Attorney Tamara J. Titre serves as Deputy Commissioner for the State of Connecticut Office of the Claims Commissioner, making history as the first appointed Deputy Claims Commissioner. Prior to her appointment, she served as Assistant General Counsel for the State Board of Labor Relations. Before entering state service, Attorney Titre worked for the City of Bridgeport as a Senior Labor Relations Officer and Assistant City Attorney.

In addition to her service with Crawford, Attorney Titre serves as Vice President of the Greater Bridgeport Bar Association and is an active member of the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA).

 

In 2023, Governor Ned Lamont appointed Attorney Titre as a Commissioner on the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO), where she was unanimously confirmed. That same year, then-Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson appointed her to the faculty of the Judicial Branch Civics Academy, where she teaches middle school students about the rule of law. In recognition of her
professional excellence and service to the legal profession and community, Attorney Titre was elected to the Connecticut Bar Foundation’s 2026 Class of James W. Cooper Fellows.

 

Attorney Titre is committed to civic engagement, mentorship, and community service. She mentors young women through #100GirlsLeading and serves on the Advisory Board of Journey 2 Justice, Inc. When her schedule permits, she volunteers with the CBA’s High School Mock Trial Competition and Lawyers in Libraries program, providing pro bono legal assistance to members of the greater Bridgeport community.

 

Attorney Titre earned her undergraduate degree from Fairfield University and her Juris Doctor from Michigan State University College of Law. She is a graduate of the Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI).

Attorney Farah A. Jean is a Judicial Law Clerk for the Connecticut Superior Court. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law. During law school, she gained hands-on legal experience through the Disability Law Clinic and the Transactional Law Clinic, interned with The Hartford, and served as a Judicial Intern for the United States Bankruptcy Court in New Haven.

 

She served as Co-President and Parliamentarian of the UConn Law Black Law Students Association (BLSA), as the 57th Northeast Black Law Students Association (NEBLSA) Connecticut Sub-Regional Director, and as both a 1L Representative and ABA Representative for the UConn Law Student Bar Association. She further contributed as an Article Editor for the Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal, Competition Manager for the Business and Transactional Law Society, and active member of the Mock Trial and Negotiation Societies.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Event Management from the University of Florida.

Attorney Jean currently serves as the Strategic Planning and Compliance Lead at Strides Over Sidelines (SOS). She previously served as Secretary for Crawford, where her organizational leadership and commitment to the membership left a lasting impact.

 Johnny Ross is a Staff Attorney III at the State Elections Enforcement Commission and enforces election laws related to campaign administration and public  finance. He previously served as a Division of Criminal Justice Fellow, Special Deputy Assistant State’s Attorney, and Deputy Assistant State’s Attorney at the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice. 

 

He graduated from the joint Juris Doctor, cum laude, and MBA program at the University of Massachusetts School of Law and Charlton College of Business. During his 3L year, he served as the Vice President of the UMASS Law Chapter of the National Black Law Students Association. Prior to law school, he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, magna cum laude, from FMU. 

His professional affiliations include active memberships in the Connecticut Bar Association and American Bar Association. 

Mia is a second-year Litigation Associate at Wiggin and Dana LLP. Her practice consists of medical malpractice defense, general liability and marine insurance coverage disputes, defending against third-party subpoenas, and franchise litigation. Mia also represents minor children in family court proceedings through Lawyers For Children America, an organization that provides pro-bono legal services to children in court and other proceedings.

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Mia received her J.D., summa cum laude, from the Quinnipiac University School of Law, where she was the Casenote Editor of the Quinnipiac Law Review. Her student note titled, “The Impossibility of Settler Colonialism and Its Influence on the Supreme Court” was published by the Quinnipiac Law Review and centered on the legal sovereignty of Native American tribes. At Quinnipiac, she was also an active member of numerous organizations, including President of the Black Law Students Association and Director of Communications of the Latinx Law Students Association.

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Mia received her B.A. in Ethnic Studies and Theatre & Performance Studies from Brown University. She also speaks Spanish.

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Mia currently serves on the board of the New Haven Legal Assistance Association and she is apart of the Advocate Network of Lawyers for Lawyers for Children America. She is honored and excited to serve as the Secretary of the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association.

Moses Beckett is the Director of Housing Advocacy at Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut (SLS), where he advances the organization’s mission of helping low-income individuals and families avoid eviction and secure safe, affordable housing. Prior to assuming this role, he served as the Managing Attorney of SLS’s Housing Unit and previously worked as a Staff Attorney with the organization. He also oversees Connecticut’s Right to Counsel Program hotline, a groundbreaking initiative that helped make Connecticut the third state in the nation to provide free legal representation to income-eligible tenants facing eviction or the loss of housing subsidies.

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Attorney Beckett chairs the Future of the Legal Profession Scholars Program Scholarship Committee, which awards scholarships and supports efforts to address the underrepresentation of historically marginalized communities within the legal profession. He also serves as Co-Chair of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Legal Aid and Public Defense Committee and is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. In addition, Attorney Beckett serves on the Board of Directors of the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association and the Children’s Law Center of Connecticut.

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Attorney Beckett earned a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and Marketing from Quinnipiac University and a Juris Doctor from Quinnipiac University School of Law. During law school, he served as Secretary of the Black Law Students Association, participated in the gospel choir, and worked as a resident assistant.

