by Colleen LaFrancois | Oct 14, 2020 | Awards
Congratulations to Ira W. Bloom, Richard J. Buturla, Mario F. Coppola, Floyd J. Dugas, Christopher M. Hodgson, Warren L. Holcomb and Bryan L. LeClerc of Berchem Moses PC who have been named to the Connecticut and New England Super Lawyers lists as top attorneys for...
by Colleen LaFrancois | Oct 1, 2020 | Awards
Eileen Lavigne Flug has been honored by the Connecticut Law Tribune’s 2020 Legal Awards as a “Game Changer” for affecting public policy to assist victims of domestic violence. In 2019, she was recognized by the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic...
by Colleen LaFrancois | Sep 24, 2020 | Education
By Emily Hayes Published in the New Haven Independent on September 23, 2020 New Haven Public Schools and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights have come to a tentative agreement that would allow transgender athletes to continue to play on teams of...
by Colleen LaFrancois | Sep 18, 2020 | Education, Firm News
Attorney Michelle Laubin is quoted in a September 18, 2020 article by Luke Broadwater and Erica L. Green of The New York Times, regarding federal funding being threatened over transgender athlete policy. Read more at: https://nyti.ms/3c9i5Xa
by Colleen LaFrancois | Sep 11, 2020 | Education
The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE) will present a series of four virtual workshops covering legal issues facing educators. Seminars will be held throughout the fall of 2020. On Tuesday, October 27, Attorney Michelle Laubin will discuss Special...
by Colleen LaFrancois | Sep 3, 2020 | Firm News
Attorney Alfred P. Bruno successfully argued the overturn of the State of Connecticut Board of Firearms Permit Examiners’ (BFPE) decision to grant a pistol permit in Police Department, Town of Stratford, Connecticut v. Board of Firearms Permit Examiners, et al. The...
by Colleen LaFrancois | Sep 2, 2020 | Community Involvement
Christopher M. Hodgson was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for the Guilford Foundation. The Mission of the Guilford Foundation is to “connect people who care with causes that matter to them” to enrich the quality of life in Guilford; now and for...
by Colleen LaFrancois | Aug 26, 2020 | Education
Reprinted with permission from: Special Ed Connection®. © 2020 LRP Publications, 360 Hiatt Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418. All rights reserved. Students with behavioral issues may become agitated more easily upon the return to classrooms because of all the...
by Colleen LaFrancois | Aug 21, 2020 | Awards
Berchem Moses PC is pleased to announce that 6 lawyers have been included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers...
by Colleen LaFrancois | Jul 8, 2020 | Education
The U.S. Department of Education released its final regulations on sexual harassment under Title IX which includes many sweeping changes to the existing definitions and standards and imposes significantly greater obligations on local school districts, effective August...
