A09

June 13, 2025

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Trial - Appellate Track

Presented by the CT Bar Institute

About the Program

This seminar provides a review of Connecticut Supreme Court cases from the past year with in-depth analysis by Kenneth J. Bartschi, followed by an insightful and practical review of Connecticut Appellate Court cases from the past year by Karen L. Dowd.

You Will Learn

About holdings in significant cases in all areas of the law as well as changes in personnel on the courts
About practical tips, including the perils of failing to raise or present issues properly, to help attendees prepare their trial and appellate cases

Who Should Attend

Any practitioner looking for a review of recent changes in case law, and practitioners before the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts.

Credit

CT: 1.0 CLE Credit (General)
NY: 1.0 CLE Credit (AOP)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 

Speakers

Bartchi_Ken1 Kenneth J. Bartschi
McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP, Hartford

Dowd_Karen1 Karen L. Dowd
McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP, Hartford




B06

June 13, 2025

10:15 AM to 12:15 PM

Trial - Appellate Track

Presented by the CT Bar Institute, Litigation Section, and Federal Practice Section

About the Program

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.

You Will Learn

About recent decisions that have overturned or significantly changed long-standing precedence 
About where the Court may be headed

Who Should Attend

Attorneys interested in the decisions coming from SCOTUS.

Credit

CT: 2.0 CLE Credits (General)
NY: 2.0 CLE Credits (AOP)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 

Speakers

Eric Brunstad1 G. Eric Brunstad, Jr.
Dechert LLP, New Haven

somin_ilya1 Ilya Somin
George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Arlington, VA:

Moderator

Joette Katz1 Justice Joette Katz (Ret.)
Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Stamford




Sponsor

C09

June 13, 2025

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Trial - Appellate Track

Presented by the Appellate Advocacy Section

About the Program

An exciting presentation about the Kelo v. City of New London decision featuring Justices who sat on the Connecticut Supreme Court panel that decided the case, the litigant who argued and prevailed in both the Connecticut Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court and an esteemed academic who has written a book about the events. We will also examine what has happened since the United States Supreme Court and the Connecticut Supreme Court decided the case, and what the future might hold for the controversial decision.

You Will Learn

About the role of appellate judges and advocates
About an academic’s perspective on the case 

Who Should Attend

Legal professionals interested in appellate law.

Credit

CT: 1.5 CLE Credits (General)
NY: 1.5 CLE Credits (AOP)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 

Speakers

Zarella_Peter1 Justice Peter T. Zarella (Ret.)
McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP, Hartford

Wesley Horton Wesley W. Horton
McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP, Hartford

somin_ilya1 Ilya Somin
George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Arlington, VA:

Moderator

Joette Katz1 Justice Joette Katz (Ret.)
Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Stamford




D09

June 13, 2025

3:45 PM to 5:15 PM

Trial - Appellate Track

Presented by the Connecticut Judicial Branch

About the Program

Judges and attorneys will discuss the process, benefits, challenges, and strategies involved in choosing a civil jury through box voir dire in Connecticut.

You Will Learn

About box voir dire

Who Should Attend

Attorneys interested in box voir dire.

Credit

CT: 1.5 CLE Credits (General)

Speakers

!No-Headshot Hon. Susan Quinn Cobb
Connecticut Superior Court, Hartford

Judge Carl Schuman1 Hon. Carl J. Schuman
Connecticut Superior Court, Hartford

Matthew Conway Matthew G. Conway
Conway Stoughton LLC, Hartford

caitlin_malcynsky1 Caitlyn Shea Malcynsky
Walsh Woodard LLC, West Hartford