Cheshire hire new town attorney Cheshire hire new town attorney February 17, 2021 12:50PM By Mariah Melendez, Cheshire Herald staff CHESHIRE â The Town Council recently appointed Jeffery Donofrio from the law firm of Ciulla & Donofrio, LLP, in North Haven, as the new town attorney. Donofrio is expected to start in the new role on April 1. Over the past two months, the council has held multiple special meetings in executive sessions in order to interview and discuss candidates for the position. Town officials have been in the market to renegotiate the current legal services contract to see if they could find any areas for savings.Â