Parrino to head matrimonial law group
The Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers elected Thomas Parrino, co-founder and principal of Westport-based law firm Nusbaum & Parrino P.C., as its next president.
The nonprofit lawyers group seeks to “encourage the study, improve the practice, elevate the standards and advance the cause of matrimonial law.” Parrino has been a fellow of the group since 2001.
Parrino has been practicing family law for more than 30 years. He represents clients in all areas of family law, including divorce, alimony, child support, property division and child custody.
Parrino is admitted to practice in the state of Connecticut and the U.S. District Court in Connecticut. He is also a member of the American, Connecticut and Fairfield County bar associations and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.  He serves as a member of Connecticut”™s Family Law Commission, which is composed of Connecticut Superior Court judges and select Connecticut attorneys who have been invited to serve as members.
Parrino serves as a delegate to the National Board of Governors of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, for which he previously served as chairman of its national admissions committee and as a member of its national test subcommittee. He is a fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Bruce Museum features Baroque collection
This fall, Greenwich”™s Bruce Museum will feature collections of Northern Baroque art. “Northern Baroque Splendor, The Hohenbuchau Collection” from Liechtenstein and the “Princely Collections” from Vienna will be on display Sept. 20-April 12.
Attorney Kasper to Connecticut Retirement Security Board
Attorney George J. Kasper of Hartford-based Pullman & Comley L.L.C. is one of 10 appointed to the Connecticut Retirement Security Board. Chaired by State Treasurer Denise Nappier and State Comptroller Kevin Lembo, the board will create a retirement plan open to private-sector workers.
Kasper counsels employers and plans fiduciaries on employee benefit plans and designs retirement and health care programs. He is a speaker and author on the Affordable Care Act and health care reform for employers. He is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and serves on the Tax Section Executive Committee and the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee. He is also a member of the American Bar Association Tax Section and the ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits and serves on the Bridgeport Regional Business Council Health Care Council.
Erland hires Catalyst
Stamford-based Catalyst Marketing Communications Inc., a public relations firm, was hired by Erland Construction to lead the company”™s public relations program and generate awareness for Erland”™s projects in Connecticut.
Erland Construction, with offices in East Windsor, Stamford and Burlington, Mass. specializes in new construction, additions and renovations in sectors such as multifamily, residential, office, academic, commercial and health care.
Russell joins Crawford
Pullman & Comley L.L.C., with offices in Bridgeport, Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury and White Plains, N.Y., appointed attorney Erick A. Russell to the board of directors of The George W. Crawford Black Bar Association (Crawford). Crawford is a volunteer statewide organization that represents black attorneys in Connecticut.
Russell was recently appointed as co-chairman of the 2014 Connecticut Cares event, a fundraiser for LGBT and HIV equality in Connecticut, sponsored by Lambda Legal. Russell is a member of the litigation and young lawyers section of the Connecticut Bar Association and a member of the Greater Bridgeport Bar Association. He serves as treasurer for the LGBT section of the Connecticut Bar Association and is a member of the lawyer”™s collaborates for diversity.
Woodbridge completes leadership program
Jean Lange of Woodbridge, founding dean of Quinnipiac University”™s School of Nursing, completed the American Association of Colleges of Nursing-Wharton Executive Leadership Program at the University of Pennsylvania recently. The program is designed for academic leaders in schools of nursing.
Lange holds a doctorate in nursing from the University of Connecticut. She earned her master”™s degree from UCLA and her bachelor”™s degree from New York”™s Binghamton University.
Quinnipiac University hosts discussion
Quinnipiac University will host a discussion titled “Conscious Capitalism: Making Your Career Matter and a Vision of how we can Turn the World Economy into a Common Good Economy” Oct. 9, 5 p.m., in the Center for Communications and Engineering, Room 218 on the Mount Carmel Campus. Guest speakers, CEO of Conscious Capital Wealth Management L.L.C. Lawrence Ford and Terry Mollner, founder and board member of the Calvert Social Investment Funds, will lead the discussion.
The event, part of the School of Business Dean”™s Distinguished Speaker Series, is free and open to the public. For more information, call 203-582-8652.
New Beginnings summer reading program
Bridgeport-based New Beginning Family Academy, a 470-student pre-K to eighth grade public charter school, recently celebrated its summer reading challenge program. All students were required to read a weekly book list to remain engaged throughout the summer, which continues into the school year with daily book groups.
Pullman & Comley attorneys recognized
Pullman & Comley, with offices in Bridgeport, Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury and White Plains, N.Y. had 25 attorneys recognized as the 2015 “Best Lawyers in America” in Best Lawyers, a peer-review survey in which more than 52,000 attorneys cast more than 5.5 million votes.
The Pullman & Comley attorneys recognized, along with their practice areas, are Michael J. Andreana, public finance law; David P. Atkins, commercial litigation, ethics and professional responsibility law and legal malpractice law; Elizabeth J. Austin, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Deborah S. Breck, Trusts and Estates; Frank B. Cleary, Public Finance Law; Geoffrey F. Fay, Real Estate Law; Andrew A. Glickson, Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law; Eliot B. Gersten, Commercial Litigation; Andrew C. Glassman, Corporate Governance, Corporate Compliance, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Alex V. Hernandez, Criminal Defense: White Collar; Joshua A. Hawks-Ladds, Litigation – Labor and Employment and Labor Law – Management; Lee D. Hoffman, Environmental Law and Energy Law; Frederic L. Klein, Energy Law and Water Law; Nancy D. Lapera, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Christopher P. McCormack, Environmental Law; Jonathan B. Orleans, Litigation – Labor and Employment and Employment Law – Management; Alan S. Parker, Trusts and Estates; Michael G. Proctor, Real Estate Law; Richard C. Robinson, Litigation – Construction; Gregory F. Servodidio, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; James T. Shearin, Litigation ”“ Securities, Antitrust, Banking and Finance, Intellectual Property and Commercial Litigation; James B. Stewart, Trusts and Estates; Marcy Tench Stovall, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law; James P. White, Jr., Real Estate Law; and Diane W. Whitney, Commercial Litigation and Environmental Law.
Mediassociates named fastest-growing company
Sandy Hook-based Mediassociates, a media-buying agency focused on advertising, innovation and campaign measurement, was recently named to Inc. magazine”™s annual “Inc. 5000” list of fastest-growing private companies. Mediassociates was ranked in the top 3,000 based on a three-year growth of 125 percent. The list represents America”™s entrepreneurs that gained early exposure, such as GoPro, Pandora, Timberland, Dell, Domino”™s Pizza, LinkedIn and Zillow.
Shapiro named to 2014 ‘New Leaders in the Law’
National law firm Wilson Elser announced Beata Shapiro, a partner in the Stamford Office, was named to the Connecticut Law Tribune”™s 2014 “New Leaders in the Law.” Shapiro is one of 60 attorneys selected for this award from nearly 300 nominations. She will be honored at the awards dinner on Nov. 6.
Shapiro helped launch Wilson Elser”™s national transportation practice and works with one of the firm”™s 24/7 crisis teams. She is a national counsel for U.S. and Canadian trucking companies and insurance carriers. She is co-chairwoman of the Cargo Committee for the Transportation Lawyers Association.
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