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Howard A. Jacobs


Howard A. Jacobs 
350 Orange Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06511
 

Phone:
(203) 772-3100

Fax:
(203) 772-1691

E-mail:
hjacobs@jacobslaw.com


Areas of PracticeEducationHonors
AffiliationsRepresentative Cases


Howard A. Jacobs was born in New Haven in 1924. He received a B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1945 and graduated from its law school, with distinction in 1947. While in law school, he was a Senior Editor of the Michigan Law Review. Mr. Jacobs then returned to New Haven to practice law with his father, Israel J. Jacobs, who had practiced law here since 1918.

Mr. Jacobs was President of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association in 1961-62. For more than fifty years, he has been heavily involved in criminal defense, personal injury, and domestic relations litigation. Over these years, he has represented thousands of clients and has tried hundreds of civil, domestic, and criminal cases. In addition to trying cases in the Connecticut state courts, he has tried cases in the federal courts in Connecticut, New York and Hawaii. He has argued appeals before the Connecticut Supreme Court and the federal courts of appeals in New York and California and has submitted cases to the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Jacobs is included in The Best Lawyers in America in connection with personal injury litigation and family law.

In addition to the Connecticut state and federal courts, Mr. Jacobs is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court.

Howard Jacobs was recently interviewed by Weston Magazine because of his extensive experience as a family lawyer.

Areas of Practice:
Personal Injury Litigation
Domestic Relations Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Connecticut, 1947
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1948
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1953
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1953
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1971
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1981
U.S. Supreme Court, 1971
Education:
The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1947
J.D.
Honors: With Distinction
Law Review: University of Michigan Law Review, Senior Editor, 1946 - 1947


University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1945
B.A.


Representative Cases:
Erickson v. Erickson, 246 Conn. 359, 716 A.2d 92 (1998)
Issler v. Issler, 250 Conn. 226, 737 A.2d 383 (1999)
State of Connecticut v. Aillon, 164 Conn. 661, 295 A.2d 666 (1972)
Aillon v. State of Connecticut, 173 Conn. 334, 377 A.2d 1087 (1977)
United States ex rel. Annunziato v. Manson, 425 F. Supp. 1272 (D. Conn.)
United States ex rel. Annunziato v. Manson, aff'd, 566 F. 2d 1410 (2d Cir.1977)
Siligato v. Welch, 607 F. Supp. 743 (D. Conn.1985)
Reinke v. Greenwich Hospital Ass'n, 175 Conn. 24, 392 A.2d 966 (1978)
Biller v. Lopes, 655 F. Supp. 292 (D. Conn.1987)
Voloshin v. Voloshin, 625, 533 A.2d 573 (12 Conn. App.1987)
Honors and Awards:
Charter Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation


Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Personal Injury & Family Law)


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Plaintiff's Trial Lawyers Association of Connecticut, 1961 - 1962
President


New Haven County Bar Association


Connecticut Bar Association


American Bar Association


Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association


Birth Information:
November 28, 1924, New Haven, Connecticut
Howard Jacobs
Contact Howard Jacobs by phone at
(203) 772-3100 or by e-mail at hjacobs@jacobslaw.com.

Because many of our clients have commitments during the week, the firm is open for client meetings on Saturday mornings.
We conveniently serve clients in New Haven, Bridgeport, Meriden, and throughout the State of Connecticut.

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