News & Events

On October 27,, 2022,  UKS Shareholder Donald W. Doeg spoke with regard to ALTA Survey Certifications at the Connecticut Association of Land Surveyors  (“CALS”) Annual Meeting.  The presentation was geared towards appropriate contract language, particularly with respect to required certifications, to be considered by land surveyors.  Attorney Doeg is the Chair of the Construction Law Practice at Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, as well as a member of the firm’s litigation department. His practice ...

On November 4, 2022, Attorney Stefan Sjoberg, an associate at Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C. emceed the 8th annual Western New England University School of Law Alumni Awards Reception. This event was hosted by the Law Alumni Association, of which Attorney Sjoberg is the immediate past President, having ended his term on November 5th. The reception recognized the professional accomplishments of law alumni and included presentation of the Dean’s Alumni Excellence Award, the Ascending Alumni Aw ...

On November 3, 2022, Attorney Valerie M. Ferdon spoke at the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (“CBIA”) annual Employment Law Conference at Farmington Gardens.  Attorney Ferdon’s segment was geared toward educating the members of CBIA, Connecticut’s largest business organization, on how to best avoid liability in the pre-employment process.  Attorney Ferdon covered background investigations, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act requirements, EEOC guidelines on disparate impact d ...

On October 27, 2022, Updike, Kelly & Spellacy shareholder Richard S. Order participated in a panel discussion entitled, Domestic Violence Advocacy and the Legal Profession, co-hosted by the University of Connecticut Law School’s Women Law Students Association and Family Law Association.  Attorney Order spoke about the pro bono program he developed at UKS and some of the dozens of applications for domestic violence restraining orders the firm has handled free of charge. Attorney Order is a t ...