David T. Grudberg 350 Orange Street New Haven, Connecticut 06511 |
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David T. Grudberg
David T. Grudberg grew up in Woodbridge, Connecticut. He graduated cum laude from Yale University in 1982, with distinction in History. He received his law degree, with high honors, in 1985 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was Note and Comment Editor of the North Carolina Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif, a legal honor society. He has authored two articles: "Illinois v. Gates: A New Test for Informers' Tips" and "The Safe Roads Act: The Constitutionality of the Roadblock and Chemical Test Affidavit Sections," published in the North Carolina Law Review. After graduating from law school, he served as a law clerk to Judge Ralph K. Winter of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Mr. Grudberg joined the firm in 1990 after practicing in New York City with the law firm of Fischetti, Pomerantz & Russo. While in New York, Mr. Grudberg worked primarily in the defense and appeal of federal and state criminal cases. Since joining the firm, he has been involved in a broad range of litigation in the federal and state courts, including the trial and appeal of criminal, personal injury, commercial, and civil rights cases. Mr. Grudberg has argued numerous appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the Connecticut Supreme Court, and the Connecticut Appellate Court. He is a member of the federal court Criminal Justice Act panel, and has lectured on behalf of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.
Mr. Grudberg was recently named to the roster of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of business litigation, white collar criminal defense and non-white collar criminal defense.
Mr. Grudberg is admitted to practice before the courts of the States of Connecticut and New York, the United States District Courts for the District of Connecticut and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
- Areas of Practice:
- Criminal Defense
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Appellate Practice
- Litigation Percentage:
- 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- Connecticut, 1986
- New York, 1987
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1986
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1987
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1989
- Education:
- University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
1985
J.D.
Honors: With High Honors Order of the Coif
Law Review: North Carolina Law Review, Note and Comment Editor, 1984 - 1985 - Yale University,
1982
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
- Published Works:
- Note: "Illinois v. Gates: A New Test for Informers' Tips", 62 North Carolina Law Review 1024
- "The Safe Roads Act: The Constitutionality of the Roadblock and Chemical Test Affidavit Sections", 62 North Carolina Law Review 1230
- Representative Cases:
- In re Michael S., 258 Conn. 621, 784 A. 2d 317 ( 2002)
- United States v. Autuori, 49 F. Supp. 2d 321 (D. Conn. 1998)
- United States v. Autuori, aff'd in part, rev'd in part, 212 F.3d 105 (2d Cir. 2000)
- Skakel v. Benedict, 54 Conn. App. 663, 738 A.2d 170 ( 1999)
- United States v. Doyle, 130 F.3d 523 (2d Cir. 1997)
- Conway v. Town of Wilton, 238 Conn. 653, 680 A.2d 242 ( 1996)
- United States v. Whitley, 54 F.3d 85 (2d Cir. 1995)
- Lash v. Aetna Casualty & Surety, 236 Conn. 318, 673 A.2d 84 ( 1996)
- DeLuca v. Lord, 858 F. Supp. 1330 (S.D.N.Y. 1994)
- DeLuca v. Lord, 77 F.3d 578 (2nd Cir. 1996)
- DeLuca v. Lord (cert. denied), 519 U.S. 824 ( 1996)
- United States v. Melendez, 41 F.3d 797 (2d Cir. 1994)
- United States v. Duncan, 42 F.3d 97 (2d Cir. 1994)
- United States v. Bonds, 933 F.2d 152 (2d Cir. 1991)
- United States v. Nerlinger, 862 F.2d 967 (2d Cir. 1988)
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member
- Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Member
- New Haven County Bar Association
- Member
- Connecticut Bar Association
- Member
- American Bar Association
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Hon. Ralph K. Winter, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, Law Clerk, 1985 - 1986
- Birth Information:
- December 11, 1960, Hartford, Connecticut















