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July 02, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

It's All In The Package

The demand for highly qualified associates is stronger than ever. Law firms often find themselves in a position where they must compete against multiple offers for the candidates they want. Some law firms have increased the ante by raising starting salaries. Others have chosen to position themselves as offering a better all-around work experience.
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January 25, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Union-Free Companies Come Under Microscope

Most union-free employers never give a second thought to the National Labor Relations Board unless a union is knocking at the door. Last year tells us that is a mistake.
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November 27, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Three Dewey Alums Launch New Firm

The implosion of Dewey &amp LeBoeuf has rocked all corners of the legal world. But there is at least one positive result - a new professional alliance among lawyers who once worked in the national firm's former Hartford office.
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November 30, 2009 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Some Office Policies Lawyers Can Live By

As I was eating my 12th mini-Baby Ruth of the day, and thinking about such scintillating subjects as the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, I got an e-mail from a friend, wanting to know what a particular slang expression meant. I was not equipped with my Super Friends' Impecunia the Intellectual thinking cap, and therefore had to ask for help. After I got the answer, I sent Cindy, the paralegal who had given it to me, an e-mail. I asked whether, in light of the fact that I had learned something new, I could go home.
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February 08, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Victim Advocate's Job Can Be Balancing Act

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced last week that a prosecutor from Chicago, Garvin Ambrose, will be the new state Victim Advocate, replacing Michelle Cruz, a former Massachusetts prosecutor initially appointed by then-Republican Gov. Jodi Rell in 2007.
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August 21, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Court Upholds $5 Million Malpractice Verdict

The state Supreme Court has upheld a $5 million jury verdict for a terminal cancer patient who claimed that her doctor failed to warn her that she had an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer.
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September 04, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Discretion Lacking In Discretionary Spending?

Recent allegations of inappropriate spending within a federal program designed to meet the legal needs of the nation's poor will have little to no effect on legal services funding in Connecticut, said Norman K. Janes, executive director of Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut Inc.
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October 18, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Stamford Marketing Company To Pay $30 Million

State of Connecticut v. Affinion Group Inc., Trilegiant Corporation, and Webloyalty.com, Inc.: A Stamford-based marketing company has reached a $30 million national settlement with 47 states, including Connecticut, and the District of Columbia after it was accused of using deceptive practices to attract members to discount clubs.
4 minute read
October 19, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Judges As Fund-Raising Tools

In my Sept. 28 column ("Judicial Award Raises Ethical Issues"), I addressed the propriety of Superior Court Judge Lynda B. Munro's agreeing to accept an award from the Connecticut Women's Legal and Educational Fund and to appear as an honoree at its annual dinner, which took place on Oct. 2. After that, and on the eve of the event, Judge Munro notified CWEALF that she could not accept the award.
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April 29, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Barnyard Brawl

When Dolly the sheep made her public debut in 1997 as the world`s first cloned animal, scientists at the University of Massachusetts and DeForest, Wis.-based Infigen Inc. didn`t see much that was new.
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