Background
Belt, David L. was born on January 13, 1944 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States.
Belt, David L. was born on January 13, 1944 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1965. Bachelor of Laws, 1970).
Supply Chain Management Corporation v. Xerox Corporation, 463 F.Supp. 983 (Doctorate. Connecticut 1978), remanded, 599 F.2d 32 (2d Circuit, 1979), on remand, 474 F.Supp. 589 (Doctorate. Connecticut, 1979), aff"d, 645 F.2d 1195 (2d Circuit, 1981), certified denied, 455 United States. 1016 (1982) (antitrust); Madrigal Audio Laboratories, Incorporated. v. Cello, Limited., 799 F.2d 814 (2d Circuit 1986) (trademark); Heller v. Champion International Corporation, 891 F.2d 432 (2d Circuit 1989) (employment); Federal Paper Board Company, v. Amata 693 F. Supp. 1376 (Doctorate. Connecticut, 1988) (antitrust, civil RICO); Plessey Precision Metals, Incorporated. v. Metal Center, Incorporated., 31 B.R. 458 (Bankr. Doctorate.Conn. 1983) (bankruptcy); Plastic and Metal Fabricators, Incorporated. v. Roy, 163 Connecticut 257, 303 A.2d 725 (1972) (trade secret).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, 1970, Connecticut and United States.
District Court, District of Connecticut.
1971, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1974, United States. Supreme Court.
1975, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
1981, United States. District Court, District of Rhode Island. Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon.
Company-Author: The Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Acting, (Connecticut L. Trib., 1994, 1996, Supp.).
Author: "The Connecticut Anti-Trust Acting: A Guide to Interpretation," Volume 54, Number.
5, Connecticut Bar Journal, October, 1980. "Private Actions Under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Acr," Volume 64, Special Issue, Connecticut Bar Journal, May, 1990. "Connecticut Unfair Practices Acting," The Practice Manual (Connecticut
Bar Association, 1994).
Member: New Haven County, Connecticut (Member, 1976, and Chairperson, 1980-1983, Executive Committee, Antitrust Section. Member, Federal Practice Section, 1985) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Antitrust Law) Bar Associations. Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. National Health Lawyers Association. Theodore I. Koskoff American Inn of Court (Secretary, 1991-1992).
Military: Captain, Military Intelligence, United States Army Reserve, 1965-1974.
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.
Author: "The Connecticut Anti-Trust Act: A Guide to Interpretation," Volume 54, No. 5, Connecticut Bar Journal, October, 1980. "Private Actions Under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Acr," Volume 64, Special Issue, Connecticut Bar Journal, May, 1990.
"Connecticut Unfair Practices Act," The Practice Manual (Conn. Bar Association, 1994). Co-Author: The Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, (Conn.
L. Trib., 1994, 1996, Supp.).
Member: New Haven County, Connecticut (Member, 1976, and Chairperson, 1980-1983, Executive Committee, Antitrust Section. Member, Federal Practice Section, 1985) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Antitrust Law) Bar Associations.
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
National Health Lawyers Association. Theodore I. Koskoff American Inn of Court (Secretary, 1991-1992).
Military: Captain, Military Intelligence, United States Army Reserve, 1965-1974.