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September 19, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Supreme Court Land Use: Property Search, Backyard Burial Make National News

Connecticut's high court this term has again proved itself to be steadfastly faithful to longstanding precedent, but willing to push a little bit – call it new wine in old bottles. This was especially so when compelling facts were front and center. Let's start with a remarkable decision that caught the attention of people across the country.
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August 24, 2009 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Overheated Hormones Shouldn't Be A Crime

I keep thinking about the little bits of heaven I tasted in the summer of 1971. I was 15, working as one of four males at a girl's summer camp in northern Michigan. I built a horse corral out of cedar logs we felled and stripped in a nearby swamp. I spent several weeks as a chaperone of sorts on canoe trips down the Au Sable River. And, one memorable night, I lost my virginity to M., a counselor who was 18.
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January 21, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Combating The Problems Of Merger Financials

When two law firms undertake merger discussions, they eventually exchange financial information. Typically, this exchange is anticipated from both a curiosity standpoint as well as a practical standpoint. Ultimately, no merger will occur if it does not make good economic sense; therefore, critical financial review is essential.
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June 30, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Foreclosure Responses Still In Low Gear

Assistance is coming for state homeowners caught in the foreclosure crisis, but not fast enough to suit some.
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June 16, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

City Agrees To Better Serve Hearing Impaired

The federal government and the City of New Haven have entered into a settlement that addresses allegations that city officials, including members of the police department, were not communicating effectively with the hearing impaired.
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September 17, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Part-Time Parole Board Gets Full Attention

Across the country, the daily decisions of parole boards go relatively unnoticed. This car thief seems like a changed man and can get out of prison early. That drug dealer is still dangerous and should stay behind bars. It's not an easy job, deciding which inmates pose minimal risks if they are allowed back into society. Every so often that "nightmare" case comes along in which a recent parolee commits a heinous crime. Given the high stakes, is this a job for part-timers?
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April 08, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Opinion: Mothers, Newtown And Guns

In Chicago, where handguns were banned altogether, murder rates skyrocketed making Chicago the murder capital of the nation. Criminals do not obey laws.
6 minute read
April 16, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

New Rules Needed After Change

New Practice Book rules and forms will be needed, and additional discovery may be necessary, as litigants scramble to prepare their slip-and-fall cases for trial under the newly adopted "mode of operation" doctrine.
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April 13, 2009 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Let's Levy An Annoyance Tax

This column has previously been devoted to the vexing problem of questionably qualified experts. I expounded in a witty and appealing fashion about medical specialists who might cross the borders of their expertise, for instance, having an anesthesiologist give a good-faith opinion about podiatry, or a dentist assess the standard of care owed by a neurosurgeon. I wish to discuss another type of distressingly unqualified experts. A recent conversation with one such individual caused me to break out of my usual pattern of dealing with frustration by invading the office candy bowls and acquiring anything that vaguely resembled chocolate. I was in such need of nutritional narcosis by the time I finished the call that I headed straight for the mashed potatoes.
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July 17, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Bringing A Coach's Perspective

Eric J. Gouvin spent his first five years out of law school with a general practice law firm, where he learned the art of lawyering in the supportive environment of more experienced mentors.
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