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| The 2025-2027 CBA Presidential Fellows: (L to R) Raynald A. Carre, Jr.; Megan DeFrank; Catherine Young; Shivangi Bhatia; Caroline Boisvert; Margaret Murolo; Keziah Colleton (Not Pictured: Emmett Gilles) |
On December 10, the annual CBA Presidential Fellows Dinner took place at Grassy Hill Country Club in Orange, where Association leaders and past fellows introduced and discussed the program with the current class of fellows.
This event began with CBA Presidential Fellows Committee Chair Kyle LaBuff introducing this year’s new class of fellows:
- Shivangi Bhatia, Cowdery Murphy & Healy LLC
- Caroline Boisvert, Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
- Raynald A. Carre, Jr., Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice
- Keziah Colleton, Launchbird Legal
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- Megan DeFrank, Morrison Mahoney LLP
- Emmett Gilles, Wiggin and Dana LLP
- Margaret Murolo, Sousa Law
- Catherine Young, Goldberg Segalla LLP
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While enjoying dinner, the fellows and other attendees listened to a panel presentation moderated by Attorney LaBuff, which featured current CBA President Emily A. Gianquinto and past CBA Presidents Judge Ndidi Moses and Daniel J. Horgan. Each of the panelists discussed their experiences with the CBA leading up to and during their presidencies, providing examples of paths to the CBA Presidency for the attending fellows. Judge Moses and Attorney Horgan also discussed how their continued involvements with the CBA following the end of their presidential terms. When asked how she prepared for the nomination and interview process for the presidency, Attorney Gianquinto noted “I talked about my experience at the CBA and why I loved the CBA and some things that I thought deserved attention or that I might focus on during my presidency.”
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.
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