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James W. Cooper Fellows
The James W. Cooper Fellows nominate outstanding Connecticut lawyers, judges, and teachers of law to become James W. Cooper Fellows. The Connecticut Bar Foundation then extends invitations to nominees who have been selected by the Fellows Nominating Committee and approved by the Board of Directors. Nominees who accept their invitation to become a Fellow commit to a pledge of at least $2,500 to the program. The Foundation recognizes Fellows at an annual reception in their honor and publicizes their selection.
(l-r) James T. (Tim) Shearin, Hon. Janet C. Hall, William H. Clendenen, Jr.
The Fellows Program is named in honor of James W. Cooper, who was a prominent New Haven attorney and a senior partner of Tyler, Cooper & Alcorn. He served as President of the Connecticut Bar Foundation from 1973 to 1975, the Connecticut Bar Association from 1957 to 1958, and the New Haven County Bar Association from 1948 to 1949, and he was a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. In 1982, Attorney Cooper was the recipient of the Charles J. Parker Award for distinguished contributions to legal services for the poor. Attorney Cooper left a generous bequest to the Foundation.
(l-r) Andrea Barton Reeves and James Sicilian
Currently, the Fellows are working on several exciting programs and projects. These include:
- Connecticut Innocence Fund
- High School Essay Contest
- Oral History of Connecticut Women in the Legal Profession
- Truancy Intervention Project in New Britain
- The 3rd Hon. Mark R. Kravitz Symposium on the Administration of Justice, "Should We Praise Litigation?", was held December 1, 2017, at UCONN School of Law. Click here to learn more about the Hon. Mark R. Kravitz Symposium series.
- A symposium on Probate will be held on Friday, April 18, 2018 at Quinnipiac University School of Law.
To view photos from the 2016 Annual Reception click here
To view the Fellows 20th Anniversary booklet click here
(l-r) Justine C. Rakich-Kelly and Moy N. Ogilvie