Steven R. Alquesta

Associate

Steven Alquesta - Associate

Biography

Steven R. Alquesta joined Garrison Law in October 2025, after serving for two years as a law clerk to the Honorable Kari A. Dooley, United States District Judge, District of Connecticut. Before his clerkship, Steve was a commercial litigator at a large law firm in New York City and a prosecutor for the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice in Stamford.

Steve is a graduate of Columbia Law School, where he was a submissions editor for the Columbia Journal of Environmental Law and president of the Columbia Law School Military Association. He also completed a judicial externship with the Honorable Dora Irizarry, United States District Judge, Eastern District of New York.

Steve earned his B.S. in History from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served as an infantry officer in the active duty Army from 2008 to 2018, achieving the rank of Captain. While on active duty, in addition to various staff assignments, Steve was a rifle platoon leader at Fort Stewart, Georgia, a mechanized infantry company commander at Fort Bliss, Texas, and a recruiting company commander in Chicago, Illinois. He deployed to Anbar Province, Iraq, in 2010 and to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, in 2015. Steve continues to serve part-time as a Major in the Connecticut Army National Guard, where he is assigned to Connecticut’s Joint Force Headquarters in Hartford.

A native of North Canaan, Connecticut, Steve lives in Litchfield County with his wife Mollee, their son Harrison, three cats, and a labrador retriever.

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Josh Goodbaum was professional, responsive, and knowledgeable throughout my matter. He explained my options clearly and provided practical advice when I needed it. I really appreciated his straightforward approach and would highly recommend him. — M.B.

I was very pleased by the work done on my behalf by Meaghan Kirby, an attorney at Garrison Law. She is personable, a great communicator, very responsive, and clearly at the top of her game. She was able to negotiate the best possible outcome for me, and gave me all the possible scenarios if I decided to take action that was not in my best interest. I felt represented and advocated for and I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone who is in a dispute with an employer. — L.P.

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When I go to a lawyer for advice, I am usually anxious, particularly the first meeting. Amanda DeMatteis was clear in describing my options and immediately set me at ease. Realistic assessment is important, and Amanda was clear as to how to set up the case and the direction she felt we should go. I had total confidence in her abilities and knew I was being well represented against a large corporation. More importantly, we were successful! — N.M., Haddam, CT

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