Background
Leff, David A. was born on July 12, 1963 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
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David A. Leff
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University of Connecticut (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1985). Duke University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1988).
Career
Bohan v. Last, 236 Connecticut 670, 674 A.2d 839 (personal injury) (1996); Gemmell v. Lee, 42 Connecticut Appendix 682, 680 A.2d 346 (1996).Worked at Jacobs, Grudberg, Belt & Dow, Professional Corporation (New Haven, Connecticut) specializing in General Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. Personal Injury, Criminal, Constitutional, Unfair Competition, Antitrust, Securities, Environmental, Employment, Real Estate, Construction and Family Law Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1988, Connecticut.
1989, New New York
1990, United States. District Court, District of Connecticut. United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
1993, United States. Supreme Court. Editor, Law & Contemporary Problems, 1987-1988.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New New York
Connecticut Bar Association. Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
In 1947, Howard A. Jacobs joined the law practice of his father, Israel J. Jacobs, who began his law practice in New Haven in 1918.
The present firm, Jacobs, Grudberg, Belt & Dow, Professional Corporation, has grown to 18 lawyers, with offices occupying all four floors of two joined and restored red brick townhouses, within walking distance of both the state and federal court houses. The firm concentrates almost entirely on litigation.
lieutenant represents plaintiffs in all types of personal injury claims, including those occurring through medical malpractice and product liability. lieutenant represents people in the defense of all types of criminal charges.
lieutenant also represents people in family law litigation, in employment discrimination and wrongful discharge matters, and in other civil disputes.
Increasingly during the last two decades, the firm has represented businesses in a broad range of civil and criminal disputes, including antitrust and business torts, securities litigation, breach of contract, employment, franchise and environmental litigation as well as civil and criminal RICO matters. The firm"s practice is statewide in both state and federal courts. Its resources include a law library containing more than 7,000 volumes, computerized legal research and a staff of seven legal assistants and an investigator.
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Membership
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New New York Connecticut Bar Association. Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.
Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
