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Attorney Profiles
Andrew J. O'Keefe
Hartford, Connecticut
Partner
Cromwell Personal Injury Attorney
phone (860) 278-4040
fax (860) 527-2500
email
Andrew J. O'Keefe Attorney O'Keefe is a founding partner of the law firm. Since forming the firm, his practice has concentrated in the areas of litigation and appellate advocacy. Attorney O'Keefe specializes in all aspects of litigation, including medical malpractice, product liability, commercial litigation, corporate litigation, insurance law, and general negligence. Attorney O'Keefe is an adjunct professor of law at the University Of Connecticut School Of Law and his breadth of knowledge regarding tort law and litigation in the state of Connecticut is unsurpassed. Currently, Attorney O'Keefe serves as the Chairman of the Freedom of Information Commission Over the course of his career, Attorney O'Keefe has tried over 300 cases to verdict, including 20 verdicts in medical malpractice claims and five wrongful death claims involving police pursuits, all resulting in defendants verdicts. Attorney O'Keefe has handled construction claims, including cases arising out of the Civic Center roof collapse and the collapse of L'Ambiance Plaza. Attorney O'Keefe has argued 93 cases before the Connecticut Appellate and Supreme Courts and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He is admitted to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Areas of Practice:
Litigation and Appellate
Medical Malpractice
Product Liability
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Litigation
Insurance Law
General Negligence and Appellate
Bar Admissions:
Connecticut, 1956
United States Supreme Court, 1972
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
Super Lawyers recognizes attorneys in more than 70 areas of practice using a multiphase selection process that considers 15 separate indicators of peer recognition, professional achievement and ethical standards. The final selection for 2010 was made from a pool of 3,453 Connecticut attorneys, producing the final 2010 Connecticut Super Lawyers list of 865 attorneys. Founded in 1990, Law & Politics has been publishing the annual Super Lawyers lists since 1991. Super Lawyers is published in 50 states and the District of Columbia by Law & Politics, a division of Key Professional Media, Inc. For more information on the selection process and a complete list of attorneys selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers, visit superlawyers.com. For more about the standards for inclusion in Connecticut Super Lawyers, please click here: Connecticut Super Lawyers
Reported Cases
Sheary v. Hallock's of Middletown, Inc., 149 Conn. 188 (1962); Kelly v. Bliss, 160 Conn. 128 (1970); Meade v. Warehouse Transport, Inc., 165 Conn. 553 (1973); Grecki v. New Britain, 173 Conn. 759 (1977); Slicer v. Quigley, 180 Conn. 252 (1980); McKinley v. Musshorn, 185 Conn. 616 (1981); Sullivan v. State, 189 Conn. 550 (1983); Bielaska v. Waterford, 196 Conn. 151 (1985); Isaac v. Mount Sinai Hosp., 3 Conn. App. 598, cert. denied, 196 Conn. 807 (1985); Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc., 636 F.Supp. 546 (D.Conn. 1986); Fuehrer v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., 673 F.Supp. 1150 (D.Conn.1986); Taylor v. American Thread Co., 200 Conn. 108 (1986); Donahue v. Windsor Locks Bd. of Fire Com'rs, 834 F.2d 54 (2d Cir. 1987); Dodd v. Norwich, 603 F.Supp. 514, aff'd, 827 F.2d 1, cert. denied, 484 U.S. 1007 (1988); Rosenblit v. Danaher, 206 Conn. 125 (1988); Cabinet Realty, Inc. v. Mansfield, 210 Conn. 813 (1989); Foster v. Smithkline Corp., 211 Conn. 806 (1989); Hughes v. Glastonbury, 19 Conn. App. 411, cert. denied, 212 Conn. 815 (1989); Isaac v. Mount Sinai Hosp., 210 Conn. 721 (1989); Manning v. Barenz, 24 Conn. App. 592, cert. granted, 219 Conn. 914, aff'd, 221 Conn. 256 (1992); Pagani v. BT II, L.P., 220 Conn. 902 (1991); Gagne v. National R.R. Passenger Corp., 26 Conn. App. 74, cert. denied, 220 Conn. 932 (1991); Bouley v. Norwich, 25 Conn. App. 492, cert. granted, 220 Conn. 915, rev'd, 222 Conn. 744 (1992); Pratt v. Old Saybrook, 225 Conn. 177 (1993); Scrapchansky v. Town of Plainfield, 226 Conn. 446 (1993); Rossi v. Stanback, 31 Conn. App. 703, cert. granted, 227 Conn. 912, rev'd, 230 Conn. 175, on remand, 36 Conn. App. 328 (1994); Roberto v. Honeywell, Inc., 33 Conn. App. 619, cert. denied, 229 Conn. 909 (1994); Sung v. Butterworth, 35 Conn. App. 154, cert. granted, 231 Conn. 940, app. dismissed, 235 Conn. 400 (1995); Doe v. Marselle, 38 Conn. App. 360, rev'd, 235 Conn. 915 (1995); Borkowski v. Sacheti, 43 Conn. App. 294, cert. denied, 239 Conn. 945 (1996); Roberto v. Honeywell, Inc., 43 Conn. App. 161, cert. denied, 239 Conn. 941(1996); Martin v. Plainville, 240 Conn. 105 (1997); Edwards v. Tardif, 240 Conn. 610 (1997); Bonamico v. Middletown, 49 Conn. App. 605, cert granted, 244 Conn. 923, on remand, 47 Conn. App. 758 (1998); Lodge v. Arett Sales Corp., 246 Conn. 563 (1998); DiMaria v. Silvester, 89 F.Supp.2d 195 (D.Conn. 1999); Coelho v. ITT Hartford, 251 Conn. 106 (1999); Marshall v. O'Keefe, 252 Conn. 918 (2000); Washington v. Christie, 58 Conn. App. 96, cert. denied, 254 Conn. 906 (2000); Millbrook Owners Ass'n, Inc. v. Hamilton Standard, 257 Conn. 1 (2001); 261 Conn. 916 (2002); Top of The Town, LLC v. Somers Sportsmen's Ass'n, Inc.; Mozeleski v. Thomas, 76 Conn. App. 287, cert. denied, 264 Conn. 904 (2003); Scoville v. Shop-Rite Supermarkets, Inc., 272 Conn. 921 (2005); Wexler v. DeMaio, 88 Conn.App. 818, rev'd, 280 Conn. 168 (2006); Pedro v. Miller, 281 Conn. 112 (2007); Read v. Plymouth, 110 Conn.App. 657, cert. denied, 289 Conn. 955 (2008).
