NEWS ARCHIVE:
Sat., May 4, 2013
2013 Joseph J. Cassidy Memorial 5K Road Race
Click here for results(9/7/12)
JUDICIAL BRANCH NEWS
On behalf of Judge Norko and Judge Bozzuto and the Judicial Branch's Self-represented Parties Workgroup, we announce that the Hartford Volunteer Attorney Program will resume on October 3, 2012 at 90 Washington Street in Hartford.
The Judicial Branch is once again seeking volunteer attorneys to participate in this program and provide legal assistance and advice to self-represented parties who have or may be commencing domestic and/or family support magistrate cases.
If you wish to participate in the Hartford program, please complete the application and return it as per the instructions on the application.
The Judicial Branch is committed to providing equal access to justice to all of Connecticut’s citizens and we look forward to working with all of you on this very worthwhile endeavor.Please do not hesitate to contact Krista Hess with any questions.
Krista Hess
Superior Court Operations
225 Spring Street, 2nd Floor
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Phone: 860-263-2734, Ext. 3043
Fax: 860-263-2773
Cell: 860-573-9628Click here for the application to participate in the program.
(4/3/13)
HARTFORD COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING ANNOUNCED
Governor, State of Connecticut
Wednesday, April 24, 2013The Hartford Golf Club
134 Norwood Road, West Hartford, CT
Business Meeting/Reception: 5:30pm
Dinner: 6:45 pmJudge Maxwell Heiman Memorial Award will be presented to:
Cecil J. Thomas, Esq.
Greater Hartford Legal Aid, Inc.
Outstanding Community Service Award
will be presented to:
Elizabeth G. Shluger, Executive Director, Hartford Marathon Foundation
(5/25/12)
HCBA 2012 Memorial Service
Click here for the program.(4/30/12)
Hartford County Bar Association
2012 Law Day
(02/18/11)
HARTFORD COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONS SENDS OUT THE CALL TO RECRUIT SENIOR MEMBERS AS MENTORS:
For the past two years, the leadership of the Hartford County Bar Association has been
working to establish a mentoring program for new attorneys.
Click here to read more.(4/19/12)
President’s Award for Excellence
Awarded to: Albert Zakarian, Esq., Partner,
Day Pitney, LLP
(4/11/12)
ANNOUNCING: Professor Amy L. Chua,
Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker
Amy Chua is the John M. Duff Professor of Law at Yale Law School. In 2011 Amy was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world, an Atlantic Monthly Brave Thinker, and one of Foreign Policy's Global Thinkers 0f 2011. She is the author of the best-selling book, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" which she will be signing that evening.
Click here for more info.(3/22/12)
InPractice Conn.
On behalf of the Hartford County Bar Association, we'd like to welcome you to InPractice.
Click here to learn more.
(1/24/12)
THE HARTFORD COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION HELD A RECEPTION IN HONOR OF THE HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER F. DRONEY ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012 AT ON20 RESTAURANT IN HARTFORD.
Pictured left to right are James J. Tancredi, President, HCBA, The Hon. Alexandra DiPentima, Chief Judge, Connecticut Appellate Court, The Hon. Christopher F. Droney, U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York.
(04/08/11)
THE HARTFORD COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
ELECTS 2011-12 PRESIDENT
JAMES J. TANCREDI; NORA DANNEHY RECEIVES BAILEY AWARD
AND JEFFREY J.WHITE RECEIVES HEIMAN AWARD
Hartford, Connecticut (April 7, 2011) – James J. Tancredi of Avon, Connecticut, an attorney in the Hartford office of Day Pitney LLP, was elected President of the Hartford County Bar Association at its Annual Meeting at The Hartford Club on April 6, 2011. Honorable Joette Katz, Commissioner, Department of Children and Families, served as Keynote Speaker.
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EXCERPTS FROM JAMES J. TANCREDI PRESIDENT'S REMARKS
[A Time to Lead, A Time to Serve, A Time to Make a Difference]
…This year, the HCBA officers and staff will advance an ambitious agenda to both rebuild fundamentals among us and to tackle a fast moving future. …I am truly grateful for the opportunity to act as Steward for HCBA and to serve its members from the bench and the bar. I am humbled by your decision to entrust me with this incomparable legacy and pledge dedication to its preservation and enhancement through our collective efforts.
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(1/10/09)
ASSOCIATION HONORED FOR SECOND YEAR
For a second consecutive year, the Hartford County Bar Association was voted the silver winner in the "Best Bar Association" category of the Connecticut Law Tribune's The Best Readers' Poll. The online readers' poll asks readers to cast their votes for the best goods and services in the legal profession. The survey serves as "a measure of the loyalty and satisfaction readers have with vendors and is an opportunity for readers to speak up for those providers they believe are the best."
(12/15/08)
HISTORY COMMITTEE UNVEILS PUBLICATION ON HCBA PRESIDENTSIn recognition of the Association's anniversary year, the History Committee distributed a publication on Bar Association Presidents. The compilation, made possible through the support of Lexis Nexis, contains biographical sketches of all deceased past-presidents beginning in 1886, and, quotes from all contemporary presidents.
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(12/10/08)
225th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION RESOUNDING SUCCESS
On December 8, 2008, the Association celebrated its 225th Anniversary at a grand reception and dinner held at the Hartford Marriott Downtown Ballroom. Historic memorabilia surrounded the over three hundred attendees. The event was marked by a special tribute to the Association's esteemed past-presidents and the engrossing keynote address delivered by U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd. The Association received proclamations in honor of the event from Governor Rell and the Connecticut Bar Association.
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(11/10/08)
DEDICATED ASSOCIATION BULLETIN BOARD AT 95 WASHINGTON STREETThe HCBA recently erected a Bulletin Board outside the Hartford Superior Court Caseflow Office. Look for information about the Bar Association and a schedule of upcoming events posted monthly on the Board!