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Follow on Google News | Four Day Pitney Attorneys Honored with Pro Bono AwardBy: Day Pitney LLP The Coleman Awards are given by Day Pitney annually to lawyers at the firm whose commitment to pro bono and public service exemplify the best ideals of the legal profession and the legacy of Cyril Coleman, a former firm partner who served many public institutions and causes and was known for his dignity, common sense and integrity. Thomas Farrish, a partner in the firm’s Hartford office, and Benjamin Nissim, an associate in the firm’s Hartford office, worked together on a prisoner rights litigation, representing a death row inmate at Connecticut’ Andraya Pulaski, an associate in the Hartford office, dedicated many pro bono hours representing the Committee of Inquiry formed by the City of Hartford Court of Common to investigate various errors in the administration of the 2014 general election. The investigation culminated in a high profile, televised, two-day public hearing. Along with Day Pitney partner Jim Rotondo, Pulaski conducted witness interviews and document review, put together direct examination outlines and took the lead in preparing a report summarizing the committee’s findings of fact. Michael Fitzpatrick, an associated in the firm’s Parsippany office, represented an involuntarily committed individual in a prisoner rights and medical malpractice case. Fitzpatrick took several depositions and handled all aspects of the case. Fitzpatrick also represented indigent battered women seeking restraining orders against their abusers through the Battered Women’s Legal Advocacy Project. Of note, Fitzpatrick argued before the New Jersey Appellate Division to uphold a Trial Court’s Order granting a Final Restraining Order to his client. In addition, the firm announced the winners of the Second Annual Day Pitney Pro Bono Competition. The Pro Bono Competition pitted the partners and counsel at the firm against the associates and paralegals in a competition to determine which team had a higher participation rate in pro bono over the period January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. The winning team, which turned out to be the Partner/Counsel team by a slim percentage, won the Cooper Cup, a trophy honoring the late Matthew J. Cooper, Esq., for his commitment to pro bono service. In addition to the Cooper Cup and bragging rights for the time being, the Partner/Counsel team in Day Pitney's primary offices earned the right to select a local charity of their choice to receive a generous donation from the firm so that five different charities will benefit from the competition. About Day Pitney Day Pitney LLP is a full-service law firm with close to 300 attorneys in Boston, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, DC. The firm offers clients strong corporate and litigation practices, with experience on behalf of large national and international corporations as well as emerging and middle-market companies. With one of the largest and most sophisticated individual clients practices in the country, the firm also has extensive experience helping individuals and their families, fiduciaries and tax-exempt entities plan for the future. End
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