tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post4191046946655301483..comments2024-03-26T16:11:40.327-07:00Comments on Behind The Blue Wall: [CT] Firefighter Kennedy attacks wife's lawyer & ZERO tolerance means maybeBehind The Blue Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-2685405497219066362013-11-09T23:57:17.919-08:002013-11-09T23:57:17.919-08:00STATE PUNISHES CITY LAWYER FOR AFFAIR WITH CLIENT
...<b>STATE PUNISHES CITY LAWYER FOR AFFAIR WITH CLIENT</b><br />April 2, 2009<br />By William Kaempffer, Register Staff<br />NEW HAVEN — The state has sanctioned a city lawyer for engaging in a romantic relationship with a woman he was<br />representing in her divorce from a city firefighter... At the time, Wallace was representing Alison Kennedy in her divorce against then-husband Matthew Kennedy, a city firefighter... [Full article <a href="http://forctlawyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/state-punishes-city-lawyer-for-affair-with-client-the-new-haven-register-nhregistercom.pdf" rel="nofollow">here</a>]Behind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-21915440020961009532013-11-09T23:12:43.303-08:002013-11-09T23:12:43.303-08:00Everything is in God's hands. I have known Mat...Everything is in God's hands. I have known Matt all my life! We did not grow up with violence in our home.He has been my rock and shield. God is still in the blessing business! MUCH ♡Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-10854028063808427902010-05-31T01:03:05.827-07:002010-05-31T01:03:05.827-07:00As someone who knew Matt for many years, I stand b...As someone who knew Matt for many years, I stand by him and support him. He is a great person and loves his job. all you naysayers need to leave him alone ans get BOTH sides of the story! Good for you, Matt for standing up for yourself! <br />Hope you are well.<br />ColleenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-32806123448735622992010-05-10T07:24:47.771-07:002010-05-10T07:24:47.771-07:00I had a chance to read the your response to my blo...I had a chance to read the your response to my blog, but once again was not impressed. no threats were issued on my part, just a inquiry to the authorites on your sites constant usage of one sides stories. to think that someone would start a blog riddled with faces of SOME bad men and call it justified is laughable. The sorry truth is that we are all human and can sometimes do things out of anger or hurt feelings that stay with us for life. Furthermore, while there seems to be a steady supply of men behaving badly, your post seems to fall short of the women in service who show less than steller judgement in their behavior. I would hate to think that a double standard exist within our system with regard to such case. Lastly, I have taken the time to look at this blog, and my question is, WHAT'S THE POINT OF IT. We already have so many avenues to see this stuff. your mission statement doeasn't reallty tell much about it, and all the post are of the KICKING THE DEAD HORSE VARIETY. Hopefully you will stop picking at the scab of other people's problems and solve your own because of all the people who are probably in therapy, you may need the most. God bless you and i hope you find a level of peace in your life.M Kennedynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-71842367593137221952010-04-22T16:57:45.330-07:002010-04-22T16:57:45.330-07:00Before you flap your lips run a search through the...Before you flap your lips run a search through the blog for firefighter and see what you find. <br /><br />At the bottom of each page will be a link to see more.<br /><br />It should keep you reading at least into tomorrow.Behind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-49452709348563916172010-04-22T16:11:21.609-07:002010-04-22T16:11:21.609-07:00I was feelin' ya until you got to the threats....I was feelin' ya until you got to the threats. I hope that works for you in your life.<br /><br />And in posted descriptions of this blog I say it is for police, firefighter, and public official involved dv.Behind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-74885900376373177342010-04-22T09:43:05.846-07:002010-04-22T09:43:05.846-07:00I was made aware of your website, and i must tell ...I was made aware of your website, and i must tell you it seems one sided. by you making me the posterboy for your website's attempt to give me a life sentence for having a verbal disagreement with my cheating wife and the bombshell of having to witness the dynamic duo painting the town red at my exspense, you succeeded min opening up new wounds.I must tell you ,it's one thing to talk about the lie after lie used by my ex and her new man, but it's entirely surreal to se my face at it's lowest moment. The great thing is that even though your website tells a story, it does not tell THE FULL STORY. I stand here vindicated of my actions that night as well as having the privalege to keep protecting and serving