Kiel Brennan-Marquez
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Deborah Witkin ’86 will receive the Charles J. Parker Legal Services award at the Connecticut Bar Association’s annual awards ceremony, Celebrate with the Stars, on Thursday, March 12. Attorney Witkin is the former Executive Director of Connecticut Legal Services (CLS). She retired in January 2026 after 39 years of distinguished service.
The Charles J. Parker Legal Services Award is presented to a member of the Connecticut Bar who has a deep and abiding interest in and dedication to the delivery of legal services to the disadvantaged in Connecticut.
Robin Kahn ’80 passed away in early December following a battle with cancer. Her obituary and tribute are available online.
Ashley Membrino Fote ’16 has been elevated to partner at Day Pitney, where she handles a wide range of commercial real estate transactions. Fote has extensive experience in real estate finance and represents a range of clients from individual investors to financial institutions, lenders, and private equity real estate funds.
Kristen Skrajewski ’23 has joined Rubin Rudman LLP as an associate in the firm’s Litigation Group as an associate. She concentrates her practice on civil litigation, with her work spanning trials, mediations, depositions, expert inspections, and motion practice
Miguel de Figueiredo publishes Unwarranted Warrants? An Empirical Analysis of Judicial Review in Search and Seizure, 138 HARV. L. REV. 1959 (2025)
Professor Leslie Levin was quoted in a Law.com article examining the impact of nine major law firms’ pro bono agreements with the Trump administration. Professor Levin noted that most immediate consequences, such as attorney departures and client reactions, have likely already occurred and observed that Paul Weiss faced heightened scrutiny due to its history and its early decision to settle.
Professor Leslie Levin was quoted in a Law.com article examining the impact of nine major law firms’ pro bono agreements with the Trump administration. Professor Levin noted that most immediate consequences, such as attorney departures and client reactions, have likely already occurred and observed that Paul Weiss faced heightened scrutiny due to its history and its early decision to settle.
Professor Richard D. Pomp published an article titled “A Second Bite at the Apple, a Hail Mary, And a Rush to Judgment” in Tax Notes State (Dec. 15, 2025). In the piece, Professor Pomp critiques expert testimony and recent commentary on Maryland’s digital advertising tax.
Professor Leslie Levin was quoted in a Law.com article involving ties between Goldman Sachs and Jeffery Epstein, commenting that “[n]o company wants to be seen as having the slightest association with Epstein.”
Kiel Brennan-Marquez publishes Micro-Costs, 113 GEO. L. J. 759 (2025) (with Brendan Maher)
A lecture to commemorate the investiture of Kiel Brennan-Marquez as the Wallace Stevens Professor of Law on Feb. 11.
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This roundtable discussion, part of the In Conversation series, will consider the present and future role of the states in developing and maintaining democratic values and institutions.
Deborah Witkin ’86 will receive the Charles J. Parker Legal Services award at the Connecticut Bar Association’s annual awards ceremony, Celebrate with the Stars, on Thursday, March 12. Attorney Witkin is the former Executive Director of Connecticut Legal Services (CLS). She retired in January 2026 after 39 years of distinguished service.
The Charles J. Parker Legal Services Award is presented to a member of the Connecticut Bar who has a deep and abiding interest in and dedication to the delivery of legal services to the disadvantaged in Connecticut.
Robin Kahn ’80 passed away in early December following a battle with cancer. Her obituary and tribute are available online.
Ashley Membrino Fote ’16 has been elevated to partner at Day Pitney, where she handles a wide range of commercial real estate transactions. Fote has extensive experience in real estate finance and represents a range of clients from individual investors to financial institutions, lenders, and private equity real estate funds.
Kristen Skrajewski ’23 has joined Rubin Rudman LLP as an associate in the firm’s Litigation Group as an associate. She concentrates her practice on civil litigation, with her work spanning trials, mediations, depositions, expert inspections, and motion practice
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