Steven I. Frenkel

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Steven I. Frenkel: Attorney with Cummings & Lockwood LLC
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
  • Champion Badge Reviewed
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Biography

Steven I. Frenkel is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Litigation Group and is based in the Stamford office . He is the Chairman of the Litigation Group and a member of the Board of Directors and brings over 30 years of trial, arbitration and mediation experience in the areas of commercial and business litigation, creditors' rights and asbestos defense while representing business and financial institutions, insurance entities, individuals and companies.

Steve also serves as national asbestos counsel to a major oil petrochemical company and as regional defense counsel to a number of companies.

Professional Recognition

•Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated

Civic and Philanthropic Activity

•Congregation Agudath Sholom, Constitution Committee Chair and Former Board Member, 2008 - 2014
•Stamford/Norwalk Regional Bar Association, Former Board Member

News & Press Releases

• 18 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Named Top Lawyers in Fairfield County, Connecticut in 2021

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Areas of Practice (6)

  • Litigation Group - Chairman
  • Asbestos Defense/Toxic Torts/Product Liability Litigation
  • Real Property and Environmental Litigation
  • Business and Commercial Litigation
  • Closely-Held Business Litigation
  • Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights

Education & Credentials

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 120, Stamford, CT 06901
University Attended:
Yeshiva University, B.A., cum laude, 1986
Law School Attended:
Columbia University, J.D., 1989
Year of First Admission:
1990
Admission:
1990, Connecticut; 2015, New York; United States District Court, District of Connecticut; United States District Court, Eastern District of New York; United States District Court, Southern District of New York
Memberships:

Professional Organizations

•Fairfield County Bar Association
•Defense Research Institute
•Connecticut Bar Foundation, James W. Cooper Fellows Program, fellow
•The Raymond E. Baldwin American Inn of Court

Birth Information:
Cleveland, Ohio, January 1, 1964
ISLN:
907266714

Peer Reviews

4.5/5.0 (22 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.5/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.4/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.5/5.0

  • Communication

    4.4/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.5/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/23/10 in Toxic Exposure

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Principal on 08/22/10 in Civil Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/17/10 in Tort Defense

    I have worked with Steve for well over 15 years and find him to be an excellent lawyer with a fine legal mind. He is more than deserving of your highest rating.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 08/16/10 in Asbestos Defense

    Outstanding lawyer. Very thorough and conscientious. Very professional and easy to work with.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/16/10 in Toxic Tort Defense

    I have known and worked with Steve since 1995 in the defense of a mutual client in asbestos injury litigation. Our work has been in all phases of civil litigation from discovery through trial. He is an excellent attorney whose ethical principles ar... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 08/15/10 in Products Liability Defense

    Steve is an outstanding attorney is should receive the highest rating.

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  • 4.6/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 09/10/12 in Tort Liability

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  • 4.4/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 08/22/10 in Toxic Tort Defense

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  • 4.0/5.0 Rated by a Other Law Firm Position on 08/23/12 in Litigation

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  • 3.0/5.0 Rated by a Senior Associate on 02/27/12 in Civil Litigation

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Other Legal Directories

Lawyers Client Review
5.0/5.0 (1 review)
Client Champion

Steve is an outstanding attorney.

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Contact Information:

203-708-3907  Fax

www.cl-law.com/professionals/steven-i-frenkel

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