| Aging |
Nicholas Panzarella, Associate Legislative Attorney
nicholas.panzarella@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8339
Committee Assignments
- Current: Aging, Public Health
- Previous: Commerce
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| Appropriations |
Heather Bannister, Senior Legislative Attorney
heather.bannister@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Appropriations, Executive and Legislative Nominations, Regulation Review
- Previous: Supervisor of Statute Revision, Public Health and Human Services Committees
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2006
- Admitted: U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut 2007
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
- University of Washington, B.A. in Communications, cum laude
Heather Reeves, Legislative Attorney
heather.reeves@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Labor, Appropriations, and Public Employees
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2021
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2020
- Central Connecticut State University, B.A. Political Science, 2016
Before joining LCO in 2022, Heather was a judicial law clerk in Rhode Island Superior Court where she was the sole law clerk to the judges in Newport County, working mainly on the civil motion calendar.
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| Banking |
Eileen Lawlor-Parker, Senior Legislative Attorney
eileen.lawlor@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Public Health
- Previous: Banks, Children
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2002, New York 2003
- Admitted: U.S. District Court 2003
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- Boston University, B.A. in French Language and Literature, cum laude
Eileen brought years of legal experience with her when she began working at LCO in 2008. She was a litigation associate at Nuzzo & Roberts, LLC, for several years; a temporary assistant clerk for the Waterbury Superior Court; and a legal research clerk for the judges of the Litchfield Superior Court.
Kathryn Jason
kathryn.jason@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8491
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| Children |
Sarah O'Connor, Senior Legislative Attorney
sarah.oconnor@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Children, Planning and Development
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut, Massachusetts
- Western New England College School of Law, J.D., 2013
- Smith College, B.A., Government, 2005
Before joining LCO, Sarah was a legal research clerk in Hartford Superior Court, where she specialized in complex litigation matters. During law school, she served on the executive board of the Western New England Law Review and completed internships in the Massachusetts Attorney General's office and United States District Court. Prior to law school, Sarah was legislative director to a Massachusetts state senator.
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| Commerce |
Connor B. Herdic, Legislative Attorney
connor.herdic@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Insurance & Real Estate
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut, 2019; U.S. District Court of Connecticut, 2021
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, J.D., 2018
- College of the Holy Cross, B.A., History, 2013
Before joining LCO in 2022, Connor worked at a civil defense firm in Hartford, where he primarily concentrated his practice in the areas of professional and general liability defense. He also completed a judicial clerkship for the judges of the Connecticut Superior Courts.
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| Education |
Christopher J. Cordima, Senior Legislative Attorney
christopher.cordima@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Education, Regulation Review
- Previous: Banking, Children, Higher Education and Employment Advancement, Program Review & Investigations
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2006
- Roger Williams University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2006
- Gettysburg College, B.A. Political Science, summa cum laude, 2003
Naurin Hashmi, Associate Legislative Attorney
naurin.hashmi@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Higher Education and Employment Advancement, Children
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2009, New York 2012
- University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2009
- Rutgers University, B.A. Political Science, 2005
Prior to joining LCO in December 2018, Naurin worked in private practice in the areas of real estate and corporate transactions and defense litigation.
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| Energy and Technology |
Jonathan Porzuc, Associate Legislative Attorney
jonathan.porzuc@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Energy, Planning and Development
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2012
- University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D.
- University of New Hampshire, B.A. Political Science and Justice Studies
Before joining LCO in 2021, Jonathan spent ten years as an associate attorney at a law firm in Middletown. Jonathan's private legal practice focused on municipal law, real estate transactions, and business law.
