Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Peter G. Austin
Lecturer in Law
B.S., University of Connecticut
M.S., University of Hartford
Second Vice President Accounting Policy, Travelers Life & Annuity
Insurance Finance

Richard Baxter
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Bucknell University
M.A., Yale University
J.D., Duke University
Insurance Taxation

John Buchanan
Lecturer in Law
A.B., Princeton University
B.A., Oxford University
J.D., Harvard Law School
Partner, Covington & Burling
Insurance Litigation

Thomas Clark
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Dartmouth
J.D., Cornell Law School
Liability Insurance

James Cohen
B.A., Harvard College
J.D., Harvard Law School
Insurance Taxation

John G. Day
Lecturer in Law
A.B., Oberlin College
J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Principles of Insurance, Health Care Policy and the Law,
     Life Insurance and Healthcare Finance, Regulation of Financial Institutions

John Day has been the first professor-in-residence of the Insurance Law Center.  While senior vice president and chief counsel of CIGNA Corporation, he was responsible for the legal and regulatory operations of CIGNA's healthcare, pension, life insurance, reinsurance, and investment operations.  He also served as Virginia's insurance commissioner and deputy superintendent for the New York Insurance Department, among other positions.  He continues to teach courses on health care policy and law, the regulation of financial institutions, and business organizations.

Raymond DeMeo
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Williams College
J.D., University of Connecticut
Property Insurance

The Honorable Angelo dosSantos
Lecturer in Law
B.A., J.D., University of Connecticut
Workers' Compensation Law

Gerald Dwyer
Lecturer in Law
A.B., History, Colgate University
J.D., Gonzaga University School of Law
LL.M., International & Comparative Law, Georgetown University Law School
Property Insurance

Paul Eddy
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University
J.D., University of Connecticut
Chief Operating Officer, Travelers
Regulation of Insurance Transactions

Sean M. Fitzpatrick
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Amherst College
J.D., Harvard University
Senior Vice President, The Hartford
Executive and Professional Liability Insurance

Charles Fortune
Lecturer in Law
B.A., University of Rochester
J.D., University of Connecticut
Partner, Day Pitney LLP
Insurance Litigation

Elena Gervino
Lecturer in Law
B.S., University of Rhode Island
J.D., Western New England College of Law
Insurance Litigation

William Goddard
Lecturer in Law
A.B., M.B.A., Dartmouth College
J.D., University of Connecticut
Bingham McCutchen
Insurance Litigation

Ira H. Goldman
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Cornell University
J.D., Yale University School of Law
Partner, Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Pensions and Employee Benefit Plans, Government Regulation of Employee Benefits

Mark Gurevitz
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
J.D., Temple University
Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel, The Hartford
Insurance Litigation

John T. Harris
Lecturer in Law
B.S.E., Princeton University
J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School
Former Partner, Shipman & Goodwin, Hartford
Surety Law

Mark W. Janis
William F. Starr Professor of Law
A.B., Princeton University
B.A., M.A., Oxford University
J.D., Harvard University
International Aspects of Insurance Law

Charles H. Klippel
Lecturer in Law
B.A., M.Ed., M.P.H., J.D., Harvard University
Deputy General Counsel, Aetna Inc.
Life Insurance and Healthcare Finance

Peter Kochenburger
Executive Director, Insurance Law Center
B.A., Yale University
J.D., Harvard University
Principles of Insurance, Liability Insurance, Comparative Insurance Regulation, Consumer Law, Workers Compensation

Patricia McCoy
George & Helen M. England Professor of Law
B.A., Oberlin College, 1976
J.D., University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall), 1983
Regulation of Financial Institutions Banking Law & Regulation, Securities Regulation Business Organizations

James Meehan
Lecturer in Law
B.A.,University of Arizona
J.D.,University of Connecticut School of Law
General Counsel, Arrowpoint Capital
Insurance Solvency

Sachin Pandya
Associate Professor
B.A., University of California Berkeley
M.A., Columbia University
J.D., Yale Law School
Tort and Insurance Law Advanced Topics

Barbara Rezner
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Gettysburg College
J.D., Washington & Lee University
Vice President, Commercial Lines Compliance, The Hartford
Insurance Regulation

Louis Ricciuti
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Boston College
J.D., University of Connecticut
Counsel, The Hartford
Principles of Reinsurance

Tracy L. Rich
Lecturer in Law
A.B., Union College
J.D., New York University School of Law
LL.M., Boston University School of Law
Executive VP, General Counsel & Corp. Secretary
     The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Insurance Taxation

Patrick J. Salve
Lecturer in Law
B.S., University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School
Senior Vice President,
Director, Property and Casualty Operations with The Hartford Insurance Group, Hartford
Insurance Regulation

Peter Siegelman
Roger Sherman Professor of Law
B.A., Swarthmore College
Ph.D., Economics, Yale University
M.S.L., Yale University
Economics of Insurance

Douglas Simpson
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Dartmouth College
J.D., University of Connecticut
Alternatives to Managing Risk

Steven Utz
Professor of Law
B.A., Louisiana State University
J.D., University of Texas
Ph.D., Cambridge University
Surety Law

Jeffrey Vita
Lecturer in Law
B.A., University of Connecticut
J.D., Quinnipiac University
Insurance Litigation

Carol Ann Weisbrod
Ellen Ash Peters Professor of Law
J.D., Columbia University
Religion, Risk and Responsibility

W. Mark Wigmore
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Wittenberg University;
J.D., George Washington University
M.B.A., University of Connecticut
Principles of Reinsurance, Introduction to the London Insurance Market

William Wilcox
Lecturer in Law
B.A., University of Connecticut
J.D., Suffolk University
Insurance Finance

Michael Wilder
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Yale University
LL.B., Harvard University
Former Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Hartford Financial Services Group
Regulation of Insurance Transaction

Our Past

Tom Baker
Connecticut Mutual Professor of Law and Director, Insurance Law Center
B.A., J.D., Harvard University
Connecticut Mutual Professor of Law

Robert R. Googins
Founding Director, Insurance Law Center
Executive Director, IMSA
Former Insurance Commissioner, State of Connecticut
B.S., LL.B., University of Connecticut
M.B.A., University of Hartford

Annie Engel
Former Deputy Director, Insurance Law Center
J.D., University of Pittsburgh
LL.M. Insurance, University of Connecticut

Staff

Peter Kochenburger
B.A., Yale University
J.D., Harvard University
Executive Director, Insurance Law Center

Yan Hong
B.A., Sichuan International Studies University, China
M.L.S., Brigham Young University
Insurance Law Librarian

Patricia Carbray
A.S., Bryant College
Program Assistant, Insurance Law Center