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In Memoriam: Connecticut Attorneys and
Judges Who Died in 2020

By Robert Storace

Connecticut lost 15 attorneys, judges and or
other members of the law community in 2020.
Here is a look at those individuals, listed al-
phabetically.

Ted Baldwin Jr.
Ted Baldwin Jr.’s friends and colleagues remem-
bered the former attorney and Superior Court judge
as an advocate for the less fortunate.
Baldwin’s family said he died Dec. 9 of complica-
tions from COVID-19. He was 80.
Baldwin was in private practice prior to being Hartford Superior Court Judge Kevin Dubay pictured
named a Superior Court judge in 2001. He retired with his girlfriend, Lori Mack.

with senior status in 2014. Baldwin was also in- immigration law, Elizabeth Leete continued to prac-
volved in Democratic politics in the state, having tice law until she was 84. She died July 15 at 86.
run several political campaigns. Leete formed Leete, O’Neill & Kosto in 1980
which, at the time, was the largest all-women firm
Kevin Dubay
Remembered as a “consummate professional” in the Nutmeg State. Her friends and colleagues said
from those who knew him best, Hartford Superior she was a mentor to many.
Court Judge Kevin Dubay died March 6 in the Ca- “She was a passionate advocate and she’d never
ribbean island of Anguilla after snorkeling on a local quit. If she disagreed with a decision of an immi-
beach. He was 65. gration agency, she had no qualms about taking the
Dubay was in private practice until he became matter to federal court,” said Kara Hart, a fellow im-
Hartford’s corporation counsel in 1996. He rose to migration attorney.
the bench in 2001, presiding in Hartford Superior James Lyon
Court. He was a judge up until the time he died. Known as a mentor of young attorneys, James
Colleagues said Dubay was a mentor to many, and Lyon worked for Big Law’s Murtha Cullina for 57
that he had a passion for cooking and sports. years, until stepping down in 2013.
Lyon died Feb. 11 at 89.
Howard Gross
A World War II veteran, Howard Gross was a In addition to his mentoring work, Lyon was one
member of the Connecticut bar for 58 years, and of the state’s few attorneys who dealt exclusively with
kept working until he was 87. the law related to the taxation of charitable institu-
Gross, whose last stint was for the now-dissolved tions.
Farmington firm of Levy & Droney where he was for Hugh Macgill
23 years, died in late May. He was 97. Called a transformational figure who led the Uni-
Gross was a longtime Connecticut estate planning versity of Connecticut School of Law during a time
and business law attorney. of growth and prosperity from 1990-2000, former
Dean Hugh Macgill died Feb. 13. He was 79.
Elizabeth Leete
Known throughout Connecticut as a leader in
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