Attorney Profiles

Donn A. Swift 
New Haven, Connecticut
Partner
phone (203) 787-0275
(800) 923-6515
fax (203) 782-0278
email dswift@ltke.com

Donn A. Swift is a partner in the New Haven Law Firm of Lynch, Traub, Keefe and Errante, P.C. and has been affiliated with the firm since l982.

Mr. Swift has been certified as a civil trial specialist by the National board of Trial Advocacy and is a member of the Connecticut Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Swift is an attorney trial referee, Fact Finder and Arbitrator for the Connecticut Superior Court and also serves as a Magistrate for the United States District Court of Connecticut.

Mr. Swift is a member of the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association, Defense Research Institute, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Mr. Swift is a chairman of the Mentor Program for the New Haven County Bar Association.

Mr. Swift has been a lecturer for the National Business Institute in a number of areas including Bad Faith, Premises Liability, Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Connecticut and insurance coverage.

Mr. Swift is a trial lawyer who regularly practices in federal and state courts in the fields of products liability, personal injury law and negligence law.

Year Joined Organization:
1982
Areas of Practice:
Products Liability
Personal Injury Law
Negligence Law
Certification/Specialties:
Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1990


Bar Admissions:
Connecticut, 1981
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1989
Education:
University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California, 1981
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude


Assumption College, Worcester, MA, USA, 1978
B.A.
Major:  Politics


Representative Cases:
Potter v. Chicago Pneumatic
Representative Clients:
The Stanley Works
Uhaul
Housing Authority Insurance
References:
The Stanley Works
Uhaul
Housing Authority Insurance
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, National Business Institute, August, 2000


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Connecticut Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers, 1990 - Present
Member


The Connecticut Superior Court
Fact Finder and Arbitrator


United States District Court of Connecticut
Magistrate


Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association
Member


Defense Research Institute
Member


American Bar Association
Member


Connecticut Bar Association
Member


Mentor Program for the New Haven County Bar Association
Chairman


Past Employment Positions:
State of Connecticut, Research Clerk, 1981 - 1982


Pro Bono Activities:
CBA Pro Bono Work

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