Karen Ali

April 05, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Jeffrey Pattison, 44, died after his sodium levels were raised too quickly over a period of two weeks while at Danbury Hospital. A Danbury Superior Court jury awarded $6.5 million to his estate.

By KAREN ALI

4 minute read

September 13, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

By nearly all accounts, Irene C. Olszewski was a pioneer. She was one of the first lawyers in Connecticut to focus on matters that affected gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender clients.

By KAREN ALI

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July 02, 2013 | Law.com

Zenas Zelotes, a Connecticut lawyer who had an intimate relationship with a client, has been suspended from the practice of law for five months. Superior Court Judge Frank D'Andrea Jr. handed down the decision June 28, noting that the suspension must begin August 1.

By Karen Ali

5 minute read

October 05, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut immigration lawyers are using bank documents, school records and even junk mail to help young clients prove they meet requirements for a new program that grants temporary visas.

By KAREN ALI

6 minute read

July 13, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Richard Damiani's death at age 66 last week stunned the legions of lawyers and court staffers throughout the state who appeared in his courtrooms or who worked with him over the past 26 years.

By KAREN ALI

4 minute read

April 11, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals had harsh words for John Williams, saying they did not find his actions surprising, "given his history of lawyering that falls below minimum standards before this Court and the district courts."

By KAREN ALI

9 minute read

December 28, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

As long as his friends have known him, attorney Ted Phillips been a volunteer of spectacular scope. "He's probably done as much pro bono work as he's done regular work," said Todd Postler, owner of the Wireless Zone stores in Norwich and Lisbon, and incoming chairman of the Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce.

By KAREN ALI

5 minute read

January 11, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Policies on returning damaged merchandise. Rules regarding cable companies making changes to a customer's contract. Tweaks to the state's liquor laws. Those are some of the issues that may soon be facing Democratic state Rep. David A. Baram, a Bloomfield-based lawyer, who was recently named co-chair of the state legislature's General Law Committee.

By KAREN ALI

4 minute read

September 11, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

New beds for a needy family from Africa. A laptop for a woman who wasn't able to leave her house much. Snow shoveling services for an elderly woman.

By KAREN ALI

4 minute read

June 21, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Upgrading the lawyers' lounge in the New Haven courthouse and negotiating better discounts for members are just two of the projects on the agenda of Julia Baldini, the new executive director of the New Haven County Bar Association.

By KAREN ALI

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