GRADUATE REPORT

Serving Non-Profits Faculty News Around Campus Profiles Alumni Awards Dinner Giving Back Class Notes Spring/Summer 2011 etter from the Dean

Dear Graduates: L Summer session is going full tilt and the beautiful May morning on which Attorney General Jepsen addressed the Class of 2011 has made way for a glorious July 4 weekend. I am grateful for the invigorating effect of New England’s change of seasons as we begin planning a new school year. There is much work to do. Legal educators everywhere are facing a changing profession in which entry level jobs are growing scarce, and in which greater rewards are going to smaller numbers of lawyers. Conceptual dexterity and analytical rigor, long the hallmarks of our craft, are no longer sufficient to guarantee success. Law schools must adapt our curricula accordingly. Professor Paul Chill will lead a review of our program to determine what reforms might best fit our students’ objectives. We welcome your ideas. Harsh economics have also driven down law school applications by roughly 11% nationally. We have been hit by a decline in the number of candidates for our evening program. Building a class from a smaller pool puts enormous pressure on our entering statistics and further harms our U.S. News ranking, even as our academic program continues to soar. Professor Peter Lindseth will lead a committee considering ways to respond to this changing market. As we prepare for the future, there is much to celebrate about the fabulous year just past. The University attracted Susan Herbst, a warm, thoughtful, energetic, and articulate academic administrator to serve as its first woman president. Law School faculty scholar- ship reached new heights with ten thorough and insightful books and several outstanding law review articles. We successfully recruited James Kwak, co-author of Thirteen Bankers, and Dalié Jiménez, a prize-winning bankruptcy scholar, to join our tenure track faculty. Our Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic took a major step when its clients secured the program’s first two patents. And our Asylum and Human Rights Clinic students won seven consecutive cases securing refuge for victims of persecution in their home countries. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard arguments in the William R. Davis Courtroom. David Kappos, director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, delivered the first Cantor Colburn Distinguished Lecture. Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Bob Woodward and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Denny Chin each served as Day Pitney Visiting Scholars. The Entergy Corporation sponsored a symposium on spent nuclear fuel, the first public event run by the Center for Energy and Environmental Law. Famed media- tor Kenneth Feinberg gave the keynote address at the Insurance Law Journal’s symposium on mass tort settlements. And both GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios and NYU Professor Derrick Bell were featured speakers during our first ever Diversity Week. We have also been buoyed by the continuing investments so many of you have made in the Law School’s future. Overall gifts and pledges for fiscal 2011 increased by one-third to a total of nearly $1.3 million. I, and your friends here on Elizabeth Street, thank you! With your help, and the combined efforts of our talented community, we look forward to building a law school that prizes theory for the sake of practice, values scholarship grounded in evidence, and sustains those who will write the rules for the twenty-first century.

With warm regards,

Jeremy Paul Dean and Thomas F. Gallivan, Jr. Professor of Real Property Law Table of Contents 2 Serving Non-Profits

10 Faculty News

17 Faculty Profile: Barbara McGrath ’83

18 Around Campus

26 Graduate Profile: Marilda L. Gándara ’78

28 Student Profile: Martha Perez ’12

30 Alumni Association Awards Dinner

34 Giving Back

38 Class Notes

Graduate Report Spring/Summer 2011 Edition XXIV Editor: Michelle G. Helmin Lead Writer: Todd H. Rosenthal Design/Production: Farrell Marketing & Design Tina Covensky Photography Matt Kelley Photography Lanny Nagler Photography Spencer A. Sloan Photography Printing: Integrity Graphics, Inc.

The University of Connecticut policy prohibits discrimination in education, employment, and in the provision of services on the basis of protected group identity, or any other unlawful factor. In Connecticut, protected class characteristics include race, sex (gender, sexual harassment), age, national origin, ethnicity, physical or mental disabilities, learning disability, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam Era, and any other group protected by civil rights law. erving Non-Profits

or the last fifteen years, Ellen Willmott ’90 legal assistants and pro F has dedicated her professional life to helping bono outside counsel. S Save the Children serve impoverished, marginalized The department is and vulnerable children all over the world — an responsible for evaluat- organizational mission that dates back nearly 100 years. ing the organization’s “The Save the Children movement started in 1919 in domestic and overseas England in response to the plight of the world’s children legal needs and risk after Word War I,” says Willmott, who has served as the exposures, as well as organization’s general counsel and vice president since advising the board of January 2011. “Save the Children USA (which is based in trustees, management Westport, CT) is the largest member of the 29 Save the and staff on various Children organizations operating around the world.” legal issues, including Willmott started at Save the Children in 1996 after corporate governance, experiencing “burnout” at a small Fairfield County law intellectual property protection, fundraising, regulatory firm that represented banks and other financial institu- and administrative compliance, tax matters and employ- tions confronting the growing number of foreclosures ment. “In a single day I might spend a morning looking at that took place in the mid-1990s. When the firm merged the risks associated with a licensing transaction involving with a personal injury firm, she decided to move on Save the Children intellectual property,” says Willmott, and contacted a close friend who had just been named who is quick to point out that her job is, in no way, a solo general counsel at Save the Children. Willmott soon practice. “The afternoon might be spent trying to figure signed on, first as a volunteer and then as an outside out how we can get funds and resources to hospitals and contractor. Within 18 months, she was working full time feeding stations in a country ravaged by violence and as a legal advisor, the first of Willmott’s several increas- drought but subject to a U.S. foreign policy embargo, like ingly responsible positions at the organization. the Darfur section of Sudan. What I find amazing about In her role as general counsel, Willmott manages Save Save the Children is that it also has established mutually the Children’s U.S. Legal and Compliance Department, supportive domestic and international programs with a which is composed of a small, dedicated team of lawyers, focus on literacy, health and nutrition, and livelihoods… In addition, our domestic emergency response team, All in a Day’s Work which is becoming a national leader, is working with state Ellen Willmott ’90 says that her torts professor, Judge Douglass governments to ensure that emergency response plans B. Wright ’37, taught her to “spot a legal risk at ten paces as focus on children’s special needs, such as ensuring safe well as at 10,000 feet” — a skill she relies on when presented places and providing training for childcare providers.” with a request from the field such as this one: “Hi, Ellen. We’d For Willmott, addressing the special needs of chil- like to transfer our child-health expert, a Malawi citizen, to work dren extends beyond the good work she does at Save in our Nicaraguan program, but we’d like to base her in the the Children. In recent years, for example, she has Dominican Republic so she can spend some of her time served as a trustee for Clothes Helping Kids, a charity supporting our newborn health program in Haiti. Can you help working to benefit children in the Navajo Nation. She

FACus T put together her employment contract?” also is a founding member of the International General Counsel’s Forum — an informal group of in-house coun- sel working for U.S. nonprofits operating overseas —

2 sidebar In October, Jessica Stein ’11 was the recipient of the “Exemplary Public Service Award” from Equal Justice Works, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization “dedicated to creating a just society by mobilizing the next genera- tion of lawyers committed to equal justice.” Stein, who was honored and a member of the Charity and Security Network, a project at the organization’s annual awards dinner in Washington, DC, was focused on aligning security policies in order to eliminate the recognized for the role she played in helping to establish and run challenges that prevent legitimate charities from delivering the Hartford chapter of the Homeless Experience Legal Protection needed resources to civilians and non-combatants. (H.E.L.P.) Project in 2009, when Stein was a 1L at UConn Law. Today, Willmott credits her Law School education, including her Hartford H.E.L.P. sends two Law School students and at least one time on the Student Bar Association, for honing the analytical attorney to a Hartford shelter every Tuesday to help homeless and negotiating skills she calls on to achieve what she refers to individuals with their legal issues. as beneficial outcomes from conflicting priorities. “It’s all about Stein first became interested in H.E.L.P. when she attended a Public figuring out how I can take finite resources — time, expertise Interest Law Group-organized meeting with H.E.L.P.’s founder, the Hon. and money — and apply them to help as many children as pos- Jay C. Zainey of the Eastern District of Louisiana. “Judge Zainey spoke sible, while acting as an effective partner to our stakeholders to us about the success that H.E.L.P. had in other cities and about the and a good corporate citizen,” she explains. unique way that we, as law students, could make a difference…using Clearly, Willmott is passionate about her work. “What I our emerging lawyering skills,” says Stein, who is currently clerking enjoy most is helping my colleagues in the field — the ones for the Hon. Bethany J. Alvord ’82 of the Connecticut Appellate Court. doing the heavy lifting every day…I feel quite lucky that I get “Judge Zainey’s passion was infectious, and I knew immediately that I to work as an attorney focused on bettering children’s futures. wanted to be a part of Hartford H.E.L.P. I marched right up to him at Don’t get me wrong: there are moments when what I do feels the end of his talk, introduced myself and said I wanted to get involved. analogous to drinking from a fire hose. But when I emerge on I attended another meeting for attorneys later that evening, and with the other side I have always learned something new, helped then-PILG President Rachel Sauer ’10, became part of the planning Save the Children advance its cause, and made the work just a team that started work on what would become Hartford H.E.L.P.” little bit easier for my colleagues in the field.” According to Stein, the first H.E.L.P. session was held at Mercy Willmott sums it up this way: “I don’t know what the future Shelter in October 2009. From that point until her recent graduation, holds, but at this moment in time I can’t imagine greater job she served as the organization’s student coordinator, as well as a satisfaction than being general counsel at an organization like member of H.E.L.P.’s administrative team, a position she plans to keep Save the Children.” so she can continue to assist with the training of volunteer attorneys and with the recruiting of additional law firms and attorneys for the Eleni Alevizos ’12 and Tamara Kramer ’13 have program. “I am proud to say that H.E.L.P. is now the largest pro bono been selected as members of the Equal Justice program on UConn Law’s campus,” says Stein. Works Summer Corps. Summer Corps members provide critically needed legal assistance to low- “Students who do volunteer work at the beginning income and underserved communities around of their legal careers are the beneficiaries of eye- the country. This year’s 700 Summer Corps opening pro bono work and gain opportunities members from 163 Equal Justice Works member for substantive legal experience. Stein’s efforts are law schools were selected from a pool of more than 1,800 applicants. Alevizos will serve at The impressive in that she is helping benefit both the law California Appellate Project in San Francisco. school community and the homeless population.”

Kramer will work with the Connecticut Urban NICOLE AYALA FAC T Legal Initiative, Inc. (CULI) on the Law School ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, PUBLIC INTEREST AND FELLOWSHIPS campus. CAREER PLANNING CENTER, LAW SCHOOL

3 s a law student, Stacey Violante programs and their homes. “Then I might jump in my car to A Cote ’01 spent a summer interning meet with an immigrant teen who has been living in the U.S. for at the Center for Children’s Advocacy seven years without any parent or guardian and has been passed (CCA), a nonprofit partner of the from person-to-person like used clothing. I can use the law to University of Connecticut School of Law better his life because I can tell him he has a legal right to be in that promotes as well as protects the school, that there is a federal law that protects him as a neglected legal rights and interests of poor and minor…and that I also can get a legal guardian appointed for underrepresented children who depend on Connecticut’s judicial, him. This work will literally change his life.” child welfare, health and mental health, education and juvenile Violante Cote’s day is not yet behind her. “In the evening I justice systems for their care. Upon graduation (with a dual might head off to a group home for abused and neglected teens degree in social work and law), she continued to work at CCA and tell them about their rights in the child welfare system,” as a staff attorney and project director of the Center’s Hartford she says. “I can answer their legal questions — accurately and Public High School Legal Advocacy Clinic (now the Teen Legal honestly — instead of letting them make life decisions based Advocacy Clinic) — a position funded through a prestigious on information they got from a cousin, friend, or a friend of a Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Fellowship. friend…(And) I also will train them how to advocate for them- Today, nearly a decade after her two-year stint as a Skadden selves. We know that it’s not enough to give teens legal informa- Fellow, Violante Cote remains steadfastly committed to the tion. We have to help them learn how to use it as well.” important work of the Center, where she directs the Teen Legal Violante Cote is also apt to make time during her very busy Advocacy Clinic (TLAC) and provides legal assistance to low- day to call or e-mail a legislator to advocate for the passage of a income teens facing a wide range of obstacles that prevent them bill protecting homeless youth, part of CCA’s mission to bring from completing high school, including abuse, neglect, homeless- about systemic change through legislative and administrative ness, lack of access to appropriate education programs, improper initiatives, as well as class actions. “This year we were able to get denials of state and federal benefits, teen dating violence and teen a bill passed that requires police to report to the child welfare pregnancy. In addition, she serves as the principal attorney for system when a minor is arrested for prostitution so that he/she CCA’s Immigrants and Refugees: New Arrivals Advocacy Project, can be connected to services as a victim of domestic minor sex a Robert Woods Johnson Foundation-funded program geared to trafficking,” she explains. “Advocacy on these (types) of issues helping Hartford’s vulnerable refugee population. requires knowledge of the law as it applies specifically to teens, “During a typical week, I can help a special education teen expertise engaging teens, and the ability to navigate the system who is ready to drop out of school by advocating for an educa- on behalf of teens.” tion plan that more appropriately meets his needs,” says Violante Violante Cote says that she could “go on and on” talking Cote, who emphasizes that TLAC attorneys go wherever their about her work at the Center for Children’s Advocacy. “I draw teen clients need them, including high schools, community energy and a tremendous amount of inspiration from the teens I work with and they always keep me on my toes…(As) a mother The Center for Children’s Advocacy reports that eight of two young boys (ages five and six), I also draw on my experi- percent of Hartford children have been in the United ence as a mom to relate to my clients and their families. I under- States for fewer than three years. Fifty-two percent live in stand what it’s like to be a parent, which helps me relate to my homes where English is not the primary language. teen parents, as well as my clients’ parents.” ––––––––––––––––––––––– When asked what keeps her going after ten years of difficult In addition to Stacey Violante Cote ’01, two other UConn and often underappreciated work at the Center, Violante Cote Law graduates are on the staff of the Center for Children's is quick to respond. “The beauty of CCA is that we have the Advocacy: Sarah Eagan ’04, director of the Center's Child freedom to try new and innovative ways of doing our work,” she Abuse Project; and Edwin Colon ’09, a staff attorney with says. “We are encouraged to try to reach a new population, try a FAC T the Teen Legal Advocacy Clinic. different approach and investigate legal issues we have not seen before. My work is very exciting.”

4 “Maybe we would treat (the s a young man fresh out of St. Bonaventure in 1974, unemployed) better if they A George M. Wentworth ’85 went to work at the unemploy- ment office in his hometown (New Britain, CT) during a time still stood in lines (to collect when the country was heading into a major recession. Today, their benefit payments). If in the midst of what many experts say are the most difficult they did, those 14 million economic conditions since the Great Depression, Wentworth workers would make a line continues to assist the unemployed as senior staff attorney for from Bangor, Maine to Los the National Employment Law Project (NELP), a position he took after 35 years of service with the Connecticut Department of Angeles and back.” Labor (DOL). “NELP is a national organization that has roots GEORGE M. WENTWORTH ’85 with Columbia Law School going back to 1969,” explains Wentworth, (IN A NOVEMBER 30, 2010 ARTICLE IN THE HUFFINGTON POST) the DOL’s chief legal officer for two decades. “For many years it was the primary research arm for legal services organizations You don’t work somewhere for 35 years without having it leave with respect to unemployment insurance, and wage and hour law. an impression on who you are. My wife, Barbara, worked at In more recent years, it has emerged as a major national voice for DOL too, and we formed many friendships there that will last a unemployed and low-income workers. During the recession and lifetime…Liking the work and believing that what you are doing slow recovery of the past three years, NELP has led the fight for every day is going to help people was what made it all such an stronger federal and state benefit protections for the unemployed.” enriching experience.” Wentworth went to work for NELP in 2009 after taking early Back at NELP, Wentworth continues to do work that he finds retirement from the Department of Labor and working with enriching — and important. On the federal level, for example, NELP to structure his position so that he could work out of his NELP has been at the center of the public debate each time the home office in Wethersfield, as well as from the organization’s federal unemployment benefits program has been expanded New York City headquarters. “It was tough leaving the Labor and reauthorized, requiring that Wentworth work closely with Department after so many years,” says Wentworth, who headed Congressional staff and members of the Obama Administration. up the DOL’s Office of Program Policy from 1989 to 2009, “ but it “For someone who has always been involved with the interpreta- seemed to me an unusual opportunity — to retire at 57 and then tion and administration of unemployment insurance laws at the work on issues that I care (so much) about at the national level.” state level, it is kind of a rush to have a role in actually Advising worker advocates throughout the United States is shaping federal law that will impact workers throughout the among Wentworth’s many responsibilities at NELP. During state country,” he says. “(Additionally), I spend time in two of the legislative sessions, he examines bills proposed in the states, best cities in the world — New York and DC — and work with provides research about what is good and bad for workers in the a lot of pretty dynamic people within and outside NELP.” legislation (as well as how related issues are being addressed in NELP’s federal advocacy work covers many issues other states), and delivers testimony to state legislatures. He also that require Wentworth to spend time among the movers handles media inquiries about unemployment insurance and and shakers in Washington. Approximately a year ago, for provides technical assistance and legal advice to legal services instance, he got involved in an effort to “fix” a provision attorneys representing unemployed workers in unemployment in federal law, under which hundreds of thousands of insurance administrative hearings. It is work for which unemployed workers were hit with major benefit cuts for Wentworth’s years of experience with the Connecticut DOL having taken temporary or part-time jobs — an effort prepared him well. “The achievement (about) which I am most that involved meetings with the White House economics proud is building (DOL’s) Office of Program Policy,” he says. team. “I am the kind of guy who still weeps openly during “The office is an unusual hybrid. In addition to four attorneys ‘West Wing’ reruns,” says Wentworth, “so to be sitting in who form the agency’s in-house counsel, there are four experi- a room in the back of the White House talking about how enced professional staff who formulate unemployment insurance to make the law work better for unemployed people… policy and provide guidance to staff making eligibility decisions… Well, it doesn’t get much better.”

5 “At the time I was a student, the Civil Clinic was focused on representing special education or the last twenty years, Patrice students and their families. The opportunity F McCarthy ’81 has served as dep- to see the challenges faced by school boards uty director and general counsel for the in providing and funding appropriate services, Connecticut Association of Boards of and by families in meeting their child’s needs, Education (CABE), a nonprofit member- ship association that serves as a critical had a lasting impact on me.” resource to the 1,500 school board volunteers in Connecticut. PATRICE MCCARTHY ’81 “CABE provides legal guidance, policy and labor relations services,” says McCarthy. “We also serve as an advocate in the ments, or the roles of the board and superintendent. In [those legislature, courts and before federal and state agencies, and cases], I help them work through the legal requirements, and we submit briefs as amicus curiae at the request of our school perhaps offer some practical suggestions based on my many boards in cases having statewide impact.” years of working with boards. McCarthy, who has served on the board of the Connecticut On the other hand, sometimes I’ll get a call at 9:00 a.m. and School Attorneys Council since 1984, got her feet wet working the caller will ask, in a very tentative voice, ‘Would it be OK if with statewide associations during her Law School years when we took this action in executive session?’ It becomes clear that she served as a staff associate at the Connecticut Conference [he or she] took the action last night, and has second thoughts of Municipalities (CCM). “At CCM, I learned a great deal about about its legality. That’s why the professional development we the operation of statewide membership organizations, as well provide to school board members is so critical. They don’t need as specific issues,” she says. “For example, my colleague Don to become experts in the law, but they do need to recognize Kirshbaum, who later became my husband, taught me about potential legal issues and ask the right questions before acting.” school finance.” One of the facets of her job that McCarthy particularly McCarthy’s interest in education as a career dates back to enjoys is that there is no “typical” day at the office. “Calls from her undergraduate days at Mount Holyoke, where she earned members, testifying before the General Assembly, developing her teacher certification. Ultimately, she decided she wanted to policies for the CABE board of directors…and participating in find a way to use her legal training to improve public education. the oral argument before the Connecticut Supreme Court in When her father spotted an ad for the position of staff attorney Wethersfield Board of Education v. State Board of Labor Relations for the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, she (teacher evaluations are a permissive subject of bargaining) can arranged for an interview and was hired. “At the time I started at happen any day,” she explains. CABE (1983), I was the only attorney on staff,” says McCarthy. McCarthy emphasizes that her commitment to public educa- “Over the years, my responsibilities expanded and I became tion, coupled with the fact that new and interesting issues con- deputy director and general counsel (in 1991).” tinue to emerge in the field, make her work with CABE challeng- Today, much of McCarthy’s work at CABE is what she refers ing and exciting, so much so that she has never gotten the urge to as “preventive” law — helping board members and superin- to practice law in a more “traditional” legal setting like a large tendents act within the constraints of state and federal law. “I law firm or as a solo practitioner. “The variety of roles I play at field phone calls from our members and the media, and present CABE has always been more appealing to me than the traditional numerous workshops at the local, state and national levels,” practice of law,” says McCarthy, the recipient of the National she explains. “I also serve as an advocate at the legislature, School Boards Association’s “Distinguished Service Award” in reviewing and providing input on the impact of legislation on 2007. “I am very fortunate to have wonderful colleagues practicing public education in Connecticut.” education law in Connecticut and around the country who are McCarthy continues. “I will frequently receive a phone call very generous with their expertise and support. The attorneys late in the afternoon from a school board chairman or superin- at both the state and national level demonstrate wonderful col- tendent before their board meeting. They might have a question legiality — not something the legal profession is always known about student discipline, Freedom of Information Act require- for. That collegiality works to the benefit of public education.”

