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Celebrate with the Stars

 

About the Event

Join us for a night to remember as we celebrate with the stars of our legal community. This annual awards dinner is an evening filled with inspiration, where we honor each year’s impressive awardees, selected for their distinguished achievements as well as attorneys observing the 50th anniversary of their admission to practice in Connecticut.

2025 Celebrate with the Stars

Wednesday, April 9
5:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Aqua Turf Club
556 Mulberry St, Plantsville

This Year's Awardees

Nina Elgo 2025 CWTS Headshot

Henry J. Naruk Judiciary Award
Hon. Nina F. Elgo
Connecticut Appellate Court, Hartford

Livia Barndollar 2025 CWTS Headshot

Edward F. Hennessey Professionalism Award
Livia DeFilippis Barndollar
Pullman & Comley LLC, Westport

Denis Caron Headshot

John Eldred Shields Distinguished Professional Service Award
Denis R. Caron
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co. (Retired), Glastonbury

John Dankosky 2025 CWTS Headshot

Distinguished Public Service Award
John Dankosky
Radio Journalist and Moderator, Winsted

Jennifer L. Herbst 2025 CWTS Heashot

Tapping Reeve Legal Educator Award
Jennifer L. Herbst
Quinnipiac University Schools of Law & Medicine, North Haven

Sally Zanger 2025 CWTS Headshot

Charles J. Parker Legal Services Award
Sally Zanger
Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Middletown

Rosendo Garza 2025 CWTS Headshot

Citizen of the Law Award
Rosendo Garza, Jr.
Day Pitney LLP, Hartford

Alison Toumekian 2025 CWTS Headshot

Young Lawyers Section Vanguard Award
Alison J. Toumekian
Zeldes Needle & Cooper PC, Bridgeport

Paul Kelly 2025 cwts Headshot

Paul T. Kelly
FrontLaw PLLC, Wethersfield

Jeffrey L. Meyers Headshot - 2025 CWTS

Jeffrey L. Meyers
Law Office of Jeffrey L. Meyers, Norwalk