Jeffrey M. Donofrio, Attorney

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 law, municipal law, contract law and business torts. Jeffrey Donofrio has served as the Town Attorney for the Town of North Haven and provides a la carte legal services to 9 municipalities in Connecticut.  Effective June 1, 2008, Jeffrey Donofrio was selected by the Representative Policy Board of the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority to serve as its 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 for legal ability and ethical standards, and has been rated AV every year since he first received a rating in 2000.  Jeffrey Donofrio has also been named a Connecticut, New England and Corporate Counsel Super Lawyer 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 Co-Chair of the CBA's Small Firm Law Practice Management Section and serves as a director or council member for several non-profit organizations, including the Sleeping Giant Park Association, the North Haven Education Foundation, the North Haven Republican Town Commitee, the Parish Council of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and the Fairfield College Preparatory School Alumni Association. Attorney Donofrio also recently became a trustee of the Saint Raphael Foundation, a member of the St. Raphael Healthcare System.

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, Chair - Legal Technology Committee and Co-Chair, Small Firm Practice Management Section) and the New Haven County Bar Association. Jeffrey Donofrio also serves as a Special Master in Connecticut Superior Court for tax appeal matters and as a mediator/arbitrator in commercial litigation and construction disputes. 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.