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Features
Celebrate with the Stars: A Sold-out Success
By Leanna Zwiebel
The CBA's annual awards celebration, "Celebrate with the Stars," was a resounding success. Learn about the inspiring speeches along with the night's festivities in this recap.
Four Key Lessons from Making a Murderer
By Aaron Keller
The hit Netflix docuseries Making a Murderer introduced millions to the prosecutions of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey. In this article, investigative reporter and attorney, Aaron Keller, discusses real legal lessons for attorneys as learned in the these cases.
Blockchain for Blockheads
By Suzanne Brown Walsh
Blockchain is more transformative than e-mail was and, admittedly, a bit harder to grasp. Learn the basics of blockchain and how it is already changing and shaping the future of business and industry.
2018 Connecticut Legal Conference
Earn Your 12 MCLE Credits with This Event On Monday, June 11 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, the CBA will host the largest annual gathering of legal professionals in the state. It's a day of seminars, events, and networking not to be missed! Conference Schedule 2018-2019 CBA Officers CLE Seminars At-A-Glance CLE Seminar Information
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President's Message | "Truth is Powerful and It Prevails"
By Karen DeMeola
Supreme Deliberations | Context Counts
By Charles D. Ray and Matthew A. Weiner
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Time to Go Pro Bono | How to Give Back and Get More - The Benefits of Transactional Pro Bono
By Priya Morganstern
Young Lawyers | Every Successful Lawyer Does More in Less Time
By Aidan R. Welsh
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CBA Environmental Law Section and Other CT Environmental Organizations Host Gina McCarthy Labor and Employment Law Section Co-sponsors Three Views from the Bench Event In Memoriam Former US Attorney Deirdre M. Daly Receives 2018 Ladder Award Peers & Cheers
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Court Decisions | Highlights from Recent Superior Court Decisions
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