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Podcast - Calendar Call
Calendar Call is a free Judicial Branch podcast co-hosted by Director of Support Enforcement Services, Paul Bourdoulous and Counsel, Legal Services, Matthew Berardino.
Calendar Call podcasts qualify for MCLE credit for Connecticut attorneys. Credit is based on the length of each episode.
Podcasts with an asterisk qualify towards an attorneys ethics/professionalism MCLE requirement.
Beginning in January of 2023, the podcast will be released on the second Thursday of every month.
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Category:- Ethics / Professionalism
Pro Bono * Play Audio
      Posted by Connecticut Judicial Branch     48 minutes

Episode 101: Pro Bono

This month on Calendar Call, Matt Berardino talks Pro Bono with Attorney Jenn Shukla, Director of Access to Justice Initiatives and Interim Director of DEI at the Connecticut Bar Association and Attorney Dan Brody, Co-Chair of the CBA’s Pro Bono Committee. Matt, Attorney Shukla, and Attorney Brody continued...

Posted in: Ethics / Professionalism, Superior Court


Escheatment of Funds from Attorney IOLTA Accounts * Play Audio
      Posted by Connecticut Judicial Branch     37 minutes

Episode 99 – Escheatment of Funds from Attorney IOLTA Accounts

This month on Calendar Call, Matt Berardino talks with Michelle Seagull, Assistant Treasurer for the State of Connecticut, and Elizabeth Rowe, First Assistant Bar Counsel for the Connecticut Judicial Branch, about the escheatment of funds from attorney IOLTA accounts. Matt, Michelle, continued...

Posted in: Ethics / Professionalism, Superior Court


Attorney Succession Planning * Play Audio
      Posted by Connecticut Judicial Branch     43 minutes

Episode 94 – Attorney Succession Planning

This month on Calendar Call, Matt talks with Attorney Elizabeth Rowe, First Assistant Bar Counsel, about attorney succession planning. Matt and Attorney Rowe discuss the first steps to winding down a practice, the types of retirements for attorneys, and options to consider when retiring. Additional continued...

Posted in: Appellate Court, Ethics / Professionalism


Attorney Regulation and Discipline * Play Audio
      Posted by Connecticut Judicial Branch     53 minutes

Episode 93 – Attorney Regulation and Discipline

This month on Calendar Call, Paul talks with Attorney Christopher Slack, Statewide Bar Counsel and Attorney Brian Stains, Chief Disciplinary Counsel, in the Legal Services Unit of the Connecticut Judicial Branch. Paul and Attorney’s Chris Slack and Brian Staines discuss an overview of the continued...

Posted in: Ethics / Professionalism, Superior Court


Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Protection Pt. 3 * Play Audio
      Posted by Connecticut Judicial Branch     39 minutes

Episode 78 – Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Protection Pt. 3

This month on Calendar Call, Mike continues talks with Attorneys Dena Castricone and Tara Trifon about Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, and Data Protection. The final part in this series includes discussions about ABA Formal Opinion 477R; Securing Communication of Protected Client Information continued...

Posted in: Ethics / Professionalism, Superior Court


Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Protection Pt. 2 * Play Audio
      Posted by Connecticut Judicial Branch     41 minutes

Episode 77 – Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Protection Pt. 2

This month on Calendar Call, Mike continues talks with Attorneys Dena Castricone and Tara Trifon about Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, and Data Protection. Part 2 of this series include discussions about safeguarding social security numbers, breach of computerized data containing personal information, continued...

Posted in: Ethics / Professionalism, Superior Court


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