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Events
Alumni News
James T. (Tim) Shearin ’86 Serves as CBA Immediate Past President
James T. (Tim) Shearin ’86 now serves as the CBA Immediate Past President for the 2025-2026 term. He has previously held the positions of CBA President (2024-2025), President-Elect (2023-2024), and Vice President (2022-2023). He has worked at Pullman & Comley LLC for 36 years where he is currently their immediate past chairman.
Miriam G. Lewis ’12 Joins as Partner at Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Miriam G. Lewis ’12 has joined as Partner in the Finance & Restructuring group at Dorsey & Whitney LLP in New York. She previously worked at Shipman & Goodwin LLP for 12 years.
Rowena A. Moffett ’97 Elected CBA Vice President
Rowena A. Moffett ’97 is the newest Vice President of the Connecticut Bar Association. She is a co-managing partner of Brenner Saltzman & Wallman LLP, where she has worked for over 25 years.
Jesus “Jay” Malave ’03 Joins Boeing as new CFO and Executive VP
Jesus “Jay” Malave ’03 joins Boeing as new Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. Malave has been in aerospace and manufacturing finance for over 25 years, most recently as the CFO of Lockheed Martin.
Faculty Scholarship
Julia Simon-Kerr
Julia Simon-Kerr publishes Judging Demeanor, 109 MINN. L. REV. 1503 (2025) (with Kiel Brennan-Marquez)
Events
May 18: School of Law Commencement
The University of Connecticut School of Law will hold its 102nd commencement on May 18, 2025. The procession will begin at 10 a.m and the ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. We are expecting to celebrate nearly 200 graduates earning JDs, LLM, and SJDs. The commencement speaker will be Arunan Arulampalam, Mayor of the City of Hartford.
More Upcoming Events
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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
James T. (Tim) Shearin ’86 Serves as CBA Immediate Past President
James T. (Tim) Shearin ’86 now serves as the CBA Immediate Past President for the 2025-2026 term. He has previously held the positions of CBA President (2024-2025), President-Elect (2023-2024), and Vice President (2022-2023). He has worked at Pullman & Comley LLC for 36 years where he is currently their immediate past chairman.
Miriam G. Lewis ’12 Joins as Partner at Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Miriam G. Lewis ’12 has joined as Partner in the Finance & Restructuring group at Dorsey & Whitney LLP in New York. She previously worked at Shipman & Goodwin LLP for 12 years.
Rowena A. Moffett ’97 Elected CBA Vice President
Rowena A. Moffett ’97 is the newest Vice President of the Connecticut Bar Association. She is a co-managing partner of Brenner Saltzman & Wallman LLP, where she has worked for over 25 years.
Jesus “Jay” Malave ’03 Joins Boeing as new CFO and Executive VP
Jesus “Jay” Malave ’03 joins Boeing as new Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. Malave has been in aerospace and manufacturing finance for over 25 years, most recently as the CFO of Lockheed Martin.
Faculty Scholarship
Anna VanCleave
Anna VanCleave publishes Prison Banking, 112 CAL. L. REV. 1699 (2024)