Firm Profiles

Bysiewicz Joins New Law Firm

•      

: The Connecticut Law Tribune : January 15, 2013

Former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz has announced that she will join the new law firm of Pastore Shofi & Dailey, which currently has offices in Stamford and New York City.

Appellate Bar Split Over Hispanic Supreme Court Nominee

•      
  • Subscription Required

THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY : The Connecticut Law Tribune : January 11, 2013

Last week, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Appellate Court Judge Carmen Espinosa "is among our state's most respected jurists" and nominated her to the state Supreme Court. If confirmed by the legislature, she would become the state's first Hispanic justice.

FORECAST 2013: Pro Bono Initiatives Remain On Front Burner

•      
  • Subscription Required

CHASE T. ROGERS and WILLIAM H. BRIGHT : The Connecticut Law Tribune : January 4, 2013

We first want to take this opportunity to thank the bar for its commitment to helping those individuals who need an attorney but who are unable to afford one. Perhaps you reduced your fees for a parent who needed assistance in a custody dispute. Or, perhaps you put in extra hours without charge to help a returning veteran. Or maybe you have taken on cases completely pro bono. Whichever way, you have made a difference and your contributions are deeply appreciated.

An Energetic Approach To Ensure Justice

•      
  • Subscription Required

JAY STAPLETON : The Connecticut Law Tribune : December 28, 2012

There were times in 2012 when it seemed like Timothy S. Fisher was involved in just about every issue of importance to the Connecticut judicial system. From chairing a committee on judges' salaries to authoring an amicus brief that challenged the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, the McCarter & English partner had a busy year.

Appeals of dueling decisions will proceed in Coudert case

•      
  • Subscription Required

Sara Randazzo : The Am Law Daily : December 21, 2012

A federal appeals court has agreed to weigh in on whether the Coudert Brothers estate is entitled to profits earned from so-called unfinished business taken by former Coudert partners to new employers in the wake of the New York firm's 2006 collapse.

A Little Bounce In Their Step

•      
  • Subscription Required

DOUGLAS S. MALAN : The Connecticut Law Tribune : December 21, 2012

There's a court in Hartford where lawyers throw elbows, shove each other around and talk a little trash.

Conn. Attorney Ethel Sorokin Remembered as Role Model

•      
  • Subscription Required

Jay Stapleton : The Connecticut Law Tribune : December 20, 2012

Following Ethel Sorokin's recent death at age 84, Connecticut lawyers recalled her pioneering work as a female attorney and as the co-founder, with her late husband, of the Center for First Amendment Rights. She is remembered by one former colleague for her "utter devotion to clients."

Appeals of Dueling Decisions Related to Unfinished Business Claims Will Proceed

•      
  • Subscription Required

Sara Randazzo : The Am Law Daily : December 19, 2012

Dewey & LeBoeuf watchers, take note: Legal precedent could finally be established next year for law firms going through bankruptcy in New York and seeking to claw back money from firms where their former partners land.

Appeals of Dueling Decisions Related to Unfinished Business Claims Will Proceed

•      
  • Subscription Required

Sara Randazzo : The Am Law Daily : December 19, 2012

Ethel Sorokin Praised As Free Press Advocate

•      
  • Subscription Required

JAY STAPLETON : The Connecticut Law Tribune : December 14, 2012

Six years ago, in a feature article in a University of Connecticut alumni publication, Ethel Sorokin spoke of her days at UConn law school in the early 1950s. "There were four women and 65 men in my class," recalled Sorokin, the first female editor of the school's Law Review. "By my second year, only two women were left."