Top Criminal Defense Lawyers in New Haven | 31 available

31 Criminal Defense lawyers are available in New Haven, Connecticut, including Albert Carocci, Brian C. Fournier, Christopher Demarco, and Christopher DeMatteo. These lawyers are rated between 4.2/5 to 4.6/5 and 61% provide free consultation.
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Albert Carocci

Firm: Trantolo & Trantolo, LLC
816 Woodward Avenue , New Haven , Connecticut 06512
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
Avvo Rating: Rated 2.0 out of 5

Hugh Keefe

Firm: Lynch, Traub Keefe & Errante, PC
52 Trumbull Street , New Haven , Connecticut 06510
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
Avvo Rating: Rated 3.4 out of 5

Lewis H. Chimes

Firm: Garrison, Levin Epstein, Chimes and Richardson, P.C.
405 Orange Street , New Haven , Connecticut 6511
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense ,Discrimination,Employment & Labor ,Medical Malpractice,Personal Injury
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

John Ferranti

Firm: Attorney At Law
50 Elm St , New Haven , Connecticut 06510
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
Avvo Rating: Rated 3.2 out of 5

John Bowdren

Firm: Law Offices Ofjack Odonnell, LLC
683 State St , New Haven , Connecticut 06511
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
Avvo Rating: Rated 4.2 out of 5

Jay Rooney

Firm: Carmody & Torrance LLP
195 Church Street , New Haven , Connecticut 06509
Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Rights, Corporate , Criminal Defense , Environmental , Health Care & Hospitalization, Land Use & Zoning, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Jamie Alosi

Firm: Jamie E. Alosi, Esq.
36 Trumbull St Ste 2 , New Haven , Connecticut 06511
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

James Glasser

Firm: Wiggin & Dana LLP
265 Church St , New Haven , Connecticut 06510
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
James I. Glasser is a Partner in the New Haven and New York offices of Wiggin and Dana and is Chair of the Litigation Department. Mr. Glasser is a seasoned advocate who has successfully represented corporations and individuals in complex civil litigation and in investigations and prosecutions conducted by the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA, the State Department, the Commerce Department, State Attorneys General, and other federal and state regulators. Mr. Glasser also regularly conducts internal investigations and ensures corporate compliance for companies including those in the defense, financial, and healthcare industries.. Mr. Glasser is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He also teaches trial practice at Yale Law School. When he was employed by the Department of Justice, Mr. Glasser was a frequent lecturer at the Justice Department's National Advocacy Center. He helped design and develop the Justice Department's course on advanced trial advocacy. Mr. Glasser has been chosen for listing in the litigation category of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers. He is described by interviewees as "a consummate professional" and "a great strategist." He is experienced in areas such as securities disputes, False Claims Act litigation and FCPA matters. (For more information about the standards for inclusion in Chambers USA, please click here.) Mr. Glasser also has the distinction of having been chosen by his peers for listing in The Best Lawyers in America in the category of White Collar Criminal Defense (for more information on the standards for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, please click here). Benchmark Litigation, 2015 edition, has recognized Mr. Glasser as a "litigation star" in the categories of Appellate and White Collar/Enforcement/Investigations (for more information about the standards for inclusion in Benchmark Litigation, please click here). In 2015 Super Lawyers recognized Mr. Glasser as one of the top ten lawyers in Connecticut (for more information about the standards for inclusion in Super Lawyers, please click here). Notably, in 2015, Mr. Glasser was selected by the Connecticut Law Tribune to receive their inaugural Professional Excellence Award which honors attorneys with 30 or more years of experience and who have made substantial contributions to the practice of law.. Mr. Glasser is also an accomplished appellate lawyer, having briefed and argued 49 cases in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.. Mr. Glasser serves on the Committee on Admissions and Grievances for the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, was appointed by the Judges of the District Court as Chair of the Federal Grievance Committee for the District of Connecticut, and has served on the Merit Selection Committee considering the appointment of the Chief Federal Public Defender for Connecticut, and on a committee considering the reappointment of Connecticut's United States Magistrate Judges.. Prior to joining Wiggin and Dana, Mr. Glasser was a federal prosecutor for 19 years with the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut where he held senior positions including: Counsel to the United States Attorney; Chief of the Criminal Division; Chief of Appeals; and Assistant In-Charge of the Fairfield County U.S. Attorney's Office. In addition, he chaired Connecticut's Corporate Fraud Working Group, the Financial Fraud Working Group and Connecticut's Anti Gang and Project Safe Neighborhoods initiatives. Mr. Glasser was appointed to serve on the United States Attorney General's Criminal Chiefs' Working Group and was appointed to lead Connecticut's Anti-Terrorism Task Force immediately after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.. During his tenure as a prosecutor, Mr. Glasser investigated and prosecuted complex criminal cases involving a variety of federal offenses including official and political corruption, corporate fraud and financial institution fraud, tax violations, civil rights violations, export control offenses, money laundering, RICO violations, violent crime, and drug trafficking. Mr. Glasser received numerous awards and commendations for his service as a prosecutor, including the Justice Department's prestigious Director's Award and the District of Connecticut's coveted "Standing Tall" award.. Before joining the Justice Department, Mr. Glasser was a litigation associate at the New York office of Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon where he worked on complex multi-district litigation, civil RICO, fraud, contract, and Medicaid fraud matters.. As a defense lawyer, Mr. Glasser has lectured at the New York County Lawyer's Association, the Society for International Affairs, the American Internal Health Care Auditors Association, the Connecticut Hospital Association and the Connecticut Bar Association's Federal Practice Section, and many other forums. Mr. Glasser is on the Board of Editors of the Federal Bar Council Quarterly and has authored numerous articles of interest to defense counsel. Mr. Glasser serves on the Federal Bar Council's Criminal Procedure Committee.. Mr. Glasser is a member of the American Bar Association and the Federal Bar Council, is a James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Association, and a member of the U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society and the Society for International Affairs. He also serves on the regional board of the Anti-Defamation League and on the Advisory Board for Connecticut's Juvenile Training School. Mr. Glasser also serves on the Board of CT Star, a 501(c)(3) corporation that supports Connecticut's Support Court initiative. Mr. Glasser is admitted to practice law in New York and Connecticut, and to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the District Courts in Connecticut and the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.
Avvo Rating: Rated 4.5 out of 5

