Calendar Call

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A Judicial Branch Podcast hosted by Mike Bowler. By listening to this podcast, attorneys can earn MCLE credits in Connecticut. Stay tuned for new Podcasts!

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Calendar Call episodes:

03.15.2024
Appellate Briefing
Episode 89 – Appellate Briefing This month on Calendar Call, Matt talks with Attorney Luke Matyi, Assistant Clerk for Supreme and Appellate Courts about Appellate briefing. Matt and Luke discuss various topics including the Appellate process, changes to the...
02.08.2024
The Great Writ
Episode 8 – The Great Writ This month on Calendar Call, Paul talks with Attorney Arnold Amore, Assistant Public Defender for the CT Innocence Project, Post-Conviction Unit about Habeas Corpus, commonly referred to as The Great Writ. Paul and...
01.12.2024
Healthcare Advance Directives
Episode 87 – Healthcare Advance Directives This month on Calendar Call, Matt talks with Probate Court Administrator, Judge Beverly Streit-Kefalas, about Healthcare Advance Directives. Matt and Judge Streit-Kefalas discuss the purpose of advance directives, execution requirements, and issues clients...
12.14.2023
Office of Victim Services
Episode 86 – Office of Victim Services This month on Calendar Call, Paul talks with Mary Kozicki, Director of Victim Services for the Connecticut Judicial Branch. Paul and Mary discuss the many services within OVS including the Victim Compensation...
11.08.2023
Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA)
Episode 85 – Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA) This month on Calendar Call, Matt talks with Attorney Scott Madeo at the Department of Consumer Protection and Attorney Jeremy Pearlman at the Division of Enforcement and Public Protection. Matt,...
10.12.2023
Small Claims
Episode 84 – Small Claims This month on Calendar Call, Paul talks with Attorney Yujia (Julia) Xia, Program Manager for the Superior Court Operations Division, about the process of small claims, the scope that is covered, and the differences...
09.14.2023
Temporary Restraining Orders and Civil Protection Orders
Episode 83 – Temporary Restraining Orders and Civil Protection Orders This month on Calendar Call, Matt talks with Johanna Greenfield, Deputy Director of Court Operations for the Family Division, and Rebecca Schmitt, Deputy Director of Court Operations for the Civil...
08.10.2023
Office of the Heathcare Advocate
Episode 82 – Office of the Healthcare advocate This month on Calendar Call, Matt talks with Attorney Sean King, General Counsel at the Office of the Healthcare Advocate, about the duties and services of the OHA, common issues, and...
07.13.2023
Cannabis Erasure
Episode 81 – Cannabis Erasure This month on Calendar Call, Paul talks with Attorney Ralph Dagostine, Deputy Director of Criminal Matters for the Connecticut Judicial Branch, about Cannabis Erasure. Paul and Attorney Dagostine discuss the new law, automatic erasures...
06.16.2023
Connecticut Paid Leave
Episode 80 – Connecticut Paid Leave This month on Calendar Call, new co-host Matthew Berardino engages in talks with Chief Executive Officer of the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority, Erin Choquette. Matt and Attorney Choquette engage in discussions about the similarities...
06.15.2023
Connecticut Paid Leave Act
Episode 80 – Connecticut Paid Leave Act This month on Calendar Call, new co-host Matthew Berardino engages in talks with Chief Executive Officer of the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority, Erin Choquette. Matt and Attorney Choquette engage in discussions about...
05.11.2023
Connecticut Parentage Act
Episode 79 – Connecticut Parentage Act This month on Calendar Call, new co-host Paul Bourdoulous engages in talks with Professor Douglas NeJaime of Yale Law School on the Connecticut Parentage Act. Paul and Doug discuss parentage in Connecticut before...
04.13.2023
Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Protection Pt. 3
Episode 78 – Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Protection Pt. 3 This month on Calendar Call, Mike continues talks with Attorneys Dena Castricone and Tara Trifon about Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, and Data Protection. The final part in this series includes...
03.09.2023
Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Protection Pt. 2
Episode 77 – Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Protection Pt. 2 This month on Calendar Call, Mike continues talks with Attorneys Dena Castricone and Tara Trifon about Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, and Data Protection. Part 2 of this series include discussions...
02.09.2023
Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Protection Pt. 1
Episode 76 – Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Protection Pt. 1 This month on Calendar Call, Mike talks with Attorneys Dena Castricone and Tara Trifon about Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, and Data Protection. Mike, Dena, and Tara identify and define the...
01.12.2023
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers Updates
