Michael Caglioti, retired partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm of Arnold & Porter, died peacefully Jan. 4, 2018, at the age of 59.
Caglioti graduated in 1980 from Iona College as valedictorian. At Princeton, he earned an MPA degree in public affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School in 1984, and a master’s degree from the politics department in 1986.
He attended Yale Law School, where he was a senior editor of the Yale Law Journal and an officer of the Yale Journal of International Law. He graduated in 1990 with a law degree.
That year, Caglioti joined the prominent Washington law firm of Arnold & Porter as an associate. He was a member of the firm’s financial institutions practice group, and was elected a partner in 1998. He was greatly admired for his achievements despite severe physical disabilities. He retired from the firm in 2002.
Caglioti is survived by his mother, Consuela; a brother; and two nephews.
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