6 went to law school not to argue over laws, but to change he met Barry Scheck, one of the co- “I them.” That’s how Stephen Saloom ’96 summarizes a founders of the Innocence Project (IP), diverse public interest law career that has included working for with whom Saloom shared an interest in a Connecticut lobbying firm, the American Civil Liberties Union criminal justice policy (as well as a love of Massachusetts, the Boston-based Criminal Justice Policy for New Orleans jazz). “Through Barry, Coalition, Public Citizen, the National Association of Criminal I learned that the Innocence Project Defense Lawyers, and the Innocence Project — where, since was breaking away from being simply a legal clinic, and was 2004, he has served as policy director. incorporating as its own 501(c)(3) so that it could do more work Saloom says that he initially intended to stay in Connecticut and specifically advance the policy agenda that flowed from the to pursue his legal career but headed to Boston rather than “be DNA exonerations they had spearheaded,” Saloom explains. single in Hartford.” With experience under his belt lobbying “Barry, IP co-founder Peter Neufeld, and (its) executive director, on behalf of the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union and the Maddy deLone, invited me to become their first policy director Connecticut Legal Assistance Resource Center, Saloom was and, in October 2004, I began in that position. Eight years after able to land a half-time lobbying job with the Criminal Justice graduating from UConn Law, I was finally being paid full time Policy Coalition. To supplement his income, he also found with benefits from one job!” part-time work raising funds for the National Lawyers Guild While building a staff and making connections across the of Massachusetts, serving as a contract attorney for a private country, Saloom served as the lead lobbyist for the Innocence law firm, and working as an intake attorney for the ACLU of Project, both in DC and throughout the United States. “It was Massachusetts. “It was a very untraditional career route for a wild first few years pulling it all together,” he says, “but being most attorneys,” says Saloom, “but I was happy to be able to blessed with an excellent organization, great colleagues, dedi- do the work I was doing and, thus, never seriously considered cated policy staff, and fantastic people to work with throughout doing legal, much less advocacy, work in the for-profit sector. the national Innocence Network, we have been able to help I don’t have a problem with making money, but I wanted to pass more than 60 wrongful conviction reform laws and impact dedicate my work to making the world a better place…” numerous other policies over the past six years. I’m pleased to While working as the part-time executive director of the stay we seem to still be going strong.” Criminal Justice Policy Coalition, Saloom sought and received Saloom continues. “In my work as policy director, I have to a scholarship to New York University to study non-profit understand how laws are interpreted by lawyers and judges, and management, a career move that he believed would complement how changes in those laws can be interpreted — and twisted. I his already considerable advocacy skills. “Fate intervened after do not represent clients, but anticipate how all potential parties September 11, 2001, and instead of going straight to NYU from would be impacted by the changes in law I seek — and changes Boston I threw my belongings in storage and took a three- that my adversaries also seek...I find my work so satisfying month solo cross-country drive…” recalls Saloom, who also because of the challenges, the people, the mission and the results.” served as an adjunct professor in Suffolk University’s graduate program in criminal justice. “While travelling I visited a girl- The Innocence Project was founded in 1992 to assist friend and classmate from UConn Law, Deena Maerowitz ’96, prisoners who could be proven innocent through DNA who was lobbying for Planned Parenthood in Washington, DC… testing. To date, the Innocence Project, which is affiliated She convinced me to move to DC to keep working in criminal with the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva justice policy advocacy, which I did. We were married soon University, has played a major role in helping to exonerate afterward.” 271 people in the United States, including seventeen who In Washington, Saloom landed a job with the National served time on death row. The organization reports that Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), which was these people served an average of thirteen years in prison

starting a legislative advocacy program with its state affiliates, FACbefore T being exonerated and released. a program Saloom was asked to head up. While at NACDL,

7 ongtime followers of Connecticut Sarasin’s long and fascinating career path began in private L politics undoubtedly remember practice. “After UConn Law (then on Woodland Street in Hartford), Ronald A. Sarasin ’63, a three- I practiced at Bracken and Zoarski in New Haven and then with term member of the United States Joseph Perelmutter in Seymour,” recalls Sarasin. “Our firm, House of Representatives, Connecticut which was then known as Perelmutter, Sarasin and Cohen, was gubernatorial candidate in 1978, and a very general country practice. We did it all: domestic relations, two-term member of the Connecticut negligence, real estate, probate, etc.” House of Representatives. What most of those same people While running his law practice, Sarasin became involved in might not know is that, for the last eleven years, Sarasin has politics when, as a result of redistricting, his hometown of Beacon been president and CEO of the United States Capitol Historical Falls was combined with Seymour and Bethany to form a new Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-partisan educational entity district. “I ran against the incumbent representative in 1966 founded in 1962 with the mission of informing the public about and lost,” he says. “I ran against him again in 1968 and won...In the Capitol Building, its art and architecture, and the people 1972, I ran against a fourteen-year incumbent congressman and who have served there. “The Society was founded by Fred won my first election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Schwengel, a member of Congress from Iowa,” says Sarasin, Connecticut’s Fifth District. I was reelected in 1974 and 1976.” a U.S. Navy veteran who grew up in Beacon Falls, CT and After losing the race for governor to Ella Grasso in 1978, attended the University of Connecticut with the help of the G.I. Sarasin says he decided not to come back to Connecticut to Bill. “(Schwengel) had been a high school history teacher and practice law. “Frankly, I was concerned that if someone asked realized that no organization was attempting to provide historical me to write a brief and take it to the courthouse, I would not information about the Capitol on a non-political basis. With the know how to do one or find the other.” Instead, Sarasin remained help of Senator Hubert Humphrey, and others on both sides in Washington and worked for an international consulting firm of the aisle, the Society was incorporated into the District of for a few years and then became the director of government Columbia and chartered by the United States Congress.” relations for the National Restaurant Association, where he According to Sarasin, the Society fulfills its mission with a wide worked from 1983 until being recruited in 1990 to be the presi- range of programming, symposia and publications dealing dent and CEO of the National Beer Wholesalers Association. with the history of the Capitol Building, including a traveling So how did Sarasin end up returning to the historic building exhibit called From Freedom’s Shadow, which highlights the where he spent so much time as a congressman? “I was a involvement of enslaved and free Blacks in the construction of member of the board of directors of the United States Capitol the Capitol. “We are in our sixteenth printing of We, the People, Historical Society and was about to retire from the National an illustrated guide to the Capitol, which was originally published Beer Wholesalers Association when my predecessor decided with the cooperation of the National Geographic Society,” he to retire,” explains Sarasin, who is the third person to head up adds. “We also publish an illustrated calendar with historical the Society. “I was then asked if I would take on the full-time factoids for every day of the week.” responsibility of president and CEO as of January 1, 2000. I have been here ever since.” Ronald Sarasin ’63 lives in McLean, Virginia, just across Clearly, Sarasin has no regrets about where his career path the Potomac River from Washington, DC. He and his wife, has led since graduating from UConn Law 48 years ago. “The Leslie, an attorney who is president and CEO of the Food Society’s offices are in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Building Marketing Institute, have a twelve-year-old son, Douglas. next door to the Hart Senate Office Building,” he says. “Because Sarasin also has a forty-nine year old son, Michael, from of our relationship to the Capitol Building I am in and out of the a previous marriage. “I have learned that you have to Capitol Complex almost every day. I am able to maintain my separate (your children) in age so you can afford to personal relationships with members of Congress and develop educate them,” he says. relationships with new members as they come here to serve...

FAC T I love my job.”

8 As a boy, Alan E. Green ’74 lived with his family in Rice “There is, in fact, a direct Heights, a public housing project in Hartford that he remembers connection between education, as being safe, clean and supportive. Today, in his role as execu- tive director of the Hartford Housing Authority, Green is leading employment and housing, and a concerted effort to make public housing in his hometown a it is very simple: One cannot place where young people can once again grow up in a safe, get good employment without vibrant community so that 50 years from now their childhood a good education and one memories will be as fond as his. “I’m not going to tell you cannot get good housing without good that I can recapture the past,” said Green in an interview with Hartford Courant columnist Stan Simpson shortly after his employment. The three are inseparable.” appointment at the Housing Authority. “But we do have to do ALAN E. GREEN ’74 more than just build housing; we have to look at ways to rede- velop communities.” Green’s nonstop work continues unabated. Under his leader- For all intents and purposes, Green has dedicated his entire ship, the Hartford Housing Authority is rebuilding a number professional life to community building and economic develop- of high density projects built in the post WWII-era — including ment. Prior to becoming executive director at the Hartford Dutch Point, Stowe Village and Charter Oak Terrace — with Housing Authority in January 2008, he served for five years a focus on home ownership, as well as new, affordable rental as president and CEO of the Hamden-based New Samaritan units. Part of Green’s vision for the future of affordable public Corporation, the largest charitable, not-for-profit manager of housing in Hartford includes creating a nonprofit real estate affordable housing in Connecticut, with more than 80 housing development corporation to spur on economic development in sites. Before that, he was the founding partner of Green, Wilson the neighborhoods surrounding the rebuilt projects. He pas- & Associates, a consulting firm that has helped manage sionately believes that the establishment of retail, recreational, numerous charitable foundations, as well as provided strategic education, health and other vital services in proximity to public planning services for a variety of nonprofit corporations, including housing is the key to reestablishing — and maintaining — the the American School for the Deaf, the House of Bread, and quality of life he and his family enjoyed in the 1950s. “At the Riverfront Recapture. Green’s long and diverse career in public Hartford Housing Authority, we are in the business of service also includes serving as the executive director of the building communities,” said Green, “and we can’t do that Community Foundation of Greater New Haven and as associate without partnering with others. Without community director of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. building, we will only be in the business of ‘warehousing’ “The Law School helped me define my future,” said Green people, as my late predecessor, John Wardlaw, used to upon receiving a distinguished service award from the Law say. We can’t let that happen.” School Alumni Association in 2009. “The influence of faculty like Hugh Macgill, Bill Breetz, Terry Tondro and others set the Alan Green met his wife, Constance example of what it means to pursue public service as a career.” Belton Green ’72, in the library at the “Alan’s life journey has served as a beacon of hope for many former site of the Law School on 1800 of Hartford’s inner city youngsters and adults,” said former Asylum Avenue. Belton Green, the first Appellate Court Judge (now Connecticut Supreme Court Justice) Non-Profits African-American woman to graduate Lubbie Harper, Jr. ’75, who introduced Green at the awards cere- from UConn Law, was most recently chief mony. “I continue to marvel at his work ethic and his quiet and diversity officer and executive assistant unassuming demeanor — a demeanor which belies his internal to the president of Eastern Connecticut and physical strength…He is a true public servant and we are State University. all better off as a result of his passion for public service. Alan FAC T has worked nonstop over the years to make a difference in erving people’s lives.”

9 S aculty News

Faculty Publishing Diana Leyden, Chapter 17 in and Care (Miriam Ticktin and Ilana Effectively Representing Your Client Feldman, eds., Duke University FBOOKS Before the IRS (American Bar Press, 2010) Diana Leyden, Advocating for Low Association, June 2010) Income Taxpayers: A Clinical Studies BOOKS EDITED Casebook (3rd Edition), (Vandeplas Patricia A. McCoy, “Federal Peter L. Lindseth and Susan Publishing, September 2010) Preemption, Regulatory Failure Rose-Ackerman, eds., Comparative and the Race to the Bottom in US Administrative Law (Edward Elgar Patricia A. McCoy, Banking Law Mortgage Lending Standards,” Publishing Limited, 2010) Manual Supplement, Second Edition: in The Panic of 2008 (Lawrence Federal Regulation of Financial Mitchell and Arthur E. Wilmarth, Jr., BOOK REVIEWS Holding Companies, Banks and eds., Edward Elgar Press, 2010) Bethany Berger, Review of What Thrifts (Lexis Publishing 2010) Blood Won’t Tell by Ariela J. Gross, Thomas Morawetz, “Law and 25 Continuity and Change 348 (2010) Thomas Morawetz (with John Literature” in A Companion to Diamond, Kit Kinports and Rory Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory, Mark W. Janis, Review of The Little), 2010 Supplement, Criminal (2nd Edition), (Dennis Patterson, ed., Epochs of International Law by Law: Cases and Materials, Third Wiley-Blackwell Publishers, 2010) Wilhelm G. Grewe and Michael Edition (Lexis Publishing/Matthew Byers, 57 Netherlands International Bender, 2010) Ángel Oquendo, “Constitucionalismo Law Review 495 (2010) en los Estados Unidos y más allá,” in Ángel Oquendo, Latin American El Constitucionalismo Mexicano: ARTICLES Law (2nd Edition), (Foundation influencias Continentales Y Jill Anderson, “The Language of Press 2010) Trasatlanticas (Editorial Siglio XXI), Lives.” 16 Connecticut Insurance Law (Patricia Galeana ed., 2010) Journal 439 (2010) Richard Pomp, 2011 Guidebook to Connecticut Taxes (Richard Peter Siegelman (with Steve Thel), Jon Bauer (with Patrick Malone), Pomp, ed., CCH State Guidebooks, Willfulness v. Expectation: A Defense “Unethical Secret Settlements: Just September 2010) of Willful Breach Doctrine, in Fault Say No,” Trial (September 2010) in American Contract Law, Omri Richard A. Wilson, Writing History ben Shahar and Ariel Porat, eds. Bethany Berger, “Reconciling in International Criminal Trials (Cambridge University Press 2010) Equal Protection and Federal Indian (Cambridge University Press, 2011) Law,” 98 California Law Review 1165 Richard A. Wilson¸ “When (2010) BOOK CHAPTERS Humanity Sits in Judgment: Diana Leyden, Chapter 24 and 25 Crimes Against Humanity and the Sara Bronin, “Curbing Energy in 2011 Guidebook to Connecticut Conundrum of Race and Ethnicity at Sprawl with Microgrids,” 43 Taxes (Richard Pomp, ed., CCH State the International Criminal Tribunal Connecticut Law Review 547 (2010) Guidebooks, September 2010) for Rwanda,” in In the Name of Humanity: The Government Threat

10 January 19, 2011 A Final Accounting: Holocaust Survivors and Swiss Banks (Carolina Academic Press) Author: Leonard Orland, Oliver Ellsworth Research Professor of Law Reader: The Honorable Edward R. Korman, U.S. District Court, AUTHOR MEETS READER Eastern District of New York Workshops February 17, 2011 Power and Legitimacy: Reconciling Europe and the April 22, 2010 Nation-State Outrageous Invasions: Celebrities’ Private Lives, (Oxford University Press) Media, and the Law (Oxford University Press) Author: Peter L. Lindseth, Olimpiad S. Ioffe Professor of Author: Robin D. Barnes, Professor of Law International and Comparative Law Reader: Susan Schmeiser, Associate Dean for Student Life Reader: Alexander Somek, Charles E. Floete Chair in Law, and Professor of Law The University of Iowa, College of Law

December 6, 2010 March 30, 2011 Law’s Imagined Republic: Gods at War: Shotgun Popular Politics and Criminal Takeovers, Government by Deal, Justice in Revolutionary America and the Private Equity Implosion (Cambridge University Press) (Wiley Publishing) Author: Steven Wilf, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Author: Steven M. Davidoff, Professor of Law Development and Joel Barlow Professor of Law Reader: David Arthur Skeel, S. Samuel Arsht Professor of Reader: Alison LaCroix, Assistant Professor of Law, Corporate Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School University of Chicago Law School May 12, 2011 December 8, 2010 Writing History in International Repressive Jurisprudence in the Criminal Trials Early American Republic: (Cambridge University Press) The First Amendment and the Author: Richard A. Wilson, Gladstein Chair and Professor Legacy of English Law (Cambridge University Press) of Anthropology and Law Author: Phillip I. Blumberg, Dean and Professor of Law and Reader: Carol Greenhouse, Professor and Chair, Department Business, Emeritus of Anthropology, Princeton University Reader: Bruce H. Mann, Carl F. Schipper, Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

11 Deborah Calloway, “Using Thomas Morawetz, “Law and System on the Home and Mortgage Mindfulness Practice to Work with Literature,” A Companion to the Disclosure Act. McCoy currently Emotions,” 10 Nevada Law Journal Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory, serves as assistant director for mort- 338 (2010) 2nd edition (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010) gage and home equity markets for the newly established Consumer Michael Fischl, “Really Sticky Leonard Orland, “DOJ Should Financial Protection Bureau in Default Rules,” a review of “Toward Indict Julian Assange,” The National Washington, DC. Third Party Liability for Wage Theft” Law Journal (December 13, 2010) by Brishen Rogers in 31 Berkeley COURTROOM Journal of Employment and Labor Richard Pomp, “The Unfilled Todd Fernow ’83 successfully Law 1, JOTWELL (Journal of Things Promise of the Indian Commerce argued for the appellant in AFSCME, We Like (Lots) — Work Law Section, Clause and State Taxation, 63 Tax Council 4, Local 1565 v. Department an online journal sponsored by the Lawyer 897 (2010) of Correction et al. in a case heard University of Miami) by Connecticut’s Supreme Court Peter Siegelman (with Steve Thel), in September. In the opinion, writ- Hillary Greene, “Patent Pooling “Testing for Adverse Selection in ten by Justice Joette Katz ’77, the Behind the Veil of Uncertainty: Insurance Markets,” 77 Journal of court affirmed that an arbitrator in Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Risk and Insurance 39 (2010) a discharge proceeding involving a the Vaccine Industry,” 90 Boston corrections officer cannot be permit- University Law Review 1397 (2010) Robert Whitman (and Julia C. Zajac ted to use the officer’s entry into an ’10), “Fiduciary Accounting Statutes accelerated rehabilitation program as Richard Kay (with Laurence Claus), for the 21st Century,” 36 American evidence of wrongdoing. “The Constitutional Judge as Positive College of Trust and Estate Counsel Legislator in the United States,” 58 Law Journal 443 (Fall 2010) ACADEMIC CONFERENCES American Journal of Comparative and SYMPOSIA Law 479 (2010) Faculty Speaking Jon Bauer, Margaret Martin, July 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010 Ellen Messali ’10 and a client of Peter Kochenburger (with Richean the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic Zhiyan Li, Pierpaolo Marano), LEGISLATIVE TESTIMONY who was granted asylum, spoke “Conflict of Interest of Insurance Richard A. Wilson chaired to students at the University of Brokers,” IX Insurance Law Review the November meeting of the Connecticut School of Social Work (AIDA) 21 (2010) Connecticut State Legislature’s Task in November about the asylum Force on the Achievement Gap. The process and problems faced by Alexandra Lahav, “Portraits of task force studies, monitors, and asylum seekers. Resistance,” 57 UCLA Law Review considers effective ways to close the 725 (2010) achievement gap between racial and Sara Bronin participated in socioeconomic student groups in the 14th National Latina/o Law Alexandra Lahav, “The Curse Connecticut. Student Conference in October at of Bigness and the Optimal Size Yale Law School, where she pre- of Class Actions,” 63 Vanderbilt TESTIMONY sented “Pursuing a Career in Legal Law Review En Banc Roundtable In September, Patricia A. McCoy Academia.” (November 2010) testified before the board of gov- ernors of the Federal Reserve

12 Steven Davidoff was a panelist in Alexandra Lahav was a discussant Sachin Pandya presented October at the 7th Annual Institute for a panel entitled “Law and War” “Affirmative Action After Ricci: on Corporate Securities and Related in July at the Northeast Law and Detecting the Stealth Erosion of Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions Society Conference in Amherst, MA. Precedent” in July at the Colloquium at Penn State’s Dickinson School of on Current Scholarship in Labor Law. Davidoff presented two papers Leslie Levin was an orga- and Employment Law at Washington in November at the 2010 Conference nizer and speaker at the fourth University Law in St. Louis. on Empirical Legal Studies at Yale annual International Legal Ethics Law School. Conference at Stanford University Jeremy Paul delivered a Law in October. She presented Preview lecture on property at Duke In October, Michael Fischl present- “Immigration Lawyers and the Law and at the University of Miami ed “Promoting Employee Voice in Lying Client.” In November, Levin School of Law in July. the New American Economy” at the presented “Specialty Bars as a Site Marquette Law Review Symposium. of Professionalism: The Immigration Richard Pomp was a panelist at the In November, Fischl joined Thanos Bar Example” at a conference at the New York University State and Local Zartaloudis of Birkbeck School of University of St. Thomas School of Tax Conference in New York City in Law (University of London) for a spe- Law’s Holloran Center for Ethical December. cial guest seminar on “The Theory Leadership in the Professions. of Common Law Precedent” spon- Steven Wilf spoke at the University sored by the Law and Humanities In November, Peter L. Lindseth of Minnesota Law School in Program at the Benjamin N. Cardozo chaired a panel at the American November on his newest book, Law’s School of Law, Yeshiva University. Society for Legal History Imagined Republic: Popular Politics Annual Meeting in Philadelphia and Criminal Justice in Revolutionary Kaaryn Gustafson presented on “Comparative Method and America. Also in November, Wilf “Without a Pot: Bathrooms, Non- Administrative Law History: Europe, chaired a panel at the American Ideal Bodies, and the Law” at the America and East Asia.” Lindseth Society for Legal History Annual Third National People of Color Legal was a featured speaker in December Meeting in Philadelphia on “Colonial Scholarship Conference at Seton at a conference on comparative Encounters: English, Islamic & Hall Law in September. constitutionalism in the US and Zoroastrian Law in the Later British the EU at American University in Empire.” Mark W. Janis lectured in October Washington, DC. on “America and International Law” Richard A. Wilson presented at the University of Tilburg, The Patricia A. McCoy spoke in “Special Intent in International Netherlands. Janis gave a talk on October at the Cooper-Walsh Criminal Trials: Legal Epistemology teaching international business law Colloquium at Fordham Law and Subjectivity” in October at at the Villanova Law Review Norman School on “The Loan Modification the Northeast Law and Society J. Shachoy Symposium at Villanova Dilemma.” McCoy chaired a panel Conference at Amherst College. University School of Law in October. in November at the Conference In November, Janis presented on Empirical Legal Studies at Yale ASSOCIATIONS “Failing International Law: The U.S. Law School entitled “Mortgage Darcy Kirk moderated and Hillary Supreme Court in Medellin v. Texas” Foreclosure Policy.” Greene was a presenter at the to the Public International Law annual meeting of the American Discussion Group at Oxford University. Association of Law Libraries (AALL)

13 in Denver in July. They spoke on Manchester, NH in September on FACULTY WORKSHOPS “AALL, Boycotts and Antitrust — Is “How to Improve the Delivery of Anne Dailey presented a faculty There a Nexus?” Trust Services in the Future.” workshop at UCLA School of Law in November. Alexandra Lahav spoke in October In November, Richard A. Wilson at the District of Connecticut Bench- organized a panel and presenter Kaaryn Gustafson co-chaired the Bar Conference in Portland. for “Law and Subjectivity” at planning committee for the 8th the American Anthropological Annual Junior Faculty Development In July, Richard Pomp was a Association’s annual meeting in New Workshop sponsored by the Society speaker at the Multistate Tax Orleans. of American Law Teachers (SALT) Commission’s Annual Conference in and Latina and Latino Critical Legal Hood River, OR. Pomp was a speaker PROFESSIONAL GROUPS Theory, Inc. (LatCrit) that was at the 30th Annual National State Tax In September, Steven Davidoff held at the Sturm College of Law in Judges Conference in September. presented “Broken Promises: October. He also was a keynote speaker in Private Equity Bidding Behavior November at the California Tax and the Value of Reputation” for the Peter L. Lindseth spoke in October Policy Conference in San Diego and Corporate Governance Symposium about the EU as a form of “admin- a featured speaker at the Hartman at The Argentum Conference 2010 in istrative governance” on a panel Conference on State Taxation in Stockholm. entitled “The Legal Constitution of Nashville. Europe,” as part of the tenth anni- Peter Kochenburger presented on versary celebration of the Program Patricia A. McCoy moderated the the topic of retained asset accounts in Law and Public Affairs (LAPA) discussion “Looking Inside ‘Dodd- at the 2010 Fall National Meeting of at Princeton University’s Woodrow Frank’ — The Wall Street Reform the National Association of Insurance Wilson School of Public and and Consumer Protection Act” in Commissioners in Orlando. International Affairs. November at the premiere event of a series of lectures sponsored by Leonard Orland spoke in Ruth Mason presented her paper UConn’s School of Business November at the Practicing Law (with Michael Knoll) “What is Tax Financial Accelerator, Hartford. Institute Financial Services Industry Discrimination?” at a University Regulatory Compliance & Ethics of Virginia School of Law Faculty Darcy Kirk was the luncheon speak- Forum 2010 in New York City. Workshop in September. In October, er at the Annual Meeting of the Mid Mason presented the same paper at America Law Libraries Association in In October, Richard Pomp was a Georgetown Law faculty workshop. October in Iowa City, IA. the luncheon speaker at the Tax Also in October, Mason moderated a Executives Institute in Chicago and a panel on “Sunsetting Legislation” as Robert Whitman was planning speaker at the Chicago Tax Club. part of the UConn Law Tax Lecture chair for the 13th Annual Advanced Series for which she serves as the American Law Institute-ABA Course Stephen Utz presented a paper on organizer. of Study for the Estate Planner, “International Tax Reform Measures: Litigator, and Corporate Fiduciary Recent and To Come” to the Tax In October, Steven Wilf was a fea- Counsel on July 15 and 16 in Boston. Club of Hartford in November. tured guest speaker at a number of Whitman also spoke to the New events for the Program in Law and England Association of Bankers in Public Affairs (LAPA) at Princeton

14 sidebar University’s Woodrow Wilson School In June, Susan Herbst left sunny Atlanta, where she was executive vice of Public and International Affairs, chancellor and academic officer for the University System of Georgia where he serves as the Microsoft/ — a system with 35 public universities, more than 330,000 students and LAPA Fellow in Law, Property approximately 10,000 faculty members — to assume her duties as the and the Economic Organization 15th president of the University of Connecticut. Herbst, the first woman of Society. He delivered a talk to lead UConn, is well prepared to take on the many challenges ahead, as entitled “Imagining and Beginning: her sparkling academic and administrative credentials attest. Rethinking the Origins of American Herbst earned her B.A. in political science from Duke University — yes, UConn fans, Duke Law;” participated in a roundtable — in 1984 and her Ph.D. in communication theory and research from the University of Southern discussion on intellectual property California Annenberg School for Communications in 1989. Upon completion of her doctorate, she as part of the tenth anniversary cel- spent 14 years on the Northwestern University faculty, where she rose to become chair of the ebration of the LAPA program; and political science department and associate dean for faculty affairs. In 2003, Herbst headed back presented “Intellectual Property and east (she was raised in Peekskill, NY) to serve as the dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Temple Social Movements in 19th Century University. From 2005 until assuming her duties for the University System of Georgia in 2007, she America.” was provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at SUNY-Albany, where she also served as acting president for a year. Herbst, who held a faculty appointment as a professor of SPECIAL EVENTS public policy at Georgia Tech during her tenure at Georgia, is the author of many scholarly journal In July, Steven Davidoff spoke at articles and books. Her most recent book, Rude Democracy: Civility and Incivility in American the Korean Legal Research Institute Politics, was released in September 2010. (KLRI) in Seoul, Korea at the KLRI Although Herbst, a self-described “huge sports fan,” is a loyal Duke graduate, she says that she 20th Anniversary International is ready to root for the Huskies. “There’s a funny article on the Internet about me having gone to Conference. In September, Davidoff Duke,” said Herbst in an interview that first appeared in ctmirror.org. “It was shown…that I have a was a guest participant at Shearman Dukie Barbie doll and the (UConn) students said I am not allowed to bring that with me…I will take & Sterling’s Fifth Annual Corporate that under consideration because I am all UConn now.” Governance Symposium in New Joining her on the sidelines will be her husband, Doug Hughes, and their two children: Daniel York City, where he spoke on a panel Hughes, 16, and Becky Hughes, 15. entitled “Drama in the Boardroom... Reacting to Stockholder Activism.” Pro Bono Work In 2009, the Law School began a Pro Bono Pledge Program to In September, Jeremy Paul deliv- encourage students to recognize the value of pro bono work in the ered the opening speech for the practice of law and to begin to fulfill their obligation to perform pro 2010-2011 speaker series of the bono service while still attending law school. Students are eligible Emanuel Brotherhood at Emanuel for pro bono recognition when they surpass certain thresholds, 50 Synagogue, West Hartford. hours or 100 hours of service over the course of their law school careers. Many students now perform pro bono work under the AWARDS AND auspices of student organizations and outside organizations, but RECOGNITION there is potential for much more activity. Clinical Professor Timothy Jon Bauer was recognized in July Everett '84 would like to bring together current students with as one of the “groundbreakers graduate attorneys who do pro bono work on their own or through who help make change happen in organizations. If you do pro bono work and would like a UConn Connecticut” by the American with Law student to work with you, please contact Professor Everett at Wanted Disabilities Act (ADA) Coalition of [email protected]. For more information visit Connecticut. www.law.uconn.edu/student-handbook/pro-bono-and-public-interest

15 sidebar On June 7, the first patent was issued to a client of the Law School’s Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic. Patent no. 7,955,128 was issued to inventors Preston Shutlz and Kevin Crowl of Skyko International LLC of Putnam, CT for a method, system and assembly for transferring electrical power adapted to provide power to a grounded aircraft. It was the hard work of the Clinic’s students under the steady guidance and close supervision of Professor Lily She also was elected to the execu- Neff that made drafting, filing and ultimately the issuance of the patent possible. Neff joined the tive committee of the Section on faculty of the Clinic in fall 2010. She is a practicing patent attorney with an extensive background in Antitrust and Economic Regulation the areas of cyber law, patent law, trademark law, trade secrets, copyright law, and intellectual of the Association of American Law property licensing and transaction work. She came to the Law School with more than 20 years of Schools. experience with IBM, as both an engineer and attorney. Skyko International LLC, a company with offices in several states, provides engineering design Peter Kochenburger was reap- and services out of its Putnam, CT office to many Connecticut companies. Shultz, a Connecticut pointed in December as a National native, has worked closely with the Clinic and expressed his appreciation of the Clinic’s work. He Association of Insurance Commis- found Skyko’s relationship with the Clinic to be extremely valuable and the level of cooperation and sioners (NAIC) funded consumer effort in following up with Skyko’s work to be extremely gratifying. representative. The Clinic was established by the Connecticut legislature in 2006 as part of broader legislation designed to strengthen Connecticut’s economy through innovative new programs which support Alexandra Lahav has been elected emerging companies. Since opening its doors in January 2007, the Clinic has assisted or is currently to the executive committee of the assisting more than 165 of Connecticut’s innovator-entrepreneurs on diverse intellectual property Professional Responsibility Section and related business law issues. The Clinic’s clients come from all eight counties in Connecticut and of the Association of American Law represent more than 65 different cities or towns. Services are provided by law students under the Schools. supervision of experienced intellectual property attorneys. The students possess a wide range of technology expertise and industry experience. Leonard Orland has been reelected In July of 2008, the Clinic was honored as one of six law school clinics in the nation selected by the as chair of the board of trustees of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) to participate in a two-year pilot program under which law Federal Bar Council, a 3,000-member students are granted limited recognition to practice patent and trademark law under attorney super- organization of federal attorneys and vision before the PTO. In 2010, the IP Law Clinic’s participation in this program was renewed. And judges of the Second Circuit. now in 2011, with its first patent issued to one of its clients, the Clinic has achieved another milestone.

In November, James Stark Alexandra Lahav received the first APPOINTMENTS was appointed to a task annual Fred C. Zacharias Scholarship Michael Fischl and Ruth Mason force analyzing the Prize for her article “Portraits of were appointed as contributing costs and effectiveness Resistance: How Lawyers Respond editors for JOTWELL (Journal of of alternative dispute to Unjust Proceedings,” 57 UCLA Things We Like (Lots) — Work Law resolutions programs Law Review 725 (2010). The prize Section, an online journal sponsored in Maryland.

honors outstanding legal ethics by the University of Miami). News scholarship. Lahav was presented the prize in January 2011 at a meet- Hillary Greene was named a con- ing of the Association of American tributing editor to the Antitrust Law Law Schools Section on Professional Journal, a peer-reviewed journal Responsibility. published by the Antitrust Section

of the American Bar Association. aculty

16 F “Professor McGrath stood above the well qualified (applicant) pool, and as the lead in the university’s produc- not only for her deep understanding of CULI’s operations and mission, tion of Promises, Promises, clearly loves her but also for her clear sense of direction concerning CULI’s future.” work. “What I really like about CULI is that With those — and other — kind words, Dean Jeremy Paul we have two missions,” says McGrath, an announced the appointment of Barbara McGrath ’83 as presi- adjunct professor who teaches Building dent and executive director of the Connecticut Urban Legal Urban Communities to students assisting Initiative, Inc. (CULI), a campus-based nonprofit partner of CULI each semester. “One is to provide the Law School that helps urban organizations revitalize com- students with experience dealing with real munities through the provision of transactional legal services. clients who have real transactional legal McGrath, who has served as CULI’s assistant director since issues involving real estate, taxes, contracts, intellectual property 1998, will assume her new duties on July 1, 2011, the effective to some degree, corporate structure, employment law and date of the retirement of CULI’s first — and only — president, strategic planning. Our other mission is to provide quality legal William R. Breetz. services to nonprofits in order to strengthen the communities we McGrath joined CULI with an already sparkling legal resume serve…I get to do a little of everything.” and a strong commitment to economic development. From 1983 Looking ahead, McGrath hopes to build on the good work to 1991, she was an associate at Day, Berry & Howard (now Day accomplished by CULI under the leadership of Bill Breetz. “We Pitney LLP), where she concentrated on tax and banking matters. are currently working on enhancing the on-line services we In 1991, she was selected by the Weicker administration to serve provide utilizing a technology grant from the Hartford Foundation as deputy commissioner of the Connecticut Banking Department, for Public Giving,” she says. “Bill has always been very entre- after which she founded and served as president of the preneurial…It’s going to be very different without him here.” Connecticut Economic Development Fund (CEDF), an innova- When off the clock, McGrath is deeply involved in her own tive, state-wide small business loan program and foundation community, Windham (where, until recently, she chaired the that supports neighborhood-based strategic planning around town’s Board of Finance), as well as in her 25-acre yard, the site economic development. “My involvement in public interest work of a very large community flower and vegetable garden that she goes back to my time at Day, Berry & Howard, when I signed and neighbors tend to during the growing season. on to do some small nonprofit and community-based pro bono The latest in a long line of lawyers (McGrath’s father, stepfa- work,” says McGrath, whose pre-law school life included two ther, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather years working in children’s book publishing in New York. “That were all attorneys in the Boston area), McGrath is married to interest blossomed when, as deputy banking commissioner, I John J. McGrath ’85, the newly elected probate judge of the was able to build some very good relationships with a number Colchester-Windham District. They have three children — each of community-based organizations. I ended up substantially of whom just might buck the family tradition of pursuing a expanding that network while I was at CEDF, where I was much career in the law: Michael, 28, who just completed his masters more aggressive helping communities address their economic in creative writing at the University of Virginia; Mary Adair, 25, development challenges.” who is currently a special education teacher in Houston as part During her 13 years at CULI, McGrath has helped provide of the Teach for America program; and Frances, 22, a recent low-cost legal services to nearly 500 nonprofit clients working to graduate of Hampshire College. enhance economic development in many of Connecticut’s most distressed urban areas. “Initially, CULI focused on economic “Barbara is a pure delight and I shall development in Hartford and Waterbury,” she says. “Today, we greatly miss working with her. work with non-profits all over the state, such as Upper Albany CULI is in fine hands.” Profile Development, Inc. (in Hartford); the Connecticut Center for WILLIAM R. BREETZ Advanced Technology; the Fairfield County-based Supportive FORMER PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Housing Works; the Somali Bantu Community Development CONNECTICUT URBAN LEGAL INITIATIVE, INC. Center; and the Willimantic Whitewater Partnership, Inc.” McGrath, whose outgoing personality undoubtedly served her well as both a member of Yale’s first women’s singing group aculty

17 F round Campus

The Law School is the site of a wide range of events throughout the year, Aproviding wonderful opportunities for students, faculty, graduates and members of the Greater Hartford community to share diverse views and experiences. The following is a list of some of the many activities that took place on and around campus during the fall 2010 semester. Due to space constraints, references to University of Connecticut School of Law faculty include titles only.

(Front) Daniel Goren ’11, Editor in Chief, Connecticut Law Review; Professor Alexandra Lahav, Faculty Advisor, Connecticut Law Review; The Honorable Denny Chin; Dean Jeremy Paul (Back) Steven M. Greenspan ’85, Partner, Day Pitney LLP; John Langmaid ’11, Symposium Editor, Connecticut Law Review

July 6 - 29, 2010 September 7, 2010 University of Connecticut School Welcome Back Barbeque of Law/Robinson & Cole LLP Sponsored by the Student Bar Summer Law Institute Association and the Office of the Dean Sponsored by Robinson & Cole LLP September 7, 2010 August 26 - 27, 2010 “Learn at Lunch” New Student Orientation and Sponsored by the Jewish Law Students Community Service Projects Association Sponsored by the Department of Academic Affairs September 14, 2010 The Honorable José A. Suarez ’93, 2010 Day Pitney Visiting Scholar a Superior Court judge in Rockville, delivers opening remarks to students September 2, 2010 Lecture in Hartford Public High’s Law and On Campus Reception: Pullman & Speaker: The Honorable Denny Government Academy. The students Comley LLC Chin, Judge, United States Court of participated in the University of Connecticut School of Law/Robinson Sponsored by the Career Planning Appeals for the Second Circuit & Cole LLP Summer Law Institute Center Co-sponsored by the Day Pitney where Law School students worked Foundation and the Connecticut Law as Robinson and Cole Law and Government Community Teaching September 2, 2010 Review Fellows to deliver a law-based cur- Student Organization Fair riculum to Hartford High students entering the tenth grade in the fall. Sponsored by the Student Bar Association

18 “Sentencing is one of the September 27, 2010 most difficult things we do Panel Discussion: “Meet the Faculty — Tax Law and Public as judges, even when we Policy” know the right sentence Sponsored by the Department of to impose…and a good Academic Affairs defense lawyer makes it even harder.” September 29, 2010 Panel Discussion: Government THE HONORABLE DENNY CHIN and Public Sector Law Careers UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Panelists: Kevin Ahern ’05, Staff FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT Attorney, Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission; Joseph September 15, 2010 J. Chambers ’04, Assistant Attorney Panel Discussion: “Connecticut’s General, Office of the Attorney Affinity Bar Associations — An General, State of Connecticut; Essential Resource in a Difficult Elizabeth Conklin, Case Manager; Economy” Division of Diversity and Equity, Sponsored by the Connecticut University of Connecticut; Patrick Hispanic Bar Association in con- J. Lamb ’04, Assistant Ethics junction with the South Asian Bar Enforcement Officer, Office of State Association of Connecticut, George Ethics, State of Connecticut; Julia K. W. Crawford Black Bar Association, Lentini, Staff Attorney, Connecticut Connecticut Asian Pacific American Department of Social Services; Bar Association and the Career Stacey Owens, Staff Attorney, Planning Center Connecticut Department of Public Health; Emily Graner Saxton, September 22, 2010 Deputy Assistant State’s Attorney, “Alternatives to Fall Recruiting” Office of the Chief State’s Attorney, Sponsored by the Career Planning Center State of Connecticut Sponsored by the Connecticut Bar September 23, 2010 Association/Young Lawyers Section A packed house of students, graduates, Debate: Candidates for Attorney and the Career Planning Center faculty and guests gathered in the Starr Hall Reading Room on General, State of Connecticut September 23, 2010 for a spirited Martha A. Dean ’86 and George C. September 30, 2010 debate between the candidates for Connecticut attorney general: Jepsen Graduate Gathering Republican Martha A. Dean ’86 and Co-sponsored by the Connecticut Law Columbus Park Trattoria, Stamford Democrat George C. Jepsen. Jepsen Tribune, the University of Connecticut Sponsored by the University of would go on to win the November election — as well as serve as the School of Law, and Lexis/Nexis Connecticut Law School Alumni featured speaker at the Law School’s Association, Inc. 2011 commencement exercises.

