Edwin Lee Kerr ’73, a corporate attorney who worked most recently for MassMutual, died on Dec. 11, 2023. Read his obituary.
Alumni
Perry Zirkel ’76 Reaches Publishing Milestone
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.
Amy Zinser ’07 Promoted at Bank of America
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.
Sydney Geer ’22 Joins Silver Golub & Teitell
Sydney Geer ’22 has joined Silver Golub & Teitell as an associate in the firm’s Medical Malpractice and Serious Personal Injury practice groups. Geer recently completed a clerkship with Judge Eliot D. Prescott of the Connecticut Appellate Court.