Daniel E. Goren ’11 joined Holland & Knight as a Partner at their Stamford office specializing in international trade. While at UConn Law he was the editor-in-chief of the Connecticut Law Review.
Alumni
Sarah Colbert ’05 Elevated to VP, GC & Corporate Secretary
Sarah Colbert ’05 (Certificate in Taxation) was promoted at Sturm, Ruger & Co to vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. She has been with the company since 2011 and has served as vice president of administration since 2017.
In Memoriam: Richard A. Morris ’08
Richard A. Morris passed away Monday, June 9th, 2025. Read his obituary here.
Cassandra Sanchez ’16 joins Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP
Cassandra Sanchez ’16 has joined Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP. She will work out of the Hartford office as senior counsel.
Brandon Freeman ’02 joins the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission
Hon. Brandon Freeman ’02, First Justice of the Chicopee District Court, has been appointed to the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission by the Supreme Judicial Court.
Jerzy Piatkowski ’91 joins Fenwick & West LLP
Jerzy Piatkowski ’91 has joined Fenwick & West LLP as counsel in its government contracts & public sector procurement group. He will be based in Fenwick’s Washington, D.C. office.
In Memoriam: Joseph Patrick Jameson ’94
Joseph Patrick Jameson ’94 passed away May 24, 2025. He founded Jameson Family Law in Naples in 1998 where he worked for over 25 years. Read his obituary.
James Carolan ’89 Joins Crowell & Moring
James Carolan ’89 has joined as senior counsel at Crowell & Moring’s Corporate Group. Carolan has more than 35 years of experience as a lawyer, most recently as a partner at Steptoe LLP.
Alex Tsarkov ’16 Joins the CT Board of Pardons and Paroles
Alex Tsarkov ’16 was nominated by Governor Ned Lamont and approved by the legislature to join the CT Board of Pardons and Paroles. He most recently served as the Executive Director of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission since 2015.
Kristen S. Bonatz ’04 Named General Counsel and Vice Chancellor
Kristen S. Bonatz ’04 has been named Appalachian State University’s general counsel and vice chancellor of institutional integrity. She most recently served as deputy general counsel at UNC Greensboro, and has worked at UNC for nearly two decades.