Alumni Association
The University of Connecticut Law School Alumni Association cultivates the spirit of community and pride among those who have attended the law school and contributes to the advancement of the law school and the legal profession. Everyone who has attended UConn School of Law automatically is a member of The University of Connecticut Law School Alumni Association.
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Officers
President: Linda Morkan '87
Linda Morkan has dedicated her career to appellate advocacy, handling more than 200 appeals in state and federal tribunals nationwide. A fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, she chairs the Appellate Practice Group of Hartford-based Robinson & Cole LLP.
President-Elect: P.J. Cimini ’95
P.J. Cimini is a founder and principal of Capitol Strategies Group, LLC, where he has a broad-based public policy practice assisting clients in legislative, administrative and regulatory interactions with local, state and federal government.
Treasurer: Diana Morales-Bories ‘96
Diana Morales-Bories is a vice president and general counsel, Refrigeration and WHQ Contracts, at Carrier Global Corp. Diana has delivered global legal leadership for more than 20 years, including more than 10 years at the executive level, in a Fortune 100 U.S. multinational, publicly traded company. She is based in Florida.
Vice President: Yamuna Menon ’11
Yamuna Menon is General Counsel/Assistant State Comptroller at the Office of the State Comptroller, serving as chief legal advisor, providing executive leadership and independent authoritative legal advice, guidance, interpretations, and recommendations to the comptroller and senior staff on all general law issues.
Secretary: Willie J. Biddings '16
Willie J. Biddings is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Boston office and is a member of the firm's Tax Credit Transactions Practice. His practice focuses primarily on equity financing for affordable housing
projects eligible for federal low-income housing tax credits, state tax credits, and federal and state historic rehabilitation tax credits, as well as the structuring and closing of multi-investor and
proprietary funds.
Past President: James Ruel '99
James Ruel is a co-founding partner of Ruel Ruel Burns & Britt LLC and a member of the firm's Family Law Practice Section. He represents clients throughout Connecticut in their efforts to resolve family disputes and also serves as a mentor to the lawyers of the Connecticut Community Law Center.
Directors
Michelle Smith Cotto ’10
Paul Doyle ’90
David S. Hardy ’99
Robert C. Hinton ’95
Nisha Kapur ’14
Dennis Mayer ’80
Chaia Odoms Morgan ’07
Jennifer A. Osowiecki, PHARM ’85, LAW ’94
Vincent P. Pace ’98, LLM ’09, SJD ’20
The Honorable Antonio C. Robaina ’79
Daniel T. Saltus ’08
Lindsay A. Sheehy ’02
Alexandra B. Stevens ’98
Tara L. Trifon ’09
Richard J. Twilley ’04
Mony Yin ’97
Joseph C. Zemetis ’80
Past Presidents
1934 Charles E. McCarthy ’32
1935 Joseph M. Cunningham ’33
1936 Robert J. Peyton ’32
1938 Morris Apter ’37
1939 Thomas F. Shea ’38
1941 Thomas J. Hagarty ’39
1942 Fannie Himmelstein ’39
1959 Emilio Q. Daddario ’42
1960 Douglass B. Wright ’37
1961 John J. McGuiness, Jr. ’50
1962 Walter M. Pickett, Jr. ’52
1963 Arthur W. Feinstein ’43
1964 Carmine R. Lavieri ’48
1965 Thomas C. McKone ’49
1966 Anthony V. DeMayo ’51
1967 William R. Moller ’49
1968 James J. Kennelly ’59
1969 Robert C. Leuba ’60
1970 Milton Sorokin ’50
1971 William B. Rush ’59
1972 Myron Friedman ’51
1973 John E. Fay ’62
1974 George F. Sherwood ’66
1975 Hugh F. Keefe ’67
1976 Richard A. Sugarmann ’62
1977 Dorrance Sexton, Jr. ’68
1978 William P. Murray ’67
1979 Edward Maum Sheehy ’67
1980 Joseph C. Lee ’67
1981 Sandra P. Gersten ’60
1982 David W. Collins ’58
1983 Thomas B. Wilson ’67
1984 Frederick M. Tobin ’64
1985 Fred A. Hitt ’58
1987 Angelo L. dos Santos ’73
1988 Lisa B. Bingham ’79
1989 James D. Bartolini ’75
1990 James T. Shearin ’86
1991 Hyacinth V. Douglas-Bailey ’86
1992 Debra C. Ruel ’84
1993 James Wu ’75
1994 John W. Hamlin ’88
1995 Mark A. Milano ’85
1996 Kevin J. Hecht ’85
1997 Gregory M. Harris ’76
1998 Thomas J. Welch ’90
1999 James F. Sullivan ’92
2000 Janis C. Jerman ’93
2001 Joseph C. Zemetis ’80
2002 S. Dave Vatti ’92
2003 Neil F. Murphy, Jr. ’70
2004 Karen T. Staib ’98
2005 Rowena A. Moffett ’97
2006 Jose A. Suarez ’93
2007 James Sicilian ’81
2008 Barbara J. Collins ’78
2009 Matthew R. Peterson ’98
2010 Mimi L. Lines ’80
2011 Alexandra B. Stevens ’98
2012 Matthew D. Gordon ’87
2013 Hon. Ingrid L. Moll ’99
2014 Jeffrey C. Kestenband '97
2015 Vincent P. Pace ’98, LLM ’09
2016 David S. Hardy ’99
2017 Christine Jean-Louis ’08
2018 Richard Twilley ’04
2019 Cecil J. Thomas ’06
2020 Tara L. Trifon ’09