Brown & Welsh Recent Developments page

Houston Putnam Lowry delivered a presentation to the Meriden Chamber of Commerce Small Business Institute entitled Theft Of Domain Names: How Do You Get Your Stolen Doman Name Back?  A copy of his supplementary material is available here.

Houston Putnam Lowry and Frank Sacramone, Jr., Esq. presented a paper entitled "Post-Mortem On An Arbitration: How To Make That Arbitration Clause Work In Practice" to the Connecticut Bar Association's ADR section on September 19, 2007.  A copy of the written materials is available here.

Thomas J. Welsh moderated a panel at the Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys on "Secured Lending in a Small, Small World - Conventions and Other Activities Abroad That May Affect Secured Transactions in the United States". The materials consisted of a cover sheet, report, summary of the UNCITRAL receivables assignment convention, UNCITRAL assignment of receivables convention, proposed United States declarations and understandings to the convention, and August 27, 2007 draft note on secured transactions legislative guide.

The Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) published Houston Putnam Lowry's short article entitled "How do I get my stolen domain name back" in their July 2007 issue.  A copy is available here.

Thomas J. Welsh and Houston Putnam Lowry were named "SuperLawyers" by Connecticut magazine for 2007.

Thomas J. Welsh moderated a panel on "Secured Lending to Not For Profit Entities" on October 19, 2006 to The Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys meeting in New York City.  The materials are available here.

Houston Putnam Lowry spoke to the Meriden Chamber of Commerce on September 20, 2006 on The Theft Of Domain Names: How Can I Stop Them From Using My Company’s Name For Their Web site?

The Hartford Courant wrote about Brown & Welsh, P.C.'s suit against the United States concerning the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.  A copy of the story is here.

Brown & Welsh, P.C. joined the The Connecticut Bar Association and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys as a plaintiff to challenge certain provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.  A copy of the press release is here.

Houston Putnam Lowry was scheduled to deliver a CLE lecture entitled "Representing a Client at an NASD Arbitration: Is It The Unauthorized Practice Of Law?" to the Connecticut Bar Association on February 16, 2006.  A copy of his written materials is available here.

Houston Putnam Lowry and Thomas J. Welsh delivered a lecture entitled "I Have My Judgment – Now What Do I Do? An Overview Of Post-Judgment Procedures" to the Connecticut Bar Association's Section of Commercial Law and Bankruptcy on September 28, 2005.  A copy of the lecture materials are available here.

An article by Rabia Chaudry, Esq. entitled Sponsoring Foreign Workers for Permanent Immigration is available here.

An series of frequently asked questions prepared by Rabia Chaudry, Esq. entitled The H1B Specialty Occupation Work Visa is available here.

An article entitled "What Is The Real Difference? — Arbitration v. Jury Trial" by Persuasion Strategies is available here.  Brown & Welsh participated in the quantitative survey.

The Connecticut Judicial Department approved the multi-jurisdictional practice amendments to the Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct on June 29, 2007, to be effective January 1, 2008.  A red-line version of the amendments from the July 24, 2007 Connecticut Law Journal are available here.

The Hague Conference on Private International Law issued a Memorandum On Some Of The Technical Aspects Underlying The Suggested Model For The Issuance Of Electronic Apostilles (E-Apostilles) in March 2007.  A copy is available here.

Memorandum On Some Of The Technical Aspects Underlying The Suggested Model For The Issuance Of Electronic Apostilles (E-Apostilles)

UNCITRAL's Working Group VI on Security Interests will be meeting February 12-16, 2007 in New York. The following documents are available on our web site: Agenda, Draft Legislative Guide Background Remarks, and Draft Legislative Guide.

UNCITRAL's Working Group II on International Arbitration and Conciliation will be meeting February 5-9, 2007 in New York. The following documents are available on our web site: Agenda, Settlement of Commercial Disputes - Secretariat's note, and Settlement of Commercial Disputes. 

A copy of the United States' Iraq study commission's report can be found here.

David Richbell wrote an amusing paper entitled "The Subversive Lawyer's Guide to Mediation" which was presented at the July 2006 St. Johns Law School-Chartered Institute of Arbitrators' conference in London.  A copy is available here.

The Hague Conference's Permanent Bureau's report on Issues Arising Under The Tentative Draft Convention On The International Recovery Of Child Support And Other Forms Of Family Maintenance is available here. Comments on the draft convention are available here.

The United States has appointed Process Forwarding International of Seattle, Washington to perform the United States' Central Authority functions under the Hague Service Convention.  Their web site is located at www.hagueservice.net.  A copy of the Hague Conference's diplomatic note is available here.