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Christopher L. Brigham, member of the Meritas Board of Directors and Jennifer L. DiBella, a member of the Meritas Women’s Leadership Congress, are looking forward to attending the Meritas Annual Meeting in Chicago, May 2-May 5. Christopher L. Brigham, a Shareholder with Updike, Kelly & Spellacy and Chairman of the Employment Practices Group, focuses his practice on representing and counseling businesses and educational institutions with respect to workplace employment and school law issues. ...

 On April 11, 2023, Attorney Matthew Warden volunteered as Judge for the 1L oral arguments at Quinnipiac University School of Law. Law students presented arguments regarding bona fide occupational qualifications in the context of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which generally prohibits employment discrimination.  Attorney Warden questioned the students on their arguments and provided feedback about their presentation.   Attorney Warden is a litigator who practices in the areas of Co ...

On April 19, 2023, Updike, Kelly and Spellacy, P.C., shareholder Evan Goldstein and associates Stefan Sjoberg and Matthew Warden, volunteered as judges for Wilbur Cross High School students as they prepared for the “We the People National Finals.” Wilbur Cross’s team secured a spot in the 36th Annual We the People National Finals in Washington, D.C. on April 21-23. At the national competition, students will participate in simulated Congressional hearings and testify as Constitutional experts bef ...

On April 12, 2023, Attorney Stefan Sjoberg volunteered as a moot court Judge for the 1L oral arguments at Western New England University School of Law. Law students presented arguments on First Amendment freedom of speech issues in the context of a public high school. Attorney Sjoberg questioned the students on their arguments and provided feedback about their presentation. Attorney Sjoberg practices in the areas of Commercial Lending & Banking, General Corporate Counsel, and Real Estate. H ...

On March 29, 2023, the Connecticut Bar Association Future of the Legal Professions Scholars Program put on an event for Scholars of this program and college students entitled Charting Your Legal Career as a 1L. Evan Goldstein, a shareholder at Updike, Kelly, & Spellacy, P.C. and Grace Hebbel, a partner at Saxe Doerenberger & Vita, P.C., both committee members on the CBA Future of the Legal Professions Scholars Program moderated a panel discussion to help the Scholars and students intere ...