About
Michael R. Kerin
Michael R. Kerin received his law degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law, Summa Cum Laude, after receiving his M.A. in English from Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT, his M.F.A. in creative writing from American University, in Washington, D.C. and his B.A. in English from Vassar College, in Poughkeepsie, NY.
Really Dad?
Mike Kerin is a lawyer in Milford, and his daughter, Michaela, is a student at The University Of Miami. In their column, this father and daughter bicker and banter about boys, curfews, homework, stress at school, dress codes, and a host of other issues that represent the jagged edges of adolescence which they must navigate every day, sometimes with humor, sometimes with sarcasm, always with love.
Friends Over on Weeknights
MICHAELA In the Kerin family, education is paramount. Don’t get me wrong: my parents aren’t the type to put the weight of the world on their children’s backs, expecting perfection and accepting nothing less. However, they do expect that Caelan, Andrew and I will...
Driving Lessons
Michael Every March 2nd I wake up my daughter singing “Happy Birthday.” I also sing to her on March 3rd, the 4th, the 5th, and so on for the next 60 days until it is actually her birthday, on May 2nd. If a friend of hers happens to be staying over during this two...
Drives to School
Michael Kerin and his teenage daughter Michaela of Bethany are co-contributors to the column, “Really Dad?” in which they explore the world through the eyes of their respective generation. Michael Black Converse kicks are propped on the dashboard of the TT, with the...
The Last Goodbye
Michael My heart refused to do the math: four minus one is three. For months I had tried to brace myself for the moment at the end of the summer when I would have to accept this simple computation, but it turns out there are some things in life for which you cannot...
Rocky Mountain High
Michael When my buddy, Tom, invited me to join him and two other guys on a father-daughter trip to Breckenridge, I was all in. Twenty or more snowstorms ago, it seemed like a good idea, but by mid-March when we departed, and our yard still resembled the Artic tundra,...
Snow Day
MICHAEL Who doesn’t get a little giddy about the prospect of a guilt-free day off, courtesy of Mother Nature? For the kids, it’s like getting a free pass from the principal to skip a day with all of your friends. And for us grown-ups, what better excuse is there to...
The CBA’s Workers’ Compensation Certification Program
demonstrated that no less than twenty-five percent of their total practice has been in the area of workers’ compensation law;
engaged in the practice of law in Connecticut for at least 5 years and been a member in good standing of each bar in which the attorney is admitted;
maintained a malpractice policy with minimum limits of $300,000 per occurrence;
have a satisfactory disciplinary and malpractice history;
participated in a minimum of thirty-six hours of continuing legal education activities in the area of workers’ compensation law in the three years prior to filing the application;
have a minimum of five references from other attorneys knowledgeable regarding the applicant’s practice and competence; and
have passed a one-day written examination.
