Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee

DEI Pipeline Subcommittee Meeting (CDC260409)

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee Meeting (CDC260715)

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee Meeting (CDC260916)

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee Meeting (CDC261118)

Erin O’Neil has been an attorney for 25 years and was born and raised in Connecticut. Twenty years ago, she opened her own law firm, Norte Immigration Law, which she continues to operate as a female owned firm.

Attorney Tamara J. Titre serves as deputy commissioner for the State of Connecticut Office of the Claims Commissioner and is the first person to be appointed the role of deputy claims commissioner. In this role, she oversees claims filed against the state.

The Connecticut Bar Association hosted its 10th Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Summit on October 24 at CT State Community College’s Gateway campus in New Haven. Over 150 attendees, including signatory organizations of the Connecticut legal community’s Diversity and Inclusion Pledge, gathered for the summit to hear from the event’s prestigious speakers, who provided presentations focused on reflection, planning, and strategic conversations about the state of DEI in Connecticut.

Maggie Castinado is a senior assistant public defender practicing criminal defense at the Superior Court in New Haven, where she has worked for over 27 years. Attorney Castinado is a past president of the CBA, having served as the association’s 100th President and first latine leader during the 2023-2024 bar year.

On June 30, members of the CBA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee gathered at Café Amici in Hamden for their final meeting of the 2024-2025 bar year. During the meeting, past CBA President Judge Cecil Thomas announced that he will be stepping down as a DEI committee co-chair, after spending 11 years leading and driving the CBA’s DEI efforts.