Town of East Hartford, CT
James Tallberg, Esq. serves as the Managing Partner at KARSTEN & TALLBERG, LLC since January 2006, leading a team focused on public entity defense in litigation at both state and federal levels. In addition to this role, James currently functions as Corporation Counsel for the Town of East Hartford, CT, overseeing legal advisement for the Town's various departments. Previously, James served as Town Attorney for the Town of Enfield from January 2020 to December 2023, ensuring the protection of municipal rights and providing legal counsel to the Town's governing bodies. Earlier in career history, James held positions as Principal at Updike, Kelly & Spellacy and Litigation Manager at Travelers, managing significant litigation cases across the country. James obtained a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law and a B.S. in Political Science from Southern Connecticut State University.
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Town of East Hartford, CT
The part of the lands once inhabited by the Podunk Indians saw its first permanent colonists in 1635, when Thomas Hooker and his followers came from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to found Hartford. The east side of the Connecticut River was at that time part of Hartford. Initially settled about 1640, early settlers here included William Goodwin, Thomas Burnham and William Pitkin. The first petition by residents to establish a separate Town was rejected by the General Assembly in 1726. Several more petitions were submitted between that year and 1783, when the Assembly at last gave its approval to the incorporation of East Hartford. The Town then received its Charter from the State of Connecticut on land area taken from the City of Hartford. Today, the Town of East Hartford is governed by a strong Mayor form of government. The Charter empowers the Mayor to govern the Town in cooperation with an elected nine-member Town Council and Town Treasurer. The Chairman of the Town Council is also the Deputy Mayor and his powers include the power to approve and adopt the Annual Budget, the power to enact ordinances, the power to fix penalties and fines, and the powers of subpoena and investigation.