Jeffrey Hellman, Esq.
Jeffrey R. Hellman is with the Law Offices of Jeffrey Hellman, LLC in New Haven, Conn., where his practice is focused on the representation of individuals and businesses in complex commercial litigation. He has worked on contract disputes, prosecution and defense of preference and fraudulent transfer litigation, partnership and intercompany disputes, and various types of debtor and creditor disputes. His practice also includes various types of real estate litigation including title disputes, lease disputes and trespass actions. Mr. Hellman recently defended a fiduciary in a case involving numerous trusts in a trial that lasted about three months. He regularly appears in the Connecticut Superior Court, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut. Mr. Hellman has lectured to the Connecticut Bar Association and the Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute. He has been a member of the Executive Committee of the Federal Practice Section of the Connecticut Bar Association since 1996 and a member of the Section since 1989, and he is chair of the Connecticut Committee of the Federal Bar Council. He is also a member of the Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section of the Connecticut Bar Association. Mr. Hellman was an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia from 1986-89. He is admitted to the Bars of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Connecticut, and is a contributing editor to Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice (3d ed. West 2012). Mr. Hellman received his A.B. magna cum laude in 1983 from Duke University and his J.D. cum laude in 1986 from Harvard University.