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September 03, 2007 |

Kravitz To Chair National Rules Body

Appointed to the federal bench just four years ago, U.S. District Court Judge Mark R. Kravitz, in New Haven, is heading up the panel responsible for fine-tuning the rules of civil procedure that are applicable in federal courts nationwide.
4 minute read
January 17, 2007 |

Is Succession Planning Necessary for Law Firm and Law Department Success?

As a nod to the most ancient roots of the legal profession, a majority of law firms and legal departments rely on informal apprenticeships, rather than more structured programs, when grooming successors, a national study reports. Robert Half Legal, a staffing agency for firms and legal departments, found that 53 percent of 300 lawyers surveyed at large law firms or companies said they had no set plan to identify and groom successors. But is that as dangerous as playing a game of Russian roulette?
5 minute read
April 14, 2008 |

They're Hip, Cool And They're Dangerous

The iPhone, Apple's entry into the do-it-all smart-phone market, is popular with consumers, while raising security concerns within information technology departments of some businesses and law firms.
4 minute read
May 19, 2008 |

Stanching The Brain Drain

Judge Lynda B. Munro serves as chair of the Connecticut Bar Association's Women in Law Futures Task Force, which announced on May 15 the creation of a Pledge of Commitment that they will ask legal employers across the state to sign. The pledge will signal support for an 11-page "Best Practices for Gender Equity" manifesto, which in part calls for employers to provide women access to meaningful work, alternative work schedules, mentoring programs and promotion to all levels of management.
6 minute read
January 17, 2007 |

Is Succession Planning Necessary for Law Firm and Law Department Success?

As a nod to the most ancient roots of the legal profession, a majority of law firms and legal departments rely on informal apprenticeships, rather than more structured programs, when grooming successors, a national study reports. Robert Half Legal, a staffing agency for firms and legal departments, found that 53 percent of 300 lawyers surveyed at large law firms or companies said they had no set plan to identify and groom successors. But is that as dangerous as playing a game of Russian roulette?
5 minute read
April 09, 2007 |

Ex-CRRA President Defamed?

The former president of Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority claims prominent Bridgeport plaintiffs' attorney Richard A. Bieder is among those responsible for dragging his name through the mud and harming his ability to earn a living.
5 minute read
February 15, 2002 |

New Partners At Firms On Decline This Year

The middle of an economic slump is no time to stop making new partners, law firm leaders insist.
4 minute read
June 04, 2009 |

Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Co., plaintiffs-appellees v. Bridgeport Port Authority, defendant-appellant

Port Authority's Ferry 'Passenger Fee' Violates Commerce Clause, Tonnage Clause
22 minute read
September 28, 2009 |

From The State House To The Boardroom

Mark Nielsen has spent much of his professional life in the public eye. He spent three terms in the Connecticut legislature, ran twice for Congress and was a top aide in the Massachusetts governor's office.
5 minute read
July 12, 2002 |

Enter the Forester and the Farmer

Gone are the days when land protection projects were a simple matter of locking up open space to preserve the land for future generations or to support threatened or endangered species. In recent years, the new challenge is that of conserving working lands that are actively used for forestry and agricultural purposes.
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