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■ From HOW PULLMAN’S on PAGE 15 extremely beneficial for both me and my clients,
types, like hotels, restaurants, banquet facilities, many of whom are in different states.
long-term care facilities and retail, as they deter- We are not spending nearly as much time or re-
mine the values/assessments later this year. sources traveling to the courthouses and waiting to
CLT: How has the global health pandemic—in- be seen by the various judges and all of our files are
cluding court closures—affected your practice? And at our fingertips, which has been beneficial in re-
please be specific. solving some matters on remote pretrials.
Cardillo: In addition to the pandemic adverse- In terms of convenience, one of my clients logged
ly impacting the values of certain commercial on to watch my appellate court argument in his case
property types, it also has been an adjustment to while eating his lunch on his deck in Ohio.
attend all court proceedings and depositions re- I haven’t had a remote trial, and I am not sure if I
motely. would want to conduct a trial over Microsoft Teams
The courts, understandably so, got off to a slow or Zoom, but I will continue to adapt and be flexible
start as they recalibrated their operations after their as necessary. ■
sudden closures.
But we have since got into a good groove. And at- Robert Storace covers legal trends, lawsuits and
tending routine status conferences and pretrials, as analysis for the Connecticut Law Tribune. Follow
well as depositions, oral arguments and local hear- him on Twitter @RobertSCTLaw or reach him at
ings, from the convenience of my office has been 203-437-5950.

Kathleen Arberg Ends Long Run as US

Supreme Court’s Public Voice and Face

By Marcia Coyle

or 38 years, Kathleen Arberg, the U.S. interview has been edited lightly for
Supreme Court’s public information length and clarity.
Fofficer, has had an inside view of the ALM: Has the office’s relationship or
marble palace. Through the pandemic, an contact with the public changed in any
anthrax-related evacuation, the Sept. 11 way over the years?
attacks, justices’ deaths and new arrivals Arberg: When I began working at the
after confirmations, Arberg has been a court in 1982, public information was
face and voice for the court. available one way: upon request. The
Arberg is retiring July 3 after 22 years office phone had no “hold” button and
as the high court’s top spokesperson. rang incessantly. Letters arrived daily in
Before she held that role, she was an Kathy Arberg. large bales. There were no security gates.
assistant PIO at the court for 17 years. Credit: Collection of the Visitors roamed in and out of the office,
Unflappable and thoughtful in her deal- Supreme Court of the often browsing through books on our
ings with news reporters, Arberg was United States. office shelves. Basic information now
only the fifth person to serve as public information available on the court’s website was provided repeat-
officer since the office was established in 1935. edly over the phone: spelling all the justices’ names,
She recently shared her thoughts about the painstakingly taking down addresses over the phone
changes she has witnessed during her tenure. The to mail information and opinions, reading the court’s

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