19 sidebar October 1, 2010 In today’s heated political climate, few topics arouse more spirited debate than the role the United Stated Constitution plays in the lives of American Informational Meeting: Lawyers citizens. That debate — and a long-standing commitment to addressing Without Borders the timeliest topics of the day — were the inspiration for the Connecticut Christina Storm, Founder and Law Review’s fall 2010 symposium, held on October 15. The symposium, Director, Lawyers Without Borders entitled “Is Our Constitutional Order Broken?: Structural and Doctrinal Sponsored by the International Law Questions in Constitutional Law,” featured keynote speaker Sanford V. Society Levinson, visiting professor of law at Harvard Law School and W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood Jr. Centennial Chair and Professor of October 1, 2010 Government at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law. Presentation: “Blogging on the In his remarks, Levinson, an outspoken Iraq War” critic of the U.S. Constitution and presi- Matthew Gallagher, Junior Army dential power, noted that he had become Officer, U.S. Army, and author, “something of a crank” as doubts he had Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in a long held about the Constitution deep- Savage Little War ened. “If I had to select a single worst Co-sponsored by the International feature of our Constitution…it would be Law Society, Military Law Society, the inability to amend [it] as a practical and the University of Connecticut matter. What that means is that any dis- School of Law’s International Programs cussion of any Constitutional amendment reveals you are quixotic, a flake, or a October 2, 2010 crank…someone who is not truly knowl- “Fall Ball” edgeable about the way the American system of government works...That Sponsored by the Student Bar just stifles any serious discussion about what a functional or democratic Association or unbroken Constitution might look like in the 21st century.” Among the other constitutional law scholars participating in the October 7, 2010 October 15, 2010 symposium were Law School Dean Jeremy R. Paul, “Meet and Greet” — Attorneys who presented a paper on presidential term limits; Shayla C. Nunnally, from ESPN a political science professor at UConn; Charles R. Venator Santiago, an Holland Campbell, Counsel assistant professor of Latino politics, public law and political theory at (Trademark); Ken Gordon, Counsel UConn; and Professor Mario Barnes of the University of California, (Corporate/ Distribution); Wendi J. Irvine, School of Law, who taught Constitutional Law as a visiting Kemp ’89, Assistant General Counsel professor at the Law School in 2009. (Employment/ Labor); Paul Sarkis, Assistant Counsel (Informational “…Almost all state constitutions are more democratic Technology) Sponsored by the Arts, Entertainment than the United States Constitution.” and Sports Law Society SANFORD V. LEVINSON VISITING PROFESSOR OF LAW, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, AND October 12, 2010 W. S T. JOHN GARWOOD AND W. S T. JOHN GARWOOD JR. CENTENNIAL CHAIR Meeting, Discussion and Prayer AND PROFESSOR OF GOVERNMENT, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN SCHOOL OF LAW Sponsored by the Christian Legal Society

20 October 12, 2010 sidebar As part of the Intellectual Property and Technology “Are You Happy? Hour” Law Society’s IP Tea program, on October 15 Law Sponsored by the Office of the Dean School students were treated to an informative presenta- tion by two graduates who played a major role in the October 12, 2010 growth and success of CiDRA, a Wallingford-based Film: “The Cove” company that manufactures fluid-flow measuring Co-sponsored by the Environmental sensors used today in the mining, oilsands, and pulp Mark R. Myers ’08 Law Society and the Student Animal and paper industries. The presentation, entitled Legal Defense Fund “Beyond Invention: Lawyering and the Creation of Wealth from Intellectual Property,” featured Michael October 13, 2010 Grillo ’91, vice president and general counsel of CiDRA Training Session: “Keep the (and one of the company’s first employees when he Power On” signed on as the in-house attorney in 1997); and Mark Sponsored by the Public Interest Law Myers ’08, who before joining CiDRA in 1998 as head Group of software and embedded systems, spent eleven years as an engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory October 14, 2010 and four years at Pratt & Whitney and the United Final Argument: William R. Technology Corporation Research Center. (Today, Davis Mock Trial Competition Myers, who has a Ph.D. in applied mathematics, runs Co-sponsored by the Office of the Dean his own technical and business consulting firm, Point Mike Grillo ’91 and the Mock Trial Society Break Associates, Inc.) In addition to discussing the start-up of CiDRA, Grillo and Myers focused on how one October 14, 2010 of the company’s patented inventions — a fiber-optic sensor capable of accurately measur- Brown Bag Event: “Immigration ing pressures, temperatures and oil flows in deepwater wells around the world — was Reform — The 14th Amendment marketed and sold (in 2001) to Weatherford Industries (a major oil well service company) and Current Immigration Law for $130 million. In reviewing the Weatherford deal, Grillo and Myers illustrated how Topics” unlocking the potential value of intellectual property often requires the integrated applica- Speaker: Peter D. Goselin ’95, tion of skills across a wide range of legal disciplines. Partner, Livingston, Adler, Pulda, Meiklejohn & Kelly, PC “A real take-home (from the presentation) was the interrelation Co-sponsored by the American Civil of the concepts taught in law school, including traditional IP Liberties Union (UConn Chapter), Black Law Students Association and material, contract law, business organization law, negotiations Latino Law Students Association and employment law…I personally envision myself taking a similar career path as Mr. Grillo, hopefully gaining experience October 15, 2010 in all of the adjacent areas (of the law) required to support Symposium: “Is Our innovation and start-up technologies…” Constitutional Order Broken?” Keynote Speaker: Sanford V. CHRISTOPHER POTTS ’12 Levinson, Visiting Professor of Law, PRESIDENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY LAW SOCIETY Harvard Law School, and W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood,

21 “Democratic systems can Association/Young Lawyers Section be quite problematic if and the Career Planning Center they allow rampaging October 19, 2010 majorities to override the Presentation: “The Best Kept rights of minorities.” Secret”

SANFORD V. LEVINSON Speaker: Dr. Nancy Cappello, Presi- VISITING PROFESSOR OF LAW, HARVARD dent and Founder, Are You Dense, Inc. LAW SCHOOL, AND W. S T. JOHN Sponsored by the Women’s Law Professor Sanford V. Levinson GARWOOD AND W. S T. JOHN GARWOOD, Students Association (in honor of JR. CENTENNIAL CHAIR AND PROFESSOR Breast Cancer Awareness Month) Jr. Centennial Chair and Professor OF GOVERNMENT THE UNIVERSITY OF of Government, The University of TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW October 20, 2010 Texas School of Law Panel Discussion: Careers in Participants included: Shayla C. October 19, 2010 Intellectual Property Law Nunnally, Professor, Department Discussion: “Human Trafficking Panelists: Nancy Kennedy ’05, of Political Science, University of in the United States: A Look at Partner, Alix, Yale & Ristas LLP; Connecticut; Jeremy Paul, Dean and United States v. Paris” Amy L. Kokoski ’08, Associate, Thomas F. Gallivan, Jr. Professor Speakers: Helen Armstrong and Judy Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP; of Real Property Law; Charles Hyde, Members, Free the Slaves; Scott A. Lydon ’08, Associate, R. Ventator Santiago, Assistant Sergeant Chris McKee and Detective McCormick, Paulding & Huber LLP Professor, Latino Politics, Public Law Deborah Scates, Lead Investigators Sponsored by the Intellectual Property and Political Theory, Department Co-sponsored by the Asian Pacific and Technology Law Society of Political Science, University of American Law Students Association, Connecticut Black Law Students Association, October 21, 2010 Sponsored by the Connecticut Law International Law Society, and Presentation: “Prisoners of the Review South Asian Law Students Census” Association Speaker: Peter Wagner, Executive October 18, 2010 Director, Prison Policy Initiative Intellectual Property Tea: October 19, 2010 Sponsored by the Student Bar “Beyond Invention: Lawyering Panel Discussion: Trusts and Association Diversity Committee and the Creation of Wealth from Estates Law Careers Intellectual Property” Panelists: Alfred R. Casella ’96, October 26, 2010 Speakers: Michael Grillo ’91, Vice Associate, Murtha Cullina LLP; “Meet and Greet” President, Corporate Development, Lisa Nachmias Davis, Member/ Daniel Mach, Director, Program on and General Counsel, CiDRA Corp.; Manager, Davis O’Sullivan & Priest Religious Freedom, American Civil Mark R. Myers ’08, Vice President, LLC; Thomas Flanagan, Law Office Liberties Union; Sandra Staub, Legal Research and Advisory Services, of Thomas Flanagan; David Director, American Civil Liberties Nerac, Inc. Shepard, Law Offices of David Union of Connecticut Sponsored by the Intellectual Property Shepard; Lisa Staron, Attorney, Sponsored by the UConn Law and Technology Law Society and the Barber & Staron LLC Chapter of the American Civil Office of the Dean Sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Liberties Union

22 October 26, 2010 Susan Gainen, Principal, Pass the Panel Discussion: “Meet the Baton LLC Faculty — Business/Commercial Sponsored by the Career Planning Center Law and the JD/MBA Program” Sponsored by the Department of November 4, 2010 Academic Affairs Presentation: “The Language, Culture and History of the October 28, 2010 Middle East” First-Year Orientation Speaker: Thomas Saadi, Assistant Sponsored by the Career Planning Center Attorney General, State of Connecticut, and Captain, U.S. Army October 29, 2010 Reserves Judge Advocate General’s Homecoming Tailgate Corps Sponsored by the Student Bar Sponsored by the Military Law Society Association November 5, 2010 November 1, 2010 18th Annual Public Interest Law “Are You Happy? Hour” Group (PILG) Auction Sponsored by Jeremy Paul, Dean and Sponsored by the Public Interest Law Thomas F. Gallivan, Jr. Professor of Group Real Property Law On November 5, the Public Interest November 8, 2010 Law Group (PILG) held its 18th November 2, 2010 Presentation: “Legal and Annual Auction in the Reading Room at the Law School. Students, Workshop: Resume and Cover Economic Transformations and graduates, faculty, staff and friends Letter Writing Business Challenges in China” of the Law School helped PILG to Sponsored by the Career Planning Speaker: Henry (Hong) Liu, Partner, raise more than $23,000 to support the PILG endowment held at the Center DLA Piper, Former Director- University of Connecticut Law General, China Securities Regulatory School Foundation, Inc. The PILG November 3, 2010 Commission endowment funds summer grants for students working in public interest Presentation: “Creating a Path Sponsored by the Chinese Law Students jobs and other public interest in the 21st Century” Association activities.

23 November 9, 2010 November 15, 2010 November 17, 2010 Workshop: Public Interest International Education Week Presentation: “Recent and Future Résumés Panel: “Is Study Abroad for Reforms of Foreign Tax Credits, Sponsored by the Career Planning Center You?” Tax Deferral and Subpart F” Sponsored by the University of Speaker: Stephen Utz, Professor of Law November 9, 2010 Connecticut School of Law Sponsored by the Tax Club of Hartford Judicial Internships: The Nuts International Programs and Bolts November 18, 2010 Sponsored by the Career Planning Center Hot Topics: Labor and Employment Law November 10, 2010 Participants: Attorneys from Jackson “Corporate Raw: Thinking Lewis, Aetna and Otis Elevator Outside the (Corporate) Box” Sponsored by the Labor & Employment Guest Speakers: Christine Law Society Bromberg, Partner, Robinson & Cole LLP; Jeffrey Jennes, Vice President/ November 29, 2010 Senior Compliance Officer, Hartford Intellectual Property Tea: “Trade Investment Management, The Secrets: Litigation, Tax, and Fifty Hartford; Umar Moghul, Partner, Million Dollars” Murtha Cullina LLP; Richard Sigal, Speaker: Fletcher Thomson, ’01, Partner, Hawkins Delafield & Wood Associate, Rogin Nassau LLC LLP; Chrystal Szeto ’09, Associate, Co-sponsored by the Intellectual Bracewell & Giuliani Property and Entrepreneurship Law Sponsored by the Corporate and Clinic, Intellectual Property and

Securities Law Society The Honorable Dennis G. Eveleigh ’72 Technology Law Society, and the Office of the Dean November 11, 2010 November 15, 2010 Film: “Sergio” Presentation and Q&A November 30, 2010 Sponsored by the International Law Speaker: Justice Dennis G. Eveleigh ’72, Presentation: “Careers in Public Society Connecticut Supreme Court Policy” Sponsored by the Connecticut Moot Speaker: Stephen Saloom ’96, Policy November 11, 2010 Court Board Director, Innocence Project International Education Week Sponsored by the Career Planning Center Presentation: “Court Intelligence November 16, 2010 — International Approaches to “Anatomy of an Interview” November 30, 2010 Court Performance Evaluation Participants: Joey Lee Miranda, Presentation: Election and Ukrainian Practice” Partner, Robinson & Cole LLP; Procedures Speaker: Julia Sedyk LL.M. ’11 Elisabeth Pimental ’11 Speaker: Hans von Spakovsky, Sponsored by the University Sponsored by the Career Planning Senior Legal Fellow and Manager, of Connecticut School of Law Center Civil Justice Reform Initiative, The International Programs Heritage Foundation Sponsored by the Federalist Society

24 sidebar On January 19, 2011, David Kappos, undersecretary of com- merce for intellectual property and director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), delivered the inaugural lecture in the Cantor Colburn LLP Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Distinguished Speaker Series. The speaker series was established through a generous gift from Cantor Colburn LLP, a leading intellectual property firm headquartered in Hartford.

“Given the evolution of IP law at UConn, we Hillary Green, Associate Professor of Law and Director, Intellectual Property and Entrepre- thought that the time had come for a lecture neurship Law Clinic; Jeremy Paul, Dean; David Kappos, Undersecretary of Commerce for series that would draw some of the world’s Intellectual Property and Director of the United leading figures in patent and trademark law.” States Patent and Trademark Offi ce; Philmore H. Colburn, II and Michael A. Cantor ’83, MICHAEL CANTOR ’83 Co-Managing Partners, Cantor Colburn LLP CO-MANAGING PARTNER CANTOR COLBURN LLP “Our intellectual property system has become the central feature of ensuring our country’s economic vitality in the future.”

DAVID KAPPOS UNDERSECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR, UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

December 2, 2010 December 13, 2010 Holiday Party Midnight Breakfast Sponsored by the Student Bar Sponsored by the Student Bar

Association Association Campus

December 6, 2010 David Kappos “Are You Happy? Hour” Sponsored by Jeremy Paul, Dean and Thomas F. Gallivan, Jr. Professor of

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25 A rofile: Class of 1978 Marilda L. Gándara ’78 spends lots of time these days tending to the spectacular flower gardens at her home in Hartford. Until her retire- ment three years ago, she spent most of her time — and boundless P energy — tending to the important philanthropic work of the Aetna Foundation, for which she your work is ‘done’ when the dollars are spent. But when you served as president from 1996 to 2008. “One of the reasons get people involved with a community organization, they are I went to work for Aetna was because they had a wonderful going to continue to connect with that, as well as other, orga- reputation for being supportive of volunteerism and philan- nizations. Long after I am gone, Aetna volunteer programs will thropy under John Filer, who was chairman in those days,” be producing for communities.” says Gándara, whose 30-year career with Aetna included 13 Among the communities to which Gándara remains most years as an attorney specializing in commercial real estate committed is the community of veterans who have served in and a stint managing the company’s $5 billion commercial real the U.S. Armed Forces. “I come from a very patriotic family estate problem portfolio. “As a Latina, I always wanted to do because we are political refugees from Cuba,” says Gándara, something for the community…even as I was taking on this who, as a ten-year-old in 1960, came to America with her fancy corporate job.” mother, just a year after her father fled to Mexico after being Gándara has never second-guessed her decision to join jailed by the Castro regime. “The gift of freedom is an amazing the corporate world fresh out of law school, largely because thing.” she was able to use her considerable talents to help the under- Gándara continues. “When my son, Paul (Alfonso), was served since “day one” of her Aetna career. “As a real estate in his early 20s, he went to see Saving Private Ryan. He came attorney, I got involved in a project where we rehabilitated back from the theater…and insisted that we do something 2,500 low-income housing units using neighborhood organiza- to inform his generation about the incredible price paid by tions and advocacy groups as the developers,” she says. “While American soldiers…We came up with the idea of a parade and on the business side, I helped create a program [through worked with Aetna and other companies and groups to get it which] Aetna employed law firms owned by women and people started.” Today, Gándara reports that the Connecticut Veterans of color to serve as outside counsel. Eventually, the program Day Parade is the largest parade of its kind in New England — was replicated by 145 Fortune 500 companies. I like to think thanks in part to an endowment fund established by the Aetna something like that had a real impact.” Foundation in honor of her retirement. As president of the Aetna Foundation, Gándara focused Ever the patriot, Gándara, who was once featured on the her efforts on having a “real impact” each and every day. “As cover of Latino Style magazine, continues to serve on the Aetna’s charitable arm, our first job was to make grants with executive committee for the Veterans Day Parade. She also a focus on the health arena, where Aetna has considerable serves on the boards of the Connecticut Forum, Hartford expertise,” says Gándara, who oversaw the awarding of $180 Hospital and Covenant Prep, a private boys’ middle school million in grants while head of the Foundation. “One of the that graduated its first class in June. In recent years, she has programs that had considerable impact was a [public service been honored by many organizations, including the American advertising] program we started several years ago with the and Connecticut Hispanic Bar Associations, and held leader- American Heart Association to address the misconception that ship positions with many nonprofits, including Hispanics in the number one cause of death among women was cancer, Philanthropy (which has raised more than $50 million for when it was actually heart disease…Today, if you ask what the Latino nonprofit capacity building), The Bushnell, Urban number one killer of women is, almost everyone says cardio- League of Greater Hartford, Metro Hartford Alliance, and the vascular issues.” Connecticut Council for Philanthropy. While Gándara is proud of the Foundation’s role in the As if Gándara weren’t busy enough, she is in the process of American Heart Association campaign, as well as in initiatives completing a nine-month master gardening program at UConn, addressing obesity and racial and ethnic health disparities, a requirement of which is to complete 30 hours of community she is particularly proud of the work she did to build the level service. “I’ll be doing mine mostly at Elizabeth Park,” says of employee volunteerism at Aetna. During her tenure at the Gándara, who lives within walking distance of the park with Foundation, more than 40 Aetna Volunteer Councils were her mother (now 82) and husband, Scott O’Keefe. “I’ll be established across the country, with grant and technical assis- weeding, trimming roses — and doing whatever else needs to tance from the Foundation. “I always thought building volun- be done.” teerism was my most important job,” she says. “With grants,

27 rofile: Class of 2012 Martha Perez ’12 has wanted to be a public interest lawyer since her middle school years, when an immigration attorney helped prevent the deportation of her family after P a bogus attorney duped her father out of $10,000. “My father had come to America from Mexico siblings, Jose and April (both of whom were born in the U.S.). to play mariachi in a band, which is how he obtained legal During 2008, she worked in marketing for Adhesive Tapes status here,” says Perez. “When he earned enough money he International. While that job did not involve the law, returning brought my mother and me to Danbury (CT), a town he fell to Danbury enabled her to get involved with the Danbury in love with when he played a few gigs there. I was only three Alliance, a group of community leaders opposed to the years old.” Danbury mayor’s efforts to implement Section 278(g) of the After settling in Danbury with his family, Perez’s father, Immigration and Nationality Act, which authorizes state and who was then supplementing his income as a day laborer, local law enforcement agencies to designate officers to perform began to seek permanent residency. “With immigration popu- immigration enforcement functions. “The 287(g) program lations everything back then was word of mouth,” explains made lots of immigrants in Danbury petrified,” Perez explains. Perez. “Essentially, my father knew someone who knew “My work focused on educating the immigrant community someone who knew a good attorney who was cheap and told through a series of ‘know your rights’ discussions. It was my us that we would have our papers in no time — and then he first real involvement in a grassroots organization.” disappeared.” After determining that she could “only learn so much about Fortunately, the next lawyer the family hired — Sharon adhesive tape,” in January 2009 Perez took a position as coor- Kennelly from White Plains, NY — was a proven, experienced dinator of board relations for the University of Connecticut immigration attorney. “By the time Sharon discovered that our Alumni Association in Storrs, a job that enabled her to get first ‘lawyer’ had applied for political asylum on behalf of my back into public service work. “And coming back to ‘UConn family, we were all on deportation lists,” recalls Perez, who Country’ wasn’t bad either,” she says. “I am a huge UConn became a U.S. citizen in 2006, as did her parents. “We didn’t person.” actually obtain our legal permanent residency status until I As a “huge UConn person” (figuratively, that is; she is all of was about fourteen, so the process lasted several years.” While 5’1”), it was a “no-brainer” to attend UConn Law, where Perez that process was traumatic, Perez is quick to point out that it has continued to pursue her passion for public interest law. played an important role in defining who she wanted to be. Since starting classes in the fall of 2009, she has worked as “Very early on, I knew I wanted to go to law school because of a summer intern for Greater Hartford Legal Aid; a translator Sharon and the situation we had faced. Ever since, law school for the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic; a law clerk in the has been the focus.” Inmates Legal Assistance Program at Schulman & Associates A graduate of Danbury High School, where she excelled in in Hartford; and as a mentor for the Connecticut Bar the classroom and on the cross country course, Perez went to Association’s Truanc y Prevention Program. During the UConn in the fall of 2003 to study psychology and history and summer of 2011, she is doing environmental toxic torts work pursue “anything that would help me get into and through law for the Chandler Group in New Haven, and when she returns school.” During the three-plus year period between her senior to the Law School in the fall she will begin an externship in year at Storrs and her first class at UConn Law, Perez pursued labor and employment law with Attorney Peter Goselin ’95. several opportunities to learn about the law and serve the Clearly, Martha Perez thrives on being very busy. When public interest. She was a part-time clerk at the Connecticut asked what she expects to be doing five years from now, she Civil Liberties Union, a position she was drawn to by her says she would like to be running a nonprofit with a focus desire to help protect people’s civil rights. Shortly after on the human trafficking that goes on between the U.S. and graduating from UConn, Perez went to work for a Bridgeport Mexican borders. Perez then pauses and laughs. “Actually, firm that specialized in malpractice work. “I thought it was a I don’t really know — and that’s the wonderful thing about good idea to do something that wasn’t public-interest oriented being at this stage of my career. If something doesn’t work out to see if I was interested,” she says. “I wasn’t — but I learned a the way I expect, I can always find another way.” lot about the amount of work it takes to be an attorney.” Faced with the need to earn more money, Perez moved back to Danbury to live with her parents and younger

29 lumni Association Awards Dinner

hree men of distinction in the legal profession criminal court or civil courts,” said Ellen B. Lubell ’72, T — The Honorable Anthony V. DeMayo ’51, who worked for Judge DeMayo in the New Haven Public AWilliam R. Breetz, and James Sicilian ’81 — were honored Defenders Office when she was a student in the Law at the Law School Alumni Association’s Annual Meeting School’s Criminal Clinic. “And he has worked — over- and Awards Dinner, held on October 13, 2010 at the worked — tirelessly to make that happen.” Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. Judge DeMayo, a judge “I promise to observe a basic rule,” said Judge DeMayo trial referee in New Haven who enjoyed a long and in accepting the Medal of Excellence. “Brevity is not a distinguished career as a Superior Court judge, received felony.” Holding to his promise, DeMayo went on to briefly the Medal of Excellence. Breetz, who started the Law thank “all of the wonderful people who have counseled School’s Civil Legal Clinic in 1970 and the campus-based me, assisted me and were just plain kind over the years, Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, Inc. (CULI) in 1997, including Law School faculty, members of the bar, court was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award. personnel, and even a few judges…I’ve also had the good The Distinguished Graduate Award went to Sicilian, fortune to be surrounded by my beloved daughters and a partner at Day Pitney LLP (formerly Day, Berry & my wife of almost 60 years, Eileen, steadfast to the last Howard), where he has practiced for nearly 30 years. and the perpetual optimist because she went to the altar After serving in the Army during World War II (a with me long before the bar results came out.” stint that included seeing action in the China-Burma- India Theater), Judge Anthony V. DeMayo returned to “When Tony became a judge he did not the U.S. to complete his undergraduate studies at Yale, stop believing that a legal system is best after which he attended UConn Law (then located on Woodland Street). During his remarkable 60-year career, judged by its least popular, least affluent DeMayo has distinguished himself as a public defender, and least powerful litigants.”

