Leander A. Dolphin is managing partner at Shipman & Goodwin LLP. Leander is the managing partner at Shipman & Goodwin LLP, a full-service law firm with six offices throughout Connecticut and New York.

Leander is a partner in the School Law Practice Group. Leander advises universities, colleges, public school districts, independent schools, and other public- and private-sector clients on the full range of education and employment matters. She also works with clients to develop and implement effective non-discrimination policies and to address teacher, staff and student discipline concerns, confidentiality and privacy issues in education, and special education disputes, among other areas.

In private practice and as former vice president of human resources and general counsel for the Girl Scouts of Connecticut, Leander has dedicated her career to advising educational institutions and organizations that foster the development of children, youth and young adults. An effective litigator and counselor, she draws on her dispute-resolution experience to help clients identify shared goals and find common ground with staff, parents, students and community stakeholders. Leander is a trusted advisor to many of her clients and is regularly sought out for her guidance and access to resources in areas beyond education and employment law.

A skilled educator in her own right, Leander has been an adjunct professor of education law at Quinnipiac University School of Law. She is James W. Cooper Fellow and an American Bar Association Fellow.

A gifted leader, Leander was named by Governor Ned Lamont as a Commissioner of the Connecticut Judicial Selection Committee, and was elected to Chair the Commission, which is responsible for seeking and recommending to the governor qualified candidates for nomination as judges in Connecticut courts. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the CBIA. In 2022, the Connecticut Law Tribune recognized Leander as the 2022 Attorney of the Year, a prestigious annual award given to one Connecticut lawyer who has had outstanding success and has made significant impact on Connecticut’s legal community. Leander was also honored with one of WBDC’s Impact Awards in 2023. Leander was recently named to the Hartford Business Journal’s Power 50 List and Top 25 Women in Business.​
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