The City of New Haven Connecticut has reappointed Vincent Mauro, Jr. to the Retirement Board of Policemen & Firemen’s Retirement Fund. The Board brings together City leadership, representatives of the Police and Fire Commissions, and representatives elected by members of the police and fire Continue Reading
Wyley Proctor Receives 2026 Adams Pro Bono Publico Award
McCarter & English partner Wyley Proctor has been selected to receive the 2026 Adams Pro Bono Publico Award, recognizing more than two decades of dedicated pro bono service to survivors of domestic violence. Throughout her career, Wyley has devoted significant time and talent to helping Continue Reading
Jason Navarino Reflects on 20 Years of the New Jersey Jewish Law Symposium
Jason Navarino attended the twentieth annual celebration of the New Jersey Jewish Law Symposium, joining 800 prominent judges, attorneys, and legal scholars. Founded by Rabbi Shalom Lubin, the event grew from an idea discussed during a lunch-and-learn, when a list of contacts was scribbled on a Continue Reading
Federal Trial over Sandra Birchmore’s Death Focuses on Flaws in Initial State Police Probe
Conflicting state and federal investigations are raising a complex question in Matthew Farwell’s federal trial over which investigative findings the jury will find most credible. Prosecutors began their case by focusing on the State Police investigation into Sandra Birchmore’s death, questioning Continue Reading
Supreme Court Justices’ Questions About VPPA Definitions Didn’t Surprise Lawyers
How should a decades-old privacy statute apply to modern online video technology? The US Supreme Court is considering that question in Salazar v. Paramount Global, a case examining who qualifies as a “consumer” under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). In a Privacy Daily article analyzing Continue Reading
Emily Evers Selected for Women’s Political Caucus of New Jersey 2027 Fellowship Program
McCarter & English Government Affairs Analyst Emily Evers has been selected for the Women’s Political Caucus of New Jersey’s (WPCNJ) 2027 Fellowship cohort, a program designed to cultivate the next generation of women leaders in public service and civic engagement. Supported by the WPCNJ Continue Reading
Abbey Horwitz Elected Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
McCarter & English is pleased to announce that Abbey Horwitz has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). ACTEC is a national organization of peer-elected trust and estate attorneys and law professors. Fellows are selected based on their outstanding Continue Reading
McCarter Protects Hartford Family’s Right to a Safe Home
Unsafe housing conditions can leave tenants and their families without safe places to live, underscoring the critical need for legal advocacy. A recent CT Lawyer Magazine article features McCarter attorneys Jane Warren and Snigdha Mamillapalli and their pro bono work through Greater Hartford Legal Continue Reading
Adam Swanson Elected Chair of the Board of Connecticut Legal Services
Adam Swanson has been elected Chair of the Board of Connecticut Legal Services, Connecticut's largest nonprofit law firm with a mission to advance access to justice for low-income individuals and families in Connecticut's most vulnerable communities. In this role, Adam will lead and work with the Continue Reading
McCarter & English Lawyers Recognized as 2026 Connecticut Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Several McCarter & English lawyers have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 Connecticut Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists published by Thomson Reuters. The Super Lawyers and Rising Stars selections recognize lawyers through a peer nomination and evaluation process. According to Thomson Continue Reading