Michael Marciano

February 05, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Connecticut Law Tribune is accepting nominations in 12 categories for our fourth annual Professional Excellence Awards.

By Michael Marciano

2 minute read

February 05, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Two well-known Fairfield County attorneys, Livia DeFilippis Barndollar and Kelly A. Scott, have join the family law practice at Pullman & Comley, one of the state's largest firms.

By Michael Marciano

2 minute read

February 02, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Last year saw the most mass killings in the United States since USA Today began tracking them in 2006.

By Editorial Board

3 minute read

February 01, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Last term in "Murr v. Wisconsin," the U.S. Supreme Court attempted, without real success, to answer the question of what is the relevant parcel or total property interest to be considered in weighing whether a regulation affecting part of it has gone “too far” so as to effect a compensable taking under the Fifth Amendment.

By Editorial Board

5 minute read

February 01, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Board service comes with some potential risks that, if not adequately addressed, can result in severe consequences for the attorney, the attorney's firm, and/or the organization.

By Alanna Clair and Shari Klevens

6 minute read

January 30, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The new FCPA policy provides the much-needed assurance that fulsome voluntary self-disclosure of FCPA violations will likely serve to avoid criminal prosecution. At the same time, the new FCPA policy signals that the government will continue to combat corporate misconduct by focusing on individual misconduct.

By Joe Martini, James Glasser and Judd Lindenfeld

7 minute read

January 30, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The recent Connecticut Supreme Court education-funding decision is fascinating in many ways, including as a study of separation-of-power principles.

By Mark Dubois

5 minute read

January 26, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The sale or use of marijuana is a crime. Connecticut residency doesn't immunize a person from potential federal prosecution. And for lawyers the lesson is that it's our obligation to follow the rule of law, or risk the consequences for failing to do so.

By Editorial Board

4 minute read

January 26, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Stamford's Rosenblum Newfield has elected Redding resident Dana M. Carlino partner, the firm's founding partner, James B. Rosenblum, announced this week.

By Michael Marciano

5 minute read

January 24, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

If I teach ethics again, I might include the case on the final exam because of what it teaches us about Rule 3.1 and the mandate that lawyers only bring nonfrivolous matters to courts.

By Mark Dubois

5 minute read