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Agostinho J. Ribeiro

Chief Executive Officer
aribeiro@vrslaw.com
Phone: 203-800-8000
Phone: 800-887-8529
Fax: 203-791-9264
Agostinho J. Ribeiro

Areas of Practice

  • Personal Injury Law

Bar Admissions

  • Connecticut
  • New York

Education

  • New York Law School, New York, New York
    • J.D.
  • College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
    • B.A.

Location

  • Danbury, Connecticut

Agostinho J. Ribeiro serves as Chief Executive Officer of Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith and concentrates in Personal Injury Law. Attorney Ribeiro has represented clients in Connecticut, New York and throughout the United States in personal injury claims. As a Personal Injury attorney, Attorney Ribeiro has successfully represented and settled over 5,000 civil cases, many with values in excess of $1,000,000.00.

Attorney Ribeiro was named "Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Connecticut" by the National Trial Lawyers Association in both 2010 and 2011. He was elected by his peers to the Board of Governors of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. He is also a member of the Leader's Forum, a select group of attorneys recognized by the American Association of Justice, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Group.

In 2010, the Danbury Newstimes recognized Attorney Ribeiro for his accomplishments as a "Top Newsmaker in 2010". In 2011, Attorney Ribeiro was recognized again by the Danbury Newstimes as a city leader and a "Mover and Shaker" in the City of Danbury.

Attorney Ribeiro was born in New York City, and joined the law firm of Americo S. Ventura in 1989. Together they formed a partnership in 1991, which is now known as Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith. In 1992, Ribeiro opened a branch office in the World Trade Center in New York City, where he concentrated in Federal Court litigation. After September 11, 2001, Attorney Ribeiro and the law firm represented, pro bono, victims of the World Trade Center disaster, and were nationally honored for their volunteer efforts in this regard.

Attorney Ribeiro and Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, was chosen by the Brazilian Consulate in Hartford to serve as its exclusive legal counsel in Connecticut. He additionally serves on the Board of Corporators of Union Savings Bank in Danbury, CT, and serves the City of Danbury by sitting as a Commissioner on the Downtown City Center Council.

He is also a founding member of the Portuguese Bar Association of CT, and was one of the founders of the Portuguese Cultural Center in Danbury, Connecticut, where he served as its first President, and now sits on the Board of Trustees.

Honors and Awards

  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Connecticut by the National Trial Lawyers Association 2010 and 2011
  • Board of Governors of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
  • Top Newsmaker recognized by Danbury Newstimes
  • City Leader recognized by Danbury Newstimes
  • Mover and Shaker in Danbury recognized by Danbury Newstimes

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
  • American Association for Justice
  • Danbury Bar Association
  • Portuguese Bar Association of CT, Founder
  • Million Dollar Advocates Group, Member

Pro Bono Activities

  • Founder, First President, Portuguese Cultural Center in Danbury, Connecticut
  • Board of Trustees, Portuguese Cultural Center
  • Board of Corporators, Union Savings Bank
  • Commissioner, Downtown City Center Council
  • Legal Counsel in Connecticut
  • Board of Corporators of Union Savings Bank in Danbury, CT

Languages

  • Portuguese
  • Spanish