. 390, cert. denied, 279 Conn. 908, 901 A.2d 1225 (2006); Lucas v. Deutsche Bank Int'l Trust Co., Trustee, 103 Conn. App. 762, 931 A.2d 378, cert. denied, 284 Conn. 934, 935 A.2d 151 (2007); Sunset Mortgage v. Agolio, 109 Conn. App. 198 (2008); Gagne v. Vaccaro, 118 Conn. App. 367, 984 A.2d 1084 (2009).

In November 2010, Attorney Ventre commenced his term as the alternate to the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Aquifer Protection Agency in the Town of New Hartford, Connecticut.

Education and Admission
Attorney Ventre received a Bachelor's Degree from Western Connecticut State University and a Juris Doctor from Nova University. Thereafter, he clerked for the Honorable Stephen T. Brown, United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Florida.

Attorney Ventre is admitted to practice law in the state courts of Connecticut and Florida and the Federal District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Nicole L. Barber is an Associate in the Commercial Litigation Department and is responsible for case flow management therein. Attorney Barber has been practicing law for over eleven years with a focus on bankruptcy litigation, lender liability, commercial and contested residential foreclosures and fraud.

Education and Admission
Attorney Barber received a Bachelor's Degree, with honors, from Colorado State University and a Juris Doctor, with honors, from St. John's University School of Law where she was the Editor-in-Chief of the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review and recipient of the American Bankruptcy Institute's Medal of Excellence.

Attorney Barber is admitted to practice law in the state courts of Connecticut, New York and Illinois and the Federal District Courts of Connecticut and the Southern District of New York.

Mary E. Holland is an Associate in the Commercial Litigation Department. Attorney Holland has been practicing law for over twenty years with a focus on creditors' rights, lender liability, fiduciary duty and insurance coverage issues.

Education and Admission
Attorney Holland received a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Connecticut and a Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Connecticut School of Law where she was the Notes and Comments Editor of the Connecticut Law Review.

Attorney Holland is admitted to practice law in the state courts of Connecticut and the Federal District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Erik Loftus has been practicing law for over nine years with a focus on civil litigation in the fields of insurance coverage and subrogation, as well as construction and general commercial litigation. Attorney Loftus has tried over 10 cases to verdict in Connecticut and Massachusetts state and federal courts.

Education and Admission
Attorney Loftus received a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Western New England College School of Law where he was the Assistant Articles Editor of the Western New England Law Review. Before embarking on his litigation career, Attorney Loftus clerked for the Honorable Thomas A. Bishop at the Connecticut Appellate Court.

Attorney Loftus is admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts of Connecticut and Massachusetts.