Attending fellows are introduced
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CBA President Cecil J. Thomas
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CBA Past Presidents Karen DeMeola, Amy Lin Meyerson (attending virtually), Hon. Ndidi Moses, and Jonathan Shapiro comprise a panel discussion
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President Cecil J. Thomas and attending fellows
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On November 18, the Connecticut Bar Association hosted this year’s Presidential Fellows Dinner, which featured the theme of “Together for a Stronger Profession,” as a hybrid (virtual/in-person) event at Grassy Hill Country Club in Orange.
The 2020-2022 and 2021-2023 CBA Presidential Fellows were individually introduced and congratulated by CBA President Cecil J. Thomas at the start of the event, which served as the launch for this year’s fellows programming. The event also served as a reunion for prior graduates of the Presidential Fellows and allowed members of the CBA Presidential Fellows Committee, as well as leaders of the CBA sponsoring sections, to meet and network with the current fellows.
During his opening remarks, President Thomas highlighted the importance of developing the future leadership of the CBA, noting the importance of bar association involvement and leadership to professional development as well as the strength of the legal profession. “The CBA Presidential Fellows Program creates an opportunity for all of us gathered here to stand up with and for you tonight,” stated President Thomas. “As you grow and develop as future leaders of the bar, you too will stand up with and for others, towards a stronger legal profession for all of us.”
A panel discussion held during the evening featured CBA Past Presidents Karen DeMeola, Amy Lin Meyerson, Hon. Ndidi Moses, and Jonathan Shapiro. The panelists each discussed their path to CBA leadership, the CBA initiatives they helped to launch, and the challenges and emerging trends they faced during their service as CBA officers.
The CBA Presidential Fellows Program was launched in 2015 as a prestigious leadership development program for the future leaders of the Connecticut legal profession. New Presidential Fellows are selected each year and assigned to the executive committee of a sponsoring CBA section. Graduates of the program have gone on to hold prominent leadership positions within the Connecticut Bar Association and the Connecticut legal community at large.
The CBA congratulates all the current Presidential Fellows and looks forward to seeing their development and achievements within the association.
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2021-2023 Presidential Fellows
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2020-2022 Presidential Fellows
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Aigné Goldsby
Goldsby Law PLLC
Andres D. Jimenez-Franck
Pullman & Comley LLC
Thomas Lambert
Pullman & Comley LLC
Yamuna Menon
State of Connecticut - Office of the State Comptroller
Johnny Ross III
State of Connecticut - Connecticut State Division of Criminal Justice
Megan Wade
Sexton & Company LLC
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Jeffrey D. Bausch
Updike Kelly & Spellacy PC
Jenna T. Cutler
Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP
Samim Jabarkhail
Nuzzo & Roberts LLC LLP
Paige M. Vaillancourt
Rescia Law PC
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