Michael Marciano is a regional managing editor for ALM. He can be reached at [email protected] or call 646-957-3022. On Twitter: @BreakingCTLaw
March 31, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Looking for the Upper Hand in Civil Litigation? Request a Scheduling ConferenceIf you want a case to be resolved decisively, ask for a scheduling conference. Work with the courthouse caseflow coordinator to get it soon.
By Thomas Moukawsher
4 minute read
March 21, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Bring Back the State's Program Review and Investigations CommitteeThe disbanding of PR&I in 2017 was a misguided attempt to save a meager amount of money.
By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board
4 minute read
March 20, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune
IOLTA Rule Changes Needed in ConnecticutUnclaimed money should not be kept in a lawyer's IOLTA account when It could be put to better uses, including legal aid
By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board
2 minute read
March 18, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Connecticut Movers: Recent Moves at Gfeller Laurie, Morgan Lewis, GPS and Rome Clifford Katz & KoernerRecent promotions and hires include Robert Chomiak, Jr., Christine Blethen, Mark Parise, Joe Serrantino and Nancy Valentino at firms across the state.
By Michael Marciano
3 minute read
March 18, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Fairness and Clarity Needed in Assessing Tenants' Prior Felony ConvictionsPending before the General Assembly is a bill, Raised H.B. No. 5242, An Act Concerning The Collateral Consequences of Criminal Records on Housing Opportunities,…
By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board
4 minute read
March 18, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune
One Case - One Judge: Individual Calendaring Should Not Have Withered on the VineIn 2013, then chief justice Chase Rogers planted the seeds of the Indi-Cal system, based on one-case, one-judge assignments. The system grew and, in some places, took root, but in the end, it did not obtain the sustenance it needed.
By Thomas Moukawsher
4 minute read
March 15, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Wade Resigns From Georgia Election CaseFani Willis accepted Wade's resignation, effective immediately. She complimented Wade's "professionalism and dignity."
By Kate Brumback, Associated Press
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March 15, 2024 | Daily Report Online
UPDATED: McAfee Orders Willis to Step Aside or Remove WadeJudge Scott McAfee said he found the "allegations and evidence legally insufficient to support a finding of an actual conflict of interest." However, he found there remains an "appearance of impropriety."
By Kate Brumback and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press
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March 14, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Eliminate the Unconstitutional Waiver Provision in CT's Wrongful Incarceration StatuteThe practical effects of the current law are to delay compensation for the majority of exonerees. To the extent language in the statute was intended to reduce the liability of municipalities or local police officers, in practice it is having the opposite effect.
By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board
5 minute read
March 11, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Being a Good Lawyer Includes Being a Good BusinesspersonThe majority of disciplinary matters involve failure to manage IOLTA accounts or noncompliance with requests for documentation related to overdrafts or audits.
By Mark Dubois
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