General Information

Year founded: 1993
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Overview

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Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. is a general practice law firm with offices in New Haven, Hartford and Fairfield, Connecticut and White Plains, New York. Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, founded in 1993, has expanded as the varied needs of our client base has increased. We currently have thirty-five attorneys. We concentrate on recruiting and retaining creative and dedicated attorneys who have the exceptional legal and professional skills required to meet our clients’ objectives. Neubert, Pepe & Monteith’s team has depth and talent and dedication to client success. Our team of talented professionals has made us ready to better serve clients locally and nationally.

Neubert, Pepe & Monteith’s clients include financial institutions, large to small-sized businesses, publicly-held corporations, hospitals, municipalities, insurance companies, universities, not-for-profit organizations, and professionals (e.g. physicians, lawyers, architects, engineers, and real estate agents). The firm offers innovative solutions to our clients’ unique problems and our diverse practice areas allow us to handle these varied legal needs. Neubert, Pepe & Monteith’s practice areas are:

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation
  • Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights
  • Commercial Finance & Banking
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law & Design Professionals Liability
  • Corporate & Business Transactions
  • Employment & Labor Law
  • Healthcare Law
  • Medical Malpractice & Hospital Liability Defense
  • Professional Malpractice & Insurance Defense
  • Real Estate
  • Taxation, Trusts & Estates

Our goal is to provide our clients the highest quality legal services at a value that is fair and reasonable. The firm is keenly aware that we must deliver the absolute best value on every client engagement, large or small.

Recognition of our law firm and its attorneys by U.S. News Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms, and Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers and Rising Stars is a result of the positive feedback received from our satisfied clients and our peers. Neubert, Pepe & Monteith attorneys are respected by their peers and honored by industry endorsements and awards. A number hold influential appointments to bar and industry associations; many are leaders in their respective fields. Neubert, Pepe & Monteith’s talented team can provide exceptional legal and professional services for you. We profess a commitment to and investment in solving our clients’ legal issues. We welcome the opportunity to explore how we may meet your specific needs.

We are equally engaged in our community. Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. supports numerous philanthropic causes of interest to firm members and the broader community. Firm members passionately support local and national campaigns and regularly invest time, talent, financial support and sweat equity to medical, cultural, social service and educational endeavors. In addition to philanthropic causes the firm supports attorneys’ pro bono legal service work.

Rankings

Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. is metro ranked in 6 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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Metro Rankings

New Haven
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law

Highlighted Client Comments

All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
Construction Law
Neubert, Pepe & Monteith has provided exceptional legal services to the City of New Haven for large-scale, complex development and construction projects. The high level of technical expertise that Neubert, Pepe & Monteith brings to projects translates into time efficiencies and cost effectiveness that we have not found elsewhere. Their representation has been critical to reducing project risk and ensuring successful project outcomes.
Donna Hall
Real Estate Law
I have worked with Neubert, Pepe & Monteith for a number of years. I truly appreciate their professionalism, expertise & responsiveness. The partnership is critical when working with a law firm and they always exceed my expectations. In addition to being the premier Law Firm in CT for SBA transactions, they also have the expertise for all Commercial related transactions.
Carolyn Welch – Chelsea Groton Bank
Construction Law
I specifically work with Deborah Monteith of Neubert, Pepe & Monteith,and her assistance is invaluable.
Cherie Phoenix, Deputy Corporation Counsel – City of New Haven
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Neubert, Pepe & Monteith has a well deserved, excellent reputation in the State of CT. I work mainly with their Medical Malpractice defense team whose experience and attention to detail in and out of the courtroom is unparalleled.
Gary Leonard – Western Litigation, Inc.
Real Estate Law
I have worked with Neubert, Pepe & Monteith for over 20-years. They are very professional and have a terrific knowledge of the law.
Real Estate Law
I have worked with Neubert, Pepe & Monteith for almost 12 years, and most frequently I worked with Andrew Lubin. Andy is the consummate professional at all times. I am very comfortable reaching out to Andy at any time, requesting his professional, legal opinion most importantly on complex transactions. I trust and respect the legal advice that Andy and his colleagues provide to us. Andy is also the most respected "504 Certified" attorney in the state of Connecticut.
Construction Law
Neubert, Pepe & Monteith is extremely well prepared and a pleasure to work with.
Harry Pharr – Pharr + Anderson

Rankings

Regional Rankings

New Haven
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 2 for Commercial Finance Law

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Appellate Practice
  • Arbitration
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  • Construction Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law - Individuals
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Health Care Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Mediation
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law
  • Transactions
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Workouts and Restructurings

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. has 5 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments

All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
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Awards

Awards are self-reported by firms and are not verified by the Best Law Firms rankings.
  • Best Law Firms, Metropolitan Tier 1, New Haven, Real Estate Law, 2014-Present
  • Best Law Firms, Metropolitan Tier 1, New Haven, Medical Malpractice Law, 2019-present
  • Best Law Firms, Metropolitan Tier 1, New Haven, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2020-Present
  • Best Law Firms, Metropolitan Tier 2, New Haven, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2014-2019
  • Best Law Firms, Metropolitan Tier 2, New Haven, Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants, 2014-2018
  • Best Law Firms, Metropolitan Tier 2, New Haven, Construction Law, 2021-Present
  • LawPact, Member
  • Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Rated

Main Location

Office Locations

Contacts

Taxation, Trusts & Estates
Robert T. Gradoville 203-821-2000
Professional Malpractice & Insurance Defense
Michael D. Neubert 203-821-2000
Medical Malpractice & Hospital Liability Defense
Michael D. Neubert 203-821-2000
Corporate & Business Transactions
Gregory J. Pepe 203-821-2000
Corporate & Business Transactions
Judy K. Weinstein 203-821-2000
Construction Law & Design Professionals Liability
Deborah Monteith Neubert 203-821-2000
Construction Law & Design Professionals Liability
Kevin M. Godbout 203-821-2000
Commercial Finance & Banking
Judy K. Weinstein 203-821-2000
Commercial Finance & Banking
Andrew R. Lubin 203-821-2000
Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights
Douglas S. Skalka 203-821-2000
Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation
Gregory J. Pepe 203-821-2000
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