Ira B. Grudberg

Firm: Jacobs, Grudberg, Belt, Dow and Katz P.C.
350 Orange Street   PO Box 606  65 , New Haven , Connecticut 6503
Practice Areas: Appellate ,Business ,Criminal Defense ,Personal Injury
Avvo Rating: Rated 3.7 out of 5

Glenn Conway

Firm: Conway Law Firm, LLC
7 Elm St # 2 L , New Haven , Connecticut 06510
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
Avvo Rating: Rated 4.0 out of 5

Ethan Levin-Epstein

Firm: Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Chimes & Richardson, PC
405 Orange Street , New Haven , Connecticut 06511
Practice Areas: Labor , Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense
Ethan Levin-Epstein is a seasoned trial lawyer with over 40 years of experience in the criminal law. He has tried more than 30 jury trials to verdict for the prosecution and the defense. He has been designated a Super Lawyer and has been listed since 1999 in the attorney peer-reviewed publication Best Lawyers in America. He is listed in the categories for Criminal Law, White Collar Criminal Defense, and the representation of individuals in Discrimination and Employment cases.. Prior to joining Garrison, Levin-Epstein in 1991, Ethan spent fourteen years as a federal and state prosecutor, ending that portion of his career as the First Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Connecticut. Before that, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York (in Brooklyn) and as an Assistant District Attorney in the Rackets Bureau of the New York District Attorney’s Office (in Manhattan). He also served as a Legal Advisor to the Police Commissioner of the New York City Police Department.. In the criminal defense arena, Ethan has successfully tried cases and negotiated favorable dispositions in federal and state courts, resulting in outright declinations of criminal prosecution or agreements by the government to defer criminal prosecution for limited periods of time. In addition, he has represented numerous targets, subjects, and witnesses in federal grand jury and state investigations into such diverse allegations as mail and wire fraud, securities fraud, antitrust violations, health care fraud, tax fraud, money laundering, bribery, violation of the Hobbs Act (extortion under color of official right), Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO), false statements, perjury, obstruction of justice, violation of foreign export statutes, and conspiracy to commit these and numerous other offenses.. In his extensive work on behalf of employees, he has successfully negotiated numerous settlements for clients with claims for wrongful discharge; discrimination based on age, gender, pregnancy, disability and perceived disability, sexual orientation; sexual harassment; and benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). He has also successfully prosecuted arbitrations for breach of employment contracts.. Ethan’s experience in the criminal law has enhanced his ability to effectively represent individuals in their employment-related matters. There is significant overlap between the two fields and where clients face situations which have implications from both an employment and criminal perspective, Ethan’s experience in both areas has proven invaluable.. Ethan has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Brooklyn and University of Bridgeport (now Quinnipiac) Law Schools, where he taught advanced courses in Trial Advocacy and Federal Criminal Jurisprudence. He has been a Visiting Lecturer of Constitutional Law at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and has been a frequent speaker at professional and government-sponsored seminars and in-service training programs. Ethan has been invited to be a featured speaker and presenter at National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) Annual Conventions, the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law and at the F.B.I. Academy at Quantico, Virginia.. He is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the Federal Bar Council (on which he served as a Trustee), and the Connecticut Bar Association (in which he served as a Co-Chair of its Federal Practice Section and continues to serve as an active member of its Executive Committee). Previously. he served as Chair of the Section’s Criminal Practice Sub-Committee. He is also a member of the CBA’s Criminal Practice Section, the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), and the Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association (CELA).. Ethan is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts in the District of Connecticut, the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, and the Northern District of Florida. He is a member of the Bar of the States of Connecticut and New York and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Eric Green