a private practitioner, a highly respected judge, and a ELLEN B. LUBELL ’72 tireless advocate of countless New Haven-based organi- LAW OFFICES OF ELLEN B. LUBELL zations, many of which have honored him. DeMayo has served as president of the Connecticut Bar Association, Since 1997, Distinguished Service Award winner William the New Haven Junior Bar Section, the Law School (Bill) Breetz has headed up the Connecticut Urban Alumni Association, and the Law School Foundation. He Legal Initiative, Inc. (CULI), a nonprofit corporation that also served on the CBA’s board of governors for 14 years has trained hundreds of Law School students to help and as editor of the New Haven County Bar Association CULI represent a broad array of Connecticut nonprofit bulletin for 16 years. DeMayo, who received the Alumni organizations in a range of business and real estate Association’s Distinguished Graduate Award in 1976, also transactions. A graduate of Dartmouth College and the has distinguished himself in the classroom, having taught University of Virginia School of Law, Breetz joined the as a lecturer in law at the University of New Haven and as Law School faculty in 1970 to teach civil procedure and a Guggenheim Fellow and trial practice tutor at Yale Law create the Civil Legal Clinic. In 1972, he joined Reid & School. Riege, P.C. as head of its Public Interest Law Department, “What has been a theme for Tony throughout his where he represented many nonprofit clients and years as a public defender, as a judge and in all his drafted the original legislation creating the Department volunteer activities has been his belief that poor people of Children and Families, as well as Connecticut’s first deserve quality legal services, whether they be in a Administrative Procedures Act. In 1986, Breetz formed

30 Matthew R. Peterson ’98, Immediate Past President, Law School Alumni Association; Dean Jeremy Paul; James Sicilian ’81; William R. Breetz; The Honorable Anthony V. DeMayo ’51; Mimi M. Lines ’80, President, Law School Alumni Association his own law firm, after which he was a partner at two “As I was exchanging stories with many of you other firms before returning to the Law School to start tonight, I was struck by how proud I am to be a lawyer CULI. He is currently of counsel at Levy & Droney P.C. in this state, in this law school, at this time,” said Breetz. A Uniform Laws commissioner for 20 years, Breetz “Lawyers of my generation often talk about the good old has been a reporter for the Uniform Common Interest days and what the practice used to be like…Certainly, Ownership Act since 1976. He currently co-chairs the some things have changed, but there are some things Joint Editorial Board on Uniform Real Property Acts that have not changed, including the subject of the award and is a member and former chair of Connecticut’s Law you have given me tonight. The amount of volunteer time Revision Commission. that so many lawyers I know devote to the public in this Former Law School Dean Hugh C. Macgill, who went state is really quite remarkable…So when you give me to law school with Bill Breetz and “had the honor of this award tonight I am accepting it as one of you.” trying to desegregate schools with him in southwestern Georgia” in the mid-1960s, spoke about the many “good “I want to express my gratitude to the things” his Law School colleague has accomplished over Alumni Association for highlighting the the years. “The Distinguished Service Award is going this work that CULI does here at the Law year to a person who has enormously enlarged the range School…It’s like being here with family of what the Law School does, the range and interests that it can accommodate, and the ambitions and aspirations it tonight.” can fuel,” said Macgill. “By precept and example, Breetz WILLIAM R. BREETZ has gotten things done that have made the Law School PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONNECTICUT URBAN LEGAL INITIATIVE, INC. and the world in which it lives better places.”

31 sidebar The University of Connecticut Law School Alumni Association, Inc. thanks the following for their generosity in buying tables to support the 2010 Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner.

Carmody & Torrance LLP Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, Inc. Day Pitney LLP Jackson Lewis LLP McCarter & English, LLP Reid and Riege, P.C. Tom Welch ’90, Dave Vatti '92 and Ross Garber ’92 Robinson & Cole LLP Rogin Nassau LLC Shipman & Goodwin LLP United Technologies Corporation Law Department The University of Connecticut Law School Alumni Association, Inc. The University of Connecticut Law School Foundation, Inc.

Distinguished Graduate Award recipient Jim Sicilian is a partner at Day Pitney LLP, where he represents clients

in trials and appeals of complex cases, including intel- Matthew T. Wax-Krell ’05 and Fletcher C. Thomson ’01 lectual property and antitrust disputes, and where he served, from 2002 through 2009, as chair of the firm’s rently chairs the board of the United Way of Central and Executive Committee. Upon graduating from UConn Northeastern Connecticut. He also serves on the board Law in 1981, Sicilian clerked for The Honorable Thomas of the Connecticut Bar Foundation and has served on J. Meskill ’56 of the United States Court of Appeals for the boards of the Connecticut Business and Industry the Second Circuit, after which he joined what was then Association and Law School Alumni Association. In 2007, Day, Berry & Howard. Over the years, he has held he was a recipient of the Human Relations Award pre- positions in many professional organizations, including sented by the National Conference for Community and serving as chair of the Antitrust and Trade Regulation Justice of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts. Section of the Connecticut Bar Association; a member “Jim is an understated and unassuming person of of the Executive Committee of the Intellectual Property enormous talent and substance,” noted Felix Springer Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association; a mem- ’79, a partner and colleague of Sicilian’s at Day Pitney. ber of the Grievance Committee of the United States “(While) the firm has benefited enormously from his District Court for the District of Connecticut; and a stewardship, I’d like to take particular note of one part Special Master for the United States District Court for of his legacy — Jim’s strong commitment to diversity the District of Connecticut. Sicilian, a staunch supporter and a mentoring program for all associates. Day, Berry of the communities in which he lives and works, cur- & Howard and then Day Pitney, became a much more

32 sidebar The presentation of the Law School Alumni Association’s Medal of Excellence to The Honorable Anthony V. DeMayo ’51 marked only the ninth time the medal has been awarded in more than 35 years.

1974 – George F. Muir ’39 1975 – William R. Davis ’55 1987 – Robert W. Fiondella ’68 1988 – William S. Zeman ’41 1989 – Wesley W. Horton ’70 1990 – William B. Rush ’59 John DiManno ’09 and Latonia Williams ’09 2004 – Ralph Gregory Elliot 2008 – William F. Gallagher ’83 2010 – Anthony V. DeMayo ’51

“Why is Tony DeMayo getting this award tonight when there are hundreds of other Law School grads who could also be recognized? Well, it’s really because for 60 years Tony has not had a day during which he has not given his time, passion

Ronald Johnson ’12 and The Honorable David Blackwell ’98 and energy to ensure justice for all.” ELLEN B. LUBELL ’72 diverse and strong organization as a result of Jim’s com- mitment. The Alumni Association could not have selected a more deserving candidate, both for all Jim has done and all that he is going to do.” “Jim Sicilian has been tireless in his efforts, “Felix, I never knew you as a writer of fiction until both as president of the Alumni Association tonight,” said a typically humble Sicilian upon receiving and as the drummer in our favorite band, his award. “I’ve spent almost 30 years working among the Street Vipers.” the most skilled, ethical and devoted lawyers I have ever

JEREMY PAUL Dinner Association Awards

met…I also had the opportunity to be educated at the University of Connecticut School of Law, which, as all of DEAN you know, is a very special place…To this day, I know I can call a classmate with a legal or personal problem and get an immediate response. That sense of community has contributed to the high level of civility in the practice of lumni law in our state. We all owe a debt of gratitude to the Law School for that.”

33 A iving Back

or Brian T. O’Connor ’68, a founding partner at F Diserio Martin O’Connor & Castiglioni LLP in GStamford, giving back goes well beyond his generous contributions to the Law School Foundation’s annual fund. Over the last 20+ years, for example, O’Connor has picked up the tab for a series of Stamford-area graduate gatherings, where alums get together to share memories, network with one another, and chat with the dean and other faculty members and staff. “There are hundreds of UConn Law alums practicing in Stamford, working for companies in the area, or living here and working in New York City,” says O’Connor. “The gatherings pro- vide a great opportunity for the dean to speak about the state of the Law School, while building a strong sense of community among those of us who attend. As far as I’m concerned, there is no substitute for face-to-face contact when it comes to reinforcing the importance of supporting the Law School.” In addition to his support of graduate gatherings,

O’Connor regularly invites Dean Jeremy Paul to Brian T. O’Connor ’68 Stamford-area events sponsored by such organizations as The Business Council of Fairfield County and the United United Way roast of O’Connor — a seating arrangement Way of Western Connecticut, where the dean eagerly that led to Ressel agreeing to speak at the Law School. spreads the word about the many great things happening “The more the major players know about the wonderful at UConn Law. “I believe that it is very important for our resource they have right under their noses the more that business leaders to know about the Law School and vice doors will open for UConn Law graduates looking for versa,” says O’Connor, who arranged for Dean Paul to good job opportunities.” sit next to UBS Securities CEO Teresa Ressel at a recent According to O’Connor, some of those job opportunities have included positions at his law firm, where he now “Brian has the head of a businessman, but the focuses on tax and transaction work, as well as succession heart of a social worker. He loves bringing people planning for small business. “Over the years, we have together to see what sparks might fly. Above all, hired lots of Law School graduates,” he says. “Six of the 20 attorneys working here today are UConn alums.” he is loyal to those who helped him along the way.” O’Connor continues. “I went to law school on a JEREMY PAUL scholarship and got a fabulous education at a bargain DEAN price. I am extremely grateful for that…That’s why I do everything I can to network and make connections that will assist young people coming out of UConn Law today. It’s yet another way I can help keep the chain going.”

34 n April 7, 2011 — less than a month after the experience at UConn Law gives O Fukushima earthquake caused major damage to me confidence that the Center four nuclear reactors in northeastern Japan — the Law for Energy and Environmental School’s Center for Energy and Environmental Law, and Law will be an independent, its generous co-sponsor, Entergy Corporation (an inte- non-partisan venue that industry grated energy company that ranks as the second-largest leaders, public officials and consumers nuclear energy generator in the United States), hosted a can look to for a thoughtful analysis of highly informative panel discussion on the complex legal, the issues.” technical and policy issues associated with nuclear waste. Twomey — who was joined at the April 7 panel Entitled “Nuclear Waste: The Challenges of Storage and discussion by Gerald Garfield, partner and chair of the Disposal,” the discussion featured experts on the subject Energy and Utility Law Department at Day Pitney LLP; of what should be done with spent nuclear fuel, including Michael Bauser, deputy general counsel at the Nuclear T. Michael Twomey ’90, vice president of external Energy Institute; Geoffrey Fettus, senior attorney at the affairs for Entergy Wholesale Commodities, the business Natural Resources Defense Council; and Frank Rives, unit that owns and operates five nuclear power plants in director of nuclear fuels at Entergy — was pleased with Massachusetts, Michigan, New York and Vermont. how the event went. “The topic of what should be done “Dean (Jeremy) Paul and I exchanged a few e-mails with spent nuclear fuel was a very important issue even after I accepted my (current) position,” said Twomey, before the recent events in Japan,” said Twomey, senior whose work focuses on issues related to the re-licensing regulatory counsel for BellSouth Corporation before by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of Entergy’s joining Entergy in 2002. “Now, with all of the attention Vermont Yankee, Pilgrim and Indian Point nuclear on the issue, it is a topic about which many people want facilities. “In the course of those exchanges, I mentioned to be informed and reassured. The panel discussion that I had seen the announcement regarding the new was comprehensive in its scope and provided those in Center for Energy and Environmental Law, that I thought attendance with meaningful information about the topic.” it was a very good addition to the Law School, and that Dean Paul wholeheartedly concurred. “There he should let me know if Entergy could do anything to couldn’t have been a better subject for the first panel support the Center. A few days later I received an e-mail discussion sponsored jointly by the Center for Energy from Lynn Fountain ’04, the Center’s director. She made and Environmental Law and our friends at Entergy a proposal for Entergy to support the inaugural event, Corporation,” he said. “We have lots of exciting things and we agreed to do so.” happening at the Law School, but none as crucial to the According to Twomey, Entergy was enthusiastic future of the school and the state as energy.” about helping to support the panel discussion because it posed an especially good opportunity for informed public “Everyone at the Law School is excited about our dialogue concerning an important and especially timely investment in training the next generation of energy issue in the nuclear industry. “The Law School can serve lawyers. But, of course, to succeed we will need as an important platform for the public debate over energy active partners such as Entergy Corporation.” issues,” he said. “We have a long list of difficult public policy and legal decisions to make in New England and in JEREMY PAUL the rest of the country about our energy future. It is critical DEAN that those decisions be based on facts and science. My

35 Fallon C. DePina ’08 and Christine Jean-Louis ’08

hree young Law School graduates active in the or educational obstacles or who belongs to a group T George W. Crawford Black Bar Association (see historically underrepresented in law school and the legal sidebar, p. 36) — Natalie Braswell ’07, Fallon C. profession. It will be awarded to a student who presents DePina ’08, and Christine Jean-Louis ’08 — recent- a record of leadership in diversity issues, or particular ly pooled their considerable talents and energy to help promise of substantial and distinctive multicultural establish the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association contributions to UConn Law and the legal profession.” Endowment at UConn Law. Once fully funded, proceeds According to Braswell, Crawford’s vice president, from the endowment will be used to award an annual the endowment, which will be held by the University scholarship “for a first-year student at UConn Law who of Connecticut Law School Foundation, Inc., was first has overcome significant economic, linguistic, cultural envisioned by Crawford’s founding members, but it wasn’t until the executive board of the organization “No cause at the Law School is more began to develop a plan of action a few years ago that the important than opening doors for Association’s vision began to take shape. “Many of us students for whom a low-cost were UConn Law alums and still had contacts with the professional education is a gateway administration at the Law School,” recalls Braswell, who is currently general counsel for the Office of the State to opportunity.” (Connecticut) Comptroller. “We contacted the Law School JEREMY PAUL Foundation…and after months of discussion… the DEAN endowment was officially established at the beginning of 2011.”

36 sidebar The George W. Crawford Black Bar Association (www.georgecrawford- blackbar.org) is a statewide volunteer organization of attorneys, judges “As a member of Crawford’s Student Initiatives and law students that represents the collective body of Black attorneys Committee, I was tasked with investigating different ways in Connecticut. Crawford’s purpose includes enhancing the role of Black we could broaden student giving (beyond the three unen- people in the legal profession and increasing their numbers in the state; dowed scholarships Crawford already awards),” explains focusing on legal issues that affect members of the Black community; DePina, an associate in the New Haven office of Wiggin providing a vehicle for interaction between members of the Association and Dana LLP and Crawford’s treasurer. “So many of us and Black businesses and professional and other organizations in the have strong ties to UConn Law, and it seemed like such state; and undertaking a myriad of professional development programs, a good idea to start with the Law School and with an activities and projects in pursuit of its mission. endowment that’s professionally managed.” Crawford’s roots go back to 1977, when the Greater Hartford Black Going with UConn was such natural fit,” adds Jean- Law Society was established. In 1979, the Society changed its name to Louis, who will join DePina at Wiggin and Dana once the George W. Crawford Law Association in honor of George W. Crawford, she completes the second year of her clerkship with U.S. Yale Law School’s second Black graduate and an outstanding advocate District Court Judge Alvin W. Thompson. “We could get and public servant during a legal career that spanned almost 70 years. In our feet wet, learn how the endowment process works, 2003, Crawford once again changed its name to the George W. Crawford understand what else we needed to do — and begin the Black Bar Association to help make the organization’s purpose and iden- task of funding the endowment.” tity more visible to newcomers to Connecticut and the legal profession. According to Braswell, DePina and Jean-Louis, the Today, Crawford is a vibrant association through which its approximately fundraising effort was kicked off in April at Crawford’s 300 members and supporters voice opinions and engage in meaningful, annual dinner, which featured a silent auction and the collective actions on issues facing Black attorneys and the many and distribution of pledge cards. “I was overwhelmed by the diverse communities they serve. outpouring of support from all the dinner attendees,” says DePina. “We raised approximately $10,000 of the $30,000 “Crawford members reached out to us as law students needed to establish the endowment.” and showed us what the legal profession in “We have five years to get that done,” adds Jean-Louis, Connecticut could look like in the future.” Crawford’s immediate past president, “so the fact that we are a third of our way to our goal after only a few months CHRISTINE JEAN-LOUIS ’08 puts us ahead of schedule.” CLERK FOR THE HONORABLE ALVIN W. T HOMPSON To contribute to the George W. Crawford Black PAST PRESIDENT, GEORGE W. C RAWFORD BLACK BAR ASSOCIATION Bar Association Scholarship Endowment, visit http://lawfoundation.law.uconn.edu, click on “Make a Gift,” select Annual Fund and write “Crawford Black Bar” on the “In Tribute” line. Or you can call 860-570-5340 or mail a check to University of Connecticut Law School Foundation, Development Office, 45 Elizabeth Street, Back

Hartford, CT 06105. Please write “Crawford Scholarship” on the memo line. iving

37 G lass Notes

1953 W. Cooney ’78 and James B. Streeto ’87 were at Trinity College in June. The conference Robert C. Hunt, Jr. has been inducted quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune article brought together leaders from the disciplines into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame entitled, “Setting Limits on Sarcasm in the of business, religion, academia, medicine by former Governor M. Jodi Rell. Hunt left Courtroom: Judge Says Cynical Comments and law to consider the role that the rule of Dartmouth College to enlist in World War II, OK If They Are ‘Isolated and Limited’.” Keefe law plays in an ordered and free society. In Cafter which he returned to Dartmouth to is a managing partner at Lynch, Traub, Keefe addition, Horton authored a Connecticut Law complete his undergraduate work. After & Errante, P.C., New Haven. Tribune article entitled, “Four Cases That graduating from the Law School, Hunt served Made Connecticut A Trailblazer: Supreme as partner and counsel for several Hartford Richard A. Wallace is the author of Anoka, Court Influenced National Debate With law firms, as well as town attorney for Avon published by Infinity Publishing in 2009. Education, Marriage Rulings.” Horton is a for more than three decades. Hunt provided senior partner with Horton, Shields & Knox, extensive pro bono legal services in his 1968 P.C., Hartford. community including serving as counsel for Kevin T. Kane, Joette Katz ’77 and James the Avon Fire Department, the Connecticut B. Streeto ’87 were quoted in a Connecticut 1971 Volunteer Fireman’s Historical Society and Law Tribune article entitled, “Picture Richard C. Robinson co-authored an the Avon Land Trust, which he founded. Imperfect: Justices May Be Ready to article in the Connecticut Law Tribune’s In addition, he has served on the Avon Consider Challenges to Photo Line-ups of Construction Law section entitled, “An Board of Education for almost 30 years; is Suspects.” Kane, Elizabeth M. Inkster ’82, Avenue for Subcontractors to Settle Claims: a founder, trustee and past president of the G. Douglas Nash ’76, Richard N. Palmer ’77 ‘Pass-through’ Process Makes Contractors Talcott Mountain Science Center; and is past and Robert J. Scheinblum ’92 were quoted Point Men in Litigation.” Robinson is chair president of the Avon March of Dimes and in a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, of the Construction Section of the Litigation the Farmington Valley Junior Chamber of “Justices Won’t Force Police to Record Department at Pullman & Comley LLC, Harford. Commerce. Hunt, a historian and long-time Interrogations: Court Favors Concept, But honor guard member of VFW Post 3292, is a Says Mandate Must Come From Legislature.” Victor Schoen was appointed to serve as a frequent Veterans’ Day lecturer in the Avon In addition, Kane and Norman Pattis ’93 were member of the Employees’ Review Board by public schools. panelists for “On the Individualized Jury former Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell. Voir Dire: Do We Question Too Much?” at The board hears the appeal of any employee 1957 the Juries and Justice Forum, co-sponsored who is included in any collective bargaining Lewis B. Rome and Eric Coleman ’77 were by the Connecticut Bar Foundation and unit of state employees. Schoen is the found- quoted in a CTMirror.org article entitled, the Quinnipiac Law School Criminal Law ing partner of the Hartford law firm Sullivan, “Judges Want New System for Pay Raises — Society. Kane is the chief state’s attorney for Schoen, Campane & Connon, LLC, where he After Budget Crisis Is Resolved.” Rome is a Connecticut. has specialized in labor law and education law partner with Rome McGuigan, P.C. and chair- for more than three decades. man of the Compensation Commission for Anthony Nuzzo, Jr., Melissa A. Farley ’91 Elected State Officers and Judges. and Michael P. Bowler ’92 were quoted in 1972 a Connecticut Law Tribune article, entitled, Dennis G. Eveleigh, Henry S. Cohn ’70 and 1959 “Offenses Online: State Web Site Now Spells Stephen R. Sarnoski ’85 were quoted in a Matthew Shafner was quoted in a Out Attorneys’ Grievance Histories.” Nuzzo Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, “Can Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, is a partner at Nuzzo & Roberts, L.L.C., Some Public Records Be Made Non-Public?: “Asbestos Litigation No Longer Has a Cheshire. Courts Consider Whether Towns Can Single Home: State Hopes Spreading Cases Withhold Grand List Information.” Eveleigh is Statewide Will Lead To Quicker Results.” 1969 a justice on the Connecticut Supreme Court. Shafner is a partner with Suisman Shapiro, Edward J. Dolan, Mark A. Dubois ’77 and New London. Beth D. Griffin ’89 were featured in the Kevin M. Tepas was inducted as a fellow Connecticut Law Tribune’s Dozen Who Made into the American College of Trial Lawyers. 1964 a Difference section, in an article entitled, Tepas is a partner at Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP, Thomas H. Dooley and John P. McKinney ’94 “Good Acts Can Come In Small Packages: Stamford. were quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune Unsung Heroes Are The True Backbone of article entitled, “State Ethics Board Turns the Legal Profession.” Dolan is a superior 1973 to Legal Society: Despite Resignations, court judge in Norwich. Peter J. Alter will serve as probate judge Understaffed Panel Dominated by Attorneys.” in the newly created 6th Probate District, Dooley, a licensed attorney from Vernon, 1970 which includes the towns of Hebron and serves as chairman of the Ethics Board. Henry S. Cohn, Dennis G. Eveleigh ’72 Glastonbury. Alter has been Glastonbury’s and Stephen R. Sarnoski ’85 were quoted in probate judge since 2004 and Hebron’s acting 1967 a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, probate judge since January 2010. He is prin- Arthur F. Evans, the founder of AF Evans “Can Some Public Records Be Made Non- cipal at Peter Jay Alter LLC, a firm he started Company, serves on the board of directors Public?: Courts Consider Whether Towns in Glastonbury in 1973. for the Bank of San Francisco. Can Withhold Grand List Information.” Cohn is a Connecticut Superior Court judge in New Howard B. Brown, Jr., former banking Hugh F. Keefe was quoted in a Connecticut Britain. commissioner of Connecticut, has joined Law Tribune article entitled, “Getting Bush and Miller, Attorneys at Law, P.C., of a Positive from a Negative: Defendants Wesley Horton co-chaired and acted as Atlanta. Brown is a former associate counsel Sentenced to Thousands of Hours of a panel moderator at the Connecticut Bar of a major insurance company, and a former Community Service Annually.” Keefe, David Association’s Rule of Law Conference held banking and securities regulator. In addition,

