• Sara Bronin Member Spotlight | Sara Bronin

    Monday, March 14, 2022

    Sara Bronin will receive the Citizen of the Law Award at the CBA’s annual awards celebration, Celebrate with the Stars, on Wednesday, April 20.
  • Mary-Christy Fisher Member Spotlight | Mary-Christy Fisher

    Monday, March 14, 2022

    Mary-Christy Fisher will receive the Charles J. Parker Legal Services Award at the CBA’s annual awards celebration, Celebrate with the Stars, on Wednesday, April 20.
  • Erin Oneil Baker Women’s History Month Member Spotlight | Erin O’Neil-Baker

    Friday, March 11, 2022

    Attorney Erin O’Neil-Baker is a Connecticut attorney that focuses her practice on immigration law. She has practiced for more than two decades and formed her own firm, O’Neil Baker Law LLC, in 2005. Her practice focuses on pursuing legal permanent status and citizenship for foreign nationals and defending individuals in removal/deportation proceedings in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
  • Member Spotlight | 12 CBA Members Nominated to Connecticut Superior Court Bench

    Tuesday, March 8, 2022

    CBA Members Alyce Alfano, Eric Daniels, Robert G. Golger, Wendy Grispin, Jassette Ann-Marie Henry, Tara L. Knight, Cherie Phoenix-Sharpe, Christine P. Rapillo, Charles P. Reed, Kevin M. Shay, Neeta Vatti, and Matthew A. Weiner were among those nominated.
  • Daniel A. Schwartz Member Spotlight | Daniel A. Schwartz

    Tuesday, March 8, 2022

    Daniel A. Schwartz will receive the John Eldred Shields Distinguished Professional Service Award at the CBA’s annual awards celebration, Celebrate with the Stars, on Wednesday, April 20.
  • J.L. Pottenger Jr. Member Spotlight | J.L. Pottenger Jr.

    Tuesday, March 8, 2022

    Professor J.L. Pottenger Jr. will receive the Tapping Reeve Legal Educator Award at the CBA’s annual awards celebration, Celebrate with the Stars, on Wednesday, April 20.
  • Member Spotlight | Ernest J. Mattei

    Tuesday, March 1, 2022

    Ernest J. Mattei will receive the Edward F. Hennessey Professionalism Award at the CBA’s annual awards celebration, Celebrate with the Stars, on Wednesday, April 20.
  • Member Spotlight | Hon. Bernadette Conway

    Tuesday, March 1, 2022

    The Honorable Bernadette Conway will receive the Henry J. Naruk Judiciary Award at the CBA’s annual awards celebration, Celebrate with the Stars, on Wednesday, April 20.
  • Garlinck Dumont Black History Month Member Spotlight | Garlinck Dumont

    Thursday, February 17, 2022

    Garlinck Dumont began her law practice, Dumont Law LLC, in August 2014. She primarily practices in the areas of divorce, child custody, and visitation; criminal defense; and probate matters. She is currently an adjunct professor at the UConn School of Law, teaching courses in negotiations and law practice management.
  • Ryan V. Powell Black History Month Member Spotlight | Ryan V. Powell

    Wednesday, February 9, 2022

    Ryan V. Powell, a staff attorney at Greater Hartford Legal Aid since 2020, represents victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault in immigration matters. Attorney Powell is engaged in community outreach and youth mentoring throughout the greater Hartford area and is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Immigration Law Committee.
  • Connecticut Bar Association Member Spotlight: CBA Members Confirmed and Sworn in to the District Court

    Tuesday, December 7, 2021

    During October and November, CBA members Hon. Sarah A. L. Merriam and Hon. Omar A. Williams as well as Hon. Sarala Vidya Nagala, a non-member ex-officio of the CBA's Committee on Human Trafficking, were confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn in as United States District Judges for the District of Connecticut.
  • Shawn M. Yost Native American Heritage Month Member Spotlight | Shawn M. Yost

    Monday, November 22, 2021

    Shawn M. Yost is a solo practitioner who works and lives in Granby. He exclusively practices probate law and is member of the CBA’s Estates and Probate Section. Attorney Yost is a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan’s largest federally recognized Native American tribe.
  • Anthony W. Pignatiello Native American Heritage Month Member Spotlight | Anthony W. Pignatiello

    Tuesday, November 16, 2021

    Anthony W. Pignatiello is a Native American attorney and founder of Apex Law Firm LLC. He is a United States Army veteran and former VA-accredited attorney.
  • Attorney Michael Gilberg National Disability Employment Awareness Month Member Spotlight | Michael Gilberg

    Monday, October 18, 2021

    Michael Gilberg is a special education attorney and autistic self-advocate, who was first diagnosed at age 18. He has devoted his legal career to representing children with disabilities to ensure they receive the appropriate education that they are entitled to under the law, which he was denied as a child.
  • The Honorable Jessica C. Torres Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Member Spotlight | The Honorable Jessica C. Torres

    Thursday, September 30, 2021

    The Honorable Jessica C. Torres is a Connecticut superior court judge who was nominated to the bench in 2021. She is a former president and current board member of the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association.
  • Attorney Marie C. Bertrand Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Member Spotlight | Marie C. Bertrand

    Thursday, September 23, 2021

    Attorney Marie C. Bertrand has served as vice president (2016-2017) and president (2018-2019) of the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association (CHBA) and is a member of the CBA's Commercial Finance Section.
  • Merriam Williams Member Spotlight: CBA Members Nominated to Federal Bench

    Tuesday, June 22, 2021

    CBA Members Hon. Sarah A. Merriam and Hon. Omar A. Williams have been nominated by President Joe Biden to fill vacancies on the Federal Bench.
  • Attorney Jenna Cutler LGBTQ+ Pride Month Member Spotlight | Jenna Cutler

    Monday, June 14, 2021

    Attorney Jenna Cutler currently serves as a CBA Presidential Fellow with the LGBT Section and is a member of the Health Law, Women in the Law, and Young Lawyers Sections.
  • Attorney Ryan Downing LGBTQ+ Pride Month Member Spotlight | Ryan Downing

    Monday, June 7, 2021

    Attorney Ryan Downing is the treasurer of the CBA LGBT Section and works with his colleagues to organize interesting and informative events related to LGBTQ+ issues.
  • The Honorable Tejas Bhatt Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Member Spotlight | The Honorable Tejas Bhatt

    Monday, May 17, 2021

    The Honorable Tejas Bhatt is a Connecticut Superior Court judge, nominated to the bench in 2018, a Connecticut Bar Foundation Fellow; a member of the organizing committee of the Constance Baker Motley Speaker Series; and is on the board of editors for the Connecticut Bar Journal.