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Hugh F. Keefe

Personal Injury

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52 Trumbull St., New Haven, Connecticut 06510

(203) 800-7343

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About Hugh F. Keefe

  • Hugh F. Keefe has tried civil and criminal cases in federal and state courts since being admitted to the Bar in 1967. Mr. Keefe teaches and has taught Trial Advocacy at the Yale Law School for over 30 years. He was the first lawyer in the United States to be board-certified in both civil and criminal trial advocacy, having received that dual certification from the National Board of Trial Advocacy1 in 1980. He has been re-certified every five years by the NBTA in both fields. On April 25, 2012, he was additionally certified in Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy, becoming one of only six lawyers in the U. S. certified in three specialties by the National Board of Legal Specialty... Read More

  • Education

  • University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut
  • J.D. - 1967
  • Honors: George J. Sherman Scholar, 1966-1967
  • Quinnipiac College, Hamden, Connecticut
  • B.S. - 1964
  • Honors: Phi Theta Kappa
  • Major: Accounting
  • Awards

  • "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Connecticut School of Law
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, Quinnipiac University
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • One of the Five "Best Lawyers in Connecticut", in Civil Litigation-Defense Connecticut Magazine
  • "Best Lawyers in Connecticut" in Civil Litigation-Defense, Super Lawyers Magazine
  • "Super Lawyer"in Civil Litigation-Defense, Connecticut Magazine, Highest Number of Votes in the State of Connecticut
  • Super Lawyer, Civil Litigation/Criminal Defense, Connecticut Magazine
  • Best Lawyers in the New York Area, New York Magazine
  • "The Best Lawyers in America" in Civil Litigation-Defense
  • Named in Irish America Magazine& Irish Voice Newspaper
  • 100 Irish American Lawyers, United States
  • Honorary Doctor of Laws, Quinnipiac University Law School
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers
  • Associations

  • Connecticut Bar Association, Officer Nominating Committee, Chair, 1999 to 2000
  • Connecticut Bar Association, Officer Nominating Committee, Chair, 1997 to 1997
  • Connecticut Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, Chair, 1979 to 1982
  • Connecticut Bar Association,... Read More

  • Bar Admissions

  • Connecticut, 1967
  • U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1968
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1969
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1971
  • U.S. Tax Court, 1982
  • Languages

  • English
  • Locations

    52 Trumbull St., New Haven, Connecticut 06510