About Sally A.
Sally A. Roberts is an attorney admitted in Connecticut and to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She has combined private practice and firm work over several decades. Her career traces a steady presence in the state's litigation community.
She began her academic path at Harvard University, where she earned a B.A. in the history of science in 1979. She continued her legal education at American University Washington College of Law, taking her J.D. in 1982. Those years set the groundwork for a long career in litigation and courtroom practice.
Roberts entered private practice work and firm life in the mid-1980s. In 1985 she joined Day, Berry & Howard as an associate. That role offered regular exposure to the routines and pressures of a busy firm. She later returned to firm practice as an associate at Brown, Paindiris & Scott in 2004, adding to a résumé of steady professional engagements across Connecticut law firms.
In 2011 she established the Law Office of Sally A. Roberts. As owner, she shifted to managing client intake, case strategy, and the administrative demands of running a small practice. She maintains an office at 40 Russ Street.
Her professional affiliations include membership in the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and participation in the National Police Accountability Project. Those memberships place her among attorneys who regularly handle contested matters and trial work, and they connect her to colleagues involved in civil litigation and accountability cases in the region.
Across her practice she has handled matters at both the state and federal levels. Admission to the Second Circuit allows her to pursue appeals in federal court when cases proceed beyond trial. She combines experience from firm environments with the autonomy of her own office.
Colleagues describe Roberts as an experienced courtroom lawyer who has spent many years engaged in contested civil matters. She continues to represent clients from her office and accepts cases that require litigation in Connecticut courts and, when appropriate, in federal court. Her current practice focuses on civil litigation, including police accountability and related claims.
