Steven I. Frenkel

Background

Steven I. Frenkel is a Principal of Cummings & Lockwood and is based in the Stamford, Connecticut office.  He is the Chairman of the Litigation Group and a member of the Board of Directors, and he brings over 35 years of trial, arbitration and mediation experience in the areas of commercial and business litigation and asbestos defense while representing business and financial institutions, insurance entities, individuals and companies. 

Steve has served as national coordinating counsel for asbestos litigation for over 30 years for a major oil petrochemical company, helping to achieve successful results involving thousands of claims throughout the United States. In addition, and as necessary, he assists with trial preparation and court trials. Steve is also regional defense counsel to a number of other companies.

Practice Areas

• Litigation Group - Chairman
• Asbestos Defense/Toxic Torts/Product Liability Litigation
• Real Property and Environmental Litigation
• Business and Commercial Litigation
• Closely-Held Business Litigation
• Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights

Education

• Columbia Law School (J.D., 1989)
• Yeshiva University (B.A., cum laude, 1986)

Bar Admissions

• New York
• Connecticut
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
• United States District Court, District of Connecticut

Professional Organizations

• Fairfield County Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Connecticut Bar Foundation, James W. Cooper Fellows Program, Fellow
• The Raymond E. Baldwin American Inn of Court

Professional Recognition

• Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
• The Best Lawyers in America, 2025 - 2026

News & Press Releases

• 18 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Named Top Lawyers in Fairfield County, Connecticut in 2021