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Former Hartford police
chief and licensed
attorney David Rosado
has joined city labor
and employment firm
Rose Kallor.

September 7, 2020 ¦ Vol. 46, No. 36 ¦ $10.00 See Page 7

Three New CT Firms Launched

Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

By ROBERT STORACE

Many attorneys have been working
hard to return to old routines and
restore a sense of normalcy during
the COVID-19 health pandemic.
But others are stepping out into unknown
challenges, leaving their former places of
employment to start their own law firms.
It wasn’t easy.
Disruptions and government lockdowns
created unexpected challenges. For instance,
it was hard to open Interest on Lawyers Trust
Accounts, or IOLTA, at local banks that had
Celebrating firm opening.

cut staff in response to the pandemic. Photo: De Mountains Hunter/Shutterstock.com

But the attorneys all have one thing in common: Ron Etemi is the founder, owner and lead trial
They say they’re happy they made the change. attorney while his brother is the firm’s associate at-
torney. They also have a staff of two.
Ron Etemi said the best piece of advice he re-
Timing counts
Take Ron and Lou Etemi, for instance, who left ceived was to hire a bookkeeper so “all of the
Trantolo & Trantolo in Waterbury to start Etemi money is being properly tracked.” And the advice
Law, LLC in Watertown.
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