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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
Sachin Pandya
Sachin Pandya published Deciding Whether a Reasonable Jury Would Find Harassment Severe or Pervasive Enough, JOTWELL (Oct. 3, 2025) (reviewing Elizabeth C. Tippett & Jamillah B. Williams, Misjudging a Reasonable Jury: Evidence that Courts Dismiss Meritorious Harassment Claims, 58 CONN. L. REV. 233 (2026)
Faculty Notes
Richard Pomp Quoted in CPA Practice Advisor
Professor Richard Pomp was quoted in a CPA Practice Advisor article regarding Maryland state officials appealing a court ruling that struck down the state’s 2021 digital advertising tax. Professor Pomp criticized the tax, arguing Maryland already had an effective corporate income tax reaching big tech company profits without needing a novel, legally vulnerable measure. “Maryland had a perfectly reasonable corporate income tax that was reaching the profits of these companies,” said Professor Pomp, “And if it was not, if there was a defect for whatever reason, the state would have been much better off putting its efforts into correcting that problem rather than embarking on this path, which is not yet over and won’t be over for years to come.”
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.
Faculty Scholarship
Greg Antill
GREGORY ANTILL published Reluctant Wrongdoing, Intentional Wrongdoing, and the Case for Revising Criminal Law’s Mens Rea Hierarchy, 113 CAL. L. REV. 1585 (2025)
Integrity and the New Corruption
October 16, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
This symposium from the Connecticut Law Review will examine new forms of corruption in public affairs. Panelists will address topics including the weaknesses in U.S. federal, state, and local laws that fail to reign in corruption domestically and the institutional weaknesses that fail to curb it.
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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.