(I)NTERVIEW: George Jepsen

 

Previously, Jepsen served as of counsel to the trust and estates team at Shipman & Goodwin in Hartford for five years and was of counsel to the Stamford firm of Abate & Fox where he practiced general law, which included: estate planning, probate, real estate and business transactions, employment matters and minor criminal defense for five years.

 

Jepsen began his legal career in 1982 as general counsel to Carpenters Local 2010 in Norwalk where he represented 4,000 working men and women on legal matters, which included: contract negotiations, wages and benefits, workers’ and unemployment compensation and other employment issues for nearly 10 years.

 

Jepsen grew up in Greenwich, attended public schools and graduated from Greenwich High School in 1972. Jepsen attended Dartmout University where he graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa in 1976 with a B.A. degree in Government with high distinction. During that time, he also studied Chinese and completed foreign study in France and Taiwan. In 1982, Jepsen earned his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School and simultaneously earned a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he was a teaching fellow for Richard Neustadt for “The American Presidency” and for former Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox in “U.S. Constitutional Law.”

 

Jepsen was first elected state representative in 1987,representing Stamford’s 148th State House District. In 1990, he was elected state senator in the 27th State Senatorial District, representing Stamford and Darien through 2003. While in the state Senate, Jepsen was chairman of the Judiciary Committee (1993--‐1995) and ranking member of the Finance Committee (1995--‐1997). He was elected Senate Majority Leader from 1997--‐2003. Jepsen was a candidate for Governor, who became the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2002. He also served as Democratic State Party chairman from 2003--‐2005.

 

Bio courtesy of http://www.georgejepsen2010.com/user-uploads/GeorgeC.JepsenBio.pdf