Carl T. Gulliver
Carl Gulliver's practice focuses on individual attention and careful analysis of the affairs of debtors in all types of proceedings in the bankruptcy court. Experience and judgment drive the well-considered strategies for each client. As a bankruptcy lawyer in Connecticut, he represents both personal and business debtors and creditors in all aspects of bankruptcy in chapters 11, 13, 12, and 7 and counsels clients in insolvency law, planning, and asset protection.
Board certified in business bankruptcy law by the American Board of Certification, Mr. Gulliver is also AV® Preeminent Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest rating for lawyers.
Mr. Gulliver is a regular participant in the Connecticut Pro Bono Network receiving annual recognition for service in the area of bankruptcy law.
He is an officer and a member of the executive committee of the Connecticut Bar Association's Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section and the Senior Topical Editor for Bankruptcy on the Association's prestigious and venerable Connecticut Bar Journal. He speaks and writes often on bankruptcy topics.
With over thirty years the practice of bankruptcy law, Mr. Gulliver has worked with the current 1979 Bankruptcy Code for essentially its entire history. After practicing in a bankruptcy boutique in Washington, DC, Mr. Gulliver moved with his family in 1986 to Connecticut. In New Haven he continued his practice in the bankruptcy area with DiPietro, Kantrovitz & Brownstein, PC, where he became a partner and represented developers in some of the larger Connecticut cases during the real estate meltdown of the late eighties and early nineties. In 1994 Mr. Gulliver joined Coan, Lewendon, Gulliver & Miltenberger, LLC.

Areas of Practice
- Debtor and Creditor
- Business Reorganization and Workout
- Individual and Family Bankruptcy Analysis
- Resolving Foreclosure and Tax Debt through Bankruptcy Court Reorganization
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 7
Litigation Percentage
- 10% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Business Bankruptcy, American Board of Certification
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1985
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1984
- Maryland, 1982
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1983
- District of Columbia, 1980
- New York, 1982
Education
- George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
- J.D. - 1980
- Law Review: Notes Editor, Journal of International Law and Economics, 1979 - 1980
- Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio
- B.A. - 1973
- Honors: Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Intern, 1972
- Major: Journalism
Classes/Seminars
- Bankruptcy and Related Law Seminars, New Haven County Bar Association, 1990 - Present
- Bankruptcy and Related Law Seminars, Connecticut Bar Association, Section of Litigation, 1993 - Present
- Bankruptcy and Related Law Seminars, National Business Institute, 1992 - 1995
Honors and Awards
- AV® Preeminent Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell®
- Connecticut Super Lawyer, 2007 - 2011
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Connecticut Bar Association, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Sections, Treasurer 2008-2010 and Vice Chairman 2010-Present
- Connecticut Bar Journal, Senior Topical Editor for Bankruptcy
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Past Employment Positions
- DiPietro Gulliver & Wright, Partner, 1993 - 1994
- DiPietro Kantrowitz & Brownstein, P.C., Attorney, 1986 - 1993
- Docter, Docter & Salus, Attorney, 1980 - 1986
Fraternities/Sororities
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon







