Overview

Owen Weaver is a municipal attorney, civil litigator, and tax appeal attorney. Owen is currently Town Counsel to the Town of Orange, Special Counsel to the Town of Bethel and Special Tax Counsel to the Borough of Naugatuck. Owen regularly represents individuals, businesses and public entities before administrative tribunals, trial courts and appellate courts. Owen also represents both taxpayers and municipalities in tax appeals and has handled hundreds of tax appeals in both Connecticut and New Jersey.

Owen began his career clerking for the Honorable Vito L. Bianco of the Tax Court of New Jersey and worked for a regional insurance defense firm and a small boutique firm before joining Zabel Schellenberg, PLLC. Since 2013, Owen has been recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers. In 2024, Owen became a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, which is an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society.

Owen is active in community and civic service. Owen currently is a member on the Board of Directors for the following organizations: Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys; Amity Chamber of Commerce; and the Orange Economic Development Corp. Owen also serves as a coach and is the President of the Board of Directors for Amity Youth Lacrosse, Inc. Owen is also the attorney for the non-profits Amity High School Athletic Booster Club and Mary L. Tracy Parent-Teacher Organization, Inc. Prior to joining Zabel Schellenberg, PLLC and moving back to his native Orange, Connecticut, Owen served as the Vice Chairman for Montville Township (NJ) Historic Preservation Review Commission and as an Alternate Voting Member on Montville’s Zoning Board of Adjustment.

Honors, Awards, and Community Service

  • Amity Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 2025-Present
  • Amity Youth Lacrosse, Inc., President, Board of Directors, 2023-Present
  • Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys, Executive Board Member (2023-2024; 2024-2025 terms)
  • Denville Township/Rockaway Township, NJ, Boys Youth Lacrosse, Board of Directors, Boys Director/Vice President and Member and 8th Grade Team Head Coach, 2015-2017
  • Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America
  • Montville Township, NJ, Historic Preservation Review Commission, Vice Chairman and Member, 2018-2021
  • Montville Township, NJ, Zoning Board of Adjustment, Alternate Voting Member 2020-2021
  • Morris Hills High School, Rockaway, NJ, Boys Varsity Lacrosse, Assistant Coach, 2010-2013
  • Morris Knolls High School, Denville, NJ, Boys Varsity Lacrosse, Assistant Coach, 2013-2015
  • NJ Interscholastic Lacrosse League, Klank Division 2013 Assistant Coach of the Year
  • Orange Economic Development Corp., Jan. 2026-Dec. 2028
  • Super Lawyers Magazine, Rising Star 2013-2021 (NJ) and 2022-2025(CT)

Professional Affiliations

  • Connecticut Bar Association
    • Planning & Zoning Section

Publications

  • Comment: Everything You Will Ever Want to Know About Puffery and How the Second Circuit Wrongly Applied it in Time Warner Cable, Inc. v. DIRECTV, Inc., 43 New Eng. L. Rev. 357 (2008-2009)
  • Note: A Missed Opportunity to Bolster Consumer Protection in Massachusetts: How Massachusetts Residents Are Still Without a Private Right of Action After the TJX Security Breach, 43 New Eng. L. Rev. 677 (2008-2009)
  • The Hidden Traps in Gale & Kitson, LLC v. Township of Fredon, 89 N.J Municipalities 8 (Nov. 2012)