Jeffrey Siegel ’84 has joined Fierst Bloomberg in Northampton, Massachusetts, as counsel. Siegel has more than 30 years of experience in estate planning, tax planning, probate and trust administration and corporate law needs.
Alumni Notes
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Kelly Kirby Ballentine ’13 Selected for Bar Association Initiative
Kelly Kirby Ballentine ’13, an associate in the Boston office of Burns & Levinson, has been selected to take part in the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts’ 2023 Women’s Leadership Initiative. The program provides leadership development and mentoring. Ballentine works in the firm’s Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group.
Eileen Meskill ’91 Named Deputy Attorney General
Eileen Meskill ’91 has been appointed deputy attorney general of the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General. She previously served as an associate attorney general and chief of the Division of Government Administration.
Joel Henry ’13 Promoted to Principal
Joel Henry ’13 has been elevated to principal at the international intellectual property law firm Fish & Richardson. He practices in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office in the area of patent protection, primarily in the electrical, computing and mechanical fields.
Lauren C. Davies ’05 Promoted to Counsel
Pullman & Comley LLC has promoted Lauren C. Davies ’05 to counsel. Davies practices at the firm’s Bridgeport and Westport, Connecticut, offices in the area of estate planning.
Rebecca L. Clegg ’15 Promoted to Counsel
Rebecca L. Clegg ’15 has been promoted to counsel at Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP. She works in the firm’s Hartford office and her practice focuses on complex intellectual property litigation.
Two Alumnae Promoted at Shipman & Goodwin
Shipman & Goodwin has promoted Danielle McGrath Braun ’05 and Miriam Lewis ’12 to partner as of January 1, 2023. Braun, a member of the firm’s School Law Practice Group, focuses on public finance and municipal law. Lewis practices in the areas of corporate and commercial finance. Both work in the firm’s Hartford office.
Aaron Baral ’16 Promoted to Counsel
Shipman & Goodwin LLP has promoted Aaron Baral ’16 to counsel status. Baral is a member of the Business and Corporate Practice Group in the firm’s Hartford office, where he represents a variety of companies and venture capital funds on corporate and transactional matters.
Douglas Dalena ’12 to Join Treasurer’s Office
Douglas Dalena ’12 will serve as general counsel for the Connecticut Treasurer’s Office in Hartford, beginning in early 2023. Dalena previously worked as corporation counsel and director of legal affairs for the city of Stamford.
In Memoriam: Thomas Cox ’80
Thomas Cox ’80, who worked in government service for the City of Hartford and State of Connecticut, died on December 20, 2022. Read his obituary.