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Michelle G. Helmin Director of Communications University of Connecticut School of Law 45 Elizabeth Street Hartford, CT 06105 [email protected] or submit class notes via the Web at http://community.law.uconn.edu he is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Robert J. Devlin, Jr. was featured in a of International Law. Edelberg is of counsel American Bar Association, National Bar Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, with Murtha Cullina LLP, Stamford. Association, Gate City Bar Association, and “State Gets New Top Judge for Criminal the Pennsylvania Bar, and is a licensed media- Matters.” Devlin will succeed the Honorable Jane W. Freeman was featured in an tor before the Georgia Office of Dispute Patrick J. Clifford as chief administrative August 16, 2010 Connecticut Law Tribune Resolution. judge of criminal matters for Connecticut. article entitled, “Growing ‘Squamkins’ and In addition, Devlin and Leonard C. Boyle ’83 Other Organic Goodies: Attorney Turns Jeffrey L. Crown, Robert A. Randich ’86 were panelists on the “Juries and Sentencing: Gardening Hobby Into Year-Round Bountiful and Allan T. Driscoll ’77 were quoted in a Should Juries Have More Say?” panel at the Harvest.” While not gardening, Freeman Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, Juries and Justice Forum co-sponsored by practices at Cacace, Tusch & Santagata, “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way — to the Connecticut Bar Foundation and the Stamford. Object: Litigation over Estate Planning on the Quinnipiac Law School Criminal Law Society. Rise in Some Parts of the State.” Crown is Timothy R.E. Keeney was sworn in as pro- an estate planning attorney for Trustlawyer, Robert J. Lynn was confirmed as a New bate judge for the newly consolidated North LLC, Rocky Hill. Hampshire Supreme Court Justice. Lynn has Central Connecticut Probate District Court, been a Superior Court judge since 1992 and which serves the towns of Enfield, Somers, 1974 was appointed chief justice of the Superior Stafford and Union. Keeney was previously Margaret P. Levy was quoted in a Court in 2004. a deputy assistant commerce secretary in Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, President George W. Bush’s administration, “Under Covered: Many Capital Cases Get Gary S. Starr and Peter J. Murphy ’03 co- overseeing the operations of the National Little Media Focus.” Levy is a sole practitio- authored an article in the Connecticut Law Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ner in West Hartford. Tribune’s Elder Law section entitled, “Patient (NOAA). He also served as general Choice Versus Employee Rights: Conflicting counsel for NOAA during the Reagan admin- Richard T. Meehan, Jr. maintains the blog, Obligations? Courts Say Race Can’t Be istration. DUE PROCESS (http://blog.ctnews.com/ A Factor In Assigning Nursing Home meehan/), on the Connecticut Post Web site. Caregivers.” Starr is a partner with Shipman G. Douglas Nash, Kevin T. Kane ’68, His December 24, 2010 post, “Christmas & Goodwin LLP, Hartford. Elizabeth M. Inkster ’82, Richard N. Palmer ’77 Remembered,” was about his late father, and Robert J. Scheinblum ’92 were quoted Richard T. Meehan, Sr. ’59. Meehan is a Christine S Vertefeuille, Joette Katz ’77 in a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, senior partner with the Bridgeport firm of and Richard N. Palmer ’77 were featured “Justices Won’t Force Police to Record Meehan, Meehan & Gavin LLP. in a Connecticut Law Tribune article Interrogations: Court Favors Concept, But entitled, “Faulty Jury Instructions Harder Says Mandate Must Come From Legislature.” 1975 To Challenge: Court Limits Appeals On Nash is a public defender in Farmington. James D. Bartolini and Jane S. Scholl Constitutional Grounds For Criminal were featured in a Connecticut Law Tribune Defendants.” Vertefeuille is a senior judge on John D. Thomas is vice president and article entitled, “ ‘Back When I Started’: the Connecticut Supreme Court. state underwriting counsel of Stewart Title Attorneys Reflect on Changes in Legal Guaranty Company’s new Hartford office. Profession.” Bartolini is a partner at RisCassi Christine M. Whitehead spoke about her & Davis, P.C., Hartford, and Scholl is a debut novel, “Tell Me When it Hurts,” at the 1977 Superior Court judge in Hartford. Wallingford Public Library in November. Elizabeth C. Barton co-authored an article Whitehead is a solo practitioner in Hartford. in the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Land Use Michael Connery was featured in a and Environmental Law section entitled, Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, “A Alice B. Yoakum has joined the board of “Reporting Regulations Leave Room for New Career Sprouts from Grape Vine.” The directors of The Foundation of Community Improvement: Under Proposal, Businesses article featured Saltwater Farm Vineyard, Health. Yoakum has a long history of com- Would Have To Call In Small, Insignificant a vineyard Connery owns and operates in munity service beginning with her time at the Spills.” Barton is a partner in the real estate, Stonington, CT. In 2003 Connery planted Salisbury Planning and Zoning Commission environmental and land use department at his first grape vines and in April 2010 he in 1975 and continuing with her membership Day Pitney LLP, Hartford. began selling wine to the public. These in a variety of organizations. Yoakum also was days, Saltwater Farm Vineyard is a 15-acre a founding member of the Berkshire Taconic Mark R. Carta has been elected to serve as operation that produces five different types Community Foundation. She is a solo practi- the managing partner of his law firm, Rucci, of wines. tioner in Lakeville. Burnham, Carta & Carello LLP, Darien.

George E. O’Brien and Lubbie Harper, Jr. 1976 Eric D. Coleman was re-elected as a state were quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune Paul B. Edelberg has been appointed senator representing Connecticut’s 2nd article, authored by Patrick R. Lindsey ’10, to two positions by the American Bar Senatorial District. In addition, Coleman was entitled, “From The Electronic Typewriter Association (ABA) Section of International named as one of the co-chairs of the Senate to The iPad: Technology Has Transformed Law: liaison for the ABA Section of Judiciary Committee. Coleman and Lewis Legal Research and Communications.” International Law to the Connecticut Bar B. Rome ’57 were quoted in a CTMirror.org O’Brien is office managing shareholder at Association’s (CBA) Section of International article entitled, “Judges Want New System Littler Mendelson PC in New Haven. Harper Law; and vice chair to the China Committee for Pay Raises — After Budget Crisis is is a justice on the Connecticut Supreme of the ABA Section of International Law. Resolved.” Court, Hartford. He continues to serve as co-editor of the China Law Reporter for the ABA Section

39 Joette Katz, James B. Streeto ’87, and Kevin article entitled, “Taking Both Sides? CBA to Susan B. Handy received the 2010 MADD T. Kane ’68 were quoted in a Connecticut Law Examine Amicus Brief Policy.” Collins has her National President’s Award at a dinner in Tribune article entitled, “Picture Imperfect: own employment law and trusts and estates November. Handy is a Superior Court judge Justices May Be Ready to Consider practice in Hartford and is the immediate past in Connecticut. Challenges to Photo Line-Ups of Suspects.” president of the University of Connecticut In addition, Katz and Temmy A. Pieszak ’83 Law School Alumni Association, Inc. Peter D. Markle has been appointed were quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune deputy chief in the Violent Crimes and article entitled, “An Expert at Earning David W. Cooney, James B. Streeto ’87 Narcotics Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Reversals for Clients: Appellate Public and Hugh F. Keefe ‘67 were quoted in a Connecticut. Defender Made Mark Working on Ross Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, Case.” Katz, Richard N. Palmer ’77 “Setting Limits on Sarcasm in the Courtroom: Thomas J. Welsh has been appointed by and Christine S Vertefeuille ’75 were Judge Says Cynical Comments OK If They the Connecticut Speaker of the House of featured in a Connecticut Law Tribune Are ‘Isolated and Limited’.” Cooney is a part- Representatives to a four-year term as a article entitled, “Faulty Jury Instructions ner at RisCassi & Davis, P.C., Hartford. commissioner of the Connecticut Law Harder To Challenge: Court Limits Appeals Revision Commission. Welsh is principal of on Constitutional Grounds for Criminal David K. Leff was one of the headliners Brown & Welsh, P.C., Meriden. Defendants.” Katz is the commissioner of for Manchester Community College’s Mishi- Connecticut’s Department of Children and maya-gat Spoken Word & Music Series in 1981 Families. Prior to her appointment as com- October. In addition, Leff was featured in Kathleen I. Eldergill was featured in a missioner, Katz served as a justice on the a Canton Life article entitled, “David Leff Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, Connecticut Supreme Court. Combines Poetic Verse with Photographic “State Doctor Gets Damages After Expression.” The article was about Leff’s lat- Whistleblower Claim: CHRO Cites Numerous Allan T. Driscoll, Jeffrey L. Crown ’73 est book of poems and photography, “Depth Instances of Retaliation In Granting $178K and Robert A. Randich ’86 were quoted in of Field.” Leff is a former deputy commis- Award.” Eldergill is a partner at Beck & a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, sioner with the Department of Environmental Eldergill, P.C., Manchester. “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way — to Protection. Object: Litigation over Estate Planning on the Christine S. Horrigan was a panelist for the Rise in Some Parts of the State.” Driscoll is a Robert M. Shields, Jr. is the managing second debate of candidates for Connecticut’s Probate Court judge in East Hartford. partner at Horton, Shields & Knox, P.C. in attorney general in October at Quinnipiac Hartford. In addition to his trial and appellate University School of Law. The event was hosted Mark A. Dubois, Edward J. Dolan ’69, practice, he serves as an attorney trial referee by the Connecticut Bar Association, the and Beth D. Griffin ’89 were featured in the and fact finder/arbitrator for the Connecticut Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and Connecticut Law Tribune’s Dozen Who Made Superior Court. the League of Women Voters of Connecticut, a Difference section in an article entitled, Inc. Horrigan is vice president and a board “Good Acts Can Come in Small Packages: 1979 member for the League of Women Voters of Unsung Heroes are the True Backbone of the Alexandra D. DiPentima, Jude Francois ’02 Connecticut, Inc. Legal Profession.” Dubois is chief disciplinary and Jamie L. Porter ’85 were quoted in a counsel in the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, “For Patrice A. McCarthy and Peter J. Counsel, Hartford. Court Staff, Charitable Giving Has Its Appeal: Murphy ’03 were quoted in a Connecticut Judges and Clerks Provide Food, Clothing, Law Tribune article entitled, “High Court Edward F. O’Donnell, Jr. co-authored Toys to the Needy.” DiPentima is chief judge Sweeps Aside School Drug Case: Standing an article in the Connecticut Law Tribune’s of the Connecticut Appellate Court. Issues Prevent Discussion of Constitutional Employment & Immigration Law section Issues.” McCarthy is general counsel for entitled, “Banner Decision Unfairly Favors Christopher F. Droney and Deborah J. the Connecticut Association of Boards of Labor Unions: NLRB Misinterprets Provision Fuller ’87 were quoted in a Connecticut Law Education. Regarding Signs and Picketing.” O’Donnell Tribune article entitled, “False Alarm Begs is managing partner at Siegel, O’Connor, Real Safety Questions: Slow Courthouse Craig L. Sylvester was quoted in a O’Donnell & Beck, P.C., Hartford. Evacuation Forces Judicial Branch to Look at Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled Procedures.” Droney and Lori A. Knuth ’06 “Some Get It, Some Don’t: In Tight Economy, Richard N. Palmer, Kevin T. Kane ’68, were quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune Firms Make Judgment Calls on Bonuses.” Elizabeth M. Inkster ’82, G. Douglas Nash ’76, article entitled, “Child Protection Hit By Sylvester is managing partner at Reid & and Robert J. Scheinblum ’92 were quoted Budget Crisis: Attorneys Worry That Riege, P.C., Hartford. in a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, Restraints Will Affect Clients In Abuse, “Justices Won’t Force Police to Record Neglect Cases.” Droney is a United States 1982 Interrogations: Court Favors Concept, But District Court judge. Morris R. Borea presented “The Law of Says Mandate Must Come From Legislature.” Experts: Rules and More Rules,” at the Palmer, Joette Katz ’77, and Christine S Elissa T. Wright was re-elected as a state Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association — Vertefeuille ’75 were featured in a Connecticut representative representing Connecticut’s Civil Justice Foundation’s Expert Witness Law Tribune article entitled “Faulty Jury 41st House District. Seminar. Borea is principal at Rome Instructions Harder To Challenge: Court McGuigan, P.C., Hartford. Limits Appeals On Constitutional Grounds 1980 For Criminal Defendants.” Palmer is an William T. Gerace was quoted in a Evan D. Flaschen was featured in a associate justice on the Connecticut Supreme Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, Court. “Focus Trained on Defense Table in Hayes “Poetic Legal Blogger Well-Versed in His Trial: Second Week in the Courtroom Brings Topic: Hedge Fund Expert Offers Insights 1978 Analysis of Strategy.” Gerace is a criminal in 17 Simple Syllables.” Flaschen is chair of Barbara J. Collins was quoted in an defense lawyer in Hartford. the financial restructuring group at Bracewell August 16, 2010 Connecticut Law Tribune & Giuliani LLP. Flaschen also writes a blog, article entitled, “Discrimination Complaints Trudie R. Hamilton was named to the “Basis Points,” which can be read at http:// Require a Delicate Touch: Attorneys Prefer to board of the American College of Trial basis-points.com. Resolve Matters with Employer Rather Than Lawyers. Hamilton is a senior partner in the File Suit.” Collins and Steven Greenspan ’85 litigation group at Carmody & Torrance LLP, were quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune Waterbury.

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Elizabeth M. Inkster, Kevin T. Kane ’68, , 1984 Pedro E. Segarra received the Connecticut G. Douglas Nash ’76, Richard N. Palmer ’77 Peter Arakas was quoted in a Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association’s Achievement and Robert J. Scheinblum ’92 were quoted Law Tribune article entitled, “Putting a Stop Award. In addition, Segarra was named one in a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, to Unexcused Absences: Truancy Prevention of 2010’s “Most Compelling People” by Out “Justices Won’t Force Police to Record Seeks More In-House Counsel Participation.” Magazine. Segarra is serving as mayor of the Interrogations: Court Favors Concept, But Arakas is special counsel for Enfield-based city of Hartford. Says Mandate Must Come From Legislature.” LEGO Systems and founder of the Truancy Inkster is a senior assistant public defender in Intervention Project. Diane W. Whitney authored an article in New London. the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Land Use and Saundra Kee Borges has been appointed as Environmental Law section entitled, “Danger Steven J. Kaplan co-authored an article in corporation counsel by Hartford Mayor Pedro du Jour — PCBs in Caulk: Removal Of the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Construction E. Segarra ’85. Borges served as Hartford Material Used To Seal Windows, Doors Can Law section entitled, “Next Attorney General city manager and has practiced law privately. Be Costly.” Whitney is chair of the environ- Will Encounter Key Issues: Contractors She also was recently featured in a Hartford mental law and litigation section at Pullman & and AG’s Office Don’t Have to Be Enemy Courant article entitled, “Familiar Face in Comley LLC, Hartford. Combatants.” Kaplan is a partner with City Hall: Sandra Kee Borges Returns as Michelson, Kane, Royster & Barger P.C., Corporation Counsel at Invitation of Mayor 1986 Hartford. Pedro Segarra.” Borges also is an adjunct pro- Donna J. Civitello presented “Review of fessor at Trinity College, where she teaches Recent Workers’ Compensation Case Law” Carey B. Reilly authored an article in public policy at the graduate level. at the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Connecticut – Civil Justice Foundation’s Workers’ Supreme Court 2010 section entitled, 1985 Compensation Seminar. Civitello is a partner “Hospital Was Forced to Disclose Physician’s James R. Byrne is a professor of practice with Carter & Civitello, Woodbridge. File: In Other Cases, ‘Offer of Compromise’ in the Health and Wellness Department of Interest Was At Stake.” Reilly is a partner at the College of Human Ecology at Syracuse Kimberly Knox has been listed in Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, PC in Bridgeport University. Previously, Byrne worked with Best Lawyers for Ethics and Professional where she focuses on medical malpractice the Substance Abuse Prevention and Health Responsibility Law, 2010 Edition. Knox is a and product liability litigation. Enhancement Department at Syracuse pro- partner with Horton, Shields, & Knox, P.C. viding counseling and education for students in Hartford. She co-authors the Connecticut Kevin B. Sullivan was named commissioner around issues of alcohol and other drug use. Practice Book Annotated and the Connecticut of the Department of Revenue Services Juvenile Law Annotated. by Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy. Robert D. Godfrey was re-elected as a state Sullivan was previously the president and representative representing Connecticut’s Thomas G. Moukawsher was featured in chief executive officer of the Children’s 110th House District. a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, Museum, West Hartford. “Shaping the Law on Employee Benefits: Steven Greenpan and Barbara Collins ’78 Connecticut ERISA Expert to Co-Chair 1983 were quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune Key ABA Committee.” The article is about Leonard C. Boyle and Robert J. Devlin, article entitled, “Taking Both Sides? CBA to Moukawsher’s election as co-chair of the Jr. ’75 were panelists on the “Juries and Examine Amicus Brief Policy.” Greenspan American Bar Association Committee on Sentencing: Should Juries Have More Say?” is assistant general counsel for United Employee Benefits. In addition, Moukawsher panel at the Juries and Justice Forum, co- Technologies Corporation. authored an article in the Connecticut Law sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Foundation Tribune’s Employment Law section entitled, and the Quinnipiac Law School Criminal Law Edwin Jutila was re-elected as a state rep- “Asking for the Wrong Kind of Remedy — Society. Boyle is the deputy chief state’s resentative representing Connecticut’s 37th ERISA Claims Can Be Tricky to File, Even attorney of Connecticut. House District. Harder to Win.” Moukawsher is a partner with Moukawsher & Walsh, LLC, Groton. Margaret E. Curran served as a member David K. Labriola was re-elected as a state of Rhode Island Governor-elect Lincoln representative representing Connecticut’s Karen G. Narwold has been named D. Chafee’s transition advisory commit- 131st House District. senior vice president and general counsel tee. Curran is the only woman to serve as at Albemarle Corporation. Narwold has United States Attorney for the District of Martin M. Looney was re-elected as a state more than twenty years of experience with Rhode Island. After leaving the United States senator representing Connecticut’s 11th industrial and chemical companies. After Attorney’s Office, Curran spent four years as Senatorial District. five years in private practice at a large law a federal monitor charged with overseeing the firm, she joined the law department of Union establishment and maintenance of compliance Jamie L. Porter, Alexandra D. DiPentima ’79 Carbide Corporation’s subsidiary, GrafTech and ethics programs, as well as adherence to and Jude Francois ’02 were quoted in a International Ltd., where she served as vice applicable agreements with the Department Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, “For president, general counsel, human resources, of Justice. Court Staff, Charitable Giving Has Its Appeal: and secretary of GrafTech. Recently, Narwold Judges and Clerks Provide Food, Clothing, served as vice president and strategic counsel John D. Moore was recently named the Toys to the Needy.” Porter is a staff attorney of Barzel Industries, a major North American first president of the Wesleyan Lawyers in the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate steel processor, tube manufacturer and met- Association, the first professional alumni affin- Courts in Hartford. als distributor. Most recently, she served as ity group organized at Wesleyan University, special counsel with Kelley Drye & Warren Middletown. Stephen R. Sarnoski, Dennis G. Eveleigh ’72 LLP and with Symmetry Advisors, where she and Henry S. Cohn ’70 were quoted in a worked in the areas of strategic, financial and Temmy A. Pieszak and Joette Katz ’77 were Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, “Can capital structure planning and restructuring quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune article Some Public Records Be Made Non-Public?: for public and private companies. entitled, “An Expert at Earning Reversals Courts Consider Whether Towns Can for Clients: Appellate Public Defender Made Withhold Grand List Information.” Sarnoski is Kathleen L. Nastri was program co-chair Mark Working on Ross Case.” Pieszak is chief an assistant attorney general in Connecticut. of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association of habeas corpus services for the Office of — Civil Justice Foundation’s Expert Witness the Chief Public Defender, Hartford. Seminar. She presented “Boosting Your Hypothetical or Argument with Technology.”

