Admitted
1982, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Law School
Western New England College, J.D., cum laude, 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
University of Connecticut, B.A., 1975
Memberships
Hartford County (Member, Board of Directors, 1997—), Connecticut (Member, Appellate Practice Section) and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Amicus Curiae Committee); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Hartford County Bar Foundation (Founding Member; President, 2002—; Board of Directors, 1999—); Oliver Ellsworth Inns of Court (Master, 1998—). Fellow: Connecticut Bar Foundation (James Cooper Fellow, 2001).
Biographical
Recipient: United States Law Week Award; Henry Downey Award; Benjamin Novak Writing Award. Note and Comment Editor, Western New England Law Review, 1981-1982. Senior Editor, Civil Litigation, Board of Editors, Connecticut Bar Journal, 1992—; Associate Editor, CTLA Forum-Supreme and Appellate Court Review, 1996—. Author: Are Policy Arbitration Clauses Enforceable, CTLA Forum, Vol. 7, No. 1 (1989); Connecticut Appellate Law Overview-1988, CTLA Forum (1989); Connecticut Appellate Law Overview-1989, CTLA Forum (1990); Connecticut's Parent-Child Immunity Doctrine, 65 C.B.J. 210, June 1991; Childs v. Bainer: A Misstep in the Application of Connecticut Damage Law, CTLA Forum, Nov./Dec. 1995. Co-Author: Civil Liability of Gun Manufacturers for Criminal Use of Handguns, 12 Trial Diplomacy J. (1989); Bystander Recovery for Emotional Distress, 64 C.B.J. 275, August 1990; Developments in Tort Law - Annual Survey, C.B.J., 1997—. Instructor, Moot Court, University of Connecticut School of Law, 1992-1995. Special Master, Hartford Superior Court, 1992—. Appointed to the Joint Committee for Judicial Branch Civil Jury Instruction Project, 1993-2002; Oral History of Connecticut Women in the Legal Profession Project, 1999—; Civil Division Rules Task Force, 2002—.