News/Events

November 2007

• November 1:  Crawford participates in the Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity seminar, "The Art of Successful Marketing for Associates"
• November 5:  Crawford co-hosts the Justices of Color Reception with Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity at Wiggin and Dana LLP, New Haven CT
• November 5:  Crawford co-hosts the Connecticut Council of Bar Presidents Bar Admission Reception for new attorneys at the Connecticut Supreme Court
• November 14:  Quarterly Membership Meeting, featuring a panel discussion on "The Ins and Outs of Starting Your Own Law Practice," Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden CT

October 2007

• October 17:  Reception with Chief Justice Rogers, The Hartford Club, Hartford CTØ

September 2007

• September 6:  National Bar Association President Vanita Banks calls for justice in the "Jena 6" case in Jena, Louisiana.  "The injustice that these youth have been subjected to in Jena shocks the conscience," said President Banks.  (See press release at   http://www.nationalbar.org/news/releases/release090607.shtml)

• September 20:  Quarterly Membership Meeting:  Panel Discussion on "What Are My Options?" Panelists will include five of the area's top ranking attorneys from various backgrounds.

• September 28 - 30:  10th Annual Charting Your Own Course (CYOC) Career Development Conference, Lansdowne Resort and Conference Center, Leesburg, Virginia.  Follow the link for full details about the conference and CYOC.Ø

August 2007

• August 10:  Swearing-in Ceremony for Hartford State’s Attorney Gail Hardy.Ø

• August 22:  Reception Honoring Hartford State’s Attorney Gail Hardy.Ø

• August 25-30:  Law Student Orientations and Fairs

July 2007

• July 18:  Crawford hosted a panel discussion at the University of Connecticut, School of Law in Hartford, Connecticut.  The discussion focused on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision involving school diversity, ruling that race cannot be a factor in the assignment of children to public schools. Ø

• July 28:  Crawford Second Annual Golf Outing was held at the Blue Fox Run Golf Course in Avon, Connecticut. Ø

• July 28 - August 4:  National Bar Association 82nd Annual Convention and Exhibits, The Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia. Ø

June 2007

• June 15:  Investiture for the Honorable Vanessa L. Bryant, District Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut.

• June 28-29: ABA Conference for the Minority Lawyer, Boston MA.

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