Monte E. Frank, co-chair of the Pullman & Comley LLC litigation practice, has received the John Eldred Shields Professional Service Award from the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA).
Established in 1981 in honor of past CBA president John Eldred Shields, the award is presented to a CBA member who has performed outstanding service through or on behalf of the CBA, for the benefit of the legal community and the community at large for numerous years. Monte will be honored at the CBA’s annual awards dinner on April 3 at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville.
“The one word that most accurately describes both Monte’s personal and professional lives is service,” says Lee D. Hoffman, chair of Pullman & Comley. “Service to his clients, service to his community and service to the CBA and the legal profession. Monte works tirelessly for myriad causes and epitomizes the qualities and reputation of a trusted and respected counselor and advisor.”
Monte is an active member of the legal community and serves in leadership roles at both the state and national level. He is an advocate for democracy reform and works to improve elections and bring accountability to government. He is a past president of both the New England Bar Association and the CBA, where he currently serves as the chair of the Federal Judiciary Committee.
Monte serves on the American Bar Association’s Advisory Commission to the Task Force on Democracy, serves as a Special Advisor to the ABA’s Committee on Gun Violence, and chairs its policy subcommittee. He has successfully presented many resolutions to the ABA’s House of Delegates and has worked on amicus briefs to the United States Supreme Court.
A Fellow of both the American Bar Foundation and the Connecticut Bar Foundation, Monte also served on the Second Circuit Courts Committee of the Federal Bar Council; the Commission on Judicial Compensation for the State of Connecticut Supreme Court and on the Executive Council and the Diversity and Inclusion Committee (co-chair) for the National Conference of Bar Presidents.
An avid cyclist, Monte competes on the road and in mountain bike and cyclocross races throughout the Northeast and Canada. He represented the United States at the 2013 and 2017 World Maccabiah Games in Israel and has won six medals, including four silver medals and two bronze medals.
Pullman & Comley is one of Connecticut’s largest law firms and, for more than 100 years, has provided a wide range of legal services to clients in the New England region, as well as throughout the United States and internationally.
