Norm Pattis

July 27, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

By Norm Pattis

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June 28, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

By NORM PATTIS

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June 23, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

If lawmen can't be trusted to make wise decisions about what laws to enforce and when, then why not let taxpayer's decide?

By NORM PATTIS

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June 16, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Experienced litigators learn the hard way that some institutions regard themselves as too big to comply with the humdrum requirements of the law.

By Norm Pattis

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June 09, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Is it just me, or do you also get the sense that all is not well in the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel? It appears that a revolving door is spitting folks out of the top slots a little too quickly these days. Why?

By Norm Pattis

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June 01, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

I was a stranger in a strange land late in May, when, at the invitation of U.S. District Judge Warren Eginton, I attended the 2016 Second Circuit Judicial Conference in Saratoga Springs, New York.

By Norm Pattis

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May 25, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Two criminal trials now completed, one to a jury, the other to a lone judge, and still no conviction. Will no one be held accountable for the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore?

By Norm Pattis

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May 16, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Gov. Dannel Malloy will soon be given an opportunity to demonstrate his commitment to the Second Chance Society which he unveiled more than one year ago.

By NORM PATTIS

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May 11, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

One rule of the road for potential jurors is a commitment to follow the law wherever it leads. It is a juror's job to find facts; the court instructs on the law and ensures, at least in theory, a fair trial. That's the theory.

By NORM PATTIS

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May 04, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Resolving our disputes in courtrooms is far better than doing so in street brawls or violence. But even the rule-bound character of the courts sometimes seems to resemble the world of the Hatfields and McCoys

By Norm Pattis

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