Episode 75 – Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers Updates This week on Calendar Call, Mike talks with Attorney David Williams, Executive Director of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, about LCL updates since 2019 and the services it provides. Mike and Attorney...
11.21.2022
GAL/AMC Training
Episode 74 – GAL/AMC Training This week on Calendar Call, Mike talks with Attorney Susan Hamilton and Attorney Damon Goldstein about GAL/AMC training. Mike, Attorney Hamilton, and Attorney Goldstein discuss the role of a GAL/AMC, the evolution of training...
10.20.2022
Red Flags and Screening New Clients Using the Client Engagement Agreement as a Risk Management Tool Pt 4
Episode 73 – Red Flags and Screening New Clients Using the Client Engagement Agreement as a Risk Management Tool Pt 4. This week on Calendar Call, Mike talks with Attorney David Atkins about red flags and screening new clients...
09.15.2022
Red Flags and Screening New Clients Using the Client Engagement Agreement as a Risk Management Tool Pt 3
Episode 72 – Red Flags and Screening New Clients Using the Client Engagement Agreement as a Risk Management Tool Pt 3. This week on Calendar Call, Mike talks with Attorney David Atkins about red flags and screening new clients...
08.29.2022
Red Flags and Screening New Clients Using the Client Engagement Agreement as a Risk Management Tool Pt 2
Episode 71 – Red Flags and Screening New Clients Using the Client Engagement Agreement as a Risk Management Tool Pt 2. This week on Calendar Call, Mike continues to talk with Attorney David Atkins about red flags and screening...
08.15.2022
Red Flags and Screening New Clients Using the Client Engagement Agreement as a Risk Management Tool Pt 1
Episode 70 – Red Flags and Screening New Clients Using the Client Engagement Agreement as a Risk Management Tool Pt 1. This week on Calendar Call, Mike talks with Attorney David Atkins about red flags and screening new clients...
08.01.2022
Child Protection Matters
Episode 69 – Child Protection Matters This week on Calendar Call, Mike talks with the Honorable Dawne Westbrook about Child Protection Matters. Mike and Judge Westbrook discuss an overview of the Juvenile Court. They discuss delinquency matters and child...
07.18.2022
Workers' Compensation Pt. 4
Episode 68 – Workers’ Compensation Pt. 4 This week on Calendar Call, Mike talks with Attorney Lawrence Morizio about workers’ compensation. This is the final part in a four-part series. Mike and Attorney Maurizio discuss claims regarding permanent and total...
07.05.2022
Workers’ Compensation Pt. 3
Episode 67 – Workers’ Compensation Pt. 3 This week on Calendar Call, Mike talks with Attorney Lawrence Morizio about workers’ compensation. Mike and Attorney Maurizio continue walking through a chronological handling of a claim. They discuss categories of benefits...
06.20.2022
Workers’ Compensation Pt. 2
Episode 66 – Workers’ Compensation Pt. 2 This week on Calendar Call, Mike talks with Attorney Lawrence Morizio about workers’ compensation. Mike and Attorney Maurizio discuss COVID 19 and occupational disease and the statute of limitations for workers’ compensation...
06.10.2022
Workers’ Compensation Pt. 1
Episode 65 – Workers’ Compensation Pt. 1 This week on Calendar Call, Mike talks with Attorney Lawrence Morizio about workers’ compensation. Mike and Attorney Morizio discuss the history of the workers’ compensation act and define what a workers‘ compensation...
06.06.2022
Workers’ Compensation Pt. 1
Episode 65 – Workers’ Compensation Pt. 1 This week on Calendar Call, Mike talks with Attorney Lawrence Maurizio about worker’s compensation. Mike and Attorney Maurizio discuss the history of the workers’ compensation act and define what a workers compensation...
05.23.2022
Divorce Mediation Pt. 2
Episode 64 – Divorce Mediation Pt. 2 This week on Calendar Call, Mike talks with attorneys Deborah Noonan and Frances Calafiore in this second episode of our two-part series on divorce mediation. Attorneys Noonan and Calafiore talk about the...
05.09.2022
Divorce Mediation Pt. 1
Episode 63 – Divorce Mediation Pt. 1 This week on Calendar Call, Mike talks with attorneys Deborah Noonan and Frances Calafiore about divorce mediation. This is the first part in a two-part series. After defining divorce mediation, Deb...
04.25.2022
Collaborative Divorce pt. 2
Episode 62 – Collaborative Divorce pt. 2 This week, Mike talks with Attorney Eva DeFranco and Dr. Elizabeth Thayer about the collaborative divorce process. In this second episode on collaborative divorce, Eva and Liza define the members of the...
04.11.2022
Collaborative Divorce pt. 1
Episode 61 – Collaborative Divorce pt. 1 This week, Mike talks with Attorney Eva DeFranco and Dr. Elizabeth Thayer about the collaborative divorce process. This is the first of a two-part series. After defining collaborative divorce the panel discusses...
03.28.2022
Identifying and Using Expert Witnesses Pt. 4
Episode 60 – Identifying and Using Expert Witnesses Pt. 4 This week Mike talks with Attorney Erika Amarante from Wiggin and Dana LLP about identifying and using expert witnesses. This is the final part in a four-part series. Attorney...
03.14.2022
