Attorneys, Connecticut Consumer Counsel

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Office of Consumer Counsel

Fortnightly Magazine - February 2019
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PUF's Steve Mitnick: Joe, what do you do in your capacity as Principal Attorney at the Office of Consumer Counsel?

Joe Rosenthal: The title means that I've been here the longest. We're a flat organization. All the attorneys work together collegially, and without regard to any ranks. I happen to supervise Andrew, but that's an easy job. We all collaborate, take on difficult cases, and divide them amicably, so it operates smoothly.

PUF: How do you divide them?

Joe Rosenthal: It's a small office, so we all have a handle on everyone else's workload, and who did the last case that was major. We divide them.

Sometimes we initially assign a case to one person, and then take it back because he or she got busy with something else. Andrew, after less than a year, is already able to take on cases of his own at this point with very little supervision. It all holds together because of Elin's leadership and guidance [that is, Elin Swanson Katz, Connecticut Consumer Counsel].

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