Overview

Jeff is an associate in the firm’s Orange County office. His practice focuses on advising and representing insurers in complex insurance coverage and bad faith disputes across a wide variety of insurance lines, including commercial general liability/property, directors and officers, cyber, and specialty lines policies. With experience in drafting pleadings, engaging in discovery, taking depositions, and arguing dispositive motions, he is adept at managing complex legal matters. Jeff is committed to zealously advocating for his clients, evaluating case merits, mitigating risks, and facilitating positive outcomes. He is proficient in developing litigation strategies for depositions, pre-trial hearings, and trials, and manages document production in complex cases.

Jeff is an associate in the firm’s Orange County office. His practice focuses on advising and representing insurers in complex insurance coverage and bad faith disputes across a wide variety of insurance lines, including commercial general liability/property, directors and officers, cyber, and specialty lines policies. With experience in drafting pleadings, engaging in discovery, taking depositions, and arguing dispositive motions, he is adept at managing complex legal matters. Jeff is committed to zealously advocating for his clients, evaluating case merits, mitigating risks, and facilitating positive outcomes. He is proficient in developing litigation strategies for depositions, pre-trial hearings, and trials, and manages document production in complex cases.

Top areas of focus

  • Executive Committee, chair of Insurance Law Section, Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, 2022-2024
  • Executive Committee, treasurer (2022-2023) and secretary (2023-2024), Connecticut Bar Association LGBTQ Section 
  • Summer law clerk, U.S. District Court, Judge Alvin W. Thompson, Federal Clerk, Hartford, CT, May 2017-August 2017

Education

  • Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2019, note editor, Quinnipiac Law Review; Dean’s Fellowship; Mock Trial Honor Society
  • The University of Vermont, B.A., 2016, political science and theatre

Bar Admissions

  • California
  • Connecticut

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut