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Noble F. Allen

PartnerHartford

Noble practices in the area of litigation, including civil and business litigation, premises liability/insurance claims defense, and commercial landlord/tenant law, including commercial lease litigation and evictions. Noble has litigated several commercial landlord and tenant cases through trial. He regularly counsels retail developers, retailers, and other commercial landlords and tenants regarding lease negotiations and leasing disputes.

He also practices in the area of business immigration. Noble is the author of the Treatise Connecticut Landlord and Tenant Law with Forms, published by the Connecticut Law Tribune/ALM Media.

Noble is the Chair of the firm’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, a former Chair of the Connecticut Statewide Grievance Committee, and a member of the USLAW NETWORK Foundation Board of Directors. He also served on the USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors from 2013 to 2017.

Real Estate Lease Litigation

  • Successfully prosecuted a breach of lease action on behalf of a commercial Landlord against a Tenant which vacated the premises with four years remaining on the Lease. Obtained a judgment of $790,262.75 including attorney’s fees on behalf of the Landlord.
  • Successfully defended and tried a case to verdict on behalf of a commercial Tenant concerning the Tenant’s late exercise of an extension option under the Lease. Presented evidence during trial to show that the Landlord’s subsequent actions created a waiver which nullified any potential late exercise by the Tenant.
  • Successfully prosecuted and tried a case to verdict on behalf of a commercial Landlord involving the Landlord’s right to enforce a continuing guaranty against the guarantor of the Lease who claimed that a later assignment of the underlying Lease should have excused his obligation as a guarantor for the newly assigned Lease. The Court enforced the guaranty and awarded the Landlord rental damages and attorney’s fees.
  • Successfully prosecuted and tried to verdict a commercial breach of lease and breach of guaranty case against a Tenant and Guarantor. The Tenant had vacated the premises with approximately three years remaining on the Lease. Obtained a judgment of $260,478.41, plus attorney’s fees and post-judgment interest on behalf of the Landlord.
  • Continue to successfully represent numerous regional and national shopping center Landlords in various Connecticut litigation matters involving the evictions of commercial tenants and the enforcement of breach of lease actions to secure monetary damages for these Landlords.
  • Represented multiple commercial Tenants ranging from regional hospitals to restaurants in several lease dispute litigation actions resulting in favorable economic outcomes for those Tenants.

Real Estate Lease Transactions

  • Negotiated numerous office, retail, and industrial leases on behalf of regional companies, including a recent lease transaction on behalf of a major Connecticut Bank involving the occupancy of its central 73,570 sq. ft. office headquarters.
  • Continuing to represent and advise a national hardware retailer in matters concerning the review and analysis of its retail leases throughout the US in order to evaluate and assess its right to accept, decline, or enforce tender of defense notifications for premises liability claims with its various landlords.

Business Immigration

  • Continue to represent companies in various industries such as manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, data analytics, computer software, asset investment, banking, construction, and aviation, in the challenging task of obtaining visas for their foreign workers, including, L-1 intra-company visas for US companies with parent, subsidiaries or affiliates abroad; H-1B Specialty Occupation visas; E-3 Specialty Occupation Professional visas; obtaining TN visas for US companies seeking Canadian or Mexican Professional workers under USMCA/NAFTA; and obtaining permanent resident status for qualified non-immigrants.
  • Continue to represent and advise numerous US companies in various industries in matters relating to I-9 eligibility compliance, worksite inspection strategies, and how to implement and enforce effective corporate immigration strategies.

List of Court Cases Citing Noble’s Connecticut Landlord and Tenant Law Treatise

  • E.W. Batista Family LP v. 74 Route 37, LLC. Docket No. DBDCV186024772S, 2019 WL 2880036, (Conn. Super. 2019)
  • Enfield Retail Props., LLC v. Camel Fitness, Docket No. CVH8214, 2016 Conn. Super. LEXIS 1061 (Super. May 16, 2016)
  • Daniels v. Skymark, LLC, Docket No. KNLCV146022886S, 2016 Conn. Super. LEXIS 854 (Super. Apr. 22, 2016)
  • Delgado v. Lunt, Docket No. CV154126730, 2015 Conn. Super. LEXIS 1961 (Super. July 27. 2015)
  • Budney v. Budney Indus., Docket No. CV136023734, 2014 Conn. Super. LEXIS 861 (Super. Apr. 11, 2014)
  • Pollansky v. Pollansky, Docket No. CV114015163S, 2012 Conn. Super. LEXIS 2641 (Super. Oct. 23, 2012)
  • Just Breakfast & Things!!!, LLC v. Vidiaki, LLC, Docket No. 105014092, 2012 Conn. Super. LEXIS 1585 (Super. June 20, 2012)

