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Brendan J. O’Rourke
Marianne F. Murray
Jennifer M. McGrath

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BRENDAN J. O’ROURKE

Born: Bronxville, New York, August 4, 1958

Education:
University of Virginia (B.A., Economics, with distinction, 1980)
University of Virginia (J.D. – M.A., 1985)
Masters: International Law and Economics;
Masters Thesis: The Export Import Bank
Executive Editor: University of Virginia School of Law;
Journal of Law and Politics

Admitted:
Connecticut Bar, 1985

Courts:
Connecticut Superior Court
Connecticut Appellate Court
Connecticut Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court in Connecticut
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Southern District of New York, U.S. District Court

Member:
American Bar Association
Connecticut Bar Association;
Connecticut Bar Section Member – Corporate and Real Estate
Stamford Regional Bar Association
New Canaan Bar Association;
President, 1994

Other:
Hearing Officer for Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, 1988 - 2000

Prior legal experience:
Associate, Day, Berry & Howard, Stamford, Connecticut

Reported Decisions:
Keefe v. Norwalk Cove Marina, Inc., 254 Conn. 903, 755 A.2d 881 (2000); 57 Conn. App. 601, 749 A.2d 1219 (2000) (Lavery, W.)
Raymark Industries, Inc. v. Smith, et al., 228 B.R. 524 (D. Conn. 1999) (Shiff, J.)
Bentley v. Raveh, 151 F.R.D. 515 (D. Conn. 1993) (Cabranes, J.)
Siudyla v. Chemexec Relocation Systems, Inc., 23 Conn. App. 180, 579 A.2d 578 (1990) (Daly, J.)
First National Bank of Litchfield v. Bruce V. Miller and Linda M. Miller and Norwest Marine Inc., 97 Conn. App. 388, 904 A2d. 1282

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MARIANNE F. MURRAY

Born:
Yonkers, New York, August 16, 1958

Education:
Fairfield University (B.A., 1980)
Pace University (J.D., 1984)

Admitted:
New York, 1984; Connecticut, 1996; Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court; U.S District Court, Northern District of California; District of Connecticut; U.S. Courts of Appeals: 2nd, 5th, 7th and 11th Circuits

Member:
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
New York State Bar Association
Trial Lawyers Care Pro Bono
Legal Services Program

Other:
Assistant Counsel, New York State Commission on Criminal Justice and the Use of Force, 1986-1987

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Jennifer M. McGrath

Born: New Haven, Connecticut

Education:
Marist College, (B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 2004)
London School of Economics and Political Science, Visiting Student, 2003

Pace University (J.D., 2007)
Trinity College Dublin, School of Law, Visiting Student, 2005

Admitted:
Connecticut Bar, 2007
New York Bar, 2008
Southern District of New York, U.S. District Court, 2008

Member:
American Bar Association
New York State Bar Association

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