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    Connecticut

    Disability Law Section

    The Disability Law Section examines the law as it pertains to the physically and mentally impaired, promotes change where indicated (through the CBA and section action) and assures the safeguarding of the rights of the disabled. 

    Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee

    The Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee is charged with implementing the Diversity and Inclusion Policy of the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA). The Committee will adopt, monitor, and promote a diversity and inclusion plan to achieve a genuine, sustainable diverse, and inclusive environment within the CBA, throughout its membership, and the Connecticut legal community at large.

    Indian Law Section

    The Indian Law Section focuses primarily on developments in the law applicable to the federally recognized Indian tribes in Connecticut, the laws enacted by those tribes, and practice and procedure in the tribal courts established by the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe and The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut. Most Committee members practice in the tribal courts or litigate issues related to tribal interests.

    Lawyer Well-Being Committee

    The Lawyer Well-Being Committee is charged with improving the well-being of lawyers in the state of Connecticut. The committee will examine the crisis of lawyer well-being that has been documented by research conducted by the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs. The research demonstrates that psychological and emotional disorders, substance use disorders, and opiate or other drug abuse among law students and lawyers far exceed other professions and populations. The committee will use the National Taskforce Report on Lawyer Wellbeing as a blueprint for moving lawyer well-being forward. Well-being is described in the report broadly, as will this committee. Representatives on the committee will include members of the bar, regardless of CBA membership, law schools, the bar examining committee and the judicial branch.

    LGBT Section

    The purpose of the LGBT Section is to promote the educational and professional objectives of the Connecticut Bar Association within the practice area of issues and concerns to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (“LGBT”) individuals in the profession, which includes (1) monitoring the progress and enhancing the status and opportunities available to LGBT individuals in the legal profession; (2) providing LGBT attorneys, as well as, non-LGBT individuals that are members of the Connecticut Bar Association with an opportunity to share concerns, communicate, and network with one another in a supportive forum; and (3) promoting the participation of the Connecticut Bar Association in substantive areas of law and legislation that present issues of particular concern to LGBT individuals in the profession, and to those who seek legal services. The Section shall achieve these purposes by providing relevant Continuing Legal Education to its members, providing relevant updates to its members of important developments concerning the practice area, fostering discussion of current issues affecting the practice area, and engaging in legislative advocacy on issues relating to the practice area, in accordance with procedures established by the Connecticut Bar Association.

    Women in the Law Section

    The purpose of the Women in the Law Section is: 1) to monitor the progress and enhance the status and opportunities available to women in the legal profession; 2) to provide women attorneys in Connecticut with an opportunity to share concerns, communicate, and network with one another in a supportive forum; and 3) to promote the participation of the Connecticut Bar Association in substantive areas of law and legislation that present issues of particular concern to women in the profession, and to those who seek legal services. 

    Local Bar Associations

    Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association

    The CAPABA was formed to address the concerns of the Asian Pacific American community within Connecticut after legal professionals in the area realized that there was no bar association to bring Asian Pacific American communities together. Together the attorneys discuss not only the legal issues facing the Asian Pacific community within Connecticut but also to connect with other Asian Pacific bar organizations throughout the United States.

    Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association

    The founding members of the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association (CHBA) came together in 1993 from different backgrounds, but with common goals: to enhance the visibility of Hispanic lawyers throughout the state; to facilitate communication and sharing of information and resources among our members; to serve as mentors to new lawyers and law students; and to assist the public and private sectors in achieving diversity in their law firms and legal departments.

    George W. Crawford Black Bar Association

    The mission of George W. Crawford Black Bar Association is to:

    • enhance the role and number of Black attorneys in the state;
    • focus attention on legal, political and social issues which affect members of Black community, and to address those issues as a unified body;
    • provide a vehicle for interaction between Crawford members and members of other Black business and professional organizations;
    • establish ready lines of communication and affiliations with other local and national bar associations;
    • undertake such programs, activities and projects in promotion of Crawford’s long-standing goals as are legally permissible under the laws of the State of Connecticut.

    New Haven County Bar Association Diversity Committee

    South Asian Bar of Connecticut

    The South Asian Bar Association of Connecticut (SABAC) was formed in 2004 to serve as a resource to South Asian lawyers and law students for growth, professional development, networking, and community outreach. SABAC has made significant strides in these areas over the past twenty years. SABAC is a member organization of the South Asian Bar Association of North America.