Michael Marciano

March 21, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In reaction to the “Silence Breakers,” a bipartisan group of lawmakers recently introduced legislation that would prohibit employers from including sexual harassment or gender discrimination claims in their arbitration agreements.

By Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart

3 minute read

March 21, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Baseball arbitration, in a nutshell, is that variety of arbitration where the disputing parties each make a final offer, and the task of the arbitrator is to select and award only one of those numbers.

By Harry N. Mazadoorian

5 minute read

March 16, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Acclaimed Connecticut attorney-turned-filmmaker Michael Koskoff has been nominated for a fitting distinction to honor his contributions to the silver screen: a Silver Gavel Award from the American Bar Association.

By Michael Marciano

2 minute read

March 16, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Courts may not be able to foresee how science will change, but they can—and should—limit forensic experts from overstating the probative value of their opinions.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

4 minute read

March 15, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

It is important to remember that ending a representation will not always foreclose the risk of embarking on an intimate relationship with a client. But it certainly reduces the risks inherent with simultaneously pursuing a representation and romance.

By Alanna Clair and Shari L. Klevens

6 minute read

March 14, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Thomas Moukawsher wastes no time with fools or foolishness. Upon retiring from the bench, he might try faits divers.

By Mark Dubois

5 minute read

March 12, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Historically blue Connecticut's opportunity to confirm the nation's first openly gay Supreme Court chief justice is on the thinnest of lines this week, having just passed the state House of Representatives by a 75-74 vote.

By Michael Marciano

8 minute read

March 09, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

What was the dam that's been holding back this flood of long-hidden sexual misconduct? Often, it's lawyer-drafted confidentiality agreements.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

5 minute read

March 09, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Four Connecticut law students have earned a trip to San Francisco, California, to represent the state at the Hispanic National Bar Association's 2018 Corporate Counsel Conference.

By Michael Marciano

3 minute read

March 08, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Middletown artist from the Democratic Republic of Congo who was nearly executed while incarcerated in his home country is scheduled to find out Thursday in New Jersey if his request for asylum has been granted.

By Michael Marciano

6 minute read