Work Experience

  • Hinckley Allen
    • Partner (2008-Present)
  • Tyler Cooper & Alcorn, LLP
    • Partner (1998-2008)

Honors & Awards

  • Best Lawyers in America® (2013-2026)
    • Lawyer of the Year (2015, 2018, 2021, 2024, 2026)
    • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Super Lawyers, Connecticut (2023-2025)
    • Business Litigation
  • New Haven Judicial District, Court-Appointed Arbitrator (2001-Present)
  • Connecticut Statewide Grievance Committee
    • Chair (2016-2018)
    • Vice-Chair (2012-2015)
    • Member (2000-2006; 2009-2018)
    • Role appointed by the Executive Committee of the Judges of the Superior Court
  • Norwich Athletic Hall of Fame (2017)
  • USLAW Network, O'Hagan Award (2018)

Charitable & Civic Involvement

  • Connecticut Violence Intervention and Prevention (CTVIP) – Advisory Board Member (2023- Present)
  • St. Johnsbury Academy, Board of Trustees (2020)
    • Board of Trustees (2020-present)
    • Commencement Speaker (2023)
  • Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity, Board Member (2017-Present)
  • Youth Continuum, Inc., Board Member (1995-2008; 2009-2014)

Professional Affiliations

  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
    • Member (1992-Present)
    • Connecticut Chapter Chair (1999-2001)
  • Connecticut Bar Association, Member, Litigation Section
  • DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar, Member
  • Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
  • International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Member
  • New Haven County Bar Association, Member
  • USLAW Network
    • Chair, Diversity Council (2018-Present)
    • Board of Directors (2014-2017)
    • Chair, Retail Practice Group (2014-2016)
  • USLAW NETWORK Foundation, Board of Directors

Bar Memberships

  • Connecticut
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
Publication

New H-1B Weighted Selection Process to (Almost) Replace Random H-1B Lottery Process

On December 23, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security unveiled a new weighted H-1B selection regulation, which is expected to go into effect on February 27, 2026. This new regulation, which dramatically overhauls the current H-1B visa lottery selection…

Publication

Fourth Edition of Treatise Highlights Recent Changes and Updates to Connecticut Landlord-Tenant Law

I wrote the very First Edition of Connecticut Landlord and Tenant Law with Forms treatise back in 2008. After seventeen years, including two previous editions, the Fourth Edition has now been published by ALM Law. com and Connecticut Law Tribune. Th…

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Firm News

Hinckley Allen Names The Teen Court Foundation of St. Clair County as 2026 Social Justice Partner

Hinckley Allen is proud to announce that The Teen Court Foundation of St. Clair County, based in Belleville, Illinois, has been selected as the firm’s 2026 Social Justice Partner, officially expanding the Social Justice Partnership Program into the Midwe…

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Hinckley Allen Earns Wide Recognition Across Six States in 2025 Super Lawyers® and Rising Star Listings

More than 60 Hinckley Allen attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists across our Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Upstate New York offices. The honorees include both newly selecte…

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Past Event

Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity & Quinnipiac University School of Law: Best Practices Panel

March 27, 2025

Noble F. Allen, partner in the Litigation Group and Chair of the Firm’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, will be a featured speaker at the Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity (LCD) & Quinnipiac University School of Law's Best Practices Pane…

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WEBINAR: Be Prepared for 2021 - Updates in Employment Law - Part Two

January 7, 2021

Please join Hinckley Allen's Labor & Employment group for part two of our Labor & Employment webinar series designed to address a number of important employment law issues and legislation we will face in 2021. COVID-19 – where are we now –�…

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American University

  • Washington College of Law, J.D., 1991

  • School of International Service, M.A., 1985

Norwich University, Corps of Cadets, B.A., 1982