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Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Peter G. Austin
Lecturer in Law
B.S., University of Connecticut;
M.S., University of Hartford;
Second Vice President Accounting Policy, Travelers Life & Annuity
Insurance finance, with Parsons

Tom Baker
Connecticut Mutual Professor of Law
Director, Insurance Law Center
B.A., J.D., Harvard University
Principles of insurance

Richard Baxter
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Bucknell University
M.A., Yale University
J.D., Duke University
Insurance Taxation

John G. Day
Lecturer in Law
A.B., Oberlin College;
J.D., Case Western Reserve University
School of Law
Healthcare policy and law, Regulation of financial institutions

John Day has been the first professor-in-residence of the Insurance Law Center.  While senior vice president and chief counsel of CIGNA Corporation, he was responsible for the legal and regulatory operations of CIGNA's healthcare, pension, life insurance, reinsurance, and investment operations.  He also served as Virginia's insurance commissioner and deputy superintendent for the New York Insurance Department, among other positions.  He continues to teach courses on health care policy and law, the regulation of financial institutions, and business organizations.

Raymond DeMeo
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Williams College;
J.D., University of Connecticut
Property Insurance

The Honorable Angelo dos Santos
Lecturer in Law
B.A., J.D., University of Connecticut
Workers' Compensation Law

Paul Eddy
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University;
J.D., University of Connecticut
Chief Operating Officer, Travelers
Regulation of Insurance Transactions

Sean M. Fitzpatrick
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Amherst College;
J.D., Harvard University
Senior Vice President, Chubb & Son
Executive and Professional Liability Insurance

Elena Gervino
Lecturer in Law
B.S., University of Rhode Island;
J.D., Western New England College of Law
Insurance Litigation

Ira H. Goldman Lecturer in Law
B.A., Cornell University;
J.D., Yale University School of Law
Partner, Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Pensions and employee benefit plans

Robert R. Googins
Adjunct Professor, University of Connecticut School of Law
Founding Director, Insurance Law Center
Executive Director IMSA
Former Insurance Commissioner State of Connecticut
B.S., LL.B., University of Connecticut;
M.B.A., University of Hartford
Liability insurance, Principles of insurance

Robert R. Googins '61, the founding director of the Insurance Law Center, has taught insurance law at the LawSchool for over 25 years. He has served as general counsel of the Connecticut Mutual Insurance Company and Insurance Commissioner of the State of Connecticut. At present he is executive director of the Insurance Marketing StandardsAssociation. He also teaches a course on Charles Dickens and the Law.

Mark Gurevitz
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Pennsylvania State University;
J.D., Temple University;
Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel, The Hartford
Insurance Litigation

John T. Harris
Lecturer in Law
B.S.E., Princeton University;
J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School;
Partner, Shipman & Goodwin, Hartford
Fidelity and Suretyship

Charles H. Klippel
Lecturer in Law
B.A., M.Ed., M.P.H., J.D., Harvard University
Deputy General Counsel, Aetna Inc.
Life Insurance and Healthcare Finance

Peter Kochenburger
Executive Director, Insurance Law Center
B.A., Yale University;
J.D., Harvard University
Principles of insurance, Workers Compensation

Patricia McCoy
George & Helen M. England Professor of Law
Oberlin College, B.A., 1976
University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall), J.D., 1983
Banking regulation

James Meehan
Lecturer in Law
B.A. University of Arizona;
J.D. University of Connecticut School of Law
Kemper Causalty Company
Surplus Lines with Cass

Barbara Rezner
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Gettysburg College
J.D., Washington & Lee University
Vice President, Commercial Lines Compliance, The Hartford
Insurance regulation

Louis Ricciuti
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Boston College
J.D., University of Connecticut
Counsel, The Hartford
Principles of Reinsurance

Tracy L. Rich
Lecturer in Law
A.B., Union College;
J.D., New York University School of Law;
LL.M., Boston University School of Law;
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Assistant Secretary, The Phoenix Companies, Inc., Hartford
Insurance taxation, with Malchodi

Patrick J. Salve
Lecturer in Law
B.S., University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School;
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School;
Senior Vice President,
Director, Property and Casualty Operations with The Hartford Insurance Group, Hartford
Insurance regulation

Peter Siegelman
Roger Sherman Professor of Law
B.A., Swarthmore College;
M.S.L., J.D., Yale University;
Economics of Insurance

Douglas Simpson
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Dartmouth College;
J.D., University of Connecticut;
Alternatives to Managing Risk

Daniel F. Sullivan
Lecturer in Law
A.B., George Washington University;
J.D., George Washington University;
Partner, Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford
Property insurance with Goldman

Steven Utz
Professor of Law
B.A., Louisiana State University;
J.D., University of Texas;
Ph.D., Cambridge University
Surety Law

Jeffrey Vita
Lecturer in Law
B.A., University of Connecticut;
J.D., Quinnipiac University;
Insurance Litigation

Carol Ann Weisbrod
Ellen Ash Peters Professor of Law
J.D., Columbia University
Religion, risk and responsibility

W. Mark Wigmore
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Wittenberg University;
J.D., George Washington University;
M.B.A., University of Connecticut
Principles of Reinsurance

William Wilcox
Lecturer in Law
B.A., University of Connecticut
J.D., Suffolk University;
Insurance Finance

Michael Wilder
Lecturer in Law
B.A., Yale University;
LL.B., Harvard University;
Former Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Hartford Financial Services Group
Regulation of Insurance Transaction

Staff

Tom Baker
B.A., J.D., Harvard University
Connecticut Mutual Professor of Law
Director, Insurance Law Center
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Robert R. Googins
Adjunct Professor, University of Connecticut School of Law
Founding Director, Insurance Law Center
Executive Director IMSA
Former Insurance Commissioner State of Connecticut
B.S., LL.B., University of Connecticut;
M.B.A., University of Hartford

Peter Kochenburger
B.A., Yale University;
J.D., Harvard University
Executive Director, Insurance Law Center

Yan Hong
B.A., Sichuan International Studies University, China;
M.L.S., Brigham Young University
Insurance Law Librarian
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Patricia Carbray
A.S., Bryant College
Administrative Assistant, Insurance Law Center
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