Jennifer Morgan DelMonico

Jennifer Morgan DelMonico is the Managing Partner of Murtha Cullina LLP. She has been a trial lawyer for parties in complex commercial litigation disputes and defendants in tort and product liability actions for over 20 years. She represents clients in a broad range of industries, including advanced manufacturing, technology, medical devices, and health care. Her experience running a business provides a unique insight as she assists clients with their most difficult legal challenges.

Jennifer has tried several cases to verdict to judges and juries in state and federal court. She has represented clients in a variety of contexts, handling claims for product liability, negligence, breach of warranty, breach of contract, ERISA, environmental issues, patent infringement, copyright, trade secrets, and unfair trade practices. Some highlights include:

• Trial counsel in eight week jury trial involving claims for violations of the Connecticut Uniform Trade Secrets Act and the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, breach of contract, and spoliation of evidence
• Trial counsel in successful defense of claims and prosecution of counterclaims in a complex breach of contract case arising from the water system installed at a large residential property development
• Trial counsel for gas supplier’s successful defense of an action for serious personal injury following a natural gas explosion
• Trial counsel for public company’s successful defense of minority shareholder challenge to the company’s recapitalization; involved matter of first impression under Connecticut corporate law
• Trial counsel for plaintiff nursing home’s successful suit against former resident’s conservator for breach of the probate bond securing his faithful performance of fiduciary duties; involved matter of first impression under Connecticut health care law
• Counsel for prime contractor in multiple lawsuits arising from the State of Connecticut’s upgrade of a complex, multi-million dollar computer system

Jennifer received a Bachelor of Music degree in Oboe Performance from Northwestern University in 1994, and graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1997. From 1997 to 2000, Jennifer was an attorney in the Product Liability department at King & Spalding in her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Before becoming Managing Partner of Murtha Cullina, she served as Chair of the Firm’s Litigation Department and Managing Partner of the Firm’s New Haven, Connecticut office.

Jennifer currently serves on the Board of Directors of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading network of independent law firms.  She is the Board Chair of the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) and the Immediate Past Board Chair of the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce (GNHCC). She is the past Chair of Goodwill of Southern New England and the Cultural Affairs Commission for the City of New Haven.

Jennifer is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), the Executive Committee of the CBA Federal Practice Section, and the New Haven Inn of Court. She is also a James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation, as well as the former Secretary/ Treasurer of the Foundation of the New Haven County Bar. In 2020, Jennifer was named a Woman Leader in the Law by Corporate Counsel and American Lawyer Magazines and she was recognized among the "New Haven Power 50" and "Hartford Power 50" by the New Haven and Hartford business journals.  In 2019, she was named one of the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in New England and one of the Top 25 Women Super Lawyers in Connecticut.

Jennifer has received numerous honors and awards, including the School for Ethical Education Ethics in Action Award, the Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce Women of the Year Award, the Hartford Business Journal Women in Business Award, the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce Alumnus of the Leadership Center Award, the DuPont Minority Counsel Network Diversity Sponsorship Recognition Award, the MS Corporate Achiever Award. She also has received the Women in the Law High Achievers Award from the Connecticut Law Tribune and the Forty Under 40 Award from the New Haven Business Times.

She has an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating from Martindale Hubbell.

• Appellate Practice
• Business Litigation
• Education
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Litigation
• Tort and Product Liability
• Unfair Competition, Trade Secrets and Non-Competition Agreements

• International Association of Defense Counsel
• New Haven Inn of Court
• Defense Research Institute
• Connecticut Bar Association
• New Haven County Bar Association
• Georgia Bar Association
• Murtha Cullina Diversity and Inclusion Committee

• Woman Leader in the Law, National Corporate Counsel & The American Lawyer Magazines (2020)
• School for Ethical Education, Ethics in Action Award (2020)
• Hartford Power 50, Hartford Business Journal (2020)
• New Haven Power 50, New Haven Business Journal (2020)
• Women of the Year Award, Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce (2018)
• Women in Business Award, Hartford Business Journal (2017)
• Diversity Sponsorship Recognition Award, DuPont Minority Counsel Network  (2014)
• Alumnus of the Leadership Center Award, Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce  (2011)
• Women in the Law High Achievers Award, Connecticut Law Tribune (2010)
• MS Corporate Achiever Award (2007)
• Forty Under 40, New Haven Business TImes (2004)
• James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation
• Holds an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
• Listed as Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in New England, 2019
• Listed as Top 25 Women Super Lawyers in Connecticut, 2019
• Listed in Super Lawyers® in the areas of Civil Litigation Defense and Business Litigation (Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.)

