Obama picks Wilton grad as next Solicitor General

01/31/11 Donald B. Verrilli Jr., a 1975 graduate of Wilton High School and son of a former first selectman of Wilton, was nominated Monday by President Barack Obama to succeed Elena Kagan as solicitor general of the United States. Mr. Verrilli, 53, is the son of Donald B. Sr. and Rose Marie Verrilli of Shagbark Place in Wilton. Ms. Verrilli served as first selectman from 1975 to 1981 and prior to that ...

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Andover grad recognized for role in uncovering foreclosure scandal

02/04/11 Former Andover resident Geoffrey S. Lewis has been selected by Lawyers USA magazine as one of the top lawyers in the nation for the year 2010. Lewis and Attorney Thomas Cox of Portland, Maine, uncovered the robo-signing scandal that halted foreclosures across the country. He has been named a lawyer of the year along with 11 other lawyers, including Elena Kagan, who became the fourth woman in ...

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Court's dynamic NY duo

06/06/11 They're in a New York state of mind. The newest members of the nation's highest court -- local Obama appointees Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan -- have agreed with each other in all 23 cases they've voted on, which is a supreme rarity, observers said. Liberal critics...

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