Congratulations Are in Order: Announcing 2019's Professional Excellence Winners
The three finalists for Attorney of the Year are professor Jon Bauer of the University of Connecticut School of Law, Dana R. Burcin of Murtha Cullina, and Moy N. Ogilvie of McCarter & English.
March 07, 2019 at 10:00 AM
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L-R: Dana R. Bucin of Murtha Cullina, Moy N. Ogilvie of McCarter & English, and Jon Bauer of UConn School of Law. Courtesy photos.
Winners of the 2019 Connecticut Legal Awards, including the three finalists for the Attorney of the Year, have been determined through a panel review of submissions sent in from attorneys and firms from across the state. In all, 65 winners from more than 40 different firms and organizations across the state are recognized in this year's class of honorees.
The three finalists for Attorney of the Year are professor Jon Bauer of the University of Connecticut School of Law, Dana R. Bucin of Murtha Cullina, and Moy N. Ogilvie of McCarter & English. From among these finalists the winner of this year's Attorney of the Year honors will be chosen and announced at the annual Connecticut Legal Awards dinner May 16 at the Bond Ballroom in Hartford. Click here for booking information.
Congratulations go out to all of this year's winners, and thanks to everyone who took part in the nominating and judging processes.
Jon Bauer, University of Connecticut School of Law Jon Bauer is the head of UConn Law's Asylum and Human Rights Clinic, representing refugees who have fled persecution and are seeking asylum in the United States. A Yale Law School graduate and former staff attorney at New York City's Legal Action Center, Bauer teaches courses in employment discrimination, refugee and immigration law, and when he is not teaching, he gives significant time to public service, including work as a board member and past president of the Fair Housing Center.
Dana R. Bucin, Murtha Cullina Dana R. Bucin chairs the immigration practice at Murtha Cullina. In late 2017 and early 2018, she worked to release two Cuban nationals from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, requiring extensive negotiations with ICE officials. A habeas corpus petition filed in federal court was key to the release of the clients, who were in custody for six and two months, respectively. In 2018, Bucin was appointed to serve as the honorary consul of Romania to Connecticut.
Moy N. Ogilvie, McCarter & English In 2018, Moy N. Ogilvie was named managing partner of McCarter & English's Hartford office, with expertise in product liability, toxic tort and pharmaceutical matters at the state and federal court levels. In addition to ascending to managing partner, Ogilvie has served on the Connecticut Criminal Justice Commission and sits on the board of directors for the Connecticut Bar Foundation, Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity and the Hartford Youth Scholars. As McCarter & English's diversity and inclusion partner, Ogilvie coordinates and implements recruitment and retention initiatives with an eye toward diversity.
The complete list of this year's winners is as follows:
Attorney of the Year Finalists Jon Bauer, UConn School of Law Dana R. Bucin, Murtha Cullina Moy N. Ogilvie, McCarter & English
Distinguished Leaders Kenneth Bartschi, Horton, Dowd, Bartschi & Levesque Patrick M. Birney, Robinson & Cole Carolyn Kaas, Quinnipiac University School of Law Angela C. Robinson, Wiggin and Dana Antonio Ponvert III, Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder Robert R. Simpson, Carlton Fields Christopher F. Wanat, Milano & Wanat
Game Changers Andrew Marcucci, Ruane Attorneys Kenneth B. Lerman, Kenneth B. Lerman, P.C. Ken Krayeske, Kenneth J. Krayeske Law Offices
GC Impact Chad A. McDaniel, Lydall Inc., Brig Smith, City of Middletown
Officiators Antonio Robaina, McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter Judge Bernadette Conway, Connecticut Superior Court
Giant Slayers Bonnie Roswig, Center for Children's Advocacy Kristan Peters-Hamlin, Peters Hamlin
Litigation Departments, General Wiggin and Dana McCarter & English, finalist
Litigation Departments, Special Murtha Cullina, Appellate Howd & Ludorf, Insurance Coverage Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, Intellectual Property
In-House Legal Departments Subway
Unsung Hero Juri E. Taalman, Brignole, Bush and Lewis Darren Pruslow, Connecticut Veterans Legal Center Lou Etemi, Trantolo & Trantolo
Mentors Sally O. Hagerty and Ilyssa H. Kelson, Danaher Lagnese Howard S. Tuthill III and Edward F. Rodenbach, Cummings & Lockwood Sarah Stark Oldham, Rutkin, Oldham & Griffin Steven Katz, Rome Clifford Katz & Koerner Louis R. Pepe, McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter Gerard McEnery, McEnery Price Messey & Sullivan
Lifetime Achievement Award Judge Michael R. Sheldon, Connecticut Appellate Court Charles L. Howard, Shipman & Goodwin Maria Luisa de Castro Foden, De Castro Foden Richard A. Silver, Silver Golub & Teitell Stanley N. Bergman, Withers Bergman James A. Wade, Robinson & Cole
New Leaders in the Law Matthew D. Paradisi, Cicchiello & Cicchiello Cindy Cieslak, Rose Kallor Julia P. Boisvert, Murtha Cullina Daniel J. Kagan, Murtha Cullina Daniel Lage, Ruane Attorneys Joshua Pedreira, Cohen and Wolf Clifford A. Merin, Cohen and Wolf Fletcher Moore, Moore Kuehn Law Hailey Rice, Connecticut Trial Firm Abby M. Warren, Robinson & Cole Benjamin C. Jensen, Robinson & Cole David Ludwig, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider Dorothy L. Foster, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Michelle Ciotola, Cantor Colburn Christopher Cramer, Trantolo & Trantolo Karen Santana, De Castro Foden DeVaughn L. Ward, Law Office of DeVaughn L. Ward Latonia C. Williams, Shipman & Goodwin Matthew Monteith, Shipman & Goodwin Tara A. Sheldon, McCarter & English Tyler Dew, Szilagyi & Daly Laura Ann P. Keller, Wiggin and Dana David Roth, Wiggin and Dana Prerna Rao, Omnia Law LLC
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