Thomas B Scheffey

January 07, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Top lawyers in two of Connecticut's most respected firms are being charged in a 16-count civil suit of illegally taking $4.3 million in unearned fees and using elaborate tactics to escape detection by the probate court system.

By Thomas B. Scheffey

9 minute read

January 07, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Top lawyers in two of Connecticut's most respected firms are being charged in a 16-count civil suit of illegally taking $4.3 million in unearned fees and using elaborate tactics to escape detection by the probate court system.

By Thomas B. Scheffey

9 minute read

December 10, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawyers for the Connecticut Law Tribune and a divorcing mother seeking to prevent the newspaper from publishing an article about her custody fight filed briefs urging the Connecticut Supreme Court to hear the case.

By Thomas B. Scheffey

6 minute read

December 08, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A lawyer for a divorcing mother has asked the state Supreme Court to review a judge's ruling that lifted a prior restraining order that barred the Connecticut Law Tribune from writing about a child custody case.

By Thomas B. Scheffey

6 minute read

December 05, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A lawyer for a divorcing mother has asked the state Supreme Court to review a judge's ruling that lifted a prior restraining order that barred the Connecticut Law Tribune from writing about a child custody case.

By Thomas B. Scheffey

6 minute read

December 04, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

When a judge first barred the Connecticut Law Tribune from publishing an article on a child custody dispute, First Amendment lawyers and media experts noted that prior restraint of the press was usually reserved for matters involving public danger or a national emergency.

By Thomas B. Scheffey and Paul Sussman

9 minute read

December 03, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Superior Court Judge Stephen Frazzini has vacated his order forbidding The Law Tribune from publishing a story about a child custody case.

By Thomas B. Scheffey

9 minute read

December 02, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

What started out as an attempt by the Connecticut Law Tribune to publish an article about the legal strategies being employed in a child custody case has turned into a statewide legal and journalistic drama.

By Thomas B. Scheffey

8 minute read

December 01, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Superior Court judge on Monday, Dec. 1, heard new arguments on whether the Connecticut Law Tribune should continue to be barred from publishing an article about a child custody case on the juvenile court docket.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

4 minute read

December 01, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Superior Court judge on Monday, Dec. 1, heard new arguments on whether the Connecticut Law Tribune should continue to be barred from publishing an article about a child custody case on the juvenile court docket.

By Thomas B. Scheffey

3 minute read