41 Irish Voice newspaper and Irish America magazine have included eight UConn Law graduates in the second annual Legal 100 — tors. She was elected to the board at CBIA’s “Good Acts Can Come In Small Packages: a list of American lawyers, judges, educators annual meeting in Hartford on October 26. Unsung Heroes Are The True Backbone of and politicians who “share a passion for the Caulfield is vice president of administration at the Legal Profession.” Griffin is executive the Stevens Co. Inc., Thomaston. director at Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers - law and pride in their heritage.” They are: CT, Inc., Rocky Hill. • Michael J. Callahan ’95, Executive Vice Margaret “Maggie” Cassella lives and works in Toronto as a stand-up comedian, Eric A. Lanzieri has been hired as head of President, General Counsel and Secretary, writer and American-Canadian actress who the Lincoln College of New England’s parale- hosted the Canadian talk show television gal program. Lanzieri worked as an attorney, Yahoo! Inc. series, Because I Said So. Visit her Web site in insurance, and as a realtor. He previously • James B. Dougherty ’83, Managing at http://www.maggiecassella.com. taught part time at Lincoln for two years. Member, Dougherty, Dougherty & Deborah J. Fuller and Richard A. Rochlin ’00 Steven Moore was quoted in a Connecticut were quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune Law Tribune article entitled, “Taking a Big Vecchiolla, LLC article entitled, “No Freeze on Foreclosures Bite Out of Apple: Yale Prof Awarded $625 • Hugh F. Keefe ’67, Managing Partner, in State Courts: Some Banks Voluntarily Million in Patent Case.” Moore is a patent Halt Procedures.” In addition, Fuller and litigation lawyer at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante, PC Christopher F. Droney ’79 were quoted in Stamford. • Kathleen Lenehan Nastri ’86, Partner, a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, “False Alarm Begs Real Safety Questions: Glenn Santoro has joined the Hill-Stead Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC Slow Courthouse Evacuation Forces Judicial Museum’s board of governors effective Branch to Look at Procedures.” Fuller is October 2010. Santoro is a partner at • Francesca O’Cathain ’04, Associate, a legislative liaison for the Connecticut Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford. Lesnevich & Marzano-Lesnevich Judicial Branch. J. Brendan Sharkey was re-elected • Kevin J. O’Connor ’92, Partner, Bracewell James B. Streeto, Joette Katz ’77 and Kevin as a state representative representing & Giuliani LLP T. Kane ’68 were quoted in a Connecticut Law Connecticut’s 88th House District. FAC T Tribune article entitled, “Picture Imperfect: • Carey B. Reilly ’82, Partner, Koskoff Justices May Be Ready to Consider 1990 Challenges to Photo Line-ups of Suspects.” Matthew K. Beatman was a speaker at Koskoff & Bieder PC In addition, Streeto, David W. Cooney ’78, a National Business Institute live seminar • Ellen Keane Rutt ’90, Associate Dean for and Hugh F. Keefe ’67 were quoted in a entitled “Nuts and Bolts of Bankruptcy Law” Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, in February. Beatman is a partner in the law Enrollment Management and Strategic “Setting Limits on Sarcasm in the Courtroom: firm of Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C., Bridgeport. Planning, University of Connecticut School Judge Says Cynical Comments OK If They Are ‘Isolated and Limited’.” Streeto is a public Paul R. Doyle was re-elected as a state sena- of Law defender in Hamden. tor representing Connecticut’s 9th Senatorial District. • James F. Sullivan, Jr. ’92, Managing Lisa K. Morgan has been confirmed as a Partner, Howard, Kohn, Sprague & judge for the Connecticut Superior Court. Frederick M. O’Brien was quoted in a Morgan is president of her firm, Ruben, Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, FitzGerald, LLP Johnson, Morgan & Horan, P.C. in Hartford, “Bully Fighting: Parents of Picked on where she has worked since 1994. Children Take Schools to Court.” O’Brien is a partner with Regnier, Taylor, Curran & Eddy Former Law School Dean Nell Jessup Newton Michael J. Walsh has become a fellow in Hartford. of the American College of Trial Lawyers. also made the list. Lawyers must have a minimum of 15 years 1991 of trial experience before they can be con- Elizabeth Conway was elected president sidered for fellowship. In addition, Walsh of the New London County Bar Association. presented “Instituting the Malpractice Case” Conway works in the Office of Legal Counsel Nastri is a partner with Koskoff, Koskoff & at the Civil Justice Foundation’s Medical with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. Bieder, PC, New Haven. Malpractice Seminar in October. Walsh is a founder and principal with Moukawsher & Karen L. Dowd presented a seminar on Robert A. Randich, Allan T. Driscoll ’77 Walsh in Hartford. “Family Law Appeals” at the Connecticut Bar and Jeffery L. Crown ’73, were quoted in Association meeting in June. She was selected a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, 1988 for inclusion for Ethics and Professional “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way — to Jennifer L. Zito was quoted in a Connecticut Responsibility Law in the 2011 edition of Best Object: Litigation Over Estate Planning on the Law Tribune article entitled, “Drawing the Lawyers. Dowd is co-author of the Connecticut Rise in Some Parts of the State.” Randich is of Line: Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys Careful Practice Book Annotated. She is a partner with counsel at Shipman, Sosensky & Marks, LLC, About Too-Close Relationships.” Zito is a Horton, Shields, & Knox, P.C. in Hartford. Farmington. defense attorney in Meriden. Melissa A. Farley, Anthony Nuzzo, Jr. ’68, 1987 1989 and Michael P. Bowler ’92 were quoted in Frank A. Bailey was program chairman of Ramona Carlow was elected chairman of a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association the board of directors of the Connecticut “Offenses Online: State Web Site Now Spells Workers’ Compensation Seminar and pre- Business & Industry Association (CBIA). Out Attorneys’ Grievance Histories.” Farley is sented “Overview of the ‘Payor and Medical Carlow is vice president of public policy and the executive director of external affairs for Provider Guidelines’.” Bailey is a partner with strategy for AT&T. the Connecticut Judicial Branch. Tremont & Sheldon P.C., Bridgeport. Beth D. Griffin, Mark A. Dubois ’77 and In December 2010, Nadine Nasri Mancini Michele A. Caulfield has begun serving a Edward J. Dolan ’69 were featured in the was sworn in as a government member four-year term on the Connecticut Business & Connecticut Law Tribune’s Dozen Who Made of the newly reconstituted Administrative Industry Association’s (CBIA) board of direc- a Difference section in an article entitled, Conference of the United States (ACUS).

42 vows The swearing-in ceremony, conducted by Frank E. Rudewicz joined Marcum LLP as Lucy M. Romeo ’98 Justice Antonin Scalia (a former ACUS chair), a principal and counsel in the Hartford and Steven C. Arecco was part of the first Plenary Session held by Boston offices. Rudewicz heads the forensic, ACUS since it was decommissioned 15 years investigative and valuation advisory practice July 24, 2010 ago. The Administrative Conference of the for the New England area. He has more than United States is an independent federal agency 26 years experience conducting domestic and Anna G. Furman dedicated to improving the administrative international investigations for anti-trust/anti- Jeremiah R. Gall ’01 process through consensus-driven applied competitive issues, harassment, fraud, ethics research, and by providing nonpartisan and other employment-related conduct. October 9, 2010 expert advice and recommendations for improvement of federal agency procedures. Robert J. Scheinblum , Kevin T. Kane ’68, Kara M. Hooks Its membership is composed of federal Elizabeth M. Inkster ’82, G. Douglas Nash ’76, Todd J. Richardson ’03 officials and experts with diverse views and and Richard N. Palmer ’77 were quoted in backgrounds from the private sector, includ- a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, November 14, 2010 ing academia, the practicing bar, industry and “Justices Won’t Force Police to Record public interest organizations. Interrogations: Court Favors Concept, But Kyley Lyon Says Mandate Must Come From Legislature.” Jason C. Weida ’05 Andrew J. McDonald has relinquished his Scheinblum is a senior assistant state’s attor- seat in the Connecticut legislature to work as ney in Connecticut. June 5, 2010 chief legal counsel for Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy. James F. Spallone has been appointed Marilyn A. Katz Connecticut’s deputy secretary of state. Matthew D. Ritter ’07 Ralph D. Sherman was quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, 1993 August 21, 2010 “Singer’s Case Lights Fire Under Pardons Russell B. Dow is quoted in a www.stock- Issue: Jim Morrison Forgiven in Florida, But marketsreview.com article entitled “A Dow Alexis T. Williams ’09 What About Connecticut?” Sherman works Investment Group Advisor Offers a Hopeful as a solo practitioner in New Britain. Perspective on Stock Prices – with the Help Philip L. Torrey ’08 of His Puppy, Charlie.” The excerpt is from August 27, 2010 1992 Dow’s Market Update for the third quarter Michael P. Bowler, Melissa A. Farley ’91 2010, available at www.dows.com. Dow is Cathryn M. Heffernan and Anthony Nuzzo, Jr. ’68 were quoted in president of Dow Investment Group. a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, Jonathan W. Burby ’09 “Offenses Online: State Web Site Now Spells Jonathan S. Hamilton was elected to the August 28, 2010 Out Attorneys’ Grievance Histories.” Bowler Mohegan Tribal Council in October. He has is an assistant bar counsel for the Statewide spent nearly 13 years as the editor of two Anne W. Weber Grievance Committee, East Hartford. Mohegan Tribe publications, Wuskuso and Ni Ya Yo. Hamilton served for 12 years on the Steven P. Kohart ’10 Karen K. Buffkin has joined the Office of Mohegan Tribe’s Board of Education, includ- August 6, 2010 Policy and Management (OPM) as under ing five years as its chairman. He previously secretary for legal affairs. Buffkin will be was the associate editor of Sport Boston Jeanne Hayes ’10 responsible for drafting legislation related to Magazine, a regional sports periodical. Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy’s bud- He also worked as a market analyst for T.A. Drew Barber ’10 get and policy initiatives, as well as providing Associates in Boston, one of the largest August 14, 2010 advice and counsel to the secretary on a vari- venture capital firms in the world. Hamilton ety of legal issues related to OPM business. resides in Old Lyme with his wife, Linda, and their son, Jonathan, Jr. Jose Suarez delivered the opening remarks Mary J. Cashman was featured in a at the University of Connecticut School of Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, Charles K. Norris was sworn in as probate Law/ Robinson & Cole LLP Summer Law “Two Former Litigators Mind Their Manners: judge for the Norwich Probate District, which Institute at Hartford Public High’s Law and Duo Joins Forces to Author Children’s Book includes the towns of Norwich, Preston, Government Academy. Suarez is a Superior With a Message.” Lisbon, Franklin, Voluntown, Sprague, Court judge in Connecticut. Griswold and Bozrah. Norris is a partner at Richard E. Hayber was featured in a Chinigo, Leone & Maruzo LLP, Norwich. 1994 Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, Russell A. Green authored a Connecticut “Bare Minimum: Exotic Dancers Claim Clubs Norman Pattis and Kevin T. Kane ’68 were Law Tribune article entitled, “Hospital Break Labor Laws by Not Paying Wages.” panelists for “On the Individualized Jury Voir Reporting Requirements Help Consumers, Hayber, a Hartford labor lawyer, is a partner Dire: Do We Question Too Much?” panel at Litigators: Health Care Institutions Must with Hayber Law Firm, LLC. the Juries and Justice Forum, co-sponsored Reveal Surgical Errors, Medical Mistakes.” by the Connecticut Bar Foundation and the Green is an attorney with Hurwitz, Sagarin, Kevin J. O’Connor was quoted in a Quinnipiac Law School Criminal Law Society. Slossberg & Knuff, LLC in Milford. Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, Pattis is the founder of The Pattis Law Firm, “U.S. Attorney’s Office Gets Organization Bethany. Susan E. Kinsman was named director of Overhaul.” O’Connor is a partner with communications for the Connecticut Attorney Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, Hartford. Cheryl A. Sharp was profiled in the General’s office. Kinsman was previously a Connecticut Law Tribune’s Dozen Who Made reporter and editor. Robert D. Noonan authored a Connecticut a Difference section in an article entitled, Law Tribune article entitled, “Health Care “After Tragic Shooting, Attorney Becomes An John P. McKinney was re-elected as a state Reform: Big Challenges Begin In 2011: As Educator: CHRO’s Cheryl Sharp Organizes senator representing Connecticut’s 28th Lawsuits Proceed, Businesses and Insurers Workshops On Workplace Discrimination.” Senatorial District. McKinney and Thomas H. Have Steep Learning Curve.” Noonan is the Sharp works for the Commission on Human Dooley ’64 were quoted in a Connecticut Law founder of Robert Noonan and Associates/ Rights and Opportunities, Hartford. Tribune article entitled, “State Ethics Board EmpACTS of New England, Middlefield. Turns to Legal Society: Despite Resignations,

43 remembering TheT Honorable Douglass B. Wright ’37 “Assistant State’s Attorney. Partner in Davis, Lee, Howard, and Wright. New England senior doubles tennis champion. Lieutenant in the U.S. Understaffed Panel Dominated By Attorneys.” Navy. Adjunct Professor at the Law School…Author of eleven volumes on Deborah L. Moore was the person of the law. Father of five. Grandfather of eleven. Band leader. President of the week in the August 5, 2010 edition of the New University of Connecticut Law School Alumni Association. Judge of the Haven Courier. Moore works as Meriden’s city attorney where she has resided with her Connecticut Superior Court and Circuit Court….” family since the mid-1990s.

That’s how Judge Douglass B. Wright ’37 — who died on December 18, 2010 at the age of 98 Michael S. Taylor co-authored and pub- — was introduced in a 1986 profile published in the UConn Law magazine, the Starr Report. And lished a Connecticut Law Tribune book entitled Encyclopedia of Connecticut Causes Wright still had nearly a quarter of a century of productive living — as well as additional grand- of Action. He is co-author of the Connecticut children and great grandchildren — to look forward to at the time. Practice Book Annotated. Taylor is a partner with Horton, Shields & Knox, P.C., Hartford. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Yale University, Wright received his bachelor of laws from the 1995 Hartford College of Law (now, of course, the University of Connecticut School of Law) as part Domenick N. Calabrese was sworn in as of the first class to earn their law degrees after the school was recognized by the American Bar judge of probate for the newly consolidated Woodbury Probate District, serving the Association. After a brief stint in the legal department at Aetna Life Insurance, Wright, who served towns of Watertown-Oakville, Woodbury, as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during World War II, spent 22 years in private practice, during Bethlehem, Southbury, Oxford, Washington and Roxbury. Calabrese previously served which time (1952-1959) he also served as assistant state’s attorney for Hartford County. as the clerk at Hartford Probate Court and currently has his own private law practice in Judge Wright’s distinguished judicial career began on the Circuit Court in 1959, where he pre- Watertown. sided until being appointed to the Superior Court in 1965, wielding the gavel there from 1966 until Steven B. Malech was named a partner at 1982. Referred to in the Starr Report as “the judges’ professor,” Wright taught Torts as an adjunct Wiggin and Dana LLP, New York City. professor at the Law School for more than 45 years before enjoying emeritus status at the age of James K. Rhee joined NetDragon in June 80. He would continue to serve as a judge-referee for yet another five years. 2008, where he is responsible for inves- tor relations and strategic planning. Rhee Judge Wright was the author and co-author of numerous books and articles, including was previously an equities analyst with Connecticut Jury Instructions, Connecticut Law of Torts, Connecticut Police and Prosecutors Manual, Bear Stearns in Hong Kong and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in Seoul, and had previ- and Connecticut Legal Forms. In addition, he assisted former Hartford Courant reporter, Gerald ously served as an attorney for corporations Demeusy, in the writing of Ten Weeks of Terror, an account of the “Mad Dog Killers” who terrified in Seoul and Singapore. Rhee graduated with a bachelor’s degree in East Asian Studies the Connecticut countryside in 1955. Wright also was a character in two novels based on murder from Wesleyan University in 1989. He is a chartered financial analyst and is admitted to cases over which he presided: Wheels and The Great Fall. practice law in the state of New York. A tireless contributor to the communities in which he lived and worked, Judge Wright served 1996 as president of the Law School Alumni Association and the American School for the Deaf, as well Ken J. Bartschi co-presented the Annual Appellate Review at the June 2010 as on the boards of the University of Hartford, the Loomis School, Newington Children’s Hospital, Connecticut Bar Association meeting. Connecticut Boys Club of Hartford, Hartt College of Music, Visiting Nurse Association, and many Bartschi is a partner with Horton, Shields & Knox, P.C. in Hartford. He is co-author of others. the Annotated Connecticut Rules of Appellate His service to the Connecticut court system was matched by his service on the tennis court, Procedure and the Connecticut Practice Book Annotated. where Wright and his brother Arthur ’48 reigned as New England Senior doubles champions in Daniel Bender authored an article entitled, 1953. His off-the-bench and off-the-court talents included playing a mean game of bridge and an “The Art of Advocacy Design,” which was equally mean ragtime piano with his band, Judge Wright and His Four Wrongs, which performed, published in the 2010 fall/winter edition of Verdict, the ABA Trial Practice Committee’s primarily at charity events, for many years. journal. After ten years of litigating, Mr. During Judge Wright’s long and distinguished life, he was honored by numerous organi- Bender loves his alternative legal career as the managing director of litigation graphics zations, including the Law School Alumni Association, which awarded him its Distinguished and business development at Digital Evidence Group LLC in Washington, DC. Alumnus Award in 1972, and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, which gave him the CTLA’s 1975 Judiciary Award in recognition of his legal writings, years as a lecturer at the Law Peter R. Knight was named a partner at Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford. School, and “outstanding judicial temperament.” In 1986, the Connecticut Moot Court Board named Wright the recipient of the Alva P. Loiselle Award for “incomparable contributions” to the Stephen T. Saloom, policy director of the New York Innocence Project, met with Law School and the Connecticut legal community as a whole. students in the Career Planning Center to discuss careers in public policy. Judge Wright is survived by his five children, twelve grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, and scores of former students and colleagues whose lives were enriched by his dedication to and Bethzaida Sanabria-Vega has been appoint- ed a judge for the Holyoke District Court in love for the law. Massachusetts.

44 memorials James N. Tallberg and Michelle S. Cruz ’01 Management Asia 2010 conference in Seoul, Douglass B. Wright ’37 were quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune Korea in August. Chmieleski also was rec- December 18, 2010 article entitled, “Domestic Violence Call ognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the Prompts Unusual Lawsuit: Attorneys Dispute American Society for Healthcare and Risk Whether Cops’ Conduct Can Be Grounds for Management in November. This designation Louis F. Hanrahan ’46 Civil Claim.” Tallberg is a partner at Karsten, recognizes individuals for superior achieve- January 15, 2011 Dorman & Tallberg, LLC, Hartford. ment and professional excellence in the healthcare and risk management industry. 1997 Edward R. Kuehn ’48 J. Martin Acevedo authored an article in Danielle P. Ferrucci was elected to the October 23, 2010 the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Elder Law sec- board of trustees for The Children’s Museum, tion entitled, “Elder Law: Tax Exemption Vital West Hartford. Ferrucci was recently named to Hold Down Cost of Home Care: Courts, a partner at Shipman and Goodwin LLP, Louis F. Champeau ’50 Labor Department Look at Wage Rules For Hartford. September 22, 2010 Companion Services.” Acevedo is the general counsel for Companions & Homemakers Inc., Karen Gano spoke at the Fairfield County Victor J. Dowling, Sr. ’51 Farmington. Chapter of the Association for Fundraising Professionals’ luncheon meeting in October September 15, 2010 Bethany L. Appleby was named co-chair on the topic of ethics in fundraising. Gano is of the Franchise and Distribution Practice an assistant attorney general in Connecticut. Benedict D. Flynn, Jr. ’51 Group at Wiggin and Dana LLP. Appleby is a December 1, 2010 partner in the firm’s New Haven office. Daniel J. Krisch co-authored and published a Connecticut Law Tribune book entitled Robert W. Clark was named special counsel Encyclopedia of Connecticut Causes of Action. Clark W. Brogan ’53 for legislative affairs by Connecticut Attorney He also co-authors the Connecticut Practice October 17, 2010 General George Jepsen. Clark has been an Book Annotated and the Connecticut Juvenile assistant attorney general in the special litiga- Law Annotated and is the author of “A tion department since 2004. In addition, Clark Smart Court Sometimes Moves at a Snail’s James H. Aspinwall, III ’55 was featured in a Connecticut Law Tribune Pace: Delays in Rendering Decisions Could August 7, 2010 article entitled, “Attorney General’s Special Undermine Respect for Institution,” an article Counsel Has Capital Ideas: Longtime Litigator in the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Connecticut Will Now Lobby for Jepsen’s Agenda.” Supreme Court 2010 section. Krisch is a Fred B. Rosnick ’55 partner with Horton, Shields & Knox P.C., August 26, 2010 Kevin C. Kelly was elected as a state senator Hartford. representing Connecticut’s 21st Senatorial John A. Villano ’58 District. Raymond F. Miller has been appointed chief of the U.S. Attorney Office’s National Security January 4, 2011 Jennifer Hamilton Lewis spoke at the and Major Crimes Unit in Connecticut. American Conference Institute’s 16th Annual Richard J. Smith, Jr. ’62 Conference on Employment Practices Ian O. Smith has announced the opening November 13, 2010 Liability in January 2011. Lewis is a senior of his solo practice, The Law Office of Ian O. claims analyst at Allied World National Smith, LLC, Hartford. Assurance Company, Farmington. Douglas S. Pelletier ’71 2000 December 13, 2010 1998 Nicole M. Baummer has been appointed Margaret Gold Seelig received the Connecticut state chair for the Council on Esther Leah Ritz Next Generation Jewish Litigation Management. Baummer is assistant William T. Barrante ’72 Community Centers Leadership Award for vice president of professional liability claims November 11, 2010 her service to the organization’s Greater for Allied World Assurance Company. Boston area. She has served on the organiza- John A. Lankford, II ’75 tion’s governing board since 2007. She chairs Alfred A. DiVincentis was recently selected the governance and leadership development by the Associated General Contractors of October 11, 2010 committee. The award was presented at the Connecticut as the recipient of their 2010 Jewish Community Centers of North America Supplier/Service Provider award. DiVincentis Jose R. Ramirez ’75 Biennial in Atlanta in May. is a partner in the Hartford office of Halloran & Sage LLP, where he specializes in construc- September 23, 2010 Hunchu Kwak has been confirmed as a tion and commercial litigation. Before becoming Connecticut Superior Court judge. Previously, a lawyer, DiVincentis spent 15 years working Bonita L. Frasure ’79 Kwak was director of patient care regulation in construction, ultimately becoming vice September 19, 2010 at the Connecticut Hospital Association in president of a major Connecticut construction Wallingford. company.

