Linda Morkan maintains a litigation practice dedicated to appellate advocacy. Since joining Robinson & Cole, Ms. Morkan has been involved in more than 135 appeals before the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts, the Rhode Island Supreme Court, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts, the New York Court of Appeals, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Ms. Morkan was listed as one of the "Top Fifty Connecticut Super Lawyers" in the areas of Appellate and General Litigation Law in the February 2008 edition of Connecticut Magazine, one of only four women included on the list. She has been one of the "Top Twenty-Five Connecticut Women Super Lawyers" since 2006 and was named one of the "Top Fifty Women Super Lawyers in New England" in October 2007. She is also listed in Best Lawyers in the area of Appellate Law.

In 2008, Ms. Morkan was elected a member of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. Academy membership is open only to those who have practiced as an appellate advocate for at least 15 years and possess a reputation of recognized distinction. Academy membership is limited to 500 members in the United States and is by invitation only.

Ms. Morkan is a past recipient of the David H. Neiditz Professional Writing Award for the best-written appellate brief in a Connecticut case. In addition, Ms. Morkan was an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law for more than a decade, teaching appellate advocacy skills to first-year law students, and is a three-time faculty member of the Connecticut Bar Association's Appellate Practice Institute, which offers an intensive, multiday, hands-on appellate training experience.

Ms. Morkan currently serves as the senior topical editor in appellate law of the quarterly Connecticut Bar Journal, a volunteer, scholarly publication of the Connecticut Bar Association, and frequently authors articles dedicated to appellate advocacy in local, regional, and national publications. Ms. Morkan is a graduate of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) and the Appellate Practice Institute.

Ms. Morkan received her J.D., with honors, from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she was executive editor of the Connecticut Law Review. Following her graduation, Ms. Morkan served as law clerk to the Honorable Daniel F. Spallone of the Connecticut Appellate Court.

EDUCATION

—	J.D., with honors, University of Connecticut School of Law, Law Review, Moot Court
—	B.S., cum laude, Western Connecticut State College, justice and law administration

PROFESSIONAL & TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

—	Connecticut Bar Journal, 2007 to present, Senior Topical Editor, Appellate Law
—	Connecticut Bar Journal, 2000 to 2007, Editor in Chief
—	Connecticut Bar Association (CBA), 1988 to present
—	CBA, Appellate Practice Committee, Litigation Section
—	Council of Appellate Lawyers, ABA Judicial Division, 2001 to present
—	Defense Research Institute, Appellate Advocacy Committee, 1997 to present
—	American Bar Association (ABA), Torts and Insurance Practice Section, 1988 to present, 2d circuit editor, Appellate Advocacy Committee
—	University of Connecticut School of Law, 1993 to 2004, adjunct professor
—	Connecticut Bar Foundation, James W. Cooper Fellow