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June 28, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Lessons of Sacco and Vanzetti

Political hysteria is a dangerous tool of the government. No one is safe, and our very democratic republic is at risk whenever there is a Red Scare or a cessation of certain civil liberties for the demon group of the moment. This is especially true in New England, where the witches burned in Salem, and Sacco and Vanzetti burned in a Boston electric chair 75 years ago this summer.
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October 04, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Volunteer Attorney Says Parties Have Same Legal Issues As Businesses

As the new general counsel for the Connecticut Republican Party, Michael Goldfarb sees the volunteer position as something beyond politics. Even though he supports the GOP in the state and is chairman of the Connecticut Young Republicans, the Murtha Cullina trial lawyer said his assignment is simply to advise his client on matters of law.
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August 09, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Defense Bar Seething Over High Bonds

Members of the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association say they are collecting transcripts and other relevant information, including judges` names, that would illustrate abusive bail bond practices in the state.
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June 29, 2009 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Help For Legal Aid, Higher Bills For Others

The price of using the state's court system has gone up, with a variety of higher filing fees kicking in July 1. The added money - in general, $50 to $75 per case - will go to what most everyone agrees is a good cause: helping out legal services agencies that had suffered massive reductions in aid from their main funding source, Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts. But although the Connecticut Bar Association endorsed the measure, not everyone is 100 percent happy with the bill signed last week by Gov. M. Jodi Rell. That's because the higher fees will have to be passed through to clients in the form of higher legal bills.
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March 26, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

CFOs and Audit Committees: Mutual Expectations

As the spotlight turns directly toward the boards of directors` audit committees, due to recent government reforms addressing their independence and effectiveness, expectations have been raised on their role as guardian of investors` interests and corporate accountability. Shareholders rely on the audit committee to embrace these new rules and provide independent, effective oversight of the financial reporting process.
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August 31, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

An Uncertain Future For Legal Education

I was in Chicago for some bar business the other day when Tom Lyons, of Rhode Island, told me that he had just been appointed to an American Bar Association committee studying the future of legal education. Tom is half of the Fred Ury/Tom Lyons tag team that has been traveling the country telling lawyers how the profession is changing and urging bars to get ahead of the trends that threaten to reshape (demolish?) the practice of law as we know it.
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December 17, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Matter Of Race

Connecticut's death row currently consists of nine mencW-? four black, three white and two Hispanic. The relatively even racial breakdown seems to offer little evidence that there is bias in the way Connecticut hands out the death penalty. But a debate on that topic has been raging under the public's radar.
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August 27, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Smaller Firms Carve Out Niche With Bilingual Attorneys

In the ever competitive world of general practice law firms, many attorneys have noticed the advantages of carving out a niche for themselves by having someone on hand who speaks another language or two — and then advertising that fact.
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July 12, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A House Divided Into Law Office, New Age Shop

The top floor of the old Victorian house in Willington holds Pam Favreau's law office. Downstairs, there's a gift shop that focuses on New Age-type items, as well as offering services ranging from tarot card readings to mediation sessions. That, too, is owned by Favreau.
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June 08, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Religious Conflict

One side wanted permission to construct a 27,000-square-foot building in Norwalk. The other side opposed the project, saying it was too large for the lot and would bring too many people to a residential neighborhood.
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