Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Litigators Often Abuse Freedom Of Information Law

Monday, March 25, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

The Connecticut Freedom of Information Act was intended to "open the public files" for the citizenry to gain access to information and records that were far more difficult to obtain prior to the law's enactment, and to see their government in action.

Critical Article Unfair To High Court Nominee

Friday, February 1, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

As Chairman of Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparity in the Criminal Justice System, I take serious issue with the recent article in the Law Tribune ("Appellate Bar Split Over Hispanic Court Nominee," Jan. 14, 2013).

Defense Offered For 'Anonymous' Editorials

Friday, February 1, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

As a former member of the Law Tribune's Editorial Board, I was especially interested in Karen Lee Torre's January 14 column. No, not her criticism of a recent editorial that supposedly attacked the Catholic Church. My attention was instead drawn to her concern about those members of the Board who "exploit" their position in order "to throw darts from behind a veil."

'Shadowing' Defense

Friday, January 25, 2013 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Editor's note: This letter's author, Stratford attorney Kenneth Beck, had placed an ad on Craigslist inviting young lawyers to observe him at work ? for a fee. The proposal, since withdrawn, sparked debate in legal circles, as the Law Tribune reported in the Jan. 21 issue. The email to which Beck refers is reprinted below his letter.

Correction Commissioner Has Top Credentials, Good Character

Monday, May 28, 2012 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

There is little dispute that attorney Norm Pattis is an intelligent, skilled and talented criminal defense lawyer. But some of his recent "columns" in the Law Tribune should more appropriately be categorized as "chronicles" rather than "columns" of interest to the newspaper's audience.

Mentors Available For New Lawyers

Monday, May 7, 2012  |  by Kenneth Shluger  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

The Connecticut Bar Association Mentoring Task Force is alive and well, as the Law Tribune's Editorial Board reminded its readers in a recent editorial, "If You Build It, They Will Come - Maybe."

Judicial Pay Commission Would Violate Constitution

Monday, May 7, 2012  |  by Margaret A. Little  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Your publication has done a great public service in running Karen Lee Torre's recent column on our legislature's creation of an extra-constitutional commission to propose judicial salary increases that go into effect if the legislature fails to act on the commission's recommendations. This is not widely known to members of the legal profession or the public at large and deserves wide distribution and vigorous public debate.

• State and Local Courts

Correction Chief Defends Guard

Monday, April 30, 2012 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

I am writing in response to your recent Law Tribune column entitled, "A Hostile Encounter at the Prison Gates" in which you recount a recent visit to the York Correctional Institution in Niantic.

UConn Law Has Added Many Programs, Clinics

Monday, April 16, 2012 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

It is too bad that in his commentary Law Tribune columnist Mark DuBois did not follow a basic rule for both law students and lawyers: find out the facts.

Three Ways To Make Legal Practice More Efficient

Monday, January 23, 2012  |  by Duane Lueders  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Having read Chief Justice Chase Rogers' Jan. 2, 2012 piece entitled "Taking Steps to Re-Engineer Court System," I would like to make three suggestions. However, before I do, I feel compelled to state the obvious: as a budgetary constraints increase, waste of time and/or money must decrease