Firm: Green & Sklarz LLC
700 State St Ste 100 , New Haven , Connecticut 06511
Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Criminal Defense , Estate Planning, Taxation - State & Federal, Tax, Tax, Tax
The focus of Attorney Eric L. Green’s practice is civil and criminal taxpayer representation before the Department of Justice Tax Division, Internal Revenue Service and state Departments of Revenue Services, as well as handling probate matters and estate planning for individuals and business owners and tax planning for closely held businesses.  He is a frequent lecturer on tax topics for CCH, the NAEA, the NATP, the ABA Tax Section and the Connecticut Society of CPAs.  Attorney Green has served as adjunct faculty at the University of Connecticut School of Law.  He is the author and lecturer of the CCH IRS Representation Certificate Program, and he is a columnist for CCH’s Journal of Practice & Procedure.. Mr. Green is a contributing author for Advocating for Low Income Taxpayers: A Clinical Studies Casebook, 3rd Edition, and has also been quoted in USA Today, Consumer Reports, The Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch, , The Wall Street Journal and .. Prior to practicing law Attorney Green served as a senior tax consultant for KPMG and Deloitte & Touche.. Attorney Green was the 2010 Nolan Fellow of the American Bar Association and has served as Chair of the American Bar Association’s Closely Held Businesses Tax Committee.  Attorney Green is the current Chair of the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Tax Section.  Eric is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel (“ACTC”).. Attorney Green is also a member of the Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York Bar Associations, as well as the American Bar Association.  Attorney Green is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut Superior Courts, the United States Tax Court, The Federal Court of Claims and the Federal District Court for Connecticut. Attorney Green received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting with a minor in International Business from Hofstra University and is an honors graduate from New England School of Law.  He earned a Masters of Laws in Taxation (LL.M.) from Boston University School of Law.
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Edward Mcmanus

Firm: McManus Law Firm, LLC
900 Chapel Street , New Haven , Connecticut 06510
Practice Areas: Civil , Criminal Defense , Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury
McManus Law Firm, LLC is devoted to helping those injured by the negligence of others and to defending individuals who have been arrested and charged with crimes. Attorney Edward J. McManus is proud to be a New Haven Personal Injury Lawyer and Criminal Defense Lawyer and he will fight for you and your loved ones. Edward has been an active trial attorney since 1999 and has recovered millions of dollars for his clients injured as the result of automobile and motorcycle accidents, medical malpractice, workplace accidents and tractor trailer collisions.
Avvo Rating: Rated 4.1 out of 5

E Cerritelli

Firm: Knight & Cerritelli LLC
2 Lincoln St. , New Haven , Connecticut 06510
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
Gregory Cerritelli is a partner of the law firm Knight & Cerritelli, L.L.C. Before joining his firm, Attorney Cerritelli worked as a litigator devoting his practice primarily to criminal defense, police misconduct and general litigation. He is a member of the bars of Connecticut, New York, and federal District Court (Connecticut). Attorney Cerritelli is also a member attorney with the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and the Peace Officers Legal Defense Fund where he represents police officers in both criminal and administrative matters throughout the state. In addition to his private clients, Attorney Cerritelli is a Special Public Defender and has been approved by the Chief Public Defender to represent persons accused of crime who otherwise would be unable to afford competent legal representation. He has represented people throughout the state in a wide variety of matters ranging from Murder to Breach of Peace, and minor traffic offenses. He has also represented individuals in Federal District Court for offenses ranging from federal narcotics offenses to Social Security fraud and money laundering.. Attorney Cerritelli is a former police officer of two separate municipalities (1991-1997) and served as a Chