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Partner Timothy Diemand Elected as President of the Connecticut Bar Foundation
Wiggin and Dana is pleased to announce that Partner Timothy Diemand has been elected to serve as the Connecticut Bar Foundation’s 21st president.
Tim is an active member of the Connecticut legal community. He previously served as the Vice President and the Treasurer of the Connecticut Bar Foundation, is a past Co-Chair of the CBA’s Professionalism Committee and is a past Co-Chair of the Federal Practice Section. Tim has been recognized for his charitable and pro bono work, including being honored in 2014 by Connecticut Legal Services for his successful representation of a CLS client in a federal court lawsuit. He is a graduate of Clark University and the George Washington University, National Law Center.
“It is an honor to be elected as President of the Connecticut Bar Foundation,” Tim said. “I look forward to working with the Board and the Staff to help move the Bar Foundation forward with its mission of funding legal service providers to help ensure access to legal representation for the State’s most vulnerable population, and to produce the highest quality programs on issues concerning the rule of law and enhancing the legal profession.”
Andrea Barton Reeves, outgoing President of the Board of Directors said, “Tim is an excellent choice as the new President of the Connecticut Bar Foundation Board. He is a dedicated and tireless advocate for the preservation and advancement of legal services providers and believes deeply in the mission of the Connecticut Bar Foundation and its work. I have complete confidence that he is exactly the type of leader we need as we enter a new era in our history.“
“The Connecticut Bar Foundation is a philanthropic organization that develops and administers programs to enhance the understanding and improvement of the law and legal institutions, and it sponsors educational symposia. The CBF administers several programs including the Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) and the Interest on Trust Accounts (IOTA) programs that provide funds for delivery of legal services for the poor. Also, the CBF administers the Judicial Branch Grants-in-Aid and the Court Fees Grants-in-Aid programs for legal services and for law school scholarships for disadvantaged students attending schools in Connecticut.”
