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November 08, 2010 | Connecticut Law Tribune

For Litigator, Career Move Is All Relative

Jonathan M. Shapiro was at that familiar crossroads in his career as an attorney. He had spent five years with a large law firm-Day Pitney-and needed to decide whether he was willing to invest the time and effort to obtain a partnership position. He considered what was best for his wife and their 15-month-old daughter and whether it was worth living in Stamford to be close to his office but farther away from his extended family in the central part of the state.
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January 25, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Was Arms Trade From Danbury Iran-Contra?

Connecticut and Washington lawyers for Arif Durrani, a Pakistani-born former arms dealer, are attempting to have his 1987 conviction overturned so he can rejoin his American wife and children in the U.S.
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September 13, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

An Issue of Image

Despite the fact that a good majority of the state`s top criminal defense attorneys belong to the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the organization is known for being relatively low-key.
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July 19, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Injured Motorcycle Rider Gets $975,000 In Settlement

Robert Peterson et al. v. Analise Tenney et al.: A man who was seriously injured after the motorcycle he was riding smashed into a vehicle that made a left turn in front of him has collected $975,000 in a settlement agreement.
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September 10, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Run-In With Judge Recounted

Sen. Edward Meyer, D-Guilford, wanted to get to the bottom of an unseemly 2002 confrontation between Judge John Redmond Downey, a recent candidate for the state Appellate Court, and Greenwich family lawyer Jill H. Blomberg. After Downey's Aug. 21 confirmation hearing was unexpectedly interrupted over an immigration law controversy mdash; one that led to Downey withdrawing as a candidate mdash; Meyers called Blomberg's senior partner, Samuel V. Schoonmaker III, of Schoonmaker, George Colin. Schoonmaker faxed a 14-page packet of memos and correspondence that revealed a bizarre series of in-court explosions by Downey that repeatedly reduced Blomberg to tears, and appeared to tar one of Connecticut's top divorce firms with lack of candor to the court.
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March 01, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Legislators Look To Stop 'Serial Litigators'

She's not licensed to practice law in any state, but Cecelia Lebby spends so much time arguing in court that she considers it "a full-time job."
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September 27, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

SC Year In Review: Two New Faces And One Dissenting Voice

The past year was one of transition for the Connecticut Supreme Court: Two new justices with atypical resumes and pioneering personal histories, Andrew McDonald and Carmen Espinosa, joined the Court in early 2013.
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December 17, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Questions Of Bias Mark Divorce Case

A lawyer whose wife, a state judge, is seeking a divorce has expressed concern that he will have trouble getting a fair shake because other judges will likely side with one of their own. The unusual case, which has already involved the state Supreme Court, centers on prominent Hartford criminal defense attorney Hubert J. Santos and Superior Court Judge Thelma A. Santos, a Rockville juvenile judge.
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November 21, 2005 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Marshal Accused Of Rape

Although law enforcement authorities have refused to bring criminal charges against a well-known New London judicial marshal accused of rape, a Superior Court judge has found probable cause that the alleged victim will win her civil suit against the marshal for sexual assault.
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September 10, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Legal Departments Of The Year Awards 2012: Pratt & Whitney For Pro Bono And Community Service

Pratt & Whitney's former general counsel spent many hours builings the Pro Bono Partnership, which out to major Hartford corporations like Aetna and The Hartford to create a stronger Connecticut presence.
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