About Our Section

The purpose of the Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section is “to promote objectives of the State Bar Association of Connecticut within the field of commercial law and bankruptcy.” (Section 2, Bylaws of Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section of the Connecticut Bar Association) This section achieves this purpose by encouraging the free exchange of ideas and scholarship among its members and by providing a forum to educate and update its members in matters of interest in the area of creditor/debtor relations in commercial transactions. To further these goals, each monthly section meeting is open to the entire section, and attendance is encouraged.

Section Executive Committee

Chair
Kristin Mayhew
Pullman & Comley LLC
850 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06601
(203)330-2198
kmayhew@pullcom.com

Vice Chair
Kevin McEleney

Updike Kelly & Spellacy PC
225 Asylum Street, 20th Fl
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 548-2600
kmceleney@uks.com

Secretary/Treasurer
John Cesaroni

Zeisler & Zeisler PC
10 Middle St, Fl 15
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203)368-4234
jcesaroni@zeislaw.com

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Bankruptcy Pro Bono Program

The Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section has formed a panel of volunteer attorneys to represent needy and qualified individuals or married spouses pro bono in Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases, contested matters and adversary proceedings.

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    Attorneys Roberta Napolitano and Robert E. Kaelin received CLABBY awards from the Connecticut Bar Association’s Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section on May 17. The CLABBY awards, established in 2016, are presented by the section each year to honor the professional achievements of section members.
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    Saturday, June 4, 2022

    Attorneys Patrick W. Boatman and Thomas J. Welsh received CLABBY awards from the Connecticut Bar Association’s Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section on Thursday, May 31. The CLABBY awards, established in 2016, are presented by the section each year to honor the professional achievements of section members.
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    Wednesday, May 12, 2021

    Attorneys Richard M. Coan, Taruna Garg, and Suzanne B. Sutton received CLABBY awards from the Connecticut Bar Association’s Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section on Wednesday, May 5.
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    Friday, April 17, 2020

    Attorneys Matthew K. Beatman, John L. Cesaroni, and Charles A. Maglieri received 2020 CLABBY awards.
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    Wednesday, May 22, 2019

    Attorneys Thomas A. Gugliotti, Paige M. Vaillancourt, and Robert A. White received CLABBY awards from the Connecticut Bar Association’s Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section on Thursday, May 16.

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