my city. Oh! and what happened to the dynamic duo you ask? She wants to get back togehter (which will never happen) and He has tried to hurt himself several times over the course of the last year and was disbarred for his lying to my EMPLOYER, CITY PAPER AND FAMILY COURT. YOU MAY THINK YOUR DOING SOME GOOD BUT IN MY CASE YOU DONT HAVE THE RIGHT TO JUDGE ME. LASLY, YOUR WEBSITE SAYS IT REPORTS POLICE OFFICER INVLOVED DOMESTIC ISSUES, I'M A FIREFIGHTER SIR OR MS. WE'LL SEE WHAT MY LAWYWR THINKS ABOUT YOUR WEBSITE.MATTHEW KENNEDYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-22215950519774620652009-04-05T10:18:00.000-07:002009-04-05T10:18:00.000-07:00"If you follow it, then you end up in the paper fo..."If you follow it, then you end up in the paper for assault or murder."<BR/><BR/>WOW someone better be careful of the words that they speak or write! It starts as a thought.I am concerned for this person. They need professional help! There was not a person that was physically injured in the incident. Please do not try to escalate the situition. Don't cry over spilled milk!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-12030828632292194892009-04-05T10:11:00.000-07:002009-04-05T10:11:00.000-07:00IT is not firefighter Kennedy that needs help. He ...IT is not firefighter Kennedy that needs help. He has endured his punishment for all of his actions. Some how this lawyer believes that he is above the law.GOD punishes far more than any man! MY prayers are with the chiild from this union.Sunshines2xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-10116268412502382832009-04-02T18:18:00.000-07:002009-04-02T18:18:00.000-07:00Thanks for the article with no title or date... bu...Thanks for the article with no title or date... but I don't see the part in there that says it's legal to attack him.<BR/><BR/>There is some kind of WIERD remnant from barbaric cave man days that I see on this blog all the time. <BR/><BR/>People write in about slain victims and say "well, she was cheating on him," or a man is shot and people say the man was having an affair with the shooter's wife.<BR/><BR/>I have faced infidelity and I know what I felt like doing about it. It's a primal impulse we get hit with - that can make us not even recognize ourselves. <BR/><BR/>That doesn't mean we can DO whatever we feel like doing. We have a whole list of alternate responses available to us. They take some self control and self discipline. <BR/><BR/>The primal urge is illegal.<BR/><BR/>If you follow it, then you end up in the paper for assault or murder.<BR/><BR/>That's the natural consequence and there's not a lot left to whine or blame about.Behind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-906504358065883982009-04-02T13:24:00.000-07:002009-04-02T13:24:00.000-07:00By William Kaempffer, Register StaffNEW HAVEN — Th...By William Kaempffer, Register Staff<BR/><BR/>NEW HAVEN — The state has sanctioned a city lawyer for engaging in a romantic relationship with a woman he was representing in her divorce from a city firefighter.<BR/><BR/>Anthony Wallace, who has a practice in Westville, was issued a formal reprimand for his relationship with the woman, which violates the professional code of conduct.<BR/><BR/>According to documents released this week by the state Judicial Branch, Wallace agreed to the reprimand.<BR/><BR/>Wallace, who denied any improper relationship when contacted last year by the New Haven Register, did not return several calls to his office and personal phone seeking comment Wednesday.<BR/><BR/>The Statewide Grievance Committee routinely investigates allegations that are more serious than those brought against Wallace, and the situation might have been disposed of unnoticed were it not for the circumstances surrounding it and an incident on a crowded downtown street last March.<BR/><BR/>At the time, Wallace was representing Alison Kennedy in her divorce against then-husband Matthew Kennedy, a city firefighter. At about 8 on a Friday night, Kennedy, 42, observed his estranged wife and Wallace walking hand-in-hand in the downtown restaurant district. Kennedy jumped out of a fire ambulance and confronted the couple in front of a large crowd.<BR/><BR/>Kennedy later was arrested and charged with violating a protective order stemming from a 2007 domestic arrest, among other charges.<BR/><BR/>From the outset, Kennedy has been adamant that Wallace and his now ex-wife were romantically involved, despite Wallace’s public statements to the contrary. Kennedy last year filed a complaint with the state claiming ethics violations.<BR/><BR/>Wallace, in accepting the reprimand, admitted that there was “clear and convincing evidence” to prove he violated the state rules of professional conduct, which forbids sexual relationships between lawyers and their clients. A grievance panel that reviewed the case said that holds particularly true in a divorce proceeding.