Attorneys

Jack G. Steigelfest (Partner)

P: 860-525-3101 x214
F: 860-247-4201

jgs@hksflaw.com
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Jack Steigelfest graduated with High Honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where he served on the editorial board of the law review. He then had the privilege of clerking for Justice David Shea at the Connecticut Supreme Court. Attorney Steigelfest is admitted to practice before the State and Federal Courts in Connecticut, as well as the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

Jack practices in the field of civil litigation and more specifically with complex disputes involving insurance coverage, toxic torts, construction and appeals. He also practices in the more general field of personal injury and insurance defense. Jack is editor in chief of the Connecticut Bar Journal and a member of the Connecticut Judicial Department's Civil Division Task Force and Code of Evidence Oversight Committee. He was also President of the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association in 2003-2004 and again serves as chair of its amicus brief committee. Jack is the head of the Connecticut Supreme Court Clerks' Alumni Association.

Jack has published numerous articles in the field of civil litigation, some of which are listed below.

Areas of Practice

Insurance Coverage
Civil Litigation
Appeals

Bar Admissions

Connecticut, 1984
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit 1987

Education

University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D. with High Honors, 1984
Lehigh University, B.S., 1981

Professional Associations and Memberships

Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association, (President 2003-4)
Connecticut Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
American Bar Association

Community Involvement and Public Service

Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation, 2003 -
Editor, Connecticut Bar Journal, 1995 - (Editor in Chief 2007 - Sr. Editor for Civil Litigation, 1997-2007)
Member, Code of Evidence Oversight Committee
Member, Civil Division Task Force
Former Member, Civil Jury Instruction Task Force
Administrator, Connecticut Supreme Court Law Clerks’ Alumni Association
Vice President-Finance, Temple Beth Sholom 2008 -

Seminars

Connecticut Appellate Advocacy Institute, CBA 2005, 2007
Auto Insurance Law and Accident Litigation In Connecticut, Lorman 2003, 2002
Insurance Coverage Law in Connecticut, NBI 2003, 1998
Beyond Coverage: An Update on Insurance Bad Faith Claims, CDLA 2001
Adjusting the Automobile Injury Claim in Connecticut, NBI 2000
Annual Survey of Connecticut Law, Torts, UCONN Alumni Association, 2000, 1999
Connecticut Personal Injury Practice for Paralegals, Half Moon 2000
Bad Faith Litigation in Connecticut, NBI 1999

Publications

Steigelfest, 2006 Survey of Developments in Civil Litigations, 81 Conn. B. J. 123 (2007)
Steigelfest, 2005 Survey of Developments in Civil Litigation, 80 Conn. B. J. 99 (2006)
Steigelfest, Book Review: Alternate Dispute Resolution in Connecticut’s Courts, 73 Conn. B. J. 314 (1999)
Steigelfest, Withdrawal and Reinstatement of State Court Actions, 71 Conn. B.J. 389 (1997).
Steigelfest, The Unity of Interest Rule and Peremptory Challenges in Connecticut, 69 Conn. B.J. 353 (August 1995)
Steigelfest, The Common Law of Indemnification: Narrowing and Expanding the Doctrine, 4 Conn. Lawyer No. 6, pg. 3 (March 1994)
Steigelfest, Reversing the American Rule: Collecting Attorneys Fees from Plaintiffs and Plaintiffs' Counsel, 20 The Defense No. 1 (Winter 2005)
"President's Column: How to be Miserable as a Defense Lawyer, 19 The Defense No.1 (Spring 2004).
Steigelfest, Beyond Coverage: An Update on Insurance “Bad Faith” Claims, 16 The Defense No. 3, pg. 1 (Summer 2001)
Epstein & Steigelfest, Stacking Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage: A Friendly Debate – Yes, “Stacking” is Dead and Buried, 12 The Defense No. 2, pg. 1 (Spring 1996)
Steigelfest, Multiple Claims, Meager Coverage, 10 The Defense No. 2, pg. 1 (Spring 1994)
Steigelfest, Double/Treble Damages and Ethical Issues, 10 The Defense No. 1, pg. 3 (Winter 1994)
Steigelfest, Cumis in Connecticut? An Insurer’s Right to Select Defense Counsel, 9 The Defense No. 1, pg. 1 (Winter 1993)
Note, The End of an Era for Single-Sex Schools?: Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan, 15 Conn. L. Rev. 353 (1983)