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ANNUAL DINNER

ANNUAL DINNER

For 46 years, the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association ("Crawford") has led the legal community through collective action. 

The George W. Crawford Black Bar Association cordially invites you to our 2023 Annual Dinner.

The Annual Dinner will honor Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson of the Connecticut Supreme Court with the Trailblazer Award, and Vanessa Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, with the Visionary Award.

Both sponsorship and individual tickets can be purchased via Eventbrite.

 

Sponsorships are due no later than April 1, 2023. Individual tickets must be purchased by Tuesday, April 17, 2023.


Attire: Both business professional and black tie attire are welcome.

If you have any questions about the Annual Dinner, please contact Vice President, Mallori Deanna Thompson at VicePresident@georgecrawfordblackbar.org


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Crawford will also be awarding its second Rising Leader Award and we would like you to submit nominations to Vice President, Mallori Deanna Thompson at VicePresident@georgecrawfordblackbar.org no later than March 31, 2023 with the name, title, and employer of the person you are nominating (self-nominations are welcome) and a brief description of the individual’s qualifications for the award.

Criteria for Rising Leader Award:

In order to be eligible, an awardee must:

(1) have graduated law school 10 or less years ago;
(2) practice in or be born in the state of Connecticut;
(3) otherwise have some significant connection to the state of Connecticut;
(4) be a member, in good standing, of the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association; and
(5) have shown leadership through their professional, volunteer, and civic accomplishments.


If you have any questions about the Annual Dinner, please contact Vice President, Mallori Deanna Thompson at VicePresident@georgecrawfordblackbar.org.

Crawford would like to highlight and thank its Title Sponsors for their immense support:

McCarter & English, LLP

Crawford would like to highlight and thank its Diamond Sponsors for their immense support:

Day Pitney LLP

Pullman & Comley LLC

Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Wiggin and Dana LLP

Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP

Robinson + Cole

Silver Golub & Teitell LLP

Travelers

Shook, Hardy & Bacon 

Crawford would like to highlight and thank its Platinum Sponsors for their immense support:

Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP

Crawford would like to highlight and thank its Gold Sponsors for their immense support:

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP

The Hartford 

Jackson Lewis P.C. 

Halloran Sage

University of Connecticut School of Law 

Dumont Law LLC

Crawford would like to highlight and thank its Silver Sponsors for their immense support:

Murtha Cullina LLP 

Crawford would like to highlight and thank its Supporters for their immense support:

MassMutual

Connecticut Bar Association

Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C.

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving 

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