Attorneys

Jeffrey M. Donofrio

Jeffrey M. Donofrio has been a commercial litigation attorney in Connecticut since 1990.  Mr. Donofrio began his career at Tyler Cooper & Alcorn in New Haven, where he practiced commercial litigation, construction law and municipal law until leaving to form Ciulla & Donofrio, LLP on November 1, 1996 with Robert K. Ciulla. Jeffrey Donofrio is admitted to the bars of Connecticut, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.  He is a graduate of Boston College and the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.

Jeffrey Donofrio represents businesses of all sizes, including financial institutions, the largest telecommunications company in the world, municipalities, insurance companies, construction contractors, service companies and utilities in a wide variety of civil litigation, including complex litigation, construction and surety law, creditors' rights litigation, insurance coverage and ERISA law, municipal law, contract law and business torts. Jeffrey Donofrio has served as the Town Attorney for the Town of North Haven.  Effective June 1, 2008, Jeffrey Donofrio was selected by the Representative Policy Board of the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority to serve as Consumer Affairs Officer. 

Jeffrey Donofrio has extensive multi-state and multi-district litigation experience, having represented clients in litigation in state and federal courts in Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, D.C. Oregon, Kansas, New York, West Virginia, Texas, Florida, Nevada and the state of Washington.

Jeffrey Donofrio enjoys an AV rating, Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating, and has been named a Super Lawyer by Law and Politics and Connecticut Magazine in the business litigation and construction law categories.  Jeff was also selected in 2007 as a fellow by the Litigation Counsel of America.

Jeffrey Donofrio has presented seminars to groups such as the New Haven County Bar Association, the Connecticut Bar Association, the Bank Compliance Association of Connecticut, Lorman Educational Services and the National Business Institute in the areas of construction law, creditors' rights litigation, legal technology, mediation, contract law, and prejudgment/postjudgment remedies. Jeffrey Donofrio has also written numerous articles published in the Connecticut Law Tribune and Connecticut Lawyer, focusing on construction law and legal technology topics.

Jeffrey Donofrio is the Chairman of the Legal Technology Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association, is a member of the CBA's Web Site Advisory Committee and serves as a director or council member for several non-profit organizations, including the Sleeping Giant Park Association, the North Haven Education Foundation and the Fairfield College Preparatory School Alumni Association. Mr. Donofrio is a member of the American Bar Association (Litigation Section, Forum on the Construction Industry, Law Practice Management Section and Construction Litigation Committee), the Connecticut Bar Association (Litigation, Construction Law and Commercial Law Sections), the New Haven County Bar Association and the Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys. Jeffrey Donofrio also serves as a Special Master in Connecticut Superior Court for tax appeal matters and as a mediator/arbitrator in commercial matters. Jeffrey is a Member of the Municipal Law, Liability and Insurance Committee of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, a member of the Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys and the Connecticut Construction Industry Association.