Background
DeFrank, Steven J. was born on July 1, 1958 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States.
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Steven J. DeFrank
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Ramapo College (Bachelor of Arts, 1982). University of Bridgeport (Juris Doctor, 1988).
Career
Giles v. City of New Haven, 228 Connecticut 441, 636 A.2d 1335 (1994) (personal injury); Bourquin v. Melsungen, 40 Connecticut Appendix 302, 670 A.2d 1322 (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.
1990, United States.
District Court, District of Connecticut. 1991, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Phi Delta Phi (Treasurer, 1988).
Lead Articles Editor, University of Bridgeport Law Review.
Member: Connecticut Bar Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. 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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Member: Connecticut Bar Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.
