Pullman & Comley litigation attorney James T. (Tim) Shearin is the new president of the Connecticut Bar Association.
He began his one-year term on July 1. Shearin served as CBA vice president in 2022-2023 and president-elect in 2023-2024.
Margaret I. Castinado is the outgoing president.
Shearin was chairman of Pullman & Comley from 2013 to 2022, and before that chaired the firm’s litigation practice for 15 years.
He has held more than a dozen roles and positions with the CBA over the years such as co-chairman of the pro bono committee and multiple roles on the executive committee. He is a past president and Catherine Roraback Circle Member of the Connecticut Bar Foundation.
