Nancy Kennedy ’05 has joined Stites & Harbison, PLLC as a Member of their Intellectual Property & Technology Service Group. Kennedy was previously a Visiting Professor From Practice at the University of Connecticut School of Law.
2005
Jason Buchsbaum ’05 Sworn in as CT State Representative
Jason Buchsbaum ’05 was sworn in as a State Representative at Connecticut’s General Assembly in Hartford on January 8th, 2025. Buchsbaum will serve his first term as a Republican State Representative for the 69th House District. He is currently a Principal at Cohen and Wolf in Connecticut.
Jason Weida ’05 Named Ron DeSantis’ Chief of Staff
Jason Weida ’05 has been named Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ new Chief of Staff. Weida previously served as the Secretary for the Agency of Health Care Administration.
Conor McKenzie ’05 Joins Downs Rachlin Martin
Conor McKenzie ’05 has joined the business law group of Downs Rachlin Martin. McKenzie will assist the firm’s tax team, and will practice out of their Burlington office.
Eight Alumni Nominated to Superior Court Bench
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has nominated eight UConn Law alumni to serve as judges of the Superior Court. They are Nicole Anker ’98, the legal director for the Connecticut Department of Correction; Kristin A. Connors ’92, a named partner at Stockman O’Connor Connors PLLC; Cody N. Guarnieri ’12, a senior partner and trial attorney at the law firm of Brown, Paindiris and Scott, LLP; Christine Jean-Louis ’08, the general counsel for the Office of Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz; Sara Nadim ’10, an assistant attorney general in the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office; Pedro E. Segarra ’85, an administrative law judge at the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission; Nicole J. Tung ’94, a partner at Halloran Sage; and Matthew T. Wax-Krell ’05, a partner at Rogin Nassau LLC.
Two Alumnae Promoted to Partner at Cantor Colburn
Ali Caless ’17 and Nancy Kennedy ’05 have been promoted to partner at Cantor Colburn LLP. Caless is a trademark and copyright attorney working out of the Hartford office. Kennedy manages domestic and international trademark, copyright, trade dress, domain name and other cyberlaw matters, also out of the Hartford office. She teaches at UConn Law as a visiting professor from practice.
Michael Pych ’05 Joins Education Foundation Board
The Education Foundation of Palm Beach County has announced the appointment of Michael Pych ’05 to its Board of Directors. Pych is currently a vice president & general counsel for Carrier Global Corporation.
Jason Weida ’05 Appointed to Health Care Post
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Jason Weida ’05 secretary of the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration. The agency manages the state’s $37 billion Medicaid program, licenses more than 50,000 health care facilities and regulates 47 health plans. Weida lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with his wife, Kyley, and their four children.
Jonathan Luiz ’05 Appointed Glastonbury Town Manager
The town of Glastonbury, Connecticut, announced the appointment of Jonathan Luiz ’05 as its town manager. Luiz previously served as the town administrator in Weston for five years. He is scheduled to start in Glastonbury on March 31.
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.