After Hours

Chaplain's Role Reveals Spiritual Side

Chester and Joan Fairlie have been married for 39 years. But in some ways, their spiritual journey is just beginning.

Attorney's Initiative Enhances Mentoring Efforts In Anti-Truancy Program

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Robinson & Cole senior associate Alaine C. Doolan was inducted into the Connecticut Corporate Mentoring Hall of Fame for her work with the Truancy Project of Connecticut, an initiative in which volunteers from the legal community work with frequently absent students several hours per month for one year, serving as legal advocates, problem-solvers and role models.

Vicki Ferrara

Playing Some Music For A Friend

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Ferrara's passion for music and the guitar has A Connecticut lawyer's love for music and the guitar has been reawakened since the 2010 death of her close friend, Theresa Martinez, and she has experienced a surge of creativity leading to many hours of writing and performing live with The Dini Band in Connecticut and New York clubs.

James Shapiro

Real-Life Lawyer Journeys Into Fantasy World With Adventure Novel

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Government, law and fiction are three words seldom used together, aside from perhaps in a sarcastic jest about written legislation. However, former state lawmaker, corporate attorney and novelist James A. Shapiro has seamlessly combined all three in his career.

A Little Bounce In Their Step

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There's a court in Hartford where lawyers throw elbows, shove each other around and talk a little trash.

Christine Whitehead

Divorce Lawyer and Novelist Carves Out Iime For Hemingway Blog

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Christine Whitehead, a full-time Hartford divorce attorney and part-time novelist, admits that she has little in common with Ernest Hemingway.

A Search For Justice Leads To YouTube

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Danbury solo Peter Herger began songwriting since law school, but only in the past month or so, has his music career taken off to a place he never expected.

Ex-bankruptcy Lawyer Opens Superhero-themed Karaoke Bar

Opening a bar "is every lawyer's escapist fantasy," said Andrew Lebwohl, who spent nearly three years practicing corporate bankruptcy and insurance regulatory law at Dewey & LeBeouf in New York after graduating from Columbia Law School.

Ex-bankruptcy Lawyer Opens Superhero-themed Karaoke Bar

Opening a bar "is every lawyer's escapist fantasy," said Andrew Lebwohl, who spent nearly three years practicing corporate bankruptcy and insurance regulatory law at Dewey & LeBeouf in New York after graduating from Columbia Law School.

Sharing The Good News About Divorce

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Uswah Khan is always reflecting about her days in and out of divorce court. Needing a place to share her experiences, and drawing on her love of writing, she decided to launch a blog, "Divorce Diaries". And while there is seldom anything happy about a divorce, the Shelton family law attorney at least works to find silver linings.