Jeffrey J. Trapani

Attorney Biography

Jeff Trapani is a Partner of Pierce Davis & Perritano LLP.

Jeff concentrates in civil litigation, including employment law, municipal liability, civil rights and tort claims.

Jeff often appears before the Federal and State Courts throughout Massachusetts, as well as various administrative agencies including the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. In addition to trial work, Jeff also represents clients in mediations and arbitrations.

When representing clients before these tribunals, Jeff strives to provide the very best in advocacy, and endeavors to bring as much predictability to the experience as possible by keeping his clients informed of factual and legal developments and changes to risk assessment.

Attorney Credentials

Education

Wake Forest University

1999

B.A.

New England School of Law

2004

J.D.

Bar Admissions

Massachusetts

2004

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

2006

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

2011

Attorney Experience

Representative Matters

Clerkship

Law Clerk, Massachusetts Juvenile Court, 2004–2005

Associations

Member, Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Member, Massachusetts Defense Lawyer Association (MDLA)

Committees, Boards and Activities

Region 5 Delegate to the Massachusetts Bar Association’s House of Delegates, 2019-2020
Region 4 Delegate to the Massachusetts Bar Association’s House of Delegates, 2024-2025
Member, Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure of the Supreme Judicial Court
Former Member, Massachusetts Bar Association’s Joint Bar Committee on Judicial Appointments, Representative for Hampshire County Bar Association, 2018-2023
Louis D. Brandeis Fellow of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation
Former Hearing Officer, Board of Bar Overseers
Legislative Steering Committee, Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2011-2021
Past Chairman, Legislative Steering Committee, Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce 2016-2018
Past Chairman, Workplace Issues Subcommittee, Legislative Steering Committee, Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2014-2016
Editor-in-Chief, New England Law Review, 2003-2004

Honors & Awards

2023 Massachusetts Bar Foundation President’s Award Recipient
Selected to Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2020-2024
Selected to Massachusetts Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” List, 2008–2017

Community Involvement

Reviewer for the Massachusetts Bar Foundation's Western Mass. Regional Grant Advisory Committee
President, Northampton Soccer Club, 2019-2023
Vice President, Northampton Soccer Club, 2018-2019
Member, Board of Directors, Northampton Soccer Club, 2018-Present
Coach, Northampton Soccer Club, 2016 – Present