2025 Connecticut Legal Conference

The Largest Annual Gathering of Legal Professionals in the State

Friday, June 13, 2025
Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford

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 over 35 distinguished services and businesses 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.

CBA 150th Anniversary Celebration

This year marks the 150th Anniversary of the Connecticut Bar Association's founding in 1875. Come celebrate with us at the Connecticut Legal Conference, where we will kick off our anniversary with a variety of special offerings in honor of this milestone, including a special 150th Anniversary token of remembrance and additional raffle gifts at the President's Reception.

Conference Benefits

Connecticut Legal Conference registrants receive:

In-person access to a selection of over 35 conference seminars
Virtual access to the four exclusive streaming seminars in The President's Track: A01, B01, C01, and D01
A complementary digital catalogue of all audio recordings of the conference’s seminars available through the rest of 2025
Access to the conference's exhibitor showcase, featuring over 35 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 2025-2026 CBA officers

Not a CBA member?
Non-member conference registrants receive one year of CBA membership beginning on July 1, 2025 and ending on June 30, 2026.

2025 CLC Pricing

Attendee Type	Regular Ends May 27	Late Begins May 28
Member	$399	$449
Non-Member with One Year CBA Membership	$579	$619
Student Member*	$119	$119
Legal Aid/Services Staff**	$325	$325

You must be logged into your CBA account to receive member pricing.
Registration Cancellations are non-refundable beginning June 1.
Financial hardship information is available upon request

*Law students may be sponsored and mentored at 2025 CLC by a CBA section. Spaces are limited. Please contact Tom Genung at tgenung@ctbar.org as soon as possible.
**Please contact msc@ctbar.org to register with this special pricing.

Hotel Accommodations

The CBA has secured a special group rate at the Hartford Marriott Downtown for attendees of the 2025 Connecticut Legal Conference. Whether you're arriving early or planning to stay after the conference, you can book your room at a discounted rate of $229 per night. A limited number of overnight reservations are available for Thursday, June 12 and Friday, June 13.

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Explore Recent and Upcoming U.S. Supreme Court Decisions

In Our Featured National Speaker Seminar

SCOTUS: What's Next?

In recent years, several of the Roberts Court decisions have overturned or significantly changed Supreme Court precedent. This seminar will analyze some of the notable decisions from the Roberts Court and where the court may be headed in light of the new presidential administration that has also begun to make aggressive changes in the federal government. Moderated by retired Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Joette Katz, presenters G. Eric Brunstad, Jr. (Yale Law School Visiting Lecturer and Senior Research Scholar) and Ilya Somin (George Mason University Professor of Law and Cato Institute B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies) will explore these topics and more.

Presenters

G. Eric Brunstad, Jr. is a Yale Law School Visiting Lecturer and Senior Research Scholar currently serving as a partner at Dechert LLP. He has argued 11 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, including matters involving the First Amendment, bankruptcy, taxation, the Commerce Clause, statutory interpretation, jurisdiction and arbitration.

Ilya Somin is a professor of law at George Mason University and the B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute. His research focuses on constitutional law, property law, democratic theory, federalism, and migration rights. He has authored several publications including 2016's Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government is Better.

Moderator

Justice Joette Katz is a retired Connecticut Supreme Court Justice currently serving as a partner in Shipman & Goodwin's Business Litigation Practice Group. With over 18 years as an Associate Justice on the Connecticut Supreme Court, Justice Katz has heard approximately 2,500 cases and authored nearly 500 opinions.

2025 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/150th Anniversary Celebration*

*Special 150th Anniversary tokens of remembrance and additional raffle gifts will be given away at the President's Reception.

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