Karen Ali

April 28, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

After all the acrimony surrounding the debate over guardian ad litem reform, the final votes in the General Assembly were unanimous. And the results led some lawmakers and advocates to suggest that the legislation granting expanded rights to parents in divorce and custody proceedings may be only the first step in a larger overhaul of Connecticut's family courts.

By PAUL SUSSMAN and KAREN ALI

5 minute read

April 25, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

While the case of a 16-year-old transgendered youth who was transferred out of the care of the Department of Children and Families to an adult prison has been in the media spotlight lately, DCF and the youth's lawyers are quietly discussing a compromise.

By Karen Ali

6 minute read

April 20, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

State Victim Advocate Garvin Ambrose says that Connecticut is a national leader when it comes to having laws that grant crime victims specific legal rights. But he thinks Connecticut can do better.

By KAREN ALI

4 minute read

April 20, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A former Bristol lawyer who allegedly took more than $1 million from an elderly woman is facing 29 felony larceny charges.

By KAREN ALI

4 minute read

April 11, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

To paraphrase one attorney: Joseph Ganim dug himself a hole too deep to climb out of. The state Supreme Court on April 9 rejected a bid by the former Bridgeport mayor to regain his law license, a license that was suspended after he was sentenced to prison in 2003 and served seven years on corruption charges.

By KAREN ALI

6 minute read

April 11, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Larry Riefberg says the decision he made to shave his entire head of hair was a small price to pay for a good cause: raising money for a new residential hospice building in Danbury.

By KAREN ALI

4 minute read

April 11, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Stamford family law attorney Lisa Kouzoujian traces her generous spirit to her grandmother's teachings.

By KAREN ALI

4 minute read

April 09, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The state Supreme Court has rejected a bid by former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim to regain his law license. Ganim has been trying to regain his license after being released from prison in 2010 after serving seven years on corruption charges.

By KAREN ALI

4 minute read

April 04, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Plan B Burger Bar is one of three Hartford-area restaurant chains currently facing copyright infringement suits for playing music without paying licensing fees to the record companies.

By Karen Ali

5 minute read

April 02, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Assistant Public Defender Corrie-Ann Mainville made headlines this past weekend when she was quoted as saying that the state of Connecticut would have to kill her before she allows it to execute a convicted murderer whom she says is mentally ill.

By KAREN ALI

4 minute read