CT Law Tribune 2020 Awards to CCA Attorneys Jay Sicklick and Stacy Schleif
Connecticut Law Tribune 2020 Leadership Awards Distinguished Leader in the Law Jay Sicklick, Esq. CCA Deputy Director and Director of the Medical Legal Partnership New Leader in the Law Stacy …
Billing Assistance Is Available, But Regulators Say Utilities Didn’t Do Enough To Tell Customers
On Wednesday, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) told utilities they had to email customers a verbatim message: COVID-19 payment plans “are available to any customer requesting financial assistance, without …
Covid-19 left hundreds of foster kids in limbo due to backlog of cases
… the courts should start to process all of this backlog,” said Martha Stone, executive director of the Center for Children’s Advocacy and one of the attorneys who brought the …
Campbell: Eversource is like that bad boyfriend
If you are a Connecticut utilities customer and are struggling to meet your bills, you could be excused for not knowing there are multiple, state-mandated ways to get help. Your …
Child Advocates Seek Data on Pedestrian Stops
“Racial profiling of Black and brown people is a common problem in Connecticut and across the country,” Rivera said in the testimony. “More specifically, youth of color complain about continually …
Doctors, lawyers team up to help low-income families
Medical-Legal Partnerships … ensure that special needs students are not being discriminated against as schools reopen amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Bonnie Roswig, an attorney with the Center for Children’s …
Litigation Leads 4 Connecticut School Districts to Train Staff on Use of Insulin Pumps
In what legal proponents of students with disabilities are calling a groundbreaking mandate, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut has said that personnel in four Connecticut school …
Justice Dept Agreement: Emergency Medication for Children with Epilepsy
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) clearly establishes the rights of children with disabilities to participate in programs that are available to non-disabled children. “It is inconceivable that a childcare …
