Jeffrey Wisner ’14 has been named a partner at Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder. Wisner, who earned an MD from the UConn School of Medicine as well as a JD from the UConn School of Law, leads Koskoff’s medical malpractice investigation team. Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder has offices in Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut.
Alumni
Victoria Larson ’22 Joins Verrill
Victoria Larson ’22 has joined Verrill as an associate in the Health Care & Life Sciences Group at the firm’s Boston Office.
Kevin M. Ahern ’05 Named Legal Director
Kevin M. Ahern ’05 has been appointed legal director of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Ahern previously spent nearly 15 years with the Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission.
Katherine Cotter Gent ’15 Elected Association President
Katherine Cotter Gent ’15 has been elected president of the Greenwich Bar Association for the 2022-2023 term. She is an associate at Cummings & Lockwood, where she works in the firm’s Private Clients Group at its Greenwich office.
Brendan Owens ’12 Appointed to Fieldstone Foundation’s Board
Brendan Owens ’12 has been appointed to the Fieldstone Foundation’s board. Owens is currently a partner at the Stafford Owens Law Firm, where he practices in the fields of Business, Healthcare, Real Estate, Trusts and Estates.
Carolyn J. Cavolo ’99 Joins Carmody
Carolyn J. Cavolo ’99 has joined the Real Estate & Land Use team at Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP as a partner in the firm’s Stamford, Connecticut, office. Cavolo advises owners, investors, developers, financial institutions and planned community clients on sophisticated commercial real estate transactions.
In Memoriam: John Ronan ’63
John Ronan ’63, a Connecticut Superior Court judge and deputy chief court administrator, died on November 17, 2022. Read his obituary.
Louanne Cooley ’20 to Speak at CBF Event
Louanne Cooley ’20 will speak on December 6, 2022, at a virtual roundtable discussion entitled The Climate Change Crisis in CT: The Impact on Low-Income Communities and What Can Be Done, sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Foundation. Cooley, a legal policy fellow for the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation, is pursuing an LLM in Energy and Environmental Law at the UConn School of Law.
Natalie Braswell ’07 Named Governor’s General Counsel
Natalie Braswell ’07 has been named Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s general counsel for his second term, starting in January 2023. She has served as Connecticut’s comptroller since Lamont appointed her to that post in December 2021. She previously served as general counsel in the comptroller’s office for 10 years and as chief of planning, legal and regulatory affairs at the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
In Memoriam: Francis M. Dooley ’62
Francis M. Dooley ’62, a retired partner with Shipman & Goodwin who was active in the Connecticut Bar Association, died Nov. 14, 2022. Read his obituary.