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| Environment |
Bradford M. Towson, Chief Legislative Attorney
bradford.towson@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8480
Committee Assignments
- Current: Environment, Regulation Review Committee
- Previous: Government Administration and Elections, General Law, Commerce, Aging
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 1997
- Rutgers Law School, J.D., with Honors, 1997
- Wesleyan University, B.A. Government, 1994
Prior to joining the General Assembly in 2000, Bradford was an associate attorney with a boutique defense litigation firm specializing in insurance and medical malpractice claims. From 1997 to 1998 he served as a judicial law clerk for the judges of the Connecticut Superior Court system. Bradford has drafted model legislation concerning air emissions standards for electric generating facilities and transmission line moratoriums for Long Island Sound, as well as noteworthy legislation to overhaul the state of Connecticut's procurement process, reconstitute the state's ethics agency and implement comprehensive campaign finance reform.
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| Executive and Legislative Nominations |
Heather Bannister, Senior Legislative Attorney
heather.bannister@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Appropriations, Executive and Legislative Nominations, Regulation Review
- Previous: Supervisor of Statute Revision, Public Health and Human Services Committees
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2006
- Admitted: U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut 2007
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
- University of Washington, B.A. in Communications, cum laude
- Backup: Shannon M. McCarthy
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| Finance, Revenue and Bonding |
Kumi Sato, Senior Legislative Attorney
kumi.sato@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8415
Committee Assignments
- Current: Finance Revenue and Bonding, Regulation Review
- Previous: Insurance and Real Estate
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2007, New York 2007
- University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., with Honors, 2006
- Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford, cum laude, B.Mus.Ed.
Before joining LCO, Kumi worked for the Connecticut Food Association for 13 years and spent her last year with the trade group serving as its interim executive director.
Catriona Stratton, Senior Legislative Attorney
catriona.stratton@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Transportation
- Previous: Public Safety, Regulation Review Committee, and Transportation
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Illinois; Connecticut
- Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D.
- Benedictine College, B.A. Political Science and History
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| General Law |
Brian F. Valko, Senior Legislative Attorney
brian.valko@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8391
Committee Assignments
- Current: General Law
- Previous: Insurance & Real Estate
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2010
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., 2010
- University of South Carolina, B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 2007
Before joining the Legislative Commissioners' Office in 2017, Brian worked as a litigation associate at a boutique law firm in New Haven. From 2010 to 2011 he served as the judicial law clerk for Judges William J. Lavery and Francis X. Hennessy of the Connecticut Appellate Court.
Marie P. Grady, Senior Legislative Attorney
marie.grady@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Human Services
- Previous: Aging
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2010
- Western New England School of Law, J.D., 2010
Prior to joining LCO, Marie was a daily newspaper journalist for more than two decades. She served as managing editor of The Republican newspaper in Springfield, MA., and the Connecticut Law Tribune. In addition to having her own private practice focused on appellate and federal immigration law, Marie also coordinated a literacy program in western Massachusetts before joining LCO in 2012.
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| Government Administration and Elections |
Shannon McCarthy, Chief Legislative Attorney
shannon.mccarthy@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8496
Committee Assignments
- Current: GAE, Regulation Review and Executive and Legislative Nominations
- Previous: Environment, Housing, Public Safety, Veterans' Affairs
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2004
- University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2004
- Saint Anselm College, B.A. History (minor in French), 1999
Prior to joining LCO in 2005, Shannon worked for multiple general practitioners in a variety of fields, including criminal law, family law, worker's compensation law and real estate law. She worked as a research assistant and assisted various firms in doing title searches and in writing motions and appellate briefs. Prior to obtaining her law degree, Shannon studied French at the Sorbonne in Paris and lived in France for two years.
Michael L. Tellerico, Senior Legislative Attorney
michael.tellerico@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: GAE, Veterans' Affairs, Regulation Review
- Previous: Planning and Development
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2014
- University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2014
- Fairfield University, B.A., Politics and Sociology & Anthropology (minor in Jazz/Popular Music), summa cum laude, 2005
Before joining LCO in 2014, Michael interned during law school throughout and around Connecticut state government, spending time with the Office of the Attorney General, the General Assembly and the Office of the Secretary of the State, as well as with Halloran & Sage Government Affairs. While at UConn Law, he served as Symposium Editor for the Connecticut Law Review, Vol. 46 and Litigation Director for the Connecticut Moot Court Board, earned a CALI Excellence Award in Election Law and received top marks in Justice David Borden's course on Statutory Interpretation.
