The relationship that evolves with your lawyer will be one of the most important relationships in your life. Here’s how to find the right one.
Douglas Lavine
The Hon. Douglas Lavine of West Hartford is a judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court. He has been a member of the Connecticut Judiciary since 1993 and on the Appellate Court since 2006. Views expressed in this column are his alone.
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The basics: How our state and federal courts work
In my conversations with family and friends, I have seen that the courts continue to confuse people. Here’s what you need to know about them.
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Want to be a true patriot? Serve on a jury
When a jury summons arrives in the mail, don’t think of ways to get out of it — consider that it’s a way you can give back to our democracy.
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How a judge passes sentence — and why character counts
My guess is that most people have no idea how judges go about sentencing defendants convicted of a crime.
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Why Connecticut needs hate crimes laws
Hate crimes laws are a flat-out statement that society recognizes the deleterious, corrosive impact of hate crimes on our society and victim communities.