East Hartford’s Assistant Corporation Counsel Richard Gentile Elected as Probate Judge.

Attorney Robert Fitzgerald is Appointed to his Role.
East Hartford’s Assistant Corporation Counsel Richard Gentile Elected as Probate Judge.

East Hartford, CT – East Hartford’s longtime Assistant Corporation Counsel Richard Gentile was elected in November to serve as Probate Judge for the 5th District. As such, he will be retiring from his full-time position with the town effective December 31, 2022.

“Rich has provided the Town of East Hartford with decades of exemplary service in many different capacities, including as a Town Councilor, Council Chair, and Assistant Corporation Counsel,” said Mayor Mike Walsh.

East Hartford is pleased to announce that Attorney Robert Fitzgerald has been appointed to serve as the Town’s new Assistant Corporation Counsel. 

“Robert is a successful attorney and a skilled professional,” said Mayor Mike. “We are excited to have him join our team full time.”

Attorney Fitzgerald has served as a part-time Assistant Corporation Counsel for East Hartford since July 2022. He is a life-long East Hartford resident who graduated, cum laude, from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2017.  He has been engaged for the past five years as a litigator in the Hartford area, handling a broad spectrum of civil matters, in addition to his prior duties working for the Office of the Corporation Counsel.

Attorney Robert Fitzgerald
Attorney Robert Fitzgerald 

Rich Gentile will continue to serve as a part-time Assistant Corporation Counsel to assist with the transition of his duties to Attorney Fitzgerald and to provide legal support to the Town’s Corporation Counsel.

Please join us in congratulating Attorney Gentile on his elevation to the bench, and Attorney Fitzgerald on his new appointment. East Hartford looks forward to a seamless transition which will ensure that the Town’s economic development projects and other legal priorities will stay on track.