Identifying and Using Expert Witnesses Pt. 3
Episode 59 – Identifying and Using Expert Witnesses Pt. 3 This week Mike talks with Attorney Erika Amarante from Wiggin and Dana LLP about identifying and using expert witnesses. This is the third part in a four-part series....
02.28.2022
Identifying and Using Expert Witnesses Pt. 2
Episode 58 – Identifying and Using Expert Witnesses Pt. 2 This week Mike talks with Attorney Erika Amarante from Wiggin and Dana LLP about identifying and using expert witnesses. This is the second part in a four-part series. Attorney Amarante...
02.14.2022
Identifying and Using Expert Witnesses Pt. 1
Episode 57 – Identifying and Using Expert Witnesses Pt. 1 This week Mike talks with Attorney Erika Amarante from Wiggin and Dana LLP about identifying and using expert witnesses. Erika explains what experts are used for in preparation for...
01.31.2022
Housing Court During the Pandemic and Executive Order 12D Pt. 2
Episode 56 - Housing Court During the Pandemic and Executive Order 12D Pt. 2 This week on Calendar Call we have the second of a two-part series in which Mike discusses changes in the housing court process and the effects of Executive Order 12D...
01.03.2022
Housing Court During the Pandemic and Executive Order 12D
Episode 55 - Housing Court During the Pandemic and Executive Order 12D This week on Calendar Call we have the first of a two-part series in which Mike discusses changes in the housing court process and the effects of Executive...
12.20.2021
Conducting a Residential Real Estate Closing in CT Pt. 2
Episode 54 - Conducting a Residential Real Estate Closing in CT Pt. 2 This week on Calendar Call, Mike is discussing the ins and outs of residential real estate closings with Attorney Richard Florentine. We finish this series discussing the...
12.06.2021
Conducting a Residential Real Estate Closing in CT Pt. 1
Episode 53 - Conducting a Residential Real Estate Closing in CT Pt. 1 This week on Calendar Call, Mike is discussing the ins and outs of residential real estate closings with Attorney Richard Florentine. The first part of this discussion...
11.22.2021
Rule 1.15 Liens and Other Interests in Personal Injury Cases Pt. 2
Episode 52 – Rule 1.15 Liens and Other Interests in Personal Injury Cases Pt. 2 This week, Mike is finishing his discussion with Lincoln Woodard, principal in the firm Walsh Woodard LLC, about Rule 1.15 liens and...
11.08.2021
Rule 1.15 Liens and Other Interests in Personal Injury Cases Pt. 1
Episode 51 – Rule 1.15 Liens and Other Interests in Personal Injury Cases This week, Mike is talking with Lincoln Woodard, principal in the firm Walsh Woodard LLC, about Rule 1.15 liens and other interests in personal...
10.25.2021
Having Difficult Conversations with Clients and Others
Episode 50 – Having Difficult Conversations with Clients and Others This episode is the last in a series between Mike and Doug Brown, an attorney and executive coach. Mike and Doug talk finally about having difficult conversations...
10.12.2021
How To Avoid Common Mistakes Made By Appellate Attorneys Pt. 2
Episode 49 – How To Avoid Common Mistakes Made By Appellate Attorneys Pt. 2 This week, Mike finishes up his conversation with Attorney Carl Cicchetti, chief clerk of the appellate system about common mistakes made by appellate...
09.27.2021
Beating Burnout
Episode 48 – Beating Burnout This week Mike meets back up with Doug Brown, an attorney and executive coach. Mike and Doug talk about attorney burnout: what is it, strategies for avoiding burnout and resources if you...
09.13.2021
How To Avoid Common Mistakes Made By Appellate Attorneys Pt. 1
Episode 47 – How To Avoid Common Mistakes Made By Appellate Attorneys Pt. 1 This week, Mike talks with Attorney Carl Cicchetti, chief clerk of the appellate system about common mistakes made by appellate attorneys. This is...
08.30.2021
Organizing Your Practice for Maximum Success
Episode 46 – Organizing Your Practice for Maximum Success Mike sits down with Connecticut attorney and executive coach Doug Brown to talk about the organizational side of the practice of law. Doug shares tips and tricks to...
08.16.2021
Conservatorships in Connecticut
Episode 45 – Conservatorships in Connecticut This time on Calendar Call, Mike and Probate Court Administrator Beverly K. Streit-Kefalas discuss the ins and outs of conservatorships in Connecticut. From the average conserved person, to the role of...
08.02.2021
New Practice Book Section Re: Attorney Registration and MCLE
Episode 44 – New Practice Book Section Re: Attorney Registration and MCLE Today, Mike and Alison discuss a revision to the practice book rules regarding MCLE and Attorney Registration. Beginning on January 1, 2022, attorneys who have...
06.28.2021
Social Media Dos and Don'ts Pt. 3
Episode 43 – Social Media Dos and Don’ts Pt. 3 This is the third and final part of our three part series on social media and, more broadly, technology Dos and Don’ts. This week, Mike discusses the...
06.14.2021
Social Media Dos and Don'ts Pt. 2
Episode 42 – Social Media Dos and Don’ts Pt. 2 This is the second part of a three part series on social media and, more broadly, technology Dos and Don’ts. This week, Mike discusses the use of...

