News & Information

UConn Law Wins

  • The California Narcotics Officers' Association has recognized Mary-Ellen Barrett '88 as statewide prosecutor of the year.

  • Since its founding in 2002, students and faculty working on cases for the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic have obtained asylum or other relief from removal for 75 clients and their families, enabling them to remain in the United States as lawful residents rather than be deported to countries where they face persecution.

  • William J. Egan '90 has been awarded the 2011 Pro Bono Award by Robinson & Cole LLP where Egan is a partner in the business litigation group.

  • Rebecca Arnold '12 has been selected as a George N. Lindsay Civil Right Legal Fellow which is awarded by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

  • In December, Evan Flaschen '82, a partner at the Hartford office of Bracewell & Giuliani, and Pedro Segarra '85, mayor of Hartford, celebrated at Bracewell's fifth annual holiday celebration. Guests were asked to bring items to support a selected group of area non-profits.

  • Bart A. Sayet '83 was recognized recently by the Norwich (CT) chapter of the NAACP with its Community Service Award.

Faculty in the News

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The Hartford Courant:
(February 5, 2012)

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Poverty & Race Research Action Council:
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Connecticut Post:
(January 28, 2012)

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The New London Day:
(January 24, 2012)

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CBS San Francisco:
(January 24, 2012)

Homepage Highlights

  • On February 15, join the faculty of the Energy and Environmental Law Clinic for a discussion of a newly created certificate in Energy and Environmental Law.

  • On February 24, the 18th Gallivan conference, "From McMansion to Multifamily: The Economics and Demographic Transformation of Connectiut's Housing Market" will be held at the Law School.

  • On February 10, Professor Sara Bronin will moderate a panel called "Takings Law and Climate Adaptation Strategies" at the "Legal Solutions to Coastal Climate Change Adaptation in Connecticut" conference co-sponsored by the Law School's Center for Energy and Environmental Law.

  • On February 9, Professor Peter Lindseth will give the Daimler Lecture at the American Academy in Berlin. He will discuss his most recent book, Power and Legitimacy: Reconciling Europe and the Nation-State (OUP, 2010).

  • The Insurance Law Center, the LL.M. Program in U.S. Legal Studies, and the Student Bar Association invite you to celebrate the Lunar New Year at a gathering on February 8.

  • On February 6, Professor Bethany Berger will present "Race, Equality & Indian Tribes" at the University of Miami School of Law as part of the 2012 Faculty Speaker Series.