<BR/><BR/>“A divorce is often sufficiently volatile without a spouse being further agitated by his spouse’s attorney being romantically involved with his client,” wrote Michael Georgetti, the grievance counsel.<BR/><BR/>Repeated efforts to reach Kennedy Wednesday also were unsuccessful.<BR/><BR/>He served a six-month suspension from the Fire Department and is back on the job.<BR/><BR/>The marriage was dissolved last July, with a Milford lawyer representing Alison Kennedy after Wallace bowed out of the case following the downtown confrontation.<BR/><BR/>Another article added.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-9173878050038989942009-04-01T12:24:00.000-07:002009-04-01T12:24:00.000-07:00oh my goodness. :)no you didn't! haha.oh my goodness. <BR/>:)<BR/>no you didn't! <BR/><BR/>haha.Behind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-440801421657992002009-04-01T10:35:00.000-07:002009-04-01T10:35:00.000-07:00OH it doesn't matter. They talked about Jesus.LOLOH it doesn't matter. They talked about Jesus.LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-72836512884725485812009-04-01T06:48:00.000-07:002009-04-01T06:48:00.000-07:00Which articles would you have me hold back from th...Which articles would you have me hold back from this blog?Behind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-26988925068823218482009-04-01T05:43:00.000-07:002009-04-01T05:43:00.000-07:00Behind the Blue wall... Why did you add another ar...Behind the Blue wall... Why did you add another article? This website or the person behind this site seems to be adding fuel to the fire!WILLIAM KAEMPFFER was excited about this man's unfortunate event.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-91148594696959426112009-03-31T18:56:00.000-07:002009-03-31T18:56:00.000-07:00I can't wait for the last round to be over!!!!!! H...I can't wait for the last round to be over!!!!!! HOLLA....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-65109160446816756942009-03-20T17:42:00.000-07:002009-03-20T17:42:00.000-07:00it's tough to jump out of a moving vehicle when yo...it's tough to jump out of a moving vehicle when your driving it. Matt, hang in there bro.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-53301601381733154112009-03-20T04:02:00.000-07:002009-03-20T04:02:00.000-07:00Cool site, but the attorney's a snake. He screws a...Cool site, but the attorney's a snake. He screws all his clients in our town. I wonder how many former clients that succumbed to his "style" of law are reacting to the news. this is still a hot story in our neck of the woods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-15398954616396388482009-03-20T03:51:00.000-07:002009-03-20T03:51:00.000-07:00I have had the pleasure of working with FF Kennedy...I have had the pleasure of working with FF Kennedy for almost 13 yrs. he is a credit to this dept and up until his ex wife's shenanigans, had a impecable record. she and this lawyer should both be ashamed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-47648077526271302292009-03-20T00:59:00.000-07:002009-03-20T00:59:00.000-07:00Firefighters Fight … Each OtherNew Haven Independe...Firefighters Fight … Each Other<BR/>New Haven Independent<BR/>by Paul Bass<BR/>September 11, 2007 <BR/>Fire Chief Michael Grant said Tuesday he has decided not to discipline two firefighters involved in a fight on the job involving “strangling” and unproved accusations of drunk driving... Capt. Rosado was there and reported that “Firefighter Kennedy suddenly grabbed Firefighter Mikolinski in a choking motion while sitting at the kitchen table. Myself and Firefighter Larry Rogers struggled to separate Firefighter Kennedy from Firefighter Mikolinski”...Behind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-87269482782332834662009-03-20T00:52:00.000-07:002009-03-20T00:52:00.000-07:00Thanks - Here's something: “Zero Tolerance”: A Con...Thanks - Here's something: <BR/><BR/>“Zero Tolerance”: A Consistent Policy?<BR/>October 3, 2007<BR/>Saying he smelled a “cover-up,” an ex-firefighter confronted department brass about its handling of a “strangling” incident on the job. The ex-firefighter, Cliff Petteway, was tossed off the city firefighting force a few years ago after allegedly thrusting his finger at the former chief’s chest and making a personal threat (a charge he denied)... Then he heard about two current firefighters who recently got into a fight on the job involving “strangling” and unproved accusations of drunk driving. Those firefighters were not disciplined, even as at least one superior wrote a memo asking that the department take the incident seriously in light of the zero tolerance policy... Petteway called the board’s attention to the incident at the Lombard Street fire station on Aug. 9, where veteran firefighters Paul Mikolinski and Matt Kennedy reportedly got into a fight stemming from accusations of drunk driving. Three weeks ago, Chief Grant told the Independent he had decided not to discipline two firefighters... He later pointed to a written report of the incident that said Deputy Fire Chief Ryan tried to keep the matter under wraps. Ryan “spoke to both FF Kennedy and FF Mikolinski and also the men in the station. He told them it would be better to let this matter stay in the station,” Kennedy’s report read...