On Friday, November 7, the Connecticut Bar Association, in collaboration
with the Hartford County Bar Association and the State of Connecticut Judicial
Branch, will sponsor “Raising the Bar: A Bench-Bar Symposium on Professionalism
in the Judicial District of Hartford.” In its 13th year, the Connecticut Bar
Association Bench-Bar Professionalism Symposium brings together attorneys and
judges for thoughtful discussions on the future of the legal profession.
BPS Attorneys Richard Brown and Kate Haakonsen will be moderating two of
the sessions at this event.
The event will
feature a presentation on the maintenance of ethical standards and the
preservation of professionalism in the legal profession, as well as a series of
panels that will focus on professionalism topics and concerns specific to
criminal, family, civil, probate, and real estate/business law. Attorney Richard
Brown will serve as the moderator of the criminal law session, while Attorney
Kate Haakonsen will moderate the family law session. Connecticut Attorney
General George Jepsen will deliver the keynote address and will discuss
maintaining and enhancing professionalism in his office, which is the state’s
largest civil law firm.
