Nina Pelc-Faszcza ’16 has joined Shipman & Goodwin as counsel in the firm’s Immigration Practice Group. Pelc-Faszcza works with a wide range of employers and will operate out of the firm’s Hartford office.
Author: Gosavi, Prasad
James Leva ’11 Named Chair of Cannabis Practice Group
James Leva ’11 has been named the new Chair of Day Pitney’s Cannabis Practice Group. Leva regularly defends employers against all types of employment-related claims, and operates out of the firm’s Stamford office.
In Memoriam: Richard Beatty ’66
Richard Beatty ’66, a real estate expert who was in private practice for more than 50 years and served on the Standing Committee on Standards of Title in Connecticut, died on December 20, 2023. Read his obituary.
In Memoriam: Colleen Fries ’92
Colleen Fries ’92, who served as town attorney in Seymour, Connecticut, and was deeply involved in local politics, died on December 23, 2023. Read her obituary.
Danielle Erickson ’23 Joins Pullman & Comley
Danielle Erickson ’23 has joined Pullman & Comley as an Associate in the firm’s Trusts and Estates practice area. Erickson is licensed to practice law in Connecticut.
Zhibin Li ’14 Named Partner at Locke Lord
Locke Lord announced that Zhibin Li ’14 has been promoted to partner effective January 1, 2024. Li works in the firm’s New York office and focuses his practice on complex intellectual property issues.
Jennifer Jackson ’93 Named to Power List
The Hartford Business Journal has named Jennifer Jackson ’93 to its 2023 Power 25 Health Care list, which identifies leaders who have had a significant impact on the industry and public health. Jackson is CEO of the Connecticut Hospital Association.
David Lawton ’06 joins Locke Lord
David Lawton ’06 has joined Locke Lord as a partner in the firm’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring, and Insolvency Practice Group. Lawton will operate out of the firm’s Connecticut and New York offices.
In Memoriam: Salvatore Petrella ’77
Salvatore Petrella ’77, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former ATF agent who practiced law in Cromwell, died on October 21, 2023. Read his obituary.
In Memoriam: Robert Montstream ’64
Robert Montstream ’64, a defense litigator who enrolled at UConn Law twice, died on October 19, 2023. Read his obituary.