Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee

Salihah R. Denman is the founding member and managing attorney of the Law Offices of Salihah R. Denman PLLC. Her practice focuses on appellate advocacy in the areas of matrimonial law, general family law, child welfare, juvenile delinquency, and civil litigation.

Attorney Erin O’Neil-Baker is a Connecticut attorney that focuses her practice on immigration law. She has practiced for more than two decades and formed her own firm, O’Neil Baker Law LLC, in 2005. Her practice focuses on pursuing legal permanent status and citizenship for foreign nationals and defending individuals in removal/deportation proceedings in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Garlinck Dumont began her law practice, Dumont Law LLC, in August 2014. She primarily practices in the areas of divorce, child custody, and visitation; criminal defense; and probate matters. She is currently an adjunct professor at the UConn School of Law, teaching courses in negotiations and law practice management.

Ryan V. Powell, a staff attorney at Greater Hartford Legal Aid since 2020, represents victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault in immigration matters. Attorney Powell is engaged in community outreach and youth mentoring throughout the greater Hartford area and is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Immigration Law Committee.

Shawn M. Yost is a solo practitioner who works and lives in Granby. He exclusively practices probate law and is member of the CBA’s Estates and Probate Section. Attorney Yost is a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan’s largest federally recognized Native American tribe.