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| Government Oversight |
Shannon McCarthy, Chief Legislative Attorney
shannon.mccarthy@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8496
Committee Assignments
- Current: GAE, Regulation Review and Executive and Legislative Nominations
- Previous: Environment, Housing, Public Safety, Veterans' Affairs
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2004
- University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2004
- Saint Anselm College, B.A. History (minor in French), 1999
Prior to joining LCO in 2005, Shannon worked for multiple general practitioners in a variety of fields, including criminal law, family law, worker's compensation law and real estate law. She worked as a research assistant and assisted various firms in doing title searches and in writing motions and appellate briefs. Prior to obtaining her law degree, Shannon studied French at the Sorbonne in Paris and lived in France for two years.
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| Higher Education and Employment Advancement |
Naurin Hashmi, Associate Legislative Attorney
naurin.hashmi@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Higher Education and Employment Advancement, Children
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2009, New York 2012
- University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2009
- Rutgers University, B.A. Political Science, 2005
Prior to joining LCO in December 2018, Naurin worked in private practice in the areas of real estate and corporate transactions and defense litigation.
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| Housing |
Kathryn Jason
kathryn.jason@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8491
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| Human Services |
Marie P. Grady, Senior Legislative Attorney
marie.grady@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Human Services
- Previous: Aging
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2010
- Western New England School of Law, J.D., 2010
Prior to joining LCO, Marie was a daily newspaper journalist for more than two decades. She served as managing editor of The Republican newspaper in Springfield, MA., and the Connecticut Law Tribune. In addition to having her own private practice focused on appellate and federal immigration law, Marie also coordinated a literacy program in western Massachusetts before joining LCO in 2012.
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| Insurance and Real Estate |
Connor B. Herdic, Legislative Attorney
connor.herdic@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Insurance & Real Estate
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut, 2019; U.S. District Court of Connecticut, 2021
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, J.D., 2018
- College of the Holy Cross, B.A., History, 2013
Before joining LCO in 2022, Connor worked at a civil defense firm in Hartford, where he primarily concentrated his practice in the areas of professional and general liability defense. He also completed a judicial clerkship for the judges of the Connecticut Superior Courts.
Joe Brennan-Reilly
joseph.brennanreilly@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8333
Before joining the Legislative Commissioners' Office in 2024, Joe was in private practice where he primarily concentrated on family law cases, including representing clients in dissolution of marriage and child custody matters. Joe also served for several years as a judicial law clerk for the judges of the Connecticut Superior Court system.
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| Judiciary |
William F. O'Shea, Chief Legislative Attorney
william.oshea@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8451
Committee Assignments
- Current: Judiciary and Regulation Review
- Previous: Public Health, Human Services, Aging
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut, U.S. District Court of Connecticut
- Western New England College School of Law
- Boston College, B.A., Political Science
Before joining the Legislative Commissioners' Office, Bill was in private practice and litigated family law cases. He routinely appeared in state court representing clients on dissolution of marriage, alimony property division, custody, visitation, support and relocation matters.
Angela Rehm, Chief Legislative Attorney
angela.rehm@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8312
Committee Assignments
- Current: Judiciary
- Previous: General Law, Banks, Education, Higher Education, Appropriations, Program Review and Investigation, Government Administration and Elections, Regulation Review
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut, New York
- Cornell Law School, J.D.
- University of Washington, B.A. History and Jackson School of International Studies
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| Labor and Public Employees |
Heather Reeves, Legislative Attorney
heather.reeves@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Labor, Appropriations, and Public Employees
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2021
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2020
- Central Connecticut State University, B.A. Political Science, 2016
Before joining LCO in 2022, Heather was a judicial law clerk in Rhode Island Superior Court where she was the sole law clerk to the judges in Newport County, working mainly on the civil motion calendar.
