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‘It’s Been a Very Tough Day’: Partner

Reeling After Shooting at His Law Firm

By Robert Storace

onnecticut lawyer Ken Taylor is trying to make
sense of it all.
C In the last two days, state police have impli-
cated his law partner, Cramer & Anderson attorney
Robert Fisher Jr., as a “subject” of a homicide investi-
gation, following a shooting Monday in the parking
lot of the firm’s Litchfield office.
Before the shooting, Taylor had spent most of his
time as a senior partner focused on real estate, di-
vorce and family law cases.
But now he has emerged as the point person for
staff and the public, fielding what he estimates has
been dozens of media inquiries.
“For all involved, it’s been a very tough day,”
he said.
Cramer & Anderson office in Litchfield. Photo: Google
Unanswered Questions Cramer & Anderson’s staff and 26 attorneys in six
Taylor said he knows Fisher “pretty well,” and that Connecticut offices “are trying to process what has
the attorney “was a longtime member of the firm happened,” Taylor said.
and a respected member of the community.” “There are still a lot of unanswered questions,” he
On Monday evening, the law firm put out a state- said. ”We have reached out to all the members of the
ment saying Fisher was involved firm to let them know that if any-
in the shooting that day. The state- one is having difficulty with this,
ment also said Fisher, who has we will address it thoroughly and
been with the firm for more than Lawyers and staff are immediately.”
four decades, would be placed on dealing with the aftermath
a leave of absence while police in- of a homicide in front of Not a Client
vestigate the matter. their office. Taylor also said there doesn’t
On Tuesday afternoon, state appear to be a professional re-
police identified the victim. Of- lationship between Fisher and
ficers said 39-year-old Matthew Bromley.
Bromley was killed from a single “We’ve done a preliminary re-
gunshot wound to the head near the law firm’s office. view and it does not appear he [Bromley] has been
“Everyone is shocked,” said Taylor, who works out a client, or listed as an adversarial party,” Taylor said.
of Cramer & Anderson’s nearby New Milford office, “We will keep looking, just in case something is there.”
and has been a firm partner for 17 years. “It’s cer- The state police conducted a press conference on
tainly tragic when anyone loses their life.” Monday, but didn’t mention Fisher’s name. They
But in the meantime, the law firm is trying to did, though, identify him in a follow-up release late
come to grips with the incident. Tuesday afternoon.

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