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MELICENT B. THOMPSONMelicent’s legal practice focuses on insurance coverage analyses and coverage litigation and commercial and insurance defense litigation, including executive, professional and employer liability defense in both trial court and appellate matters. She also has substantial experience in environmental law counseling and litigation as well as fair credit reporting litigation. Prior to attending law school, Melicent worked as an environmental consultant in Washington D.C. with Booz, Allen and Hamilton and in Connecticut with TRC Environmental Corporation, specializing in regulatory compliance and site auditing. In law school, she was the Editor-in-Chief of the Connecticut Law Review, and received CALI Awards for Excellence in Statutory Interpretation and Constitutional Federalism. Melicent also received the University of Connecticut Law School Foundation's Award for "Exceptional Achievement in Scholarship.” She has presented regularly on defense litigation issues at the annual conference of The National Forum for Environmental and Toxic Tort Issues (FETTI), and previously acted as the Editor-In-Chief of FETTI’s quarterly newsletters. She also has presented at continuing education seminars on the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), and the Endangered Species Act. Melicent is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Gifts of Love in Avon, Connecticut, a local charity devoted to providing basic necessities to the working poor in the central Connecticut area. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, golfing, cycling, and swimming. Education
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