Attorney Brice K. Ashford is an Associate in Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP’s Business Services practice group where he assists clients in navigating complex affordable housing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and data privacy matters, helping them close deals and manage risk with confidence.

 

Attorney Ashford earned his Juris Doctor, and Certificate in Human Rights, at the University of Connecticut School of Law. During his time at the university, then-Student Attorney Ashford assisted Greater Hartford area businesses with general corporate matters through the University of Connecticut School of Law Transactional Law Clinic. Additionally, he was an Alva P. Loiselle Moot Court Competition Finalist, and member of the Connecticut Moot Court Board Society. He also served as a Student Bar Association Representative and Vice President of the Arts, Entertainment and Sports Law Society at the University of Connecticut School of Law.

 

Prior to earning his Juris Doctor at the University of Connecticut School of Law, Attorney Ashford earned his Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi in 2015. He later worked in the professional sports and entertainment industry for organizations such as the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium, and the 2020 Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning organization (Vinik Sports Group). Attorney Ashford is a proud native of the State of Mississippi.

Attorney Joshua P. Maddox is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law and is currently serving as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Dawne G. Westbrook of the Connecticut Appellate Court. Joshua is originally from New York City and studied Political Science, with a focus on International Relations, and Legal Studies at the University at Buffalo.

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During law school, Joshua served as Co-President of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), Co-Director of Moot Court for the 57th Northeast Black Law Students Association, Student Bar Association Representative for both his 2L and 3L years, and IT and Research Editor for the Connecticut Journal of International Law.

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Joshua also served as a Student Attorney and Teaching Assistant for the Criminal Appellate Defense Clinic, where he helped draft briefs addressing constitutional issues such as Fourth Amendment protections and the waiver of Miranda rights.

Attorney Téa Wilmot is the Assistant Dean of Admissions at Western New England University School of Law.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in Law & Society with a Legal Pathway from Sage College of Albany (now Russel Sage Colleges) and a Juris Doctor from Western New England School of Law.

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Throughout law school, Attorney Wilmot served as a student-attorney in the Springfield Community Legal Aid Clinic and a legal intern in the Springfield Court Service Center and the City of Albany Corporation Counsel. Attorney Wilmot also competed on WNE Law’s National Moot Court competition team. 

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At WNE Law, Attorney Wilmot was very active in building a strong community through her work as a Teaching Assistant for several first year courses, Orientation Committee Chair, and Student Bar Association Parliamentarian. Most notably, she served as President of WNE Law’s BLSA chapter her last two years of law school. Her dedication and leadership earned her the James C. Faison Multicultural Leadership Award, which recognizes an outstanding student who has demonstrated exceptional leadership, a commitment to diversity, and efforts to promote multicultural understanding within the law school community.

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Attorney Wilmot now serves as the first Black Woman Dean of Law Admissions in the Western New England University’s history. 

Attorney Catherine “Amira” Young is currently an Associate at Goldberg Segalla in Rocky Hill, CT. She maintains a focus on workers’ compensation matters, representing employers, insurers, and third-party administrators throughout Connecticut. She handles every stage of the claims process from inception through resolution, including discovery, depositions, hearings, petitions, mediations, settlement, and trial. Before joining Goldberg Segalla, Amira was an associate counsel and workers’ compensation specialist at a major national insurance company where she managed more than 115 workers’ compensation cases, providing defense and accomplishing the carrier’s legal objectives, and provided legal guidance and advice to claims professionals.

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While attending New England Law | Boston, Amira gained valuable experience through a number of legal internships, serving at a law firm, the Volunteer Lawyers Project, and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, where she researched evidentiary issues related to motions to dismiss or motions to suppress and used that knowledge to draft opposing motions and memoranda. She also served as Associate Justice  of the Student Bar Associate, and Vice President of the Black Law Student Association (BLSA). Additionally, she proudly served as a student volunteer for the CORI Initiative helping to seal non-violent criminal records for people of color. 

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Currently, Amira is a Presidential Fellow for the Connecticut Bar Association and a member of the Young Lawyers Section.

Keziah K. Colleton is an attorney, entrepreneur and founder of Launchbird Legal, a boutique law firm focused on intellectual property, business and immigration law. Admitted to practice in New Hampshire, Kentucky, District of Columbia and Connecticut, she advises entrepreneurs, creatives, business owners, investors, and families on matters ranging from trademark and copyright protection to U.S. immigration strategies.

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Driven by a passion for problem-solving and service, Keziah enjoys helping clients navigate complex legal challenges while protecting the businesses, brands, and opportunities they have worked hard to build. Her work sits at the intersection of law, business, innovation, and creativity, allowing her to combine analytical thinking with practical solutions.

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Keziah earned dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Legal Studies and Forensic Psychology from the University of Evansville and received her Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law. Keziah also holds leadership roles within the Connecticut Bar Association, serving as the Presidential Fellow (’25-’27) and Vice Chair of Education for the Intellectual Property Section.

 

Originally from Washington, D.C. and shaped by her formative childhood years in Puerto Rico, Keziah brings a diverse perspective to her legal practice and community involvement. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, reading, writing, travel, golfing, music, and spending time with her family and six dogs.