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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

6th Annual Softball Charity Game

Join Special Olympic Athletes and fellow CTLA members in friendly competition on the field, coming together to make a difference. Players and fans can enjoy their favorite slices, salad, dessert, cappuccino & cold drinks. It's an evening of fun, food, and bringing home a win for Special Olympics CT!

Wednesday, October 15, 2025
CT Sportsplex
216 Foxon Rd, North Branford

All net proceeds will benefit Special Olympics Connecticut.

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Monday, July 7, 2025

Stephen G. Freidler Memorial Golf Classic

Save the date for this year's Stephen G. Freidler Memorial Golf Classic, to be held on Monday, September 29, 2025 at Shuttle Meadow Country Club in Berlin, CT. Stay tuned for more information...

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

CTLA is excited to announce the newly elected officers of our Association! We congratulate these outstanding leaders as they step into their roles and continue to move our mission forward.

We look forward to a great year ahead under their guidance and leadership!

CTLA officers for 2025-26. Left to right: Brian Flood, Treasurer; Patrick Kennedy, Vice President; Karolina Dowd, Secretary; 
						Peter Dreyer, President; Cindy Robinson, President-Elect; Garrett Moore, Jr., Parliamentarian.

L-R: Brian Flood, Treasurer; Patrick Kennedy, Vice President; Karolina Dowd, Secretary; Peter Dreyer, President; Cindy Robinson, President-Elect; Garrett Moore, Jr., Parliamentarian. Missing from photo: Alinor Sterling, Immediate Past President.

Thursday, April 10, 2025

Press Release

CTLA Supports the Rule of Law and the Sanctity of Lawyers' Obligations to Advocate for Their Clients

A few weeks ago, CTLA issued a statement in support of our judiciary and the rule of law. Since then, disparagement of judicial integrity has continued, and the administration has retaliated against law firms that have represented causes it disfavors with a series of executive orders. ...

These actions threaten the rule of law, a cornerstone of our democratic political system. Our adversarial adjudicative process depends on the freedom for zealous advocates to present opposing sides of a case. All of us know that you can't represent a client on your knees. If lawyers who represent some clients can only do so under threat of retaliation, our democracy will suffer.

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Upcoming Seminars & Events

Mon
Sep
29

Stephen G. Friedler Memorial Golf Tournament
Shuttle Meadow Country Club, Berlin, CT

Fri
Oct
3

Seminar: 38th Annual College & Code of Evidence
University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, CT

Chairs: James J. Healy; Caitlyn S. Malcynsky; Rosemarie Paine

Wed
Oct
15

6th Charity Softball Game
CT Sportsplex, North Branford, CT

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Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association is a non-profit professional association dedicated to creating and maintaining a more just society by preserving individual rights within the justice system.

We are a fellowship of over 1,300 of Connecticut's most accomplished and active lawyers who are interested in protecting plaintiffs' rights and becoming better trial lawyers. CTLA provides its members with high-quality CLE programs, ongoing Community Outreach Projects and a variety of networking opportunities.

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