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Alumni News
Shirley J. Foster ’21 Joins Spencer Fane
Shirley J. Foster ’21 has joined Spencer Fane LLP’s Las Vegas office as an of counsel attorney in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Foster, who earned an LL.M. in Insurance Law from UConn Law, represents insurance carriers and businesses in complex coverage disputes and high-stakes litigation, drawing on experience in both private practice and the public sector. She previously served as insurance counsel within the Nevada Division of Insurance and as litigation counsel for a major national auto insurer.
Maurice B. Mosley ’75 Publishes Memoir
Maurice B. Mosley ’75 recently celebrated the release of his memoir, “Bishop Street to the Bench: An Improbable Journey,” at a book-signing in New Haven. The memoir chronicles his path from his childhood in Waterbury to UConn School of Law to a career as a state legislator, educator, and judge. Read more about the book in the press release.
Joseph Morales ’10 Appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Rucker Investments
Joseph Morales has been promoted to senior vice president and general counsel at Rucker Investments, a firm whose portfolio includes the Worcester Railers Hockey Club, the Worcester Palladium, Off The Rails, Pulse Magazine, and other businesses. Morales joined Rucker Investments from the law firm McLane Middleton, where he served as chair of the firm’s sports practice group.
R. Moses Vargas ’07 Appointed President and CEO of Hospital for Special Care
R. Moses Vargas ’07 has been named president and CEO of the Hospital for Special Care in New Britain. Vargas previously served as the hospital’s chief legal officer and vice president of government affairs. Before joining the organization, he was senior vice president and chief legal officer at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, where he oversaw legal strategy, government relations, corporate compliance, risk management, and insurance.
Faculty Scholarship
Peter Siegelman
Peter Siegelman published No Adjudication, 22 J. EMPIRICAL LEG. STUD. 544 (2025) (with Charlotte Alexander, Nathan Dahlberg & Alexandra Lahav)
Faculty Notes
Leslie Levin Writes Piece for Brennan Center
Professor Leslie Levin has written a piece for the Brennan Center, a nonpartisan law and public policy institute working to protect and reform the American systems of democracy and justice. The article, “Legal Practice After Leaving the Supreme Court Bench,” addresses one of the concerns about term limiting U.S. Supreme Court justices as well as the largely unregulated activities of former Article III judges who leave the bench and re-enter practice.
Richard Pomp Cited in Tax Notes
Professor Richard Pomp was cited in a Tax Notes State article about California’s single-sales-factor apportionment system for manufacturers. The article references his expert testimony in the Smithfield case concerning how property, payroll, and sales factors can be used to more accurately reflect where business income is generated. The full article is available online.
Richard Pomp Quoted in Straight Arrow News
Professor Richard Pomp was quoted in a Straight Arrow News article about state efforts to raise revenue through wealth taxes and similar proposals targeting wealthy residents. He discussed the role of wealth inequality in shaping the debate over these measures.
“The state will make its arguments, and then the taxpayer will respond,” Pomp said. “So, it’s going to be burdensome for both people, but in terms of the procedure in the first round, they have to show their cards by filing a non-resident return, and then the state challenges.”
The full article is available online.
Richard Pomp Testifies in Successful Challenges to Maryland Digital Advertising Tax
Professor Richard Pomp served as an expert witness for Apple and Google in successful challenges to Maryland’s digital advertising tax. In decisions issued Aug. 14, the Maryland Tax Court found that the tax violated the federal dormant commerce clause, the due process clause, and the Internet Tax Freedom Act. Pomp, whose testimony addressed the history and scope of the Internet Tax Freedom Act, said the opinion was the product of a yearlong deliberative process and could have implications for challenges to similar digital advertising taxes in other states.
Faculty Scholarship
Brianne Felsher
Brianne Felsher published Brief of Law and History Scholars as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents, West Virginia v. BPJ, No. 24-43 (U.S. Nov. 17, 2025) (with Chad M. Eggspuehler et al.).
Racial Realism
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December 2: The Role of the States in Preserving Democracy
This roundtable discussion, part of the In Conversation series, will consider the present and future role of the states in developing and maintaining democratic values and institutions.
Alumni News
Shirley J. Foster ’21 Joins Spencer Fane
Shirley J. Foster ’21 has joined Spencer Fane LLP’s Las Vegas office as an of counsel attorney in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Foster, who earned an LL.M. in Insurance Law from UConn Law, represents insurance carriers and businesses in complex coverage disputes and high-stakes litigation, drawing on experience in both private practice and the public sector. She previously served as insurance counsel within the Nevada Division of Insurance and as litigation counsel for a major national auto insurer.
Maurice B. Mosley ’75 Publishes Memoir
Maurice B. Mosley ’75 recently celebrated the release of his memoir, “Bishop Street to the Bench: An Improbable Journey,” at a book-signing in New Haven. The memoir chronicles his path from his childhood in Waterbury to UConn School of Law to a career as a state legislator, educator, and judge. Read more about the book in the press release.
Joseph Morales ’10 Appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Rucker Investments
Joseph Morales has been promoted to senior vice president and general counsel at Rucker Investments, a firm whose portfolio includes the Worcester Railers Hockey Club, the Worcester Palladium, Off The Rails, Pulse Magazine, and other businesses. Morales joined Rucker Investments from the law firm McLane Middleton, where he served as chair of the firm’s sports practice group.
R. Moses Vargas ’07 Appointed President and CEO of Hospital for Special Care
R. Moses Vargas ’07 has been named president and CEO of the Hospital for Special Care in New Britain. Vargas previously served as the hospital’s chief legal officer and vice president of government affairs. Before joining the organization, he was senior vice president and chief legal officer at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, where he oversaw legal strategy, government relations, corporate compliance, risk management, and insurance.