• Board of Directors, Lex Mundi
• Chair, Board of Directors, Connecticut Business and Industry Association
• Immediate Past Chair, Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
• Former Chair, Goodwill of Southern New England
• Former Chair, New Haven Cultural Affairs Commission
• Former Secretary/Treasurer, New Haven County Bar Foundation

• May 7, 2020 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico and Students Recognized by the School for Ethical Education
• February 28, 2020 - For Fourth Consecutive Year, Appellate Practice Group Recognized as Litigation Department of the Year by Connecticut Law Tribune
• January 21, 2020 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico Named Woman Leader in the Law By Corporate Counsel and American Lawyer Magazines
• December 19, 2019 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico Elected Chair of CBIA
• October 31, 2019 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico and Patricia E. Reilly Among the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in New England and the Top 25 Women Super Lawyers in Connecticut
• October 30, 2019 - 37 Murtha Cullina LLP Attorneys Receive Super Lawyers Recognition
• May 17, 2019 - Murtha Cullina LLP Wins Third Consecutive Litigation Department of the Year Award From Connecticut Law Tribune
• May 6, 2019 - Murtha Cullina LLP Managing Partner Jennifer M. DelMonico Joins Lex Mundi Board of Directors
• October 10, 2018 - Jennifer M. DelMonico to Receive “Woman of the Year” Award from Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce
• June 4, 2018 - Murtha Cullina LLP Named One of the “Best Law Firms for Female Attorneys” by Law360
• January 2, 2018 - Jennifer M. DelMonico Elected Vice Chair of CBIA
• October 18, 2017 - 38 Attorneys Receive Super Lawyers Recognition
• October 3, 2017 - Appellate Practice Group Recognized as Litigation Department of the Year by Connecticut Law Tribune
• April 13, 2017 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico Elected Chair of Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
• April 4, 2017 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico To Receive “Women In Business” Award From Hartford Business Journal
• January 3, 2017 - Murtha Cullina LLP Elects New Partners
• September 29, 2016 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico Elected to CBIA Executive Committee
• March 9, 2016 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico Elected to Board of New Haven Symphony Orchestra
• November 2, 2015 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico Elected to CBIA Board of Directors
• April 9, 2015 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico Elected Vice Chair Of Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
• September 17, 2014 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico Elected Managing Partner of Murtha Cullina LLP
• July 3, 2014 - DuPont Minority Counsel Network Honors Murtha Cullina Attorney Jennifer M. DelMonico
• Attorney DelMonico Elected to James W. Cooper Fellows Program
• Murtha Cullina Partner Jennifer Morgan DelMonico Named Board Chair of Easter Seals Goodwill Industries
• Jennifer M. Delmonico Wins Award from the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
• Jennifer Morgan DelMonico Elected Secretary and General Counsel of Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce

• April 21, 2017 - Appellate Practice News: Connecticut Supreme Court Considers Schools' Duty Of Care To Students Participating In Travel Abroad Programs
• Information Security and Privacy Update, September 2012
• Vendors and Your Employees' Personal Information - New Identity Theft Measures Take Effect March 1, 2012

• May 14, 2020 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico Featured in Connecticut Law Tribune Article "Managing Partner Connects With Education"
• August 22, 2017 - AppellateInsights.com: Connecticut Supreme Court Upholds Duty of Schools to Warn or Protect Against Insect-borne Diseases in Travel Abroad Programs
• March 31, 2017 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico Featured in Hartford Business Journal "Women In Business" Section
• January 12, 2015 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico Featured in Hartford Business Journal Article About the Corporate Gender Gap

• February 22, 2018 - 2017 Connecticut Supreme Court Developments for Businesses
• November 9, 2017 - Jennifer DelMonico Presenting at 2017 Lex Mundi Environmental Practice Group and Energy and Natural Resources Group Joint Global Meeting
• October 20, 2017 - Jennifer DelMonico Speaking at 2017 Lex Mundi Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Practice Group's North America Regional Meeting
• June 24, 2017 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico Presenting on Best Practices at the Lex Mundi Managing Partners Conference
• June 21, 2017 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico to participate in the Mentor Meetup of the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
• June 19, 2017 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico to speak at The Leadership Center of Greater New Haven's Kick-Off Celebration and Alumni Reception
• February 1, 2017 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico Speaking at DRI Women in the Law Seminar
• June 17, 2016 - Jennifer Morgan DelMonico will present at the Lex Mundi Managing Partners' conference in London.
• April 7, 2016- Jennifer Morgan DelMonico spoke at the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting.

• Connecticut
• Georgia
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

• University of Virginia (J.D., 1997)
• Northwestern University (B.Mus, 1994)
• Georgia Institute of Technology (1989-1990)