Q & A
Separating Wheat, Chaff In Health Care Ruling
Friday, July 13, 2012 | by Thomas B. Scheffey | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Stephen E. Ronai is one of the deans of Connecticut health care law. For 20 years he has chaired the Health Care department of Murtha Cullina, and is currently of counsel at the firm. Recently, Ronai has been studying the legal and policy issues behind the federal Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare.
Sounding The Alarm Over Pro Ses
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Friday, June 15, 2012 | The Connecticut Law Tribune
As she has for the past several years, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers delivered a speech to last week's Connecticut Bar Association annual meeting.
Uniting To Fight An Election Finance Bill
Monday, June 4, 2012 | by Thomas B. Scheffey | The Connecticut Law Tribune
In the wake of the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Connecticut legislature worked this year to overhaul its election finance law. The goal was to comply with Citizens United's mandates, which relaxed corporate restrictions on contributions, and added new state election law accountability.
Civil Rights Icon Honored By New England Lawyers
Monday, May 21, 2012 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFFEY | The Connecticut Law Tribune
U.S. Rep. John Lewis was one of the 13 original Freedom Riders in the Civil Rights movement to end institutionalized racial segregation. At 23, he was also the youngest speaker at the 1963 march on Washington, D.C., in which Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Insurance Insight From A Policy Expert
Monday, February 20, 2012 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Nearly 20 years ago, Robert B. Adelman, as president of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, spearheaded legislation to repeal Connecticut's no-fault auto insurance system, and return to fault-based tort litigation.
Murder Revealed Flaw In Bonding System
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Monday, May 2, 2011 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Back in January 2010, West Haven mother Shengyl Rasim was fatally shot while holding her crying baby, with her young son asleep nearby. Investigators for Ansonia/Milford State's Attorney Kevin Lawlor didn't have to look far to find their suspect. The husband, Selami Ozdemir, had a history of being arrested for domestic violence by West Haven police.
A Move Toward Lawyering Á La Carte
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Monday, December 13, 2010 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY | The Connecticut Law Tribune
There has been a lot of study and debate recently about the "unbundling" of the services lawyers provide. A Connecticut Bar Association study committee is even meeting this week to discuss the practice, which allows clients to contract a lawyer to provide certain services, but not a full representation.
Marshals' Role Was Invisible - But Indispensable
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Monday, November 15, 2010 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY | The Connecticut Law Tribune
For the first time in over a month, the streets outside New Haven Superior Court building are not choked with TV trucks and journalists straining for news from the trial of Steven Hayes.
Witt Offers Wisdom To National Bar Group
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Monday, November 8, 2010 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Across the country, most state and local bar associations that are larger than New Haven's, which has 1,400 members. But few, if any, have a more engaged, enthusiastic and effective leader than Executive Director Carolyn Breen Witt. That's easy to conclude from her 15-year track record, and the fact that the National Association of Bar Executives has just elected her its president for the 2010-11 fiscal year. The NABE provides a forum for members to address their challenges together, and to share innovations and "best practices."
Ready To Return To The Courtroom
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Monday, October 4, 2010 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY | The Connecticut Law Tribune
In late September, Bridgeport criminal defense attorney Wayne R. Keeney was back in a comfortable place-the courtroom. "One thing I can say about this job," Keeney told the