1999 Eric J. George was the guest speaker at Scott A. Carta presented “The Law Regarding the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, where Penalties, Attorney’s Fees and Interest in he spoke on how the healthcare debate has Workers’ Comp Cases” at the Connecticut evolved and how health care legislation will Trial Lawyers Association Workers’ affect state businesses and residents. George Compensation Seminar. Carta is an associate is associate counsel for the Connecticut with Leighton, Katz & Drapeau, Vernon. Business & Industry Association, Hartford.

Susan V. Chmieleski, senior vice presi- James C. Moon was recently installed as dent, healthcare and risk management, for president of the Bankruptcy Bar Association Allied World U.S., spoke at the Hospital for South Florida and recently named a

45 partner of Meland Russin & Budwick, P.A., Timothy A. Johnson has been named General’s Authority: Two Key Arbitration Miami, FL. president of the Connecticut Intellectual Decisions Set ‘Traps For the Unwary.’” In Property Law Association for the 2010-2011 addition, White was quoted in a Connecticut Melissa (Longo) Munster, and her hus- term. Johnson is patent counsel at Schick Law Tribune article entitled, “A Green Nudge: band, Mark, welcomed a baby girl, Marielle Wilkinson-Sword, Milford. CBA Section Pushes for Environmentally Elyse Munster, in June 2010. They live in Friendlier Law Offices.” White is an attorney Brooklyn, NY, where Munster is an associate Matthew Litt and his book, Christmas 1945, in the Hartford office of Robinson & Cole LLP. with Cox Padmore Skolnik & Shakarchy LLP. were the subject of a North Brunswick - South He is a member of the firm’s appellate group Brunswick Sentinel newspaper article entitled, and has successfully handled numerous Richard A. Rochlin and Deborah J. Fuller ’87 “Author Attempts to Capture Essence of appeals in several federal and state appellate were quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune Christmas 1945: Book Examines How Throng courts. article entitled, “No Freeze on Foreclosures of Military Personnel Tried to Get Home in State Courts: Some Banks Voluntarily Halt for Holidays After WWII.” Litt is a senior 2004 Procedures.” Rochlin is a partner at Sigman associate at Capehart & Scatchard, P.A., Melanie (Brookes) Dunn, and her hus- & Rochlin LLC in Hartford. Mount Laurel, NJ. band, Eric, welcomed their baby daughter, Mackenzie Dunn, on August 2, 2010. Dunn is Courtney P. Spencer presented a seminar Craig T. Miskovich was recently elected an associate at Siegel, O’Connor, O’Donnell & in December entitled, “How to Secure as a director at the law firm of Dows Rachlin Beck, P.C., Hartford. Your Autistic Child’s Transition Rights and Martin PLLC, Brattleboro, VT. Services.” Spencer is a special education Lynn M. Fountain authored an article attorney in Glastonbury. Roberta L. Pelletier was named counsel at in the July 2010 Connecticut Law Review Cantor Colburn LLP, Hartford. entitled, “Johnny-Come-Lately: Practical 2001 Considerations of a National RPS.” Fountain Michelle S. Cruz and James N. Tallberg ’96 2003 is the former assistant clinical professor of were quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune Svetislava “Kitty” Bulajic, LLM is the law and executive director of the Center article entitled, “Domestic Violence Call new deputy director of International Legal for Energy and Environmental Law at the Prompts Unusual Lawsuit: Attorneys Dispute Programs at the University of Connecticut Law School. She now serves as director at Whether Cops’ Conduct Can Be Grounds for School of Law. Bulajic was a professor on the Massena Public Library, New York. Civil Claim.” Cruz works for the Office of the Belgrade University Faculty of Law where Victim Advocate, Hartford. she taught Constitutional Law and European Dawson T. Hodgson was elected as a state Union Law. She has worked as a consultant senator, representing Rhode Island’s 35th Jonathan M. Shapiro has joined Shapiro for several international organizations includ- Senatorial District, which is composed of the Law Offices LLC as a partner. In addition, ing the World Bank, the Commission of the towns of East Greenwich, North Kingstown Shapiro was featured in a Connecticut Law European Union, and the Organization for and Warwick. In addition, Hodgson, who Tribune article entitled, “For Litigator, Career Security and Cooperation in Europe. will serve on the Judiciary and Labor Move is All Relative: Attorney Leaps Off Big Committees, has been named deputy minority Law Partnership Track To Join Small Family Jennifer S. Mullen is an associate at leader by the Republican Caucus. Hodgson Firm,” regarding his recent decision to leave Halloran & Sage LLP in their new New has a law practice in Wickford, RI. Day Pitney LLP to become a partner with London office where she specializes in medical Shapiro Law Offices, LLC in Middletown, malpractice litigation. Alain J. Lapter has joined Bean, Kinney & where he practices with his aunt, Deborah, Korman, PC in Arlington, VA as an associate and cousin, Sarah. Peter J. Murphy and Patrice A. McCarthy ’81 attorney. In his new role, Lapter will concen- were quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune trate his practice on intellectual property, 2002 article entitled, “High Court Sweeps Aside assisting clients with the selection, protection Emily T. Bell was one of eight lawyers elect- School Drug Case: Standing Issues Prevent and management of domestic and interna- ed to the partnership at Pillsbury Winthrop Discussion of Constitutional Issues.” In tional brands and brand portfolios. Shaw Pittman LLP. Bell has been a senior addition, Murphy and Gary S. Starr ’75 co- associate in Pillsbury’s McLean, VA office. authored an article in the Connecticut Law Brian P. Murphy is counsel to Her practice focuses on patent prosecution Tribune’s Elder Law section entitled, “Patient Commissioner Elisse Walter of the U.S. and client counseling on intellectual property Choice Versus Employee Rights: Conflicting Securities and Exchange Commission. matters in the mechanical arts. Obligations?” Murphy is an associate with Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Hartford. Patrick D. Skuret presented “Undue Jared Cohane co-authored an article in the Delay Cases: Strategies for Trying a Case in Connecticut Law Tribune’s Construction Law Tiffany L. Stevens was profiled in the Which the Respondents Have Unreasonably section entitled, “Plant Explosion Brings Harford Business Journal 2010 “40 Under Contested Payment of Benefits in Which the Greater Attention to Safety: Scrutiny in Forty” feature story. Stevens has been with Claimant is Entitled” at the Connecticut Trial Construction Procurement Follows Kleen the Hartford office of McCarter & English, Lawyers Association Workers’ Compensation Energy Disaster.” Cohane is a partner with LLP for four years as an associate attorney in Seminar. Skuret is with the Law Offices of Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, Hartford. its real estate practice group. Stevens serves Daniel D. Skuret, P.C., Ansonia. on the executive board of CREW CT, The Karolina A. Dowd has been named a part- Real Estate Exchange, a networking organiza- 2005 ner at Moukawsher & Walsh LLC, Groton. tion for women working in the field of com- Chad A. Dever co-authored an article in the mercial real estate. She is an active supporter Connecticut Law Tribune’s Business Litigation Jude Francois, Jamie L. Porter ’85 and of Greater Hartford Legal Aid and The Boys section entitled, “Litigation on the Mark: Alexandra D. DiPentima ’79 were quoted in & Girls Clubs of Hartford. Patent Owners Should Diligently Monitor a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, Portfolios to Avoid Lawsuits.” Dever is a “For Court Staff, Charitable Giving Has Its Jeffrey J. White was a recipient of Robinson litigation associate for Cantor Colburn LLP, Appeal: Judges and Clerks Provide Food, & Cole’s 2010 Pro Bono Award, which Hartford. Clothing, Toys to the Needy.” Francois was presented at the Hartford Jaycees is a lawyer for Monstream & May, L.L.P., Boathouse in July. White authored an Daniel B. Fitzgerald was quoted in a Glastonbury. article in the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, Connecticut Supreme Court 2010 section “School Sports Aren’t All Fun and Games: entitled, “Antitrust Act Ruling Limits Attorney Coaches Can Be Held Liable for Injuries

46 Suffered in Games and Practices.” Fitzgerald Ryan A. O’Donnell authored an article in Christopher E. Sanetti was interviewed in a is a sports and entertainment law associate at the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Employment Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, “Got Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C., New Haven. Law section entitled, “Testing the Limits of Extra Books? Send Them to Prison: Young Protected Activity.” O’Donnell is an associate Lawyers Take Up Collection for Libraries at Patrick G. Hughes was featured in a with Siegel, O’Connor, O’Donnell & Beck, Four Institutions.” Sanetti works at the law Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, P.C., Hartford. firm of Jacobs, Grudberg, Belt, Dow & Katz “Bar Held Liable for Wrong-Way Drunk P.C. in New Haven. Driver: West Haven Man Collects Nearly Whitney M. O’Donnell has joined the $44K After Accident On I-95.” Hughes is University of Connecticut Foundation Edward B. Spinella joined the firm of Reid an associate with Loughlin Fitzgerald, P.C., development staff as a program director for and Riege, P.C. as an associate in its Hartford Wallingford. leadership giving. Whitney is a University office. of Connecticut alumna with a bachelor’s Timothy P. Knotts has been singing with in Political Science. O’Donnell previously 2009 the music ministry at Grace Church since worked for the Howard University Cancer Nedra D. Abbruzzese-Werling has joined 2005 and is a member of the ministry team. Center in Washington, DC, where she held the New York State Dispute Resolution Knotts and his wife serve as hosts for meet- the position of special projects coordinator. Association as the manager of their Lemon ings of the church’s youth group. Law Arbitration Program. Abbruzzese- Lesley S. Salafia has joined the Department Werling previously served for six years as Ian J.S. Lodovice served as treasurer of of International Services and Programs a program coordinator at the University of the Connecticut Intellectual Property Law (DISP) at the University of Connecticut as Connecticut School of Law. Association for the 2010-2011 term. Lodovice an immigration employment specialist. In is corporate counsel at Pfizer, Inc., Groton. this position, Salafia will be responsible for Keisha S. Palmer and Justin S. Taylor employment-based visas and permanent resi- were quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune Leslie-Anne Maxwell was named counsel at dency cases and inquiries for the University article entitled, “Students Get a Head Start on Cantor Colburn, LLP, Hartford. and international employees based at Storrs Legal Education: Hartford and Other Cities and the regional campuses. Prior to join- Create Schools, Programs Focused on Law.” Adam S. Mocciolo co-authored an article in ing DISP, Lesley practiced with Shipman & Palmer is an associate at Robinson & Cole the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Employment & Goodwin LLP in Hartford. She specialized in LLP, Hartford. Taylor is teaching Studies Immigration Law section entitled, “Minimize immigration law and employment litigation, in Humanities at Buckley High School, Taxes in Business Litigation Settlements: primarily representing employers throughout Hartford. Parties Should Use Clear Terms to the nonimmigrant and immigrant visa process Characterize Reason For Payment.” Mocciolo and with claims of employment discrimina- Chrystal J. Szeto spoke at a Corporate is an associate with Pullman & Comley LLC tion, wrongful termination, sexual harassment and Securities Law Society panel entitled in Bridgeport. and wage violations. “Corporate Raw: Thinking Outside the (Corporate) Box” in November. Szeto is David E. Rodrigues was named counsel at Clarisse N. Thomas has joined the law firm an associate at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, Cantor Colburn, LLP, Houston. of Shipman & Goodwin LLP as an associate in Hartford. the Stamford office. 2006 Julie E. Wynns co-authored an article with Bruce H. Adams was quoted in Currents, a Natalie S. Wagner was appointed legal Professor Robert Whitman for the Social publication of the Council for Advancement counsel to Connecticut Governor Dannel Science News Research Network (SSRN) and Support of Education, in an article Malloy. Wagner was previously the deputy entitled, “Rudolf Von Jhering’s Influence on entitled “Degree of Difficulty: Rising to the legal counsel for the Connecticut Senate Karl Llewellyn.” Challenge of Fundraising for Graduate and Democrats, and a public defender in Professional Schools.” Adams is assistant Massachusetts. 2010 director of development for the Law School. Allison Barasz co-authored a Connecticut 2007 Law Tribune article entitled, “Top 11 Ways Emmanuelle R. Francois was quoted in the Matthew D. Ritter was elected as a state for Lawyers to ‘Go Green’.” Barasz is a full- August 22, 2010 edition of the Daily Record, a representative representing Connecticut’s 1st time mother and volunteer with the Young Baltimore, MD newspaper, in an article enti- House District. Lawyers Section of the Connecticut Bar tled, “Advice for Future Lawyers.” Francois Association. is an associate attorney at Robert A. Ades & Amy E. Zinser, and her husband, Robert, Associates, P.C. in Landover, Maryland. welcomed their new baby, Milo, on August 8, Allison E. Cantor has joined Day Pitney 2010. They live in New Canaan. Zinser is an LLP as an intellectual property associate in Lori A. Knuth and Christopher F. Droney ’79 associate at Day Pitney, LLP in Stamford. the Hartford office. Prior to entering law were quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune school, Cantor worked in the affiliate sales article entitled, “Child Protection Hit By 2008 and marketing department at ESPN Media Budget Crisis: Attorneys Worry That Restraints Thomas Feazell, and his wife, Sara, wel- Networks. Will Affect Clients In Abuse, Neglect Cases.” comed their new son, Ethan Thomas Feazell, Knuth is a child protection lawyer with a solo on January 6, 2011. Feazell is the assistant Patrick R. Linsey authored a Connecticut practice in Hampton. director of career information for Career Law Tribune article entitled, “From The Services at the University of Hartford. Electronic Typewriter to the iPad: Tech- Marisa A. Mascolo was a presenter at the nology Has Transformed Legal Research Center for Children’s Advocacy workshop, John W. Larson has joined the firm of Reid and Communications,” in which George E. “Bullying: Protecting Our Children and and Riege, P.C. as an associate in its Hartford O’Brien ’75 and Lubbie Harper, Jr. ’75 were Youth,” in September. Mascolo is an associate office. quoted. Lindsey also authored a Connecticut with Klebanoff & Alfano, P.C., a firm that spe- Law Tribune article entitled, “Job Offers from cializes in special education and disability and Scott A. Lydon is the program chair of AG’s Office Won’t Come Soon: Law School the education rights of students. the Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Students Also Hear Candidates Distance Association for the 2010-2011 term. Lydon Themselves from Blumenthal,” in which Christine M. Miller has joined the firm of is an associate at McCormick, Paulding & Yamuna Menon ’11 and Michael Chase ’11 Reid and Riege, P.C. as an associate in its Huber LLP, Hartford. were quoted. Linsey is an associate at Wolfey, Hartford office. Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, LLP, Stamford.

47 Ellen Messali, Professor Jon Bauer, Angelina A. Lachhman was the Mock Trial Professor Margaret Martin, and a client of Society’s 2010 William R. Davis Mock Trial The University of Connecticut the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic who Competition Best Witness. Law School Alumni Association, Inc. was granted asylum, spoke to students at the Board of Directors 2010-2011 University of Connecticut School of Social Yamuna Menon was featured in a Work in November about the asylum process Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled, and problems faced by asylum seekers. “Debate Panelist Performs Law School President Juggling Act: Busy Student Body President Mimi M. Lines ’80 Eric B. Miller authored a note in the Draws on Public Service Background,” July 2010 Connecticut Law Review entitled, regarding her participation at the first “Lawyers Gone Wild: Are Depositions Still a Connecticut attorney general candidate President-elect ‘Civil’ Procedure?” Miller is an associate at debate of the 2010 general election. In addi- Alexandra B. Stevens ’98 Murtha Cullina LLP, Hartford. tion, Menon presented “Denied the Finish Line: Sex Verification Testing for Intersex Thomas W. Mott has joined Cramer Athletes Under International Association Vice-President & Anderson LLP as an associate in the of Athletes Federations” at a Dukeminier Matthew D. Gordon ’87 Litchfield office. Awards Panel presentation at UCLA School of Law. Menon won a Dukeminier Award for the Secretary Rebecca M. Murphy has become a member best sexual orientation and gender identity of the Civil Litigation Practice Group at Burns law review article of 2009 and is the only stu- Ingrid L. Moll '99 & Furrey, Worcester, MA. dent to win such an award this year. Treasurer Timothy J. Nast has joined Tisdale Law Jessica H. Stein was honored at the Equal David A. Curry ’89 Offices, LLC, in New York City. Justice Works Annual Awards dinner as the recipient of the Exemplary Public Service Erin O’Leary recently joined Suisman Award. Stein was selected for her work with Past President Shapiro’s New London office as an associate, the Homeless Experience Legal Protection Matthew R. Peterson ’98 practicing in the area of personal injury law. (H.E.L.P.) organization. Stein also was a

conference workshop presenter at the Equal Christopher M. Wasil has joined Day Pitney Justice Works Conference and Career Fair. Directors LLP as a commercial litigation associate in She presented “Running an All Volunteer their Stamford office. Wasil was a summer Student Organization.” Stein served as a Barbara J. Collins ’78 associate at Day Pitney in 2009 and spent member of the 2009 Equal Justice Works the previous summer as a legal intern at Summer Corps. In addition, Stein was pro- Beverly W. Garofalo ’91 Siegel, O’Connor, O’Donnell & Beck, P.C. in filed in the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Dozen Hartford. Who Made a Difference section, in an article Andrew S. Groher ’78 entitled, ”Law Student Captures ‘The Spirit of Julia C. Zajac co-authored an article with H.E.L.P’: Jessica Stein Wins National Award Jeffrey C. Kestenband ’97 Professor Robert Whitman for the American for Her Work With the Homeless.” College of Trust and Estate Counsel Law Journal entitled, “Fiduciary Accounting 2013 Ingrid L. Moll ’99 Statutes for the 21st Century.” Zajac works at Miguel A. Almodovar received a scholar- the Crumbie Law Group, LLC, Hartford. ship from the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Ndidi N. Moses ’05 Association. 2011 Neil F. Murphy, Jr. ’70 Ashley R. Adams authored an article in Eric S. Merin and Remy E Feldman were the Connecticut Law Tribune’s Insurance the Mock Trial Society’s 2010 William R. James S. Needham ’05 Coverage & Bad Faith Litigation section Davis Mock Trial Competition Champions. entitled, “Understanding Policy is Key to Richard A. Rochlin ’00 Maximizing Coverage: When Loss Occurs, Andrea L. Gomes and Randall S. Blowers Promptly Put Your Insurer on Notice.” Adams were the Mock Trial Society’s 2010 William is an associate at Saxe Doernberger & Vita, R. Davis Mock Trial Competition Finalists. Socheth Sor ’06 P.C., Hamden. Jeremy D. Potter was the Mock Trial Felix J. Springer ’79 Amanda M. Caprari authored a note in the Society’s 2010 William R. Davis Mock Trial July 2010 Connecticut Law Review entitled, Competition Best Advocate. Karen T. Staib ’98 “Lovable Pirates? The Legal Implications of the Battle Between Environmentalists and Staff Jose A. Suarez ’93 Whalers in the Southern Ocean.” Cathylene Black, assistant to the director of student finance, served as co-chair of Cecil J. Thomas ’06 Heidi H. Cha is the recipient of the the Connecticut Association of Professional first Connecticut Asian Pacific American Financial Aid Administrators Winter Thomas J. Welch ’90 Bar Association Educational Foundation Conference in December. Scholarship. Jane Thierfeld Brown received the Joseph C. Zemetis ’80 Michael Chase and Yamuna Menon were Outstanding Contribution to Literature or quoted in a Connecticut Law Tribune article, Research Award from NASPA – Student authored by Patrick Linsey ’10, entitled, Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, “Job Offers from AG’s Office Won’t Come Region 1. Brown is co-author of Students with Soon: Law School Students Also Hear Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for College Personnel. Candidates Distance Themselves from Blumenthal.” Roberta Frick, director of student finance, is president-elect of the Connecticut Association of Professional Financial Aid Administrators.

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