Connecticut Legal Conference

The Largest Annual Gathering of Legal Professionals in the State

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June 2, 2026
Connecticut Convention Center
Hartford, CT

About the Event

The Connecticut Legal Conference (CLC) is the CBA’s preeminent event comprised of dozens of engaging CLE seminars covering a diverse range of topics in state and federal law. The day also includes an exhibitor showcase featuring a variety of companies and organizations and the CBA Annual Meeting and Luncheon, which features prestigious Connecticut-based and national speakers as well as the installation of the CBA executive committee officers for the approaching bar year.
Conference Benefits

In-person access to a selection of over 35 conference seminars
Virtual access to four exclusive streaming seminars, President’s Track Seminars A01, B01, C01, and D01
A complementary digital catalogue of conference seminar audio recordings available through the rest of 2026
Access to the conference's exhibitor showcase, featuring companies offering legal research, technology solutions, law practice management services, and more
Complementary professional headshot photos
Networking and socializing opportunities, including a networking breakfast with reserved spaces for UConn School of Law and Quinnipiac School of Law alumni
A seat at the CBA Annual Meeting and Luncheon, which includes prestigious speakers and the installation of the 2026-2027 CBA officers

Not a Member?

Non-member conference registrants receive one year of CBA membership beginning on July 1, 2026 and ending on June 30, 2027.

2026 CLC Pricing

Attendee Type	Early Bird Ends March 31	Regular Ends May 18	Late Begins May 19
CBA Member	$399	$449	$549
Non-Member with One Year CBA Membership	$625	$625	$699
Student Member	$119	$119	$119
Legal Aid/Services	$349	$399	$499

Refunds will not be provided after May 19, 2026.

Meet our Featured National Speaker

Erwin Chemerinsky is the dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. Prior to assuming this position, he was the founding dean of the University of California, Irvine, School of Law and a professor at Duke Law School, University of Southern California Law School, and DePaul Law School. He is the author of 21 books and over 200 law review articles. His most recent major book, Campus Speech and Academic Freedom: A Guide for Difficult Times, was published in January 2026. He frequently argues appellate cases, including in the United States Supreme Court. In 2022, he was the President of the Association of American Law Schools.

And Our Featured Panel for
SCOTUS, Separation of Powers and the Rule of Law

Panelists

Justice Steven D. Ecker was appointed to the Superior Court bench by Governor Dannel P. Malloy in 2014. He was sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court on May 3, 2018. Justice Ecker began practicing law with the New Haven firm Jacobs Grudberg Belt & Dow, PC, where he worked from 1988 to 1994. Between 1994 and 2014, he practiced in Hartford with Cowdery Ecker & Murphy LLC. Justice Ecker’s private practice consisted primarily of civil litigation in trial and appellate courts, both state and federal. His cases covered a broad range of subject areas, including personal injury and business torts, constitutional law, professional ethics and discipline, family law, commercial law, and employment law. His clients included individuals, business entities, municipalities, public officials, and lawyers and law firms.

Michael J. Wishnie is the William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School, where he has also served as counselor to the dean and deputy dean for experiential education. Professor Wishnie has taught in the Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic, Veterans Legal Services Clinic, and Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic. His teaching, scholarship, and practice have focused on immigration, labor and employment, veterans law, habeas corpus, civil rights, and voting rights. Previously, Professor Wishnie taught at NYU School of Law and worked at the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, the Legal Aid Society in Brooklyn, NY, and as a law clerk to Judge H. Lee Sarokin of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey and the Third Circuit and Justices Harry A. Blackmun and Stephen G. Breyer of the Supreme Court.

2026 CLC Schedule

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Registration, Breakfast, and Exhibitor Showcase
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.	UConn and Quinnipiac Alumni Breakfasts
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Session A Seminars
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	Break - Exhibitor Showcase
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Session B Seminars
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.	CBA Annual Meeting and Luncheon
1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Break - Exhibitor Showcase
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Session C Seminars
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.	Break
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.	Session D Seminars
5:15 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	President's Reception

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