About Our Attorneys

Attorney Stephen M. Reck

In 1991, Stephen M. Reck received his J.D. Magna Cum Laude from the Quinnipiac College School of Law, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. He obtained his LLM Degree in 1995 from Columbia University School of Law, where he was designated a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

Ever since, Attorney Reck has been practicing law in southeastern Connecticut. He is admitted to practice in Connecticut state and federal courts, as well as in Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He established the Law Firm of Stephen M. Reck, LLC in 2006.

He is a member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and the New London County Bar Association. Attorney Reck is also a frequent seminar presenter to attorneys and bar associations on topics such as jury selection and trials. He served as adjunct professor at Quinnipiac College School of Law where he instructed students in “Legal Skills” for several years.

Attorney Reck has worked with medical experts, economists, and liability experts, whom he can call upon during trials to help strengthen your position. He can provide numerous examples of cases in which insurance companies offered his clients nothing or almost nothing, yet he was able to win financial compensation by taking the cases to trial. Speck to attorney Reck at The Law Firm Of Stephen M. Reck and Scott D. Camassar, LLC.

Attorney Scott D. Camassar

Scott D. Camassar graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Connecticut in 1992, with a B.A. in Sociology. He went on to earn his J.D. in 1995 from Western New England College School of Law where he was an editor of the Western New England Law Review. He is admitted to practice in Connecticut state and federal courts, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Attorney Camassar joined the Law Firm of Stephen M. Reck, LLC in 2008. Before this, he spent 5 years with Gordon, Muir & Foley, LLP in Hartford, preceded by almost 8 years at the Reardon Law Firm, P.C. in New London. Across these positions, he represented plaintiffs and defendants in a full spectrum of civil and personal injury cases.

He is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Connecticut Bar Association, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, and the New London County Bar Association. He has also served on the CBA’s Resolution of Legal Fee Disputes Committee. Attorney Camassar has presented seminars to attorneys and claim professionals on topics such as automobile injury cases and civil trial skills.

He has achieved a BV rating by Martindale-Hubbell and has been peer-selected to serve as an arbitrator of other attorney’s cases. Attorney Camassar has tried numerous cases on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants, securing compensation for the injured and protecting the interest of clients who have been sued. He continues to try cases of various types and complexity. His most notable jury verdict was when he won $2,523,500.00 for a woman who suffered traumatic brain injury after she was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer.

Attorney Camassar is also a proud founder of www.KidsAgainstDistractedDriving.com.

Attorney Jaclyn Paride

Jaclyn Paride received her J.D. from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law in 2021 along with her Sports Law and Intellectual Property Law Certificate. She worked in the IP Clinic with clients filing and registering trademarks. She was co-chair and event coordinator for the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition where she began an annual golf tournament "Drive Out Domestic and Sexual Violence" to raise money for local shelters. She graduated the University of Connecticut in 2017 with a B.S. in Business Administration and a B.A. in Psychology.

Attorney Paride is admitted to practice in the state of Connecticut as well as Rhode Island with pending applications in Illinois and Arizona. Her previous legal experience includes internships with Foxwoods Resort Casino where she became familiar with tribal gaming and sports law and the State of Connecticut (GA-10) Prosecutor's Office where she gained experience in criminal law.

In addition to working as an Associate Attorney for the Law Offices of Stephen M. Reck and Scott D. Camassar, Attorney Paride does Pro Bono work through the firm for the "Pro Bono Restraining Order Project" which is a collaboration between the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV) and many Connecticut firms committed to providing quality legal representation to victims of

domestic violence.