JOHANNA G. ZELMAN

 

JOHANNA G. ZELMAN
Partner
Rose Kallor, LLP
750 Main Street, Suite 606                                                     
Hartford, CT  06103
(860) 748-4660
(860) 241-1547
Website:  www.rosekallor.com
E-Mail:  jzelman@rosekallor.com

JOHANNA G. ZELMAN As a partner at Rose Kallor, LLP, Attorney Zelman practices in the field of Labor and Employment Litigation, as well as general civil rights and municipal defense.  She advises both private and municipal employers in all aspects of labor and employment law and provides a defense to municipal corporations in civil rights and employment disputes.  She has successfully represented and defended employers before various administrative agencies, including the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission, the Connecticut Superior, Appellate and Supreme Courts, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut and the U.S.  Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Prior to her legal career, Attorney Zelman worked at Massachusetts General and Brigham & Women’s Hospitals, both affiliates of Harvard University, located in Boston, Massachusetts.  There, she aided doctors in clinical investigation of various anti-depressant medications and neurological disorders and managed large federally and privately funded research grants.  While working at Massachusetts General Hospital, she co-authored several research papers published in prominent medical journals, including the American Journal of Psychiatry, the Annals of Clinical Psychology and Psychosomatics.  She also gave several presentations at the 2000 Annual American Psychiatric Association Conference.

Ms. Zelman holds Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Psychology, with Honors and Distinction, and Hispanic Studies, with Distinction.  While at Connecticut College, Attorney Zelman was a Winthrop Scholar and became a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Psi Chi. While in law school, she was a member of the Student Trial Lawyers Association and was awarded the CALI award for excellence in Juvenile Law.  She also participated in programs at the Center for Children’s Advocacy aiding children with legal issues stemming from serious medical conditions and the UConn Health Center, Department of Community Medicine, developing a class for Connecticut health professionals on bioterrorism preparedness.

EDUCATION:

University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2005
Connecticut College, B.A., 1999, summa cum laude

ADMISSIONS:

Attorney Zelman was admitted to practice in the Connecticut state courts in 2005, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut in 2006 and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2008.