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From December 2025 through March 2026, the Connecticut Bar Association hosted a statewide high school mock trial competition that brought together students from across the state to demonstrate their advocacy skills, legal knowledge, and professionalism in the courtroom. Organized under the supervision of the Mock Trial Subcommittee of the CBA Civics Education Committee, the competition began in December with regional trials held in courthouses throughout Connecticut.

CBA Members Campbell D. Barrett, Theodore M. Doolittle, Patrick M. Fahey, Leah Pollard, and Patrick T. Ring were among those nominated.

The Connecticut Bar Association welcomed over 300 legal professionals, community members, and their families and friends at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville on March 12 for the thirteenth annual Celebrate with the Stars awards dinner—an evening dedicated to honoring excellence, service, and leadership across the Connecticut legal community.

The CBA Women in the Law Section and the CBA Young Lawyers Section (YLS) Women in the Law Committee presented the 2026 Ladder Award to Attorney Nancy Kennedy at this year’s Pathways to Leadership for Women Lawyers event on March 5 at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville.

Over 150 attendees gathered at the Pond House Café in West Hartford on February 10 for the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) Young Lawyers Section’s (YLS) 2026 Diversity Dinner. The event’s primary presentations included a keynote address from Representative Matt Ritter, who currently serves as the speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives and a discussion with a four-person panel.

On December 2, The Connecticut Bar Association’s (CBA) Young Lawyers Section (YLS) joined together with the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CTCPA) to host a new collaborative Day of Giving benefiting Connecticut Foodshare and the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

Erin O’Neil has been an attorney for 25 years and was born and raised in Connecticut. Twenty years ago, she opened her own law firm, Norte Immigration Law, which she continues to operate as a female owned firm.

CBA Members Campbell D. Barrett, Theodore M. Doolittle, Patrick M. Fahey, Leah Pollard, and Patrick T. Ring were among those nominated.

Attorney Tamara J. Titre serves as deputy commissioner for the State of Connecticut Office of the Claims Commissioner and is the first person to be appointed the role of deputy claims commissioner. In this role, she oversees claims filed against the state.