Karen Ali

October 04, 2013 | Law.com

The lawyer for the Connecticut-based Center for Medicare Advocacy, which represented 14 Medicare beneficiaries denied skilled nursing care after a hospital stay, said the center is analyzing a federal court decision that dismissed their suit.

By Karen Ali

4 minute read

September 23, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Friends and colleagues of Jacob "Jack" D. Zeldes, founding senior partner of Zeldes, Needle and Cooper, remember him as a lover of the law and a respected mentor to many.

By Karen Ali

3 minute read

August 16, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A plan to move more than 1,000 women inmates from a federal prison in Danbury to another institution in Alabama has sparked a debate over what rights prisoners have to be close to their families and lawyers.

By KAREN ALI

8 minute read

October 04, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

When retired bond lawyer Dial Parrott talks about Venice, people love to listen. The former partner and senior bond counsel at Updike, Kelly & Spellacy in Hartford fell in love with the Italian city when he was on his honeymoon in 1982.

By KAREN ALI

4 minute read

May 03, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

During a Law Day ceremony in the state Supreme Court chambers, the Muslim Coalition of Connecticut and its president, Aida Mansoor, were honored for helping promote "Equality for All," which was the theme of Law Day ceremonies across the country.

By KAREN ALI

5 minute read

May 29, 2013 | Law.com

In an effort to attract global business and take his IP law firm to the next level, Michael Cantor decided to started small -- by building personal relationships with lawyers from other countries. For the past year, Cantor Colburn has hosted client Rohm Semiconductor's in-house counsel, Takashi Oki, who is immersing himself in American culture and U.S. intellectual property law.

By Karen Ali

4 minute read

April 26, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The family of Michael Jackson is suing a promoter over a series of lucrative London concerts that never happened, because the pop star died in 2009. A Connecticut law firm is handling the medical aspects of the case.

By KAREN ALI

4 minute read

March 08, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

While Miles Gerety took over the state Public Defender's Office in Danbury three years ago, there were six lawyers. Today, that number is four. And so Gerety has decided to retire, effective May 1, rather than to continue to make do with less.

By KAREN ALI

8 minute read

October 30, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

When Cynthia Exner heard the Dalai Lama was coming to speak at Western Connecticut State University, she realized her law firm could benefit from his teachings.

By KAREN ALI

5 minute read

July 28, 2013 | Law.com

Even before he was arrested for fraud, investigated by grievance officials and asked a judge to keep secret his contacts with "a covert federal agent," Hartford attorney James W. Oliver was well known to state officials

By KAREN ALI

7 minute read