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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...
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!
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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