Kalia c. Petmecky
Kalia C. Petmecky is a legal recruiter with 15 years of litigation experience at a top AmLaw firm in Los Angeles, California. She has a strong professional network and a thorough understanding of the legal market in California and across the U.S.
Kalia is not a sales person. Rather, she is a professional match-maker. She has the uncanny ability to match each lawyer or group to the right law firm or in-house opportunity. She listens. She searches. She matches.
Kalia regularly publishes a blog on BigLaw life, professional development, and sage career advice at ThinkandQuestionBigLaw.com
She speaks four languages, and loves dogs. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, four kids, and three puppies.
Roger Sherman (1723-1793)—Member of the Committee of Five that was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence. He was only one of two individuals to sign the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. He was the Judge of the Superior Court of Connecticut from 1766-1789, a member of the Continental Congress from 1774-81; 1783-84 and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Sherman proposed the famed “Connecticut Compromise” at the convention and represented Connecticut in the United States Senate from 1791-93.
Samuel Huntington (1731-1796)—Self-made man who distinguished himself in government on the state and national levels. He was the President of Congress from 1779-1781 and presided over the adoption of the Articles of Confederation in 1781. He returned to Connecticut and was the Chief Justice of the Superior Court in 1784, Lieutenant Governor in 1785 and Governor from 1786-1796. He was one of the first seven presidential electors from Connecticut.
William Williams (1731-1811)—A graduate of Harvard, studied theology with his father and eventually became a successful merchant. He fought in the French-Indian War and returned to Lebanon, Connecticut where he served for forty-four years as the town clerk. He was elected to the Continental Congress from 1776-1777, and after signing the Declaration of Independence, Williams was a member of the committee that was instrumental in framing the Articles of Confederation. He was a delegate to vote on the ratification of the Federal Constitution and also served as a Judge of the Windham County Courthouse.