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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
In Connecticut, roughly 360,000 residents rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which typically delivers
about $75 million in food benefits each month to households across the state. During the federal government shutdown,
the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it would use contingency funds to provide about half of November SNAP
benefits, and states expect deposits to arrive later than usual. This reduced funding and the uncertainty around timing
are adding pressure to local food assistance efforts.
CTLA is launching a Virtual Food Drive to support Connecticut Foodshare through the holiday season and beyond. Our initial
goal is to raise $15,000 by December 15, 2025. Every contribution – large or small – moves us closer to
ensuring no Connecticut family has to choose between food and other essentials this winter.
Donate now at
https://donate.ctfoodshare.org/CTLA_2025
Learn more...
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
A Message from the President
My fellow trial lawyers,
It is an honor and a privilege to begin my term as President of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. CTLA is more than a professional home.
It is a community bound by purpose, united by service, and defined by the belief that courts must be open, the law must be fair, and every person
deserves a real chance to be heard.
I invite you to lean in. Attend a program you have never tried. Join a committee aligned with your practice. Share a brief, an expert, or a strategy
with a colleague who needs a sounding board. Call me or any officer when you see a challenge or an opportunity for CTLA to lead. Our association is
at its best when members drive the agenda and we move forward together.
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– Peter Dreyer, CTLA President
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; 4:30 - 7:30 PM
CT Sportsplex
216 Foxon Rd, North Branford
All net proceeds will benefit Special Olympics Connecticut.
Register, become a sponsor, and make a donation now...
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!
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.
Continue reading...
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