What's Calendar Call about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Calendar Call episodes:

Appellate Briefing

The Great Writ

Healthcare Advance Directives

Office of Victim Services

Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA)

Small Claims

Temporary Restraining Orders and Civil Protection Orders

Office of the Heathcare Advocate

Cannabis Erasure

Connecticut Paid Leave

Connecticut Paid Leave Act

Connecticut Parentage Act

Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Protection Pt. 3

Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Protection Pt. 2

Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Protection Pt. 1

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers Updates

GAL/AMC Training

Red Flags and Screening New Clients Using the Client Engagement Agreement as a Risk Management Tool Pt 4

Red Flags and Screening New Clients Using the Client Engagement Agreement as a Risk Management Tool Pt 3

Red Flags and Screening New Clients Using the Client Engagement Agreement as a Risk Management Tool Pt 2

Red Flags and Screening New Clients Using the Client Engagement Agreement as a Risk Management Tool Pt 1

Child Protection Matters

Workers' Compensation Pt. 4

Workers’ Compensation Pt. 3

Workers’ Compensation Pt. 2

Workers’ Compensation Pt. 1

Workers’ Compensation Pt. 1

Divorce Mediation Pt. 2

Divorce Mediation Pt. 1

Collaborative Divorce pt. 2

Collaborative Divorce pt. 1

Identifying and Using Expert Witnesses Pt. 4

Identifying and Using Expert Witnesses Pt. 3

Identifying and Using Expert Witnesses Pt. 2

Identifying and Using Expert Witnesses Pt. 1

Housing Court During the Pandemic and Executive Order 12D Pt. 2

Housing Court During the Pandemic and Executive Order 12D

Conducting a Residential Real Estate Closing in CT Pt. 2

Conducting a Residential Real Estate Closing in CT Pt. 1

Rule 1.15 Liens and Other Interests in Personal Injury Cases Pt. 2

Rule 1.15 Liens and Other Interests in Personal Injury Cases Pt. 1

Having Difficult Conversations with Clients and Others

How To Avoid Common Mistakes Made By Appellate Attorneys Pt. 2

Beating Burnout

How To Avoid Common Mistakes Made By Appellate Attorneys Pt. 1

Organizing Your Practice for Maximum Success

Conservatorships in Connecticut

New Practice Book Section Re: Attorney Registration and MCLE

Social Media Dos and Don'ts Pt. 3

Social Media Dos and Don'ts Pt. 2