the new site for the proposed museum. Building renovation and interior construction began in July 2014 and was completed in July 2015. In June 2015, the museum hired Richard Newman as its first head. Newman is the co-author of the standard treatise on Connecticut Law of Torts and served as president of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association from 2004 to 2005. References External links Law museums in the United States Museums in Litchfield County, Connecticut Ralph Nader Tort law Winchester, Connecticut 2015 establishments in Connecticut Museums established in 2015