Overview

Karen Jeffers is currently co-chair of the firm’s Colleges, Universities and Independent Schools practice.  She has significant experience advising colleges, universities and private schools on all aspects of their operations, with particular emphasis on contracts and affiliation agreements, intellectual property matters, employment law, institutional policies, and governance matters.  Ms. Jeffers has been involved in investigations and Title IX claims at educational institutions.  She served on Trinity College’s Board of Trustees from 1992 to 1998, where she was Chairperson of the Student Life Committee, the Joint Appointments and Promotions Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the Board. She currently serves on the Board of The Southport School, where she is a member of the Executive Committee and Corporate Secretary.

Office

  • Bridgeport
    850 Main Street
    P.O. Box 7006
    Bridgeport, CT 06601-7006

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    • Connecticut
    • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
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    Education

    Columbia University, J.D., 1979, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar

    Trinity College, B.A., 1976, Phi Beta Kappa

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