Black History Month Member Spotlight | Gideon Asemnor

Written Monday, February 20, 2023

GIDEON-ASEMNORGideon Asemnor is currently an attorney at Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey. His practice areas include commercial litigation, employment law, construction litigation, real estate litigation, collections, and general litigation. His experience includes representing clients during all stages of litigation, including preparing for and participating in trials

Attorney Asemnor is the current treasurer for the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association. He is also a member of the Connecticut Bar Association's Future of the Legal Profession Scholars Program Scholarship Committee. This committee selects the  recipients of the program's scholarships, which are intended to address the lack of representation in the legal field and increase the pipeline of diverse talent that enters the legal profession in Connecticut.

Attorney Asemnor received his J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where he served as the executive director of the Connecticut Moot Court Board and academic chair of the Black Law Students Association. He earned his B.A. in economics and political science from the University of Connecticut.