UConn Law Wins!

  • Supporting the Community

    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.

  • NAACP Recognizes Graduate

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

  • AGC-CT Recognizes Grad

    Michael J. Donnelly '90, a partner in the Construction Practice Group at Murtha Cullina LLP, has been recognized by the Associated General Contractors of Connecticut (AGC-CT) with the 'Supplier/Service Provider of the Year" award.

  • ABA Recognizes Leadership

    Jennifer Percy '02 was the recipient of the American Bar Association’s Section of State and Local Government Law’s 14th Annual Jefferson B. Fordham Award for Law Office Accomplishment. Percy is counsel and manager for legal services at North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • Largest Settlement for Shooting Victim

    Hector Pineiro '89 was the lead attorney in a wrongful death suit against a gun manufacturer that resulted in the largest settlement ever paid to a shooting victim. The 2002 case was settled earlier this year against Kahr Arms of Worcester, MA.

  • Community Service Advocate

    Jay Sicklick, director of the Center for Children's Advocacy's Medical-Legal Partnership, has been named a Health Care Hero for 2011 by the Hartford Business Journal for his work in community service and advocacy.

  • Woman of Influence

    The Honorable Joette Katz '77, former CT Supreme Court justice and current commissioner for the CT Department of Children and Families, was recognized as a "Woman of Influence" at the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame 18th Annual Induction Ceremony.

  • 40 Under 40

    Corey J. Brinson '05, Todd E. Cusano '00, Chad A. Landmon '99 and Karen T. Staib '98 were recognized by the Hartford Business Journal in their 2011 "40 Under 40."

  • Graduate Wins Teaching Award

    Professor Mark J. Cowan '04 has received a 2011 Foundation Scholar Award which honors faculty members at Boise State University for outstanding teaching.

  • United Way Honors Graduate

    Brian T. O'Connor '68 was recently honored by the United Way of Western Connecticut with its Community Inspiration Award.

  • Gianopulos Wins CWEALF Award

    Christina N. Gianopulos '94 received the Maria Miller Stewart Award from the Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund.

  • Inner Circle of Advocates

    Michael Koskoff '66 has been named president of the Inner Circle of Advocates, a invitation-only organization comprised of the top plaintiff's lawyers in the United States.

  • CHBA Scholarship Recipients

    Diane L. Dauplaise '14, Sandra Marin '14 and Francisco Ruso '13 have received scholarships from the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association (CHBA) in recognition of their academic records and commitment to community service. The students were recognized at the CHBA's Annual Awards Dinner in November.

  • Pomp Wins Award

    Professor Richard Pomp is the recipient of the BNA Tax and Accounting Award for Distinguished Service in State and Local Tax Law.

  • Bauer Elected A Cooper Fellow

    Professor Jon Bauer has been elected a James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation. The Cooper Fellows program honors the leading members of the legal profession and the judiciary in Connecticut.

  • NAACP Scholarship Winner

    Delania Barbee '14 has been awarded a 2011 Earl Warren Legal Training Program Scholarship by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

  • Student Wins Scholarship

    Michelle Pacholec '13 has received a Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship awarded by Banner & Witcoff Ltd., a national law firm specializing in intellectual property law.

  • CBA Awards

    Peter Arakas '84, the Honorable Robert Holzberg '78 and Frances Z. Calafiore '84 are recipients of awards given by the Connecticut Bar Association at the association's annual meeting on June 23.

  • Award Winners Announced

    UConn's  Alumni Association has announced that Chris Murphy '02 is the recipient of their Graduate of the Last Decade Award. Phillip I. Blumberg, dean and professor of law and business, emeritus, will receive the Association's Honorary Alumni Award.

  • Siegelman Wins Witt Award

    Professor Peter Siegelman is the recipient of the Robert C. Witt Award for the best featured article in the Journal of Risk and Insurance.

  • Silver Key Award Winner

    Yamuna Menon ’11, president of the Student Bar Association, received the Silver Key Award from the American Bar Association (ABA) Law Student Division at the Regional Circuit meeting at Harvard Law School.