Amy Saji ’21 joined Seaton Hall Law School as an Associate Professor of Law & Inaugural Clinical Director of the Medical Legal Partnership Clinic. Saji participated in an accelerated program at UConn earning her B.A. in political science and her J.D. from UConn School of Law in only six years. While at UConn Law she was the Assistant Managing Editor of the Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal.
2021
Wendy Estela LLM ’21 Appointed as Head of Business Department
Wendy Estela LLM ’21 has been appointed as the Head of KKC Law’s Business Department. In her new role, Estela will help handle matters such as contracts, business formations, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial real estate.
Amy Saji ’21 recognized by Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity
Amy Mary Saji ’21 will be honored with the Carolyn Golden Hebsgaard Award by Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity. The award recognizes a Connecticut lawyer under the age of 40 or in their first ten years of practice who has achieved distinction in the legal profession and has demonstrated a commitment to developing diverse young lawyers and law students in Connecticut’s legal community.
Saji is a Supervising Attorney and Clinical Teaching Fellow in the Health Justice Alliance Law Clinic, the medical-legal partnership between Georgetown University’s Law and Medical Centers.
Wendy Estela ’21 LLM Named Partner
Wendy Estela has been named a partner at Kahan Kerensky Capossela in Vernon, Connecticut. Estela earned an LLM in Insurance Law at UConn School of Law in 2021, and her practice focuses on small and medium-sized businesses.
Amy Saji ’21 Selected for Georgetown Law Fellowship
The Health Justice Alliance Clinic at the Georgetown University Law Center has chosen Amy Saji ’21 to fill its 2023-2025 graduate clinical teaching fellowship, starting June 12, 2023. Saji will teach and supervise students enrolled in the clinic and will receive an LLM in Advocacy from Georgetown Law. The clinic is part of the Health Justice Alliance, a medical-legal partnership between Georgetown’s Law and Medical Centers.
Carly Sirota ’21 Joins Spencer Fane LLP
Spencer Fane LLP has announced that Carly Sirota ’21 has joined the firm as an associate in its Denver office. She will be a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment practice area.
Christian A. Mines ’21 Joins Hinckley Allen
Christian A. Mines ’21 has joined Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP as an associate in the firm’s real estate group, working out of the Hartford office.
Kimberly Wilson ’21 Sworn in as Marine Corps JAG
Kimberly Wilson ’21 graduated on Aug. 13, 2022, from Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia, and was sworn in as a judge advocate and second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corp. She was one of four women sworn in together, a historic milestone for the Marines.
Michael Preato ’21 Joins Minchella & Associates
Michael Preato ’21 has joined Minchella & Associates LLC in Middlebury, Connecticut. His practice focuses on commercial and business litigation, including construction, unfair trade practice, trade secret and employment matters, contract drafting and disputes and personal injury matters.
Jonathan Bedosky ‘21 and Joan Tsang ‘13 Join Halloran Sage
Jonathan Bedosky ’21 and Joan Tsang ’13 recently joined the law firm of Halloran Sage at the firm’s New Haven office. Bedosky handles complex commercial and corporate litigation, insurance law, and municipal property tax matters as a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Labor and Employment practice groups. As a member of the Workers’ Compensation and Insurance practice groups, Tsang represents employers, insurance companies, and third-party administrators on issues related to liability, subrogation, and discrimination claims.