Presented by the Women in the Law Section and
Young Lawyers Section Women in the Law Committee
Pathways to Leadership for Women Lawyers is an annual dinner and award ceremony hosted by the Women in the Law Section and Young Lawyers Section Women in the Law Committee where the Ladder Award is presented to a distinguished woman attorney each year.
The Ladder Award was created by the YLS Women in the Law Committee in 2007 to honor a woman attorney who has “left the ladder down” for those women who follow in her footsteps. The award is aimed at recognizing the efforts of women in the profession who have recognized the importance of mentoring and supporting more junior lawyers in their own journeys to success in the profession.
We invite you to join us for this year’s event, where we will honor Hon. Evelyn Daly with the 2024 Ladder Award.
Cost
$85 CBA Member
$95 Non-Member
2024 Ladder Award Recipient
Hon. Evelyn M. Daly
Farmington Regional Probate Court
Judge Evelyn M. Daly began her legal career at the law firm of Choate Hall & Stewart LLP in Boston, MA. After marrying a Nutmegger, she moved to Connecticut and clerked for Justice Glass and Judge Gill at the Waterbury Superior Court. From there, Judge Daly joined the law department of Aetna Insurance Company, where she specialized in toxic tort and hazardous waste litigation. Her next position was at the state capital, where she served as counsel to the Connecticut House of Representatives, overseeing a myriad of legislation and assisted in the political decision-making process.
For the past 18 years, Judge Daly has served as the judge of probate for the Farmington Regional Probate Court. She is also the administrative judge of the Hartford Regional Children’s Probate Court and presently serves as the president of the Connecticut Probate Assembly.
Judge Daly has been a lawyer for over 40 years and is admitted to the practice of law in Connecticut and Massachusetts as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She attended Trinity and Wheaton Colleges, receiving a BA in Government. She obtained her JD from Western New England University and also attended University De La Source in France and Yerevan University in Armenia. Additionally, Judge Daly is a member of the National College of Probate Judges and an active member of the Zephaniah Swift’s Inn.
She is involved in many civic and charitable organizations. For 20 years, Judge Daly served as a docent at Hill-Stead Museum and still gives occasional tours. She is the past board president of the Stanley Whitman House, a trustee of Farmington Village Green & Library Association, and is a member of the Armenian Assembly of America. Additionally, she participated in special operations for the Board of Elections in the 2016 Presidential Election. She taught as an adjunct professor of political science at Central Connecticut State University and still teaches an occasional class at various institutions.
Judge Daly resides in Farmington with her husband, Magistrate Michael C. Daly, and is thrilled that her son and his wife have returned to Connecticut from Boston.
Keynote Speaker
Hon. Elizabeth Bozzuto
Chief Court Administrator
The Honorable Elizabeth A. Bozzuto was appointed as a judge of the Connecticut Superior Court in 2000. She currently serves as the judicial branch’s Chief Court Administrator. Previously, Judge Bozzuto served as the Deputy Chief Court Administrator; the Chief Administrative Judge for the Family Division; the Assistant Administrative Judge for the Waterbury Judicial District; and the presiding judge of the Family Division in Waterbury, the Regional Family Trial Docket, and the Family Division in Danbury.
Prior to her appointment to the superior court, Judge Bozzuto was a partner at the law firm of Secor Cassidy & McPartland PC in Waterbury, where she specialized in civil litigation, with an emphasis on insurance defense and family law.
Judge Bozzuto has served on numerous judicial branch committees, task forces, and state commissions, including, but not limited to, The Executive Committee of the Superior Court, Parent Education Program Advisory Committee, State Marshal Commission, Minimum Continuing Legal Education Commission, Task Force to Study the Statewide Response to Minors Exposed to Domestic Violence, and the Standing Committee on Guardians ad Litem.