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| Legislative Management |
Nicholas F. Bombace, LCO Director
nicholas.bombace@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut
- University of Connecticut School of Law School, J.D., 2009
- University of Connecticut, B.A. Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, 2005
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| Planning and Development |
Sarah O'Connor, Senior Legislative Attorney
sarah.oconnor@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Children, Planning and Development
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut, Massachusetts
- Western New England College School of Law, J.D., 2013
- Smith College, B.A., Government, 2005
Before joining LCO, Sarah was a legal research clerk in Hartford Superior Court, where she specialized in complex litigation matters. During law school, she served on the executive board of the Western New England Law Review and completed internships in the Massachusetts Attorney General's office and United States District Court. Prior to law school, Sarah was legislative director to a Massachusetts state senator.
Jonathan Porzuc, Associate Legislative Attorney
jonathan.porzuc@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Energy, Planning and Development
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2012
- University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D.
- University of New Hampshire, B.A. Political Science and Justice Studies
Before joining LCO in 2021, Jonathan spent ten years as an associate attorney at a law firm in Middletown. Jonathan's private legal practice focused on municipal law, real estate transactions, and business law.
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| Public Health |
Eileen Lawlor-Parker, Senior Legislative Attorney
eileen.lawlor@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Public Health
- Previous: Banks, Children
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2002, New York 2003
- Admitted: U.S. District Court 2003
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- Boston University, B.A. in French Language and Literature, cum laude
Eileen brought years of legal experience with her when she began working at LCO in 2008. She was a litigation associate at Nuzzo & Roberts, LLC, for several years; a temporary assistant clerk for the Waterbury Superior Court; and a legal research clerk for the judges of the Litchfield Superior Court.
Nicholas Panzarella, Associate Legislative Attorney
nicholas.panzarella@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8339
Committee Assignments
- Current: Aging, Public Health
- Previous: Commerce
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| Public Safety and Security |
Catriona Stratton, Senior Legislative Attorney
catriona.stratton@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Transportation
- Previous: Public Safety, Regulation Review Committee, and Transportation
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Illinois; Connecticut
- Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D.
- Benedictine College, B.A. Political Science and History
Naurin Hashmi, Associate Legislative Attorney
naurin.hashmi@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Higher Education and Employment Advancement, Children
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2009, New York 2012
- University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2009
- Rutgers University, B.A. Political Science, 2005
Prior to joining LCO in December 2018, Naurin worked in private practice in the areas of real estate and corporate transactions and defense litigation.
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| Regulation Review (Coordinator) |
Christopher J. Cordima, Senior Legislative Attorney
christopher.cordima@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Education, Regulation Review
- Previous: Banking, Children, Higher Education and Employment Advancement, Program Review & Investigations
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2006
- Roger Williams University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2006
- Gettysburg College, B.A. Political Science, summa cum laude, 2003
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| Transportation |
Catriona Stratton, Senior Legislative Attorney
catriona.stratton@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: Transportation
- Previous: Public Safety, Regulation Review Committee, and Transportation
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Illinois; Connecticut
- Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D.
- Benedictine College, B.A. Political Science and History
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| Veterans' Affairs |
Michael L. Tellerico, Senior Legislative Attorney
michael.tellerico@cga.ct.gov
(860) 240-8410
Committee Assignments
- Current: GAE, Veterans' Affairs, Regulation Review
- Previous: Planning and Development
Education/Bar Memberships
- Admitted: Connecticut 2014
- University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2014
- Fairfield University, B.A., Politics and Sociology & Anthropology (minor in Jazz/Popular Music), summa cum laude, 2005
Before joining LCO in 2014, Michael interned during law school throughout and around Connecticut state government, spending time with the Office of the Attorney General, the General Assembly and the Office of the Secretary of the State, as well as with Halloran & Sage Government Affairs. While at UConn Law, he served as Symposium Editor for the Connecticut Law Review, Vol. 46 and Litigation Director for the Connecticut Moot Court Board, earned a CALI Excellence Award in Election Law and received top marks in Justice David Borden's course on Statutory Interpretation.
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