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Events
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Feb
7
2025 CATIC Symposium 8:00am
2025 CATIC Symposium
Friday, February 7th, 2025
08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UConn Law
The racial wealth gap in the United States has witnessed alarming growth in recent years, with BIPOC households now possessing less than 25% of the wealth held by their white counterparts. A substantial portion of this wealth gap can be attributed to disparities in housing. Owning a home remains a principal method for building and transferring wealth, constituting approximately 70% of an individual’s net worth. However, challenges such as housing discrimination, restrictive zoning laws, income disparities, and lending practices have created barriers to homeownership, particularly for BIPOC individuals and first-time homebuyers.
Real estate lawyers and practitioners have a unique opportunity to address this critical issue by creating new pathways to homeownership for increasingly diverse communities. We invite you to join this critical examination of how real estate law plays a pivotal role in the short-term provision of affordable housing to underserved communities and, in the long term, contributes to the wealth accumulation of Black individuals and families.This event is free for students, faculty, staff and the general public. There is a registration fee for attorneys seeking CLE credit.
RSVP coming soon!
If you require a reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the Law School at 860-570-5079 or via email at law.studentservices@uconn.edu at least two weeks in advance.
Alumni News
Michael Curley ’13 Joins Brown Paindiris & Scott
Michael Curley ’13 has joined Brown Paindiris & Scott as a Partner in their Estate Planning & Probate practice area. Curley will practice out of the firm’s Glastonbury office.
Alexander J. Grodski ’00 Joins McCarter & English
Alexander J. Grodski ’00 has joined McCarter & English as a Special Counsel at their Hartford office. Grodski joined the firm with several of his colleagues from Burns & Levinson.
Frank Purcaro ’09 Appointed Assistant Superintendent
Frank Purcaro ’09 has been appointed assistant superintendent of schools in Newtown, Connecticut. The Board of Education confirmed Purcaro’s new role unanimously vote, and he will begin the job in December.
Four UConn Law Alumni Recognized at The New England Legal Awards
Four UConn Law Alumni were recognized at the 2024 New England Legal Awards. David Ephraim ’87 was awarded for both Banking and Finance Attorney of the Year and In-House Impact. Rebecca Clegg ’15, Blake Driscolli ’15, and Matthias Sportini ’17 were all recognized as New Leaders in the Law.
Faculty Scholarship
Jessica Rubin
Jessica Rubin publishes the book Animals as Crime Victims (with Lacey Levitt & David B. Rosengard eds., 2024)
Events
October 18: 2024 Connecticut Law Review Symposium
Access to safe and affordable housing remains a challenge for millions of Americans. Join leading scholars to discuss the many facets of this problem and innovative efforts to address them.
More Upcoming Events
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Oct
15
Early Careers Initiative (ECI) Information Session 5:00pm
Early Careers Initiative (ECI) Information Session
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
05:00 PM - 06:15 PM
Hosmer Hall
About the Program:
The Early Career Initiative (“ECI”) is a recruiting program to help develop and promote students becoming outstanding lawyers who offer diverse perspectives and talents shaped by a broad range of socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, and personal backgrounds. The program is open to all first-year students from all backgrounds, and we encourage applicants to showcase how their experiences and background would potentially contribute to the goals of the program in their application materials.
You Will Learn:
- Students will learn about the ECI program, timeline for applications, and application materials.
- Students will learn about resources available for submitting their best application.
- Students will have an opportunity to hear from past ECI student participants about their application process and work experiences
Students must attend the session in order to participate.
If you are unable to attend in person and wish to participate, you must email law.careers@uconn.edu.
RSVP on Symplicity.
Your prompt RSVP is appreciated. It is also a professional commitment. Be sure to add this event to your calendar. Should plans change, let the organizers know.
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Oct
18
Housing in the 21st Century: Problems, Progress, and Predictions 9:00am
Housing in the 21st Century: Problems, Progress, and Predictions
Friday, October 18th, 2024
09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
UConn Law
Access to safe and affordable housing remains a challenge for millions of Americans. Historical and systemic factors, including redlining and discriminatory lending practices, have disproportionately affected minority communities, contributing to disparities in home ownership and exacerbating the housing affordability crisis. Unsafe or inaccessible rental housing, as well as rising rental costs, create additional barriers to housing security nationwide. While progress has been made due to the passage of the Fair Housing Act and other consumer protection laws, the affordable housing crisis and tenant rights’ violations persist. Moreover, the use of artificial intelligence in housing markets and public housing is raising new concerns. Leading scholars will discuss some of these problems and innovative efforts to address them. Participants will also share their predictions for future housing law and policy needs and make recommendations for how to move forward.
Schedule (exact times are subject to change):
8:30 - 9:00 AM Registration and Breakfast
9:00 - 9:10 AM Opening Remarks & Dean’s Welcome
9:10 - 9:50 AM Keynote Richard Rothstein
Author of The Color of Law—A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America (2017); and Just Action—How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law (2023, and co-authored by Leah Rothstein). Book sales will be offered until lunch time.
10:00 - 11:10 AM
Panel 1: A Better Fair Housing Act – Evaluations & Recommendations
Moderator: Professor James Matthews
Panelists:
- Professor Melvin Kelley
- Professor Rigel Olivieri
- Professor Stacy Seicshnaydre
11:20 AM - 12:30 PM
Panel 2: Understanding AI’s Effect on Tenants, Prospective Buyers, and Housing Markets
Moderator: Professor Nadiyah Humber
Panelists:
- Dr. Michael Akinwumi
- Senior Counsel Marc Epstein
- Dr. Erin McElroy
12:35 - 1:20 PM
Lunch, book sales and book signing
1:25 - 2:35 PM
Panel 3: Housing Access & Affordability: Challenges and Proposed Solutions
Moderator:
Moderator: Professor Jeffrey Gentes
Panelists:
- Professor Rashmi Dyal-Chand
- Professor Julie Gilgoff
- Professor Anika Singh Lemar
- Professor Nicole Summers
2:40 - 2:50 PM Closing Remarks
If you require a reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the Law School at 860-570-5079 or via email at law.studentservices@uconn.edu at least two weeks in advance.
Alumni News
Michael Curley ’13 Joins Brown Paindiris & Scott
Michael Curley ’13 has joined Brown Paindiris & Scott as a Partner in their Estate Planning & Probate practice area. Curley will practice out of the firm’s Glastonbury office.
Alexander J. Grodski ’00 Joins McCarter & English
Alexander J. Grodski ’00 has joined McCarter & English as a Special Counsel at their Hartford office. Grodski joined the firm with several of his colleagues from Burns & Levinson.
Frank Purcaro ’09 Appointed Assistant Superintendent
Frank Purcaro ’09 has been appointed assistant superintendent of schools in Newtown, Connecticut. The Board of Education confirmed Purcaro’s new role unanimously vote, and he will begin the job in December.
Four UConn Law Alumni Recognized at The New England Legal Awards
Four UConn Law Alumni were recognized at the 2024 New England Legal Awards. David Ephraim ’87 was awarded for both Banking and Finance Attorney of the Year and In-House Impact. Rebecca Clegg ’15, Blake Driscolli ’15, and Matthias Sportini ’17 were all recognized as New Leaders in the Law.
Faculty Scholarship
Anne C. Dailey
Anne C. Dailey publishes In Loco Reipublicae, 133 YALE L. J. 419 (2023)