Young Lawyers Section

This program is designed for legal professionals seeking to mitigate the unique pressures of the field and forge a more sustainable career path. The legal profession, characterized by high stakes and constant demands, often fosters an "always on" culture that leads to stress and career dissatisfaction. This workshop offers a practical roadmap for creating and maintaining personal and professional limits to prevent overextension, protect your mental health, and enhance your overall effectiveness.

Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act was signed into law by then Governor Ella Grasso in 1975. Transparency in government increases both accountability and credibility and benefits both the government and those governed, ideally anyway. In Connecticut, transparency is not just a lofty goal, it has a structure, namely FOIA. In this golden anniversary year, we can celebrate the goal of open government, transparency, accountability, and sunshine being the best disinfectant. Please join us for this 90-minute webinar as we hear from three professionals who all interact with this framework to do their jobs. We will hear about the nuts and bolts of the process from Russell Blair of the Freedom of Information Commission and hear both Attorney Kevin Smith and investigative journalist David Altimari share practical applications of the FOIA to real world situations. The webinar ends with a question-and-answer period.

20-year veteran Attorney Michael Fryar will walk attendees through the conservatorship process in probate, responsibilities of a Social Security Representative payee, the initiation of an application for Title XIX Medicaid, and strategies to successfully see it to completion.