| Biography | Susan A. Hays has practiced at the Firm in the area of real estate law since her graduation from law school in 1984. Her practice focuses in commercial real estate, with an emphasis on development, land use, permitting, acquisition, construction and financing. Ms. Hays has been involved in some of the largest real estate developments in the State of Connecticut, including The Mall at Buckland Hills in Manchester, the Brass Mill Center in Waterbury and the CIGNA Campus redevelopment. Representative clients include General Growth Properties, Inc., New England Development, CIGNA, Pepperidge Farm, Incorporated, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and The Hartford. Projects involving primary/significant responsibility include Brass Mill Commons - regional mall in Waterbury, CT; CIGNA Master Plan - redevelopment of 600 acre campus to multi-use (golf course, residential, hotel, office) facility, Bloomfield, CT; Pepperidge Farm - 280,000+/-square feet bakery facility, Bloomfield, CT; Austin Brook Estates - 200+/- acre residential subdivision, East Granby and Suffield, CT. Ms. Hays is involved in numerous professional and community organizations where she has served in various leadership roles, including president, vice president, treasurer and board member. These organizations include International Council of Shopping Centers, The Real Estate Exchange, Leadership Greater Hartford - Class of 1995, LGH Alumni Association, Junior League of Hartford, Inc., Twin Oaks Condominium Association, Easy Street Investment Club, Celebrate Windsor, Inc., The Town & County Club, Waterman Associates, Inc., and BASIC. She is a member of the Bar Associations for the States of Connecticut and Rhode Island and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the Hartford County Bar Association. Ms. Hays speaks regularly before a variety of organizations on issues relating to real estate law. Ms. Hays received her J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from Boston College Law School in Newton, Massachusetts and her A.B., magna cum laude, from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Professional & Community Associations · Connecticut Bar Association · Massachusetts Bar Association · Rhode Island Bar Association · Hartford County Bar Association · Real Estate Exchange 1989-2010
Professional Development Committee, Chairman 1993-1994
Vice President 1997-1998
President 1998-1999
Past President 1999-2000
NNCREW Delegate 2000
Public Relations Committee 2001-2003
Blue Ribbon Committee 2003-2004
Chair, Blue Ribbon Committee 2004-2005
Co-Chair, Program Committee 2008 · International Council of Shopping Centers
Co-Chairman, State Government Affairs Committee 1994-1999
State Director 1999-2002
Co-Chairman, Operations Committee 2002-2005
Co-Chairman, Alliance Committee 2005-2008
Eastern Division Alliance Private Sector Co-Chair 2011-Present
Environmental Subcommittee · Leadership Greater Hartford, Class of 1995
LGH Alumni Association · Twin Oaks Condominium Association
Vice President 1993-1994
Board of Directors, 1993-2001; 2008 - Present
Treasurer 1994-2001 · BASIC, 1984-Present
Chairman, Greater Hartford Area 1997-Present
Chairman, Connecticut 1999-2007 · Easy Street Investment Club
Parliamentarian 2000-2001
Treasurer/Trader 2002-Present · Town and Country Club
Member, 2004 - Present
Board of Governors, 2011-Present
Chair, Dinner Committee 201-Present
Chair, Audit Committee 2011-Present
Member, Finance Committee 2010-Present · The 1892 Club
Member · The Hundred Club of Connecticut
Member Publications · "Zoning Appeals Statute Promotes Settlement," Connecticut Law Tribune, October 1, 2001 |