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Former Hartford Police Chief David Rosado
Joins Rose Kallor

By Michael Marciano

Former Hartford Police Chief David Rosado has
joined the attorney ranks at Hartford law firm
Rose Kallor to work with clients in the public
and private sectors on compliance with state laws
including Connecticut’s recently passed police ac-
countability law.
The former chief, who has also served as a lieuten-
ant colonel and in internal affairs positions during
his two decades with the Connecticut State Police,
resigned from the Hartford Police last year after
nearly a year and a half on the job to work in the pri-
vate sector, including as chief security and operating
officer at SpaceFitters, a technology and logistics
services company in Bloomfield. He and Rose Kallor
managing partner Mike Rose said this week that this
new job is a good fit, drawing on extensive experi-
ence in law enforcement.
“Interesting is an understatement,” Rosado said Michael Rose, left, managing partner, and

David Rosado, right, of Rose Kallor in Hartford.

of his career trajectory, which included attending leadership, issues were arguably less impactful than
law school at night while working for the state po- those coming out of Minnesota and Wisconsin this
lice in the mid-2000s, culminating with graduation year involving the treatment of minority citizens—
from the University of Connecticut School of Law specifically Black men—by police. Two high-profile
in 2007. “Law is something I was always fascinated incidents—the killing of George Floyd in May and
with, and I always say one of the best things I did in the shooting of Jacob Blake seven times in the back
my law enforcement career was go to law school,” in August—have touched off national and inter-
he said. national protests, calls for police reforms and the
As a state trooper, sergeant, lieutenant and com- passage of new laws including Connecticut’s po-
manding officer, that opened up opportunities for lice accountability legislation, which was signed by
Rosado to work in state police legal affairs, labor Gov. Ned Lamont July 31 and will take effect next
relations and collective bargaining, ultimately quali- July 1.
fying him to lead the nearly 400-strong police force Rose said the addition of Rosado to his team is a
in Hartford, the city in which he grew up. Known for sign that the firm is taking all of the changes seri-
taking a “community first” approach in his role as ously. “If you work in the public sector like we do,
chief, Rosado oversaw the addition of body cameras you have an obligation to represent your client zeal-
for officers and organized a Community Response ously and alert them to trends as you go forward,”
Unit to address quality of life issues and improve the he said. “I think our firm was already familiar with
department’s relationship with citizens. these issues, but now we have some experience, and
While the Hartford Police Department dealt we’re taking stronger positions because we need to
with its share of controversies under Rosado’s
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