William R. Connon

William R. Connon is a member of the firm's School Law section with more than forty years of experience advising and representing local and regional boards of education in a wide range of education law and special education law matters in Connecticut.  In 2016 he was nominated by the Governor and approved by the Connecticut legislature to continue to serve as one of the six management attorneys who serves on the State Department of Education's Interest Arbitration Panel to represent local and regional boards of education.  In the field of public sector collective bargaining, William has negotiated close to two hundred certified employee collective bargaining agreements with teacher and administrator bargaining units, on behalf of Connecticut Boards of Education.

William was a founding director of the Canton Education Foundation.  For ten years he served as an Adjunct Professor in the graduate program of the University of Connecticut NEAG School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership.  A frequent speaker at professional conferences, William has also lectured on school law topics to graduate students at Southern Connecticut State University and Central Connecticut State University.  He currently conducts  "Legal Issues Forums" for Connecticut superintendents of schools, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Transition Academy at Deep River, a clinical day school.

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Professional Affiliations

Connecticut Bar Association - member of the Labor and Employment Law section and the Education Law Committee

Hartford County Bar Association

Connecticut Council of School Attorneys

National Association of School Board Attorneys

Community Involvement

Canton Education Foundation - founding director

Hartford Tennis Club - former director/vice president

Connecticut Transition Academy at Deep River - board of directors

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Publications