Emily Cousins

August 12, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"We have a skill set that we can apply to an environmental case one day, a civil rights case the next day, a commercial case the day after that and a tax case the day after that," Brian Ginsberg said. "It's really a have-case, will-travel model, and I think that's what makes our respective appellate groups so dynamic now, and what will make Harris Beach Murtha Appellate Group a real force to be reckoned with."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

August 09, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"It doesn't matter if you are a prosecutor or a defense attorney. It didn't matter if you were plaintiffs counselor or defense counsel," Moore said. "If you can tell a good story and back it up with facts, you are going to prevail."

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

August 08, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"The majority of the court, unfortunately, has now blended the standard for determining the maturing of permanency benefits into our well-established standard for the vesting of those benefits," Steven G. Howe, the plaintiff's attorney, said. "Those two concepts, as the dissent correctly points out, are separate and distinct, and they should not have been combined."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

August 08, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

While Samy said he believes the government institutions and systems work, "they work best when we have citizenry that actually acts as citizens, and if we fail to act as citizens as individuals, no amount of great thinking in any of those institutions, the Constitution and our law is really going to function well. People have forgotten that they need to be citizens."

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

August 07, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"[T]he Etemis categorically deny all allegations made against them," John Kanca, their lawyer, said. "The Etemis have full confidence in their defenses and their counterclaim allegations, and look forward to vigorously seeking justice in court by providing proof as to all of their allegations. The Etemis intend to advance this case by telling the truth and the full story of everything that happened leading to the Etemis departure from Trantolo & Trantolo, and thereafter."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

August 07, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"I was a high school basketball coach, and I think I was pretty good at motivating my teams," J. Paul Vance Jr. said. "That's what I want to do in this role as vice president, is be a worker and motivator, and to remind people that it's really important that lawyers across the state remember this is our labor union. This is an organization that speaks for all of us, and so I want to hear everybody's voice and be a resource for them."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

August 06, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"I think because so much of our lives have gone remote in the last couple of years, younger lawyers are missing out on in-person connections that happen when you're going to events ... or getting out and doing other things in the community," Emily Gianquinto said.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

August 06, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"We never thought there was a serious argument that qualified immunity applies here, and we're very glad the court agreed with us," the ACLU's Dan Barrett said. "We're very pleased that we already have victory in hand for two of the three counts and that there's no qualified immunity."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

August 05, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"If courts can't protect people and institutions when they need protecting, then we're all in trouble," James T. Shearin said.

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

August 02, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The dissent claims the majority opinion could lead to employers escaping liability.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read