The Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education appointed Natalie Brasswell ’07 as interim chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system. Braswell, who previously served as State Comptroller, currently serves as General Counsel to Governor Ned Lamont. “I am honored to step into this role at such an important time for CSCU and for the students and communities this system serves,” said Braswell. “As Governor Lamont’s General Counsel, I have seen firsthand the Governor’s commitment to strengthening public institutions, expanding opportunity, and delivering results for the people of Connecticut.

Angelo Ziotas ’91, a partner at Silver Golub & Teitell LLP, received the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Presenting the award, outgoing CTLA President Peter Dreyer said: “Angelo’s legacy is not only measured in verdicts and settlements, although those are extraordinary. It is measured in the way he has practiced law, the lawyers he has mentored, the clients he has served, and the judgment, generosity and moral clarity he has brought to our profession for decades.”

Amy Saji ’21 has been named a 2026 Health Law Scholar by the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics and Saint Louis University School of Law’s Center for Health Law Studies. The program brings together emerging scholars from across the country to present their work and receive feedback from leaders in the field of health law and bioethics.

Rosendo Garza Jr. ’15 is the new President of the CT Hispanic Bar Association. “Over the years, Garza [has] held roles of increasing responsibility at the association. In law school, he served as a liaison between UConn Law and the CHBA and later served as secretary, treasurer, vice president, president-elect and now president.” You can find the full press release online.

Michael H. Agranoff ’88 published a new book, “When the State Knocks.” The book is a nonfiction guide designed to demystify the Child Protective Services (CPS) process for parents, caregivers, and anyone interested in child welfare legalities. Drawing on over 30 years of the author’s legal experience, the book breaks down the complex and often stressful CPS system into an easy-to-follow format.

Isaac Yilma ’10 rejoins Hunton in the firm’s Atlanta office as partner. Yilma serves as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriter’s counsel and issuer’s counsel in connection with a broad range of publicly offered and privately placed tax-exempt and taxable financings for local governments, airports, toll roads and surface transportation, water and sewer systems, tax increment/special assessment districts, sports facilities, colleges and universities and multifamily housing facilities.