A program designed for CONNACCA, the Connecticut Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel Designed for: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 affected corporate counsel in both private and public companies, corporate directors and officers of large privately held and public companies, and banking and loan officers.  People concerned about the effects of these laws on them and […]

Connecticut Legislation On Renewable Energy Resources Public Act 03-135, which amends Connecticut's Electric Restructuring Law, may result in significant benefits to owners of certain facilities that generate electricity from renewable energy sources. By way of background, Connecticut's Electric Restructuring Law (enacted in 1998 as P.A. 98-28) designated certain generators of electricity utilizing renewable energy sources […]

Several national experts will testify on behalf of South Lyme Property Owners’ claim that the Town of Old Lyme seasonal restriction does not benefit the environment. A trial date has not yet been scheduled, but may occur later this year. Mark Gross, Ph.D., P.E., a Professor at the University of Arkansas, Department of Engineering and […]

On Thursday, December 4, Halloran & Sage Business and Commercial Law Partner Henry Beck, Jr. participated in the official deed transfer of a circa 1870 chapel to the Town of Columbia. Henry coordinated the gift to the Town on a pro-bono basis for the Columbia Congregational Church. The historic structure was used by the church […]

Halloran & Sage Business and Commercial Law Partner James Maher successfully assisted in the negotiation of the University of Connecticut’s School of Business 12-year lease, with several extension and expansion rights, for the nearly 35,000-square-foot property located at 100 Constitution Plaza. The leased premises will be home to University of Connecticut School of Business innovative […]

Duncan Forsyth, a partner in Halloran & Sage’s Municipal Law & Governmental Liability Practice Group, will be speaking at the municipal workshop “Ethics and Conflicts of Interest: How Does One Decide the Right Thing To Do?” for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM). This program presents an overview of ethics and conflicts of interest in […]

During three Saturdays in March, the Jacob L. and Lewis Fox Foundation conducted interviews with 36 seniors from the three Hartford public high schools at the law offices of Halloran & Sage. This year-long initiative concluded in the month of March with intense student interviews which resulted in awarding 19 area seniors with college scholarships […]

Halloran & Sage Environmental & Land Use Attorney Kenneth Slater Jr. will participate in the National Business Institute’s March 2003 seminar. Kenneth will focus on the latest issues impacting water use and management. The program is intended to address water rights, water use and water quality at the national, state and local levels. The seminar will […]

Caffrery v. Stillman, 829 A.2d 881 (Conn. App. 2003) In Caffrery v. Stillman, 829 A.2d 881 (Conn. App. 2003), the Appellate Court considered a case in which a former client filed a legal malpractice action against his attorney, asserting negligence and breach of contract.  The Superior Court granted the attorney's motion for summary judgment.  On […]

On January 28, 2003, the Connecticut Appellate Court reversed a trial court’s approval of a site plan application to build a gasoline station in the Town of Westbrook, Connecticut. The gas station was to be located in Westbrook’s town center district. The trial court had reversed the Westbrook Zoning Board of Appeals’ decision to deny […]