Michael Marciano

August 26, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Connecticut Law Tribune today announces the finalists for Attorney of the Year for the publication's 2017 Professional Excellence Awards. The three finalists—Dana Hrelic, a partner at Horton, Dowd, Bartschi & Levesque; Josh Koskoff of Koskoff Koskoff & Bieber; and former U.S. District Judge Alan Nevas were chosen with the help of an outside panel, and the ultimate winner will be announced at the Law Tribune's Connecticut Legal Awards Dinner Oct. 3 at the Bond Room in Hartford.

By MICHAEL MARCIANO

8 minute read

August 18, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Counsel working pro bono for a 16-year-old girl sexually assaulted at a local public library when she was 7 have secured a $750,000 verdict against her attacker, who is serving a 17-year prison sentence.

By By MICHAEL MARCIANO

8 minute read

August 11, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

After years of planning and building, Connecticut's judicial branch has announced the new Litchfield District Superior Courthouse will open Aug. 25 in Torrington.

By MICHAEL MARCIANO

2 minute read

August 03, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut matrimonial attorneys are at odds over a state Supreme Court ruling that some say arbitrarily broadens the scope of asset protection at the outset of divorce proceedings, and could further clog an overburdened court system with disputes over personal financial transactions.

By Michael Marciano

16 minute read

July 21, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

While diversity and inclusiveness are not new concepts to the Connecticut Bar Association, newly elected officers of the tightly knit group are lauding recent strides the organization has made, including electing four women officers out of the total seven this year, with women of color assuming the presidential and vice presidential roles.

By MICHAEL MARCIANO

4 minute read

July 07, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Connecticut jury's damages award of more than $28 million in a suit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. has been upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit—and the sum stands to grow, as the court also remanded for reconsideration of punitive damages.

By MICHAEL MARCIANO

3 minute read

July 07, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut's Statewide Grievance Committee has released summaries with results of the following disciplinary hearings held in May. Complaints included violations of rules of professional conduct, problems associated with drugs and/or alcohol, neglect of clients' cases and stealing funds from clients.

By Michael Marciano

4 minute read

July 01, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

With changing politics, technologies and business models affecting the legal industry in a state mired in a seemingly endless fiscal crisis, the Connecticut Bar Association's new president, Karen DeMeola, begins her term amid many challenges, but she says she is up to the task.

By MICHAEL MARCIANO

4 minute read

June 22, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

With Connecticut ranked third in the nation in the rate of fatal opioid overdoses, legislators are asking attorneys to speak up and try to help reverse the worsening public health nightmare.

By MICHAEL MARCIANO

4 minute read

June 17, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

As FBI investigators sought to clarify the motive behind Wednesday's brazen shooting attack on congressional Republicans during practice for a charity baseball game in Virginia, key voices in Connecticut's gun-control debate sounded off Thursday, while the U.S. Supreme Court was scheduled to confer over a challenge to concealed-carry restrictions in California.

By Michael Marciano and Marcia Coyle

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