About the Event
The Connecticut Legal Conference (CLC) is the CBA’s preeminent event comprised of dozens of engaging CLE seminars covering a diverse range of topics in state and federal law. The day also includes an exhibitor showcase featuring over 35 distinguished services and businesses and the CBA Annual Meeting and Luncheon, which features prestigious Connecticut-based and national speakers as well as the installation of the CBA executive committee officers for the approaching bar year.
CBA 150th Anniversary Celebration
2025 marks the 150th Anniversary of the Connecticut Bar Association's founding in 1875. Come celebrate with us at the Connecticut Legal Conference, where we will kick off our anniversary with a variety of special offerings in honor of this milestone, including a special 150th Anniversary token of remembrance and additional raffle gifts at the President's Reception.
Conference Benefits
Connecticut Legal Conference registrants receive:
- In-person access to a selection of over 35 conference seminars
- Virtual access to four exclusive streaming seminars, A01, B01, C01, and D01
- A complementary digital catalogue of all audio recordings of the conference’s seminars available through the rest of 2025
- Access to the conference's exhibitor showcase, featuring over 35 companies offering legal research, technology solutions, law practice management services, and more
- Complementary professional headshot photos
- Networking and socializing opportunities, including a networking breakfast with reserved spaces for UConn School of Law and Quinnipiac School of Law alumni
- A seat at the CBA Annual Meeting and Luncheon, which includes prestigious speakers and the installation of the 2025-2026 CBA officers
Not a CBA member?
Non-member conference registrants receive one year of CBA membership beginning on July 1, 2025 and ending on June 30, 2026.
2025 CLC Pricing
| Attendee Type
|
Regular
Ends May 27
|
Late
Begins May 28 |
| Member |
$399 |
$449 |
| Non-Member with One Year CBA Membership |
$579 |
$619 |
| Student Member |
$119 |
$119 |
Registration cancellations are non-refundable beginning June 1.
Explore Recent and Upcoming U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
In Our Featured National Speaker Seminar
In recent years, several of the Roberts Court decisions have overturned or significantly changed Supreme Court precedent. This seminar will analyze some of the notable decisions from the Roberts Court and where the court may be headed in light of the new presidential administration that has also begun to make aggressive changes in the federal government. Moderated by retired Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Joette Katz, presenters G. Eric Brunstad, Jr., Yale Law School Visiting Lecturer and Senior Research Scholar, and Ilya Somin, George Mason University Professor of Law and Cato Institute B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies, will explore these topics and more.
Presenters
G. Eric Brunstad, Jr. is a Yale Law School Visiting Lecturer and Senior Research Scholar currently serving as a partner at Dechert LLP. He has argued 11 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, including matters involving the First Amendment, bankruptcy, taxation, the Commerce Clause, statutory interpretation, jurisdiction and arbitration.
Ilya Somin is a professor of law at George Mason University and the B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute. His research focuses on constitutional law, property law, democratic theory, federalism, and migration rights. He has authored several publications including
2016's Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government is Better.
Moderator
Justice Joette Katz is a retired Connecticut Supreme Court Justice currently serving as a partner in Shipman & Goodwin's Business Litigation Practice Group. With over 18 years as an Associate Justice on the Connecticut Supreme Court, Justice Katz has heard approximately 2,500 cases and authored nearly 500 opinions.
2025 CLC Schedule
| 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Registration, Breakfast, and Exhibitor Showcase |
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. |
UConn and Quinnipiac Alumni Breakfasts |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Session A Seminars |
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
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Break - Exhibitor Showcase |
| 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Session B Seminars |
| 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. |
CBA Annual Meeting and Luncheon |
| 1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Break - Exhibitor Showcase |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Session C Seminars |
| 3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. |
Session D Seminars |
| 5:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
President's Reception/150th Anniversary Celebration* |
*Special 150th Anniversary tokens of remembrance and additional raffle gifts will be given away at the President's Reception.
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