People

Steven J. Barber

Partner

Steven J. Barber is admitted to the Connecticut and Massachusetts bar. He also practices in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut and the District of Massachusetts. In his practice, he has been involved in a wide range of civil litigation matters including personal injury, premises liability, products liability, uninsured/underinsured motorist claims and declaratory judgment actions seeking determinations of coverage. Attorney Barber has considerable jury trial experience and has briefed and argued cased before the Connecticut State Appellate Courts and the Massachusetts Appeals Courts. Attorney Barber has also authored publications relating to personal injury and premises liability matters.

Attorney Barber received his bachelor of arts degree from Stonehill College and earned his law degree from Western New England College School of Law. A lifelong resident of the Middlesex County area, he lives in Cromwell with his wife, Cristina, and their three children: Isabella, Katrina and Jason.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Connecticut Bar Association
• Middlesex County Bar Association
• Hartford County Bar Association
• Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association

Community Involvement and Public Service

• Knights of Columbus

Representative Publications

• Can a Passenger be Negligent or Assume the Risk? 
by Steven J. Barber
• A Recent Change In Underinsured Motorist ADR Law Could Impact Available Arbitration Defenses by Attorney Steven J. Barber
• “Apportionment of Liability and the Non-delegable Duty to Maintain: Can a Snow Removal Contractor Be Cited in for Apportionment?”; The Defense, Volume 16, No. 1, pp. 3 (Spring, 2000)
• “Public Sidewalk Injuries – Appellate Court Holds That Abutting Landowner Is Not Responsible for Injury to Third Person Caused by Defective Sidewalk”.; The Defense, Volume 16, No. 3, pp. 3 (Winter, 2000)
• “Snow Remover Liability: Did the Supreme Court Resolve All the Issues in Deciding Gazo v. City of Stamford?”; The Defense, Volume 16, No. 3, pp. 13 (Spring, 2001)

Results

• September 10, 2015 – Attorney Barber secured a defendant’s verdict for the owner and operator of a family-run grocer who were sued by a plaintiff who had fallen inside their store
• Spring 2015 – Attorney Barber secured a favorable verdict in the matter of Wilbert Draughn, adm of Estate of Emma Draughn, v. Terrell Richie
• October 22, 2014 – In the matter of Yvonne Dawson v. Roosevelt Hairston, Attorney Barber secured a Defendant’s Verdict from a New Haven jury in a personal injury action following a rear-end motor vehicle accident
• June 4, 2014 – In the matter of Pernell v. Ortega, Attorney Barber secured a Defendant’s Verdict from a Hartford jury in a personal injury action following a rear-end motor vehicle accident.
• July 9, 2013 – Hartford Superior Court jury returned verdict in favor of defendant involved in motor vehicle accident where the plaintiff claimed multiple, life-altering injuries
• June 2010 – Attorney Barber successfully defended an Uninsured Motorist case in New Haven Superior Court
• April 2009 – Attorney Barber secured a defendant’s verdict for a motor vehicle operator who was sued for striking a pedestrian in a cross-walk