<BR/>http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2007/10/workplace_viole.phpBehind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-28431383895769692002009-03-20T00:35:00.000-07:002009-03-20T00:35:00.000-07:00Angry Connecticut Firefighter Tossed in JailAllege...Angry Connecticut Firefighter Tossed in Jail<BR/>Allegedly jumped from ambulance to attack wife's lawyer<BR/>New Haven Register<BR/>WILLIAM KAEMPFFER<BR/>03-23-2008<BR/><BR/>NEW HAVEN -- It wasn't the fight itself that created a spectacle Friday night in the city's entertainment district.<BR/><BR/>It was the fact that the aggressor was an on-duty city firefighter, who allegedly jumped out of his fire department ambulance and attacked his wife's divorce lawyer when he saw the two together downtown.<BR/><BR/>While he wasn't immediately arrested, Firefighter Matt Kennedy ultimately spent the night in jail, authorities said, and Fire Chief Michael Grant placed him on administrative leave.<BR/><BR/>"He's due in court on Monday, and he's due in my office immediately after that," Grant said Saturday.<BR/><BR/>The incident happened Friday evening at the busy corner of Temple and Crown streets and drew quite a crowd.<BR/><BR/>Grant said he still didn't have all the details, but he provided this account as he said he understood it: Kennedy was working on an emergency unit and was returning from a medical call when he saw his estranged wife and a man together. He left the vehicle and confronted the woman and man. By the time the battalion chief arrived, police had them separated and the battalion chief and Kennedy's partner convinced him to get back in the rig and to the firehouse. There, when Kennedy remained visibly upset, a paramedic recommended he get checked out at the hospital.<BR/><BR/>He was arrested by police at the hospital for violating a protective or restraining order his wife had against him, Grant said.<BR/><BR/>"It was confrontational. I'm sure a million people saw it," he said. "It's disappointing to me and embarrassing to the department."<BR/><BR/>Several sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press, filled out the story a bit. They said Kennedy "lost it" when he saw his estranged wife and her attorney, Tony Wallace, a politically active Westville lawyer, together. Kennedy jumped out of the still-moving ambulance and assaulted Wallace, pushing him and knocking his glasses from his face. It's not clear if any punches were thrown. Then, after a crowd of spectators had gathered and as police spoke to Wallace, Kennedy allegedly broke free from police and firefighters who were restraining him and went after Wallace again, threatening him.<BR/><BR/>Some questions were raised when Kennedy was pushed back into his rig and driven off, instead of being arrested at the scene, although charges ultimately were filed.<BR/><BR/>The nature of Wallace's relationship with his client was not immediately clear.<BR/><BR/>A message for Rob Smuts, the city's chief administrative officer who oversees both the police and fire departments, was not returned. A message left for Wallace at his home and office also was not returned Saturday.<BR/><BR/>Kennedy and his wife are in the process of a divorce, and last year he was issued a short suspension after being arrested while off duty in Hamden in connection with a domestic disturbance. He also was involved in a firehouse run-in last August with a co-worker and allegedly choked him. Neither pursued the matter and Kennedy was not disciplined.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-4682235524098587622009-03-20T00:21:00.000-07:002009-03-20T00:21:00.000-07:00We have laws about assault.We have laws about assault.Behind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-27402435020703210552009-03-19T23:31:00.000-07:002009-03-19T23:31:00.000-07:00To the person who tried to post (again), really, b...To the person who tried to post (again), really, breathe - ease up. You are still using the child in making your point. I won't let it be here.Behind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-34282352324270179362009-03-19T16:37:00.000-07:002009-03-19T16:37:00.000-07:00I am a 26 yr veteran of the NHFD.your website reek...I am a 26 yr veteran of the NHFD.your website reeks of favortism. I WONDER. Do you have follow up articles? or is this one of those websites that helps you get some closure for whatever unfortunate incident led you to start it. This attorney was found out to have quite a reputation for this sort of behavior in our town, and although i cannot condone this man's actions, it does seem like the attorney was caught with his pants down. Please excuse the pun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com