The future, Yoda of Star Wars fame once said, is difficult to see. Always in motion is the future.
But that doesnt stop anyone from trying to predict or analyze it. That includes us.
Welcome to the Law Tribunes annual Forecast issue, one of the best-read editions of our newspaper each year. Why? Probably because its so different. For 51 weeks, we largely report on whats already happened. Here, we ask more than a dozen experts to look ahead, and offer insight into legal issues, cases and trends that are likely to find their way into our reporting over the next 12 months.
On these pages, the states chief justice discusses future ideas for boosting pro bono efforts. A top employment lawyer predicts passage of workplace safety litigation. A scholar and longtime judge looks at how neuroscience is playing a growing role in legal thinking.
Below is the full list of predictions.
ATTORNEY GENERAL: Newly formed team to focus on all types of fraud
By GEORGE C. JEPSEN
As the chief civil legal officer of the state, my job is to represent the people of the state of Connecticut to protect the public interest. The Office of Attorney General also serves as legal counsel to all state agencies. My staff has done outstanding work in 2012 and those efforts will continue in 2013 as we focus on our critical missions: representing and vigorously advocating for the interests of the state and its citizens; ensuring that state government acts within the letter and spirit of the law; protecting public resources for present and future generations; preserving and enhancing the quality of life of all our citizens and safeguarding the rights of our most vulnerable citizens.
