Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys



WEBINAR: Ethics Pitfalls & Potholes: How Municipal Attorneys can Avoid Them
Wednesday, October 19, 2022; 12pm to 2PM



Join us on Wednesday, October 19th from noon to 2:00 pm for this session. soon!


CAMA Presents: Ethics Pitfalls & Potholes: How Municipal Attorneys Can Avoid Them


Guest Speakers:
Stephen J. Conover, Partner, Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP
Attorney Patricia King, Corporation Counsel, City of New Haven
Attorney Victoria Church, Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of New Haven

Questions to be Addressed:
What Rules, Regulations, Statutes, and Ordinances govern Municipal Attorneys?
Do the Rules apply differently to part-time and full-time Municipal Attorneys?
How are ethical Conflicts of Interests defined for Municipal Attorneys?
How Municipal Attorneys can identify ethical Conflicts of Interests?
How Municipal Attorneys can respond and/or cure Conflicts of Interests?
What to do when the Grievance Complaint arrives?
What role can be played by a Municipal Board of Ethics?

Event Details:
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Webinar – You will receive your access link after we receive completed registration form.
Cost: $50.00 for CAMA members; $75 for non-members

Please complete and return the registration form.


registration form

CAMA Annual Meeting & SEMINAR: The Tech, The Prep, The Show: The Nuts and Bolts and Other Considerations for Remote Hearings/Trials
Friday, June 18, 2021



CAMA held its annual membership meeting on Friday, June 18, 2021 via GoToMeeting.


Agenda:

1. Election of Board members

2. Update on new laws affecting municipalities passed during the 2021 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly presented by Mike Muszynski, State and Federal Relations Manager, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities

3. Presentation - The Tech, The Prep, The Show: The Nuts and Bolts and Other Considerations for Remote Hearings/Trials

Topics to include:

Tech required/recommended for TEAMS and basic use of TEAMS

Preparing the space around you and similar considerations

Preparing for a remote hearing/trial

Conducting a remote hearing/trial

Anecdotes from the front lines of remote hearings


Guest Speakers:
Joseph G. Fortner, Jr., Esq., Halloran Sage
Jennifer A. Pedevillano, Esq., Halloran Sage


Please reach out to Beth Scanlon at bscanlon@ccm-ct.org if you would like to view the recording of the presentation.



CAMA Annual Meeting & Seminar: Affordable Housing: What to Do If You Don't Meet Your 10%
Friday June 14, 2019



CAMA held its annual meeting on Friday, June 14, 2019 at Waterbury City Hall.


A staff member from CCM provided a report on the pertinent outcomes of the 2019 legislative session.


This affordable housing seminar included discussion on:

  • steps that a municipality should take once it receives an application for affordable housing and related issues
  • steps that a municipality should take to monitor affordable housing units to ensure that the units remain affordable within the meaning of the statute
  • small town (vs. larger urban projects) affordable solutions, challenges, funding, and housing choices
  • and more!

Panelists Included:

  • Michael C. Santoro, CD Specialist, Office of Policy, Research, and Housing Support, Department of Housing
  • Mark J. Nolan, NP Rentals and Management, LLC
  • Bill Fairbairn, CEO, New Samaritan

8-30g Myth vs. Reality
2019 Income Limits
HUD Definition of Income - Assets
Moratorium History
S8 Utility Schedule
Sample Application
Sample Cover Sheets

CAMA Presents: Supreme Court of the United States Midterm Update for Connecticut Municipal Attorneys Webinar
Friday, March 22nd, 10 am



This webinar was held on Friday, March 22, 2018.


The US Supreme Court has a full bench and a full docket of cases of interest to municipal attorneys. Not only will the Court be hearing its first major gun case in a decade and two partisan gerrymandering cases, the Court will decide a number of more routine employment, land use, religion in public spaces, and Section 1983 cases.


Earn CLE credits for this hour-long webinar.


Join Lisa Soronen, Executive Director of the State and Local Legal Center, in a discussion about what this term may bring for local governments and their attorneys.


Space is limited for this webinar. Be sure to sign up early!


Registration Fee: CAMA Members - $50. Non-Members - $60




CAMA Annual Meeting & Seminar: Friday June 15th



CAMA held its annual meeting and seminar on Friday, June 15, 2018 at Waterbury City Hall.


Staff members from CCM provided a report on the pertinent outcomes of the 2018 legislative session. Attendees earned two credit hours toward your ethics CLEs. We were thrilled to have Pat King, Former Chief Disciplinary Counsel under Mark Dubois, present on municipal ethics.


Couldn't make it? You can still earn those CLEs. We have material and the presentation recording available for purchase. Contact Beth Scanlon at 203-946-3782 or bscanlon@ccm-ct.org.




The Role of the Municipal Lawyer: Basics and Beyond



CAMA held this seminar on Friday, March 16th. This program was designed to get new municipal attorneys up to speed as well a provide the latest information for veteran attorneys.


Agenda

11:30 a.m. Registration
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:30 – 4:00 p.m. Seminar

Welcome and Introduction
Robin Edwards, CAMA President and Assistant Corporation Counsel,
Danbury
Who Is Your Client? Ethical Considerations
Pat Alair, Corporation Counsel, West Hartford
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Janis Small, Corporation Counsel, Wallingford
Land Use Law and Update
Gail McTaggart, Secor, Cassidy & McPartland
State Administrative Agencies: Practice and Tips
Jesse Langer, Updike, Kelly & Spellacy
Public Contracts, Competitive Bidding, and RFPs
Richard Gentile, Assistant Corporation Counsel, East Hartford
General discussion and wrap-up

4:00 p.m. Adjourn

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