of counsel
Brown & Welsh, P.C. regrets to announce the death of
Alan I. Scheer on January 10, 2005. 
A copy of his obituary from the Hartford Courant is available here.

EDUCATION:
Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York
Juris Doctor, 1967

Cornell University and New York University, B.S., 1964

PUBLISHED CASES:
Olson v. Accessory Controls and Equipment Corporation et al, 254 Conn. 145 (2000).

The Lyon & Billard Company v. Edward J. McCarthy 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 51 (1969).

ARTICLES:
Author: "The Family and Medical Leave Act: A New Dawn in Employee Rights," Connecticut Lawyer, Vol. 2 No. 4, December 1991.

"Understanding The State and Federal Leave Acts-Reconciling the Differences," Connecticut Law Tribune, June 20, 1994

"Independent Contractors or Employees? Misclassification May Be Dangerous," Connecticut Lawyer, Vol. 5, No. 3, November, 1994.

MEMBERSHIPS:
Member, Board of Directors, Hartford Symphony Orchestra, 1984-1990.

Executive Vice President, Hartford Chamber Orchestra, 1980-1984.

Trustee, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut, 1987-2000;

Member, Board of Directors of Chamber Music Plus, 1991-1997. Member, Editorial Advisory Board of the Connecticut Lawyer, 1990—.

Member, Panel of Commercial Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1976—.

Panel of Employment Law Arbitrators, 1992—.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Hartford County Bar Association.

Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1998-2000. Member, House of Delegates, 1990—; Labor and Employment Law Counsel, 1981—; Member, Executive Committee, 1981— and Chairman, 1994-1995, Labor and Employment Law Section; Executive Committee, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section, 1991—).

American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section)

Association for Conflict Resolution f/k/a Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution.