UCONN TODAY — The Connecticut Bar Foundation has named UConn Law Dean Eboni S. Nelson a James W. Cooper Fellow. Five UConn Law alumni are also among the program’s Class of 2022. They are Kathryn Bissonnette ’11 and Edward J. Bryan ’10, both partners at Brown Paindiris & Scott LLP; Carla Nascimento Zahner ’04, a judge of the Connecticut Superior Court; Beverly K. Streit-Kefalas ’90, the probate court administrator for the State of Connecticut; and Omar Williams ’02, a judge for the U.S. District Court in the District of Connecticut. Cooper fellows engage in projects and programs to advance the legal profession and further the cause of justice and the rule of law in society. These initiatives include educational events and projects such as the Connecticut Innocence Fund, which supports exonerated people who have been released from prison. “I am honored to be named a James W. Cooper Fellow, and I thank the Connecticut Bar Foundation for the invitation to join such a distinguished group of jurists, attorneys, and professors,” Nelson said. “I look forward to working with everyone to continue the Fellows’ legacy of impactful service to the state and beyond.”