Jeffrey J. Trapani
Attorney Biography
Jeff Trapani is a Partner of Pierce Davis & Perritano LLP.
Jeff concentrates in civil litigation, including insurance defense, employment law, municipal liability, business litigation and professional malpractice. He also represents landlords in summary process action and housing discrimination claims and insurance companies in unfair settlement claims and coverage issues.
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 offactual and legal developments and changes to risk assessment.
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
- 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
- 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
- Selected to Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2020-2024
- Selected to Massachusetts Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” List, 2008–2017
Community Involvement
- 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