The Connecticut Defense Lawyer’s Association held its annual Fall Meeting on October 26, 2017 in Middletown, Connecticut. The meeting featured Keynote Speaker, the Honorable William H. Bright, Jr. Following the meeting, CDLA Past-President and Ryan Ryan Deluca Partner, Charles A. Deluca, presented fellow Partner Beck S. Fineman with the CDLA’s Rising Star Award. In 2014, the CDLA began presenting this award to one attorney each year who the organization recognized as a promising young civil defense attorney. Attorney Fineman has been a member of the CDLA since 2015 and joined RRD in 2007. He practices primarily in the areas of Railroad, Appelate Practice, Commercial Litigation, and Employment Law. Attorney Fineman also has a strong devotion to community service and leads the RRD Volunteer Corps, which partners with local community organizations on various ongoing projects.