Biography

Employment:

• Member, Clayman, Tapper & Baram, L.L.C., consisting of seven lawyers, located at 3 Regency Drive, Bloomfield, CT, 06002. (ctattys.com)
• Primary areas of practice include: Commercial and residential real estate, family law, municipal and zoning law, zoning appeals, commercial transactions and business entities, employment law, administrative and agency law.  Assists Managing Partner with office administration
• Admitted to the Connecticut practice of law in October 1978
• Avvo Rating 9.1 – Superb (www.avvo.com/attorneys/06002-ct-david-baram-1447853.html)
• Connecticut Super Lawyer Designation 2010 (www.superlawyers.com/connecticut/lawyer/David-A-Baram/ff9eddfd-678a-4cbc-bbf8-0a876db5f625.html)

Family:

• Married to Paula Wagner Baram
• Two children: Daniel Baram (27) and Matthew Baram (23)
• Residence: 5 Warbler Circle, Bloomfield, CT 06002
• Telephone: Home – 243-3041; Work – 242-5555
• E-mail: Homel – Baram4@aol.com, Work - dbaram@ctattys.com

Public and Elective Offices:

• State Representative, 15th District (Bloomfield/Windsor), March 2009 - present.  Serving on the Judiciary, Banking, and Select Children's Committees. (www.housedems.ct.gov/Baram)
• Chairman, Bloomfield Democratic Town Committee, 2006 – present
• Commission Chairman, Bloomfield Center Fire District, 2005 – present
• Mayor, Town of Bloomfield, 1983-1989
• Deputy Mayor, Town of Bloomfield, 1981-1983
• Chairman, Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG), 1988-1989
• Member, CT. Commission on Environmental Quality (CEQ), 1992-1995
• Member, Connecticut-Israel Exchange Commission (CONNIX), 1992- 2005
• Justice of the Peace, 1983- present.

Awards, Articles, and Recognition's:

• Connecticut General Assembly Recognition Citation, 1983
• Connecticut Jaycees Outstanding Young Citizen's Award, 1983
• Beth Hillel Synagogue Brother of the Year Award, 1986
• University of Hartford Public Service Recognition as Mayor, 1987
• Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) Regional Leadership Awards, 1987 and 1990
• Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce Award, 1990
• CIGNA's "David Baram Scholarship" to a Bloomfield High School Student, 1990
• Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce "Oliver Filley Award", 1995
• Solomon Schechter Day School Recognition, 2001 (Building Committee Chairman for its $9.5 million expansion & renovation)
• Authored an article for the UCONN Institute of Public Service on "Selection of a Town Manager", 1985
• Authored an article for The Hartford Courant's special magazine edition "Essays on Israel's Future – Passage The Next Fifty Years", 1998
• Bloomfield Chamber "Member of the Year", 2003
• Israel Bonds Recipient and Honoree, 2006
• Co-Authored Op. Ed. for Hartford Courant on: Possible UConn Health Center Merger with Veterans Hospital, 2009

Town of Bloomfield (Civic/Political):

• Bloomfield Access Tel. Host – "On Line With David Baram", 1992-1999
• Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce, President ,1996-1998;  Chairman and Vice President for Government/Community Affairs Committee, 1993-present
• Bloomfield Charter Revision Commission, Chair, 2002-2004
• Bloomfield Commission On Aging, Vice Chair, 1980-1981
• Bloomfield Democratic Town Committee, 1979-present; District One Co-chair, 1993-2004; Treasurer 2004-2006
• Bloomfield Democratic Town Committee, Chairperson, 2006-present
• Bloomfield Easter Seals Coordinator, 1985-1986
• Bloomfield Historical Society, 1990-present
• Bloomfield Jaycees, 1978-1989
• Bloomfield Keep America Beautiful Committee, 1991-1993
• Bloomfield Library Long Range Planning Committee, 1993
• Bloomfield Lions Club, 1991-1993.

Regional Involvement:

• Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, University of Hartford, 2008-present
• Camp Jewell YMCA, Board of Directors, 1987-1990
• Capitol Region Forum for the Future (CRFFF), Vice Chair, 1993-1996
• Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG), Chair 1988-1989; Housing Committee Chair, 1986-1988
• Coalition of Conscience of Blacks and Jews, founding member, 1980's
• Community Renewal Team, Board member, 1983-1985
• Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce, Board member, 1996-1998; Task Force on Regionalization, member, 1993-1995
• State Senate Candidate, 8th District, 1990
• SummerWind Performing Arts Center (Windsor) Directors, 6/02-present
• University of Hartford Mortensen Library, Board member, 1987-1989.

Jewish Community:

• Jewish Federation Association of CT. (JFACT), President, 2005–2008
• Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Hartford County member, 1996-present
• Beth Hillel Synagogue, President, 1991-1993
• Federation Homes Inc., President, 1992-1994 (senior housing); Honorary Board member 1996-present
• Greater Hartford Jewish Federation, Board member, 1994-present
• Israel Bonds Synagogue Advisory Council, 1994-1996
• Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Hartford, Board member and Membership Committee Chairperson, 2004–present
• Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Greater Hartford Jewish Federation, Chair, 1996-1999
• Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford, Vice President, 1994-2001;Building Committee Chair,1998-2002; Perm. Board member 2002-present
• UConn Hillel House, Board member, 1988-1993; 2005- 2009
• United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism – Connecticut Valley Region, President, 1998-2000; Board Chairman, 2000-2002