About Mike Snellings

Mike Snellings graduated from Old Dominion University in 2010 and Delaware Law School at Widener University in 2014. He began his legal career at a personal injury firm in southeastern Virginia before joining Trantolo & Trantolo in Connecticut. He is admitted to practice in Virginia, Connecticut, and before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Virginia and the District of Connecticut.

He has been a Super Lawyers Rising Star every year since 2020, a Best Lawyers Ones to Watch honoree since 2024, and received the New Leader in the Law designation from the Connecticut Law Tribune in 2022. Per TopVerdict, he obtained a Top 10 Dog Bite Settlement in Connecticut. One case he highlights involved a young motorcyclist killed in an accident that multiple firms had declined; he successfully argued that the other driver bore fault and secured a recovery for the family.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Trantolo & Trantolo

These results are credited to Trantolo & Trantolo. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$2.9 millionSettlement

Keith V. Trantolo of Trantolo & Trantolo secured a $2.9 million wrongful death settlement in a motor vehicle fatality case, placing it seventh on TopVerdict's list of the top 20 Connecticut settlements of 2017.

Connecticut · 2017Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$1.25 millionSettlement

A Connecticut motorcyclist suffered a skull fracture, traumatic brain injury, and other life-threatening injuries after a limousine driver crossed into his lane; attorney Blake Driscolli of Trantolo and Trantolo recovered the full available insurance limits, $1.25 million, in 2023.

Connecticut · 2023Motorcycle AccidentsRead the full story →
$1.2 millionSettlement

A Connecticut motor vehicle accident victim secured a $1.2 million settlement in 2024, handled by Trantolo and Trantolo attorney Adam Allegro, with a counterclaim remaining on the docket at the time of reporting.

Connecticut · 2024Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$1 millionSettlement

A Connecticut motorcyclist ejected when an Amazon-branded delivery van driver cut a left turn without yielding recovered $1 million, with the case later recognized as a Top 10 Connecticut Motorcycle Accident Settlement of 2023 by TopVerdict.

Connecticut · 2022Motorcycle AccidentsRead the full story →
$480,000Settlement

Scott Mumley, a South Windsor man rear-ended on the Berlin Turnpike while driving for work, settled an underinsured motorist claim against his own insurer for $480,000.

Connecticut (Newington/South Windsor area) · 2018Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Delaware Law School, Widener University
J.D., 2014
Old Dominion University
Undergraduate, 2010

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Connecticut
State Bar of Virginia

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$44 million · Construction Worker Left Without Oxygen for 20 Minutes After Debris Chute Collapse Wins $44 Million Settlement

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.