New Haven Personal Injury Lawyer Stephen Traub

Stephen I. Traub

Of Counsel

Stephen I. Traub is a partner in the New Haven, Connecticut, law firm of Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante, and has been affiliated with that firm since 1960, when he graduated from the University of Virginia Law School.

Mr. Traub in the past has been President of the New Haven County Bar Association, Vice-President of the Connecticut Bar Association, Vice-Chairman of the Statewide Grievance Committee, President of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, President of the Connecticut chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and past Chairman of the Connecticut Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Traub has also been Chairman of the Nominating Committee for the Connecticut Bar Association.

Mr. Traub was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers in 1987 and is presently a member of the statewide committee, the governing body of the College in the state of Connecticut. He has served as a Special Master in the United States District Court since the early 1980s. Mr. Traub has been a member of the Executive Board of the Quinnipiac College School of Law since 1994. Mr. Traub has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since its initial publication in 1983 in the area of civil trial litigation.

Mr. Traub is a member of the American, Connecticut, and New Haven Bar Associations, the American Trial Lawyers Association and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. He is also a member of the Connecticut Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers, and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Connecticut Bar Foundation. He is a long-time member of the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association.

Mr. Traub has been a lecturer, panelist and/or moderator at numerous seminars and conferences sponsored by various bar associations and similar groups. He has had numerous articles on civil litigation published, including the areas of wrongful death, medical malpractice and trial practice. Mr. Traub is a trial lawyer who regularly practices in federal and state courts in the fields of civil litigation, business litigation, air crash litigation, and professional malpractice litigation.

Areas Of Practice

  • Civil Litigation, Plaintiff 100%

Bar Admissions

  • Connecticut, 1960
  • U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1961
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1969
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1967

Education

  • University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
  • J.D. - 1960
  • University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
  • LL.B. - 1960
  • University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
  • B.A. - 1957
  • Major: Economics

Published Works

  • Economic Loss in Death and Disability Cases in Connecticut (Co-Author), Connecticut Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Book, December 13, 1976
  • Pre-Trial Investigation and Discovery, a Must, Connecticut Law Tribune, August 22, 1977
  • Preparation, Pleadings and Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case in Connecticut, Connecticut Law Tribune, November 6, 1978

Classes/Seminars

  • Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Using the Economist, Connecticut Bar Association, 1978 to 1978
  • Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Medical Malpractice in Connecticut, Connecticut Bar Association, 1978 to 1978
  • Lecturer, Seminar on Connecticut Civil Trial Advocacy, Connecticut Bar Association, 1977 to 1990
  • Structured Insurance Settlements, Connecticut Bar Association, 1980 to 1980
  • Third Party Claims, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1980 to 1980
  • Structured Settlements, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  • Instructor, Trial Practice and Procedure, Quinnipiac College, 1978 to 1979
  • Medical Malpractice in Connecticut, 1978 to 1978
  • Medical Malpractice in Connecticut, 1985 to 1985
  • Medical Malpractice in Connecticut, 1986 to 1986

Honors and Awards

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • US Army Reserve, Captain, 1951 to 1955
  • City of Milford, Board of Finance, Member, 1964 to 1966
  • City of Milford, Board of Finance, Vice Chairman, 1966
  • Quinnipiac School of Law, Executive Board, Member
  • American College of Trial Lawyers, State Committee, Member, 1995 to 2000
  • American Bar Foundation, Member
  • Connecticut Bar Foundation, Member
  • New Haven County, Lawyer Referral Service, Chairman, 1970 to 1978
  • New Haven County, Vice President, 1974 to 1975
  • New Haven County, President, 1975 to 1975

Past Employment Positions

  • Lynch, Traub, Keefe, Errante, 1960 to 12/1999
  • City of Milford, Assistant City Attorney and Trial Counsel, 1966 to 1973

Fraternities/Sororities

  • Phi Alpha Delta