Jay Stapleton

December 14, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Privacy lawyers were up in arms last week when it was widely reported that Hartford-based CT Transit was among several bus services across the country that are adding cameras equipped with sophisticated audio recording devices on its public buses.

By JAY STAPLETON

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May 14, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

For trial lawyers, future litigation might not focus so heavily on auto accident, slip-and-fall and medical malpractice cases. Plaintiffs attorneys are finding new business by taking on lawsuits in which clients claim to have been hurt - financially or otherwise - through data breaches.

By JAY STAPLETON

4 minute read

December 12, 2012 | Law.com

When he was the managing partner at the Stamford, Conn., office of Dreier LLP, Joseph M. Pastore III handpicked Leanne M. Shofi and William M. Dailey to work at the financial litigation firm. Time and circumstances pulled the trio apart, but last month the three opened customer-focused firm Pastore, Shofi & Dailey.

By Jay Stapleton

4 minute read

June 28, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

As more lawyers struggle to cut costs and boost office efficiency, many are turning to Internet-based data storage and client services computer programs.

By JAY STAPLETON

7 minute read

September 11, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The lawyer who is leading the charge to have Connecticut's new gun control laws declared unconstitutional got his start two decades ago as a public defender in the Bronx.

By JAY STAPLETON

6 minute read

April 02, 2013 | Law.com

A Connecticut Superior Court committee has voted down a proposal to require new lawyers to participate in one day of career training before launching their careers. The issue of requiring ongoing legal training for Connecticut's practicing lawyers has met with resistance by those who object to the time and expense involved and who say there is a lack of empirical evidence of higher-quality lawyering in places where CLE is required.

By Jay Stapleton

5 minute read

October 11, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

When Perry Zinn Rowthorn was hired as an assistant attorney general in 1999, he thought the switch from private practice to public service would be temporary.

By JAY STAPLETON

5 minute read

March 01, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

She's not licensed to practice law in any state, but Cecelia Lebby spends so much time arguing in court that she considers it "a full-time job."

By JAY STAPLETON

8 minute read

October 19, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Leaders of the Connecticut Bar Association were on the winning side of the legal fight for federal benefits for same-sex couples last week, when a divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a federal law defining marriage as solely between a man and a woman is unconstitutional.

By JAY STAPLETON

6 minute read

January 25, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Back in the antique days of law firm management, a founding partner would pick promising young attorneys and help chisel them into the leaders of tomorrow. The new leaders' toil would then help the senior members transition into retirement.

By JAY STAPLETON

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