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 a senior editor for civil litigation for the Connecticut Bar Journal, 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 former 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 - (Sr. Editor for Civil Litigation, 1997- )
• Member, Civil Jury Instruction Task Force
• Member, Code of Evidence Oversight Committee
• Member, Civil Division Task Force
• Administrator, Connecticut Supreme Court Law Clerks’ Alumni Association

Seminars

• Connecticut Appellate Advocacy Institute, CBA 2005
• 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)
• 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)