Attorney for man killed outside Waterbury court stunned by the shooting – NBC Connecticut

Denny Irwanto

The search is on for the person who shot and killed a man outside the Waterbury courthouse. The gunshots ranged out Thursday morning just after the victim finished court proceedings.

It started as a typical morning for attorney Ioannis Kaloidis with Kaloidis Law Firm, representing his client at the Waterbury courthouse.

“My client and I were in front of the judge moments earlier. He got a new date, his case was continued. I shook his hand and told him I’d see him in a couple weeks,” he said.

As he was in the courtroom for another case, Kaloidis said a marshal sprinted out and everyone was told to stay inside.

“There was a sense of shock around the building as news spread that there was a shooting outside,” he said.

Waterbury police swarmed the area and found a 26-year-old Waterbury man shot outside on State Street. Officers say he was taken to the hospital where he died. Kaloidis later learned the victim was his client and couldn’t believe the news.

“He was not a witness in any upcoming trial. He was not cooperating in any way where you would think he was being targeted,” he said.

Officers say the shooter

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Prince Harry’s lawyer implicates Rupert Murdoch in cover-up by tabloids

Denny Irwanto

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry’s lawyer leveled explosive new allegations Wednesday that Rupert Murdoch was aware of cover-ups at his British tabloids that used unlawful techniques to spy on the Duke of Sussex and others.

Attorney David Sherborne said Murdoch was among the executives who were aware that public statements made about phone hacking and other unlawful information gathered at News Group Newspapers were untrue.

Harry and other claimants, including actor Hugh Grant, sought during the first of a three-day hearing in the High Court to amend their lawsuit against the publisher to include allegations that executives were part of an effort to conceal and destroy evidence of wrongdoing.

“It is inferred that they would not have carried out this extensive concealment and destruction strategy without the knowledge and approval of Rupert Murdoch,” Sherborne said in a court filing.

Defense lawyer Anthony Hudson said the proposed changes to the case were unnecessary and seemed aimed at “campaigning against the tabloid press” and as a “substitute for a public inquiry.”

“They appear to be designed to grab headlines,” Hudson said.

FILE - Rupert Murdoch talks with the media after he held a meeting with the parents and sister of murdered school girl Milly Dowler in London, Friday, July 15, 2011. Murdoch, whose 93rd birthday is next week, is planning to get married for the fifth time, wedding Elena Zhukova, her representative said Saturday, March 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Harry’s lawsuit against News Group Newspapers is one of three he’s brought against Britain’s biggest tabloids over alleged unlawful activity carried

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Attorney Cathy O’Donnell selected for Disciplinary Board of Pa. Supreme Court

Denny Irwanto

KINGSTON — Attorney Cathy O’Donnell, of O’Donnell Law Offices, recently was selected to join the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania along with York resident, Joshua F. Wilson.

O’Donnell is a longtime practicing attorney in Pennsylvania. She focuses her practice in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, Orphans’ Court, and elder law and serves as the firm’s business manager.

Active in community service, O’Donnell has served on several boards throughout her career, including current positions as the chair of the Luzerne County Community College Board and the Luzerne County Bar Charitable Foundation Board.

O’Donnell is the assistant secretary of the Friedman Jewish Community Center Board and serves as a board member of the North Branch Land Trust, Junior Leadership Northeast, and Luzerne County Dress for Success.

As a Disciplinary Board member, O’Donnell and other appointees review conduct and assure compliance by all attorneys to the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct while assisting the Supreme Court in the licensing and discipline of attorneys throughout the Commonwealth.

Its mission is to protect the public, maintain high standards of integrity in the legal profession and safeguard the reputation of the courts of Pennsylvania.

Disciplinary Board members, which include 10 lawyers

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