Jeffrey J. Vita

Mr. Vita is one of the presenters for Workshop T8, “How Recent Court Decisions Impact Contractors’ Insurance Coverage,” on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Vita is a founding partner of Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C., a Connecticut-based firm dedicated to the representation of policyholders in insurance coverage disputes. Mr. Vita's practice is focused on the representation of business policyholders in insurance coverage matters implicating coverage under comprehensive general liability, directors and officers, professional liability, commercial property, and health insurance–related policies.

Mr. Vita has handled coverage cases related to construction, professional malpractice, environmental, business interruption, employment, disability, and health care. He has successfully tried numerous cases and commercial arbitrations. He also has authored articles on insurance coverage issues and has lectured frequently on a variety of insurance coverage topics including additional insured coverage, bad faith claims, priority and allocation of coverage, and the duty to defend.

Mr. Vita joined the New Haven law firm of Sachs, Berman, Rashba & Shure, P.C., in 1990, where he focused his practice on complex commercial litigation matters. He left the firm in 1994 to open the Connecticut office of Anderson, Kill Olick & Oshinsky, a large New York–based firm. In 1996, Mr. Vita founded Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.

Mr. Vita received his juris doctor from Quinnipiac University School of Law, where he served as managing editor of the Law Review. He received his bachelor of arts degree, cum laude, from the University of Connecticut.

Mr. Vita is a member of the American Bar Association and the Connecticut Bar Association. He is also the past chairman of the Insurance Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association. He was named 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 “Connecticut Super Lawyer.”