Projects & Symposia

Current Projects

Constance Baker Motley Speaker Series on Racial Inequality, co-sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association

Annual James W. Cooper Fellows Quintin Johnstone Essay Contest

Fellows Roundtable Discussions

Herbert & Nell Singer Connecticut Public Service Fellowship Program

History of Connecticut Women in the Legal Profession

History of Attorneys of Color Project

Conservatorship in Connecticut Series

Understanding Human Trafficking Series, co-sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association’s Committee on Human Trafficking and Quinnipiac’s Human Trafficking Prevention Project

Connecticut Afghan Asylum Project

Symposia/Summits

2022 - 12th John A. Speziale ADR Symposium, “Is Virtual Justice Just?,” co-sponsored by Quinnipiac University School of Law.

2022 - "The 10th Anniversary of The Attorneys of Color Symposium: A Celebration of Progress and Perseverance"

2022 - "Queer Families: Past, Present, and Promise"

2021 - 4th Hon. Mark R. Kravitz Symposium, "The Arc of the Rule of Law"

2019 - 11th John A. Speziale ADR Symposium, “Reimagining Dispute Resolution of Family Matters in Connecticut,” co-sponsored by Quinnipiac University School of Law

2019 - Opioid Summit, Part 2, co-sponsored by Quinnipiac University and the Connecticut Bar Association

2018 - Opioid Summit, Part 1, co-sponsored by Quinnipiac University and the Connecticut Bar Association

2018 - Probate Symposium, “Exploring Unsupervised Probate,” co-sponsored by the Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal

2018 - Limited Scope Representation and Modest Means Symposium, co-sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association

2018 - Disabilities, Diversity, and Inclusion Symposium, “Achieving Meaningful Diversity and Inclusion for Lawyers and Law Students with Disabilities,” co-sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association Diversity and Inclusion Committee

2018 - Trauma-Informed Justice Symposium, co-sponsored by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and Quinnipiac University School of Law

2017 - 3rd Judge Mark R. Kravitz Symposium, “Should We Praise Litigation?”

2017 - 10th John A. Speziale ADR Symposium, “Finding Solid Ground: Environmental and Land Use Dispute Resolution in CT,” co-sponsored by Quinnipiac School of Law, and Connecticut Bar Association Sections: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Environmental Law, Planning and Zoning, and Real Property

2016 - “LGBTQ Youth Issues and the Law,” co-sponsored by the University of Connecticut School of Law Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal

2015 - “The Mentoring of New Lawyers: Challenges, Rewards, and Best Practices”

2015 - 9th John A. Speziale Alternative Dispute Resolution Symposium, “What are Cures for Conflict in Healthcare?” co-sponsored by Quinnipiac University School of Law

2015 - 2nd Judge Mark R. Kravitz Symposium, “Dollars, Sense, and the High Cost of Litigation: Causes, Consequences, and Responses,” co-sponsored by Quinnipiac University School of Law

2014 - “Veterans in Transition: Military Culture, Mental Health, and Readjustment to Civilian Life”

2013 - “Impaired Lawyer,” co-sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association and Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers-CT

2012 - Judge Mark R. Kravitz Inaugural Symposium, “Exploring the Vanishing Trial Phenomenon”

2012 - “Our History, Our Future: Celebrating Attorneys of Color in Connecticut”

2012 - “Science of Eyewitness Identification” Task Force

2011 - “Judicial Independence: A Crisis or Business as Usual?” co-sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association

2011 - “Limited Scope Representation,” co-sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association

2010 - “Law & Technology-Flash Forward or Lost: How Technology is Changing the Practice of Law, and What's Next?”

2009 - “Bioethics and the Law - Legal and Ethical Issues at the End of Life: Confronting Incapacity and the Emerging Epidemic of Progressive and Chronic Dementias”

2005 - “Future of the Legal Profession,” co-sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association

2004 - “The Expanding Roles of the Judiciary: Boon or Bane to Judicial Independence?” co-sponsored by the University of Connecticut School of Law

2004 - “The Significance of Professionalism for Lawyers,” co-sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association

2003 - “Beginnings of a Law Career”

2002 - “Capital Punishment,” co-sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association

2001 - “Multidisciplinary Practice”

2000 - “Multijurisdictional Practice”

1998 - “Children and the Adversarial System”

1996 - “The Survival of Legal Services for the Poor in Connecticut”

Past Projects

2018 - Oral History of Connecticut Women in the Legal Profession Project and Women Judges Photographic Portrait Project. Reception held June 7, 2018 at Legislative Office Building

2016 - Pro Bono Colloquium

2012 - Pro Bono Initiative and Crime after Crime Screening

2008 - Legal Needs Study of Low-income Households

2007 - Women Judges’ Photographic Portrait Exhibit. Reception held March 5, 2007 at Legislative Office Building

2004 - Juvenile Court and Children with Disabilities Training Session

2003 - Judicial Compensation Study

2002-2003 - Legal Needs Study of Low-income Households

2001 - Russian Rule of Law