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¦ From CONN. on PAGE 9 they are representing all of us by
Ruane, who is representing doing what they are doing.”
six protesters that include young Noting that there have been
adults charged with breach of demonstrations in Connecticut,
peace, said Monday it’s patriotic “I feel a moral obligation nationally and worldwide for po-
for attorneys to use their skill set lice reform, Mattei says he believes
to help others who are peacefully to use my skills to protect true change can occur. “There will
assembling and protesting. those who wish to speak be a need for concrete political
out,” said attorney Jay steps taken as a result of the pres-
“This is our core,” Ruane said. Ruane. “My whole office is sure that these protesters have put
“We’ve been representing pro- on those in power. I think they are
testers for years and have been committed to this.”

fighting for civil rights for years. making a difference.”
We are not riding the wave of ev- Both Mattei and Rueckert, who
erything that is popular. This is work for larger firms, said they’ve
who we are as lawyers. This is not received nothing but support from
a public relations stunt for us.” management at their respective firms.
Ruane and fellow attorneys Chris Mattei, a part- “The firm is behind me 150%,” Mattei said. “Kos-
ner at Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder in Bridgeport, and koff Koskoff & Bieder has a long history of assisting
Morgan Rueckert, a partner with Shipman & Good- those on the front lines of the fight for justice. The
win’s Hartford office, have all made it known via firm considers it an important part of its mission.”
social media that they are willing to represent pro- Rueckert, who has offered his services for pro-
testers who have been arrested in Connecticut free testers pro bono on social media but as of Monday
of charge. is not representing any individuals who have been
Mattei, who represents two women who were ar- arrested, said, “The firm is totally behind me. They
rested and charged with negligent use of a highway even issued a statement condemning racism.”
and interfering with police following a May 30 pro- Protests were held this past weekend in New
test on Route 8 in Bridgeport, said he stands with Haven, Hamden and Southbury, among other
those he is representing. locations.
“The way I look at it, these are mostly young peo- ¦

ple out there fighting for equality, racial justice and Robert Storace covers legal trends, lawsuits and
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willing to do that to make our country better, then the him on Twitter @RobertSCTLaw or reach him at
least I could do, as a lawyer, is represent them because 203-437-5950.

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