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Past Presidential Fellows, Current Presidential Fellows, and CBA leaders socialized before dinner.
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On December 8, the Connecticut Bar Association hosted this year’s Presidential Fellows Dinner at Grassy Hill Country Club in Orange.
The 2021-2023 and 2022-2024 Presidential Fellows were joined by past presidential fellows and leaders of the CBA for dinner and a panel presentation provided by CBA past presidents Hon. Cecil J. Thomas and Amy Lin Meyerson and presidential fellows program alumni Emily Gianquinto, Cody Guarnieri, and Kyle LaBuff.
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(Left to Right) CBA Past President Amy Lin Meyerson, CBA Past President Hon. Cecil J. Thomas, and CBA President-Elect Margaret I. Castinado
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CBA President Daniel J. Horgan initiated the evening’s proceedings and CBA Presidential Fellows Committee Chair Bridget Gallagher introduced each of the panelists. President Horgan and Attorney Gallagher then took turns asking questions of the panel regarding the importance of the Presidential Fellows program and the opportunities offered by increased participation in and involvement with the bar association.
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CBA President Daniel J. Horgan presents panelists with questions.
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When asked what leadership skills he developed or improved through the program, Attorney LaBuff pointed to the connections he had made with other bar members. “To be able to be a leader and make an effective leader, you have to know the landscape, you have to know the people, and you have to listen to them, and this program nearly forces you to do that,” he stated.
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| (Left to Right) Past CBA President Hon. Cecil J. Thomas, Past CBA President Amy Lin Meyerson, Cody Guarnieri, Kyle LaBuff, Emily Gianquinto, and CBA President Daniel J. Horgan |
Echoing many of the panelists’ comments on the importance of teamwork, President Horgan ended this portion of the program by stating, “As all the panelists have said, there is no “I” in team and that’s essentially what we’re saying. We’re all examples of that, whether it’s with the CBA, our law firms, our employers, or our families. We can do a lot when we all row in the same direction.”
Following the Q&A segment, President Horgan introduced the two new 2022-2024 presidential fellows, Shanique Fenlator and Allison Kaas, who each shared their past experiences and reasons for applying to the program. Attorney Fenlator is currently an associate with Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP in Hartford and Attorney Kaas serves as a housing prosecutor for the State of Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice.
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2022-2024 Presidential Fellows Shanique Fenlator and Allison Kaas
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The CBA Presidential Fellows Program was launched in 2015 as a prestigious leadership development program for the future leaders of the Connecticut legal profession. New Presidential Fellows are selected each year and assigned to the executive committee of a sponsoring CBA section. Graduates of the program have gone on to hold prominent leadership positions within the Connecticut Bar Association and the Connecticut legal community at large.
The CBA congratulates all the current Presidential Fellows and looks forward to seeing their development and achievements within the association.
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2022-2024 Presidential Fellows
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2021-2023 Presidential Fellows
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Shanique Fenlator
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP
Allison Kaas
State of CT Division of Criminal Justice
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Aigné Goldsby
Goldsby Law PLLC
Andres D. Jimenez-Franck
Pullman & Comley LLC
Thomas Lambert
Pullman & Comley LLC
Yamuna Menon
State of Connecticut - Office of the State Comptroller
Johnny Ross III
State of Connecticut - Connecticut State Division of Criminal Justice
Megan Wade
Sexton & Company LLC
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