Kristen L. Zaehringer

HSSK Partner Kristen Zaehringer argued before the Connecticut Supreme Court on behalf of a group of doctors (NEMS, PLLC and Northeast Emergency Medicine Specialists, LLC)  in a case about whether Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of Connecticut, Inc. is improperly shifting a portion of its share of payment obligations for out-of-network emergency  costs to patients and doctors.

​HSSK attorneys Kristen Zaehringer and Timonthy Cowan will participate in Quinnipiac University School of Law's “Gateway to Practice,” an innovative program to help first-year law students develop the practical skills needed to practice law.

HSSK has filed its second federal class action lawsuit on behalf of nine former students representing a class of approximately 1,000 aggrieved former students of the now-defunct Stone Academy nursing school. 

In an article published by Law360, eight former Stone Academy nursing students have requested a Connecticut judge freeze $20 million of the school’s assets in anticipation of possible damages related to the outcome of a pending lawsuit.  

HSSK has been honored with inclusion in Best Lawyers Best Law Firms in the firm's core practice areas. 

NBC Connecticut, WTNH News-8, and WFSB Eyewitness News reported on a virtual hearing in which Stone Academy’s former president and co-owner Joseph Bierbaum testified for the first time about the nursing school’s abrupt closing back in February. The hearing concluded on October 19, 2023. 
 

HSSK attorneys, the entire roster at the time of selection, have been named to CT Super Lawyers & Rising Stars. 

David Slossberg, a guide veteran, is designated as a Litigation Star, while Kristen Zaehringer has made her debut this year as a Future Star.
 

Law360 reported on the testimony of HSSK client Jim DeNaut. DeNaut is objecting to law firm Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP questioning him at an upcoming arbitration in California related to a $150 million litigation between Coinmint and Katena Computing Technologies over a failed deal to purchase Bitcoin mining rigs.

Hurwitz Sagarin Slossberg & Knuff LLC is pleased to announce that its four partners -- John Knuff, David Slossberg, Amy Souchuns and Kristen Zaehringer -- have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of the Best Lawyers in America®. 
 
 

Law360 features the attorneys involved in the Stone Academy class-action case. 

​HSSK Partner Kristen Zaehringer recently represented a marketing company specializing in financial services in a commercial dispute with a former client that deals with cryptocurrency. 

Law360 reported on an HSSK lawsuit filed on behalf of the plaintiff, Carter Mario Law Firm, a Milford-based personal injury law firm, against social media agency Happy Productions, LLC. The law firm claims the defendant violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (“CUTPA”) by failing to follow through on a contract guaranteeing tens of thousands of unique views of the firm’s TikTok account.

Kristen Zaehringer, a partner at HSSK, has been chosen by federal judges in Connecticut to participate in the Warren W. Eginton Justice Institute. This institute, named after the longest-serving federal judge in Connecticut, is a free week-long program for high school students which encompasses instructional panels led by lawyers and judges.

Law360 reported on a case in which Hurwitz Sagarin Slossberg & Knuff is representing the plaintiff, Northeast Emergency Medical Specialists, LLC (NEMS), a company that staffs the emergency departments at several Connecticut hospitals, against Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of Connecticut Inc.

Former students of Stone Academy, a nursing school that operated in three Connecticut locations, commenced a lawsuit, by complaint dated May 2, 2023, seeking compensation and punitive damages for the school’s “abject failure” to provide promised education and training despite assurances that the school would ready them to become licensed practical nurses.

Partner Kristen Zaehringer will participate in “Gateway to Practice,” an innovative program for first-year law students attending her alma mater, Quinnipiac University School of Law. The annual two-day experiential initiative, which will take place on January 9-10,...

Hurwitz, Sagarin, Slossberg & Knuff (HSSK), with co-counsel Kobre & Kim, filed a response to AIG Financial Product’s bankruptcy filing on behalf of 46 former employees who participated in AIGFP’s deferred compensation plans and previously filed a lawsuit in...

Super Lawyers has recognized five HSSK attorneys on its 2023 lists of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Through a multi-phased process involving peer nominations and evaluations, Super Lawyers selects attorneys meeting a high degree of achievement and peer...

We are pleased to announce that Kristen L. Zaehringer has joined our firm as a partner in our litigation department. Kristen has extensive experience in complex commercial litigation before the state and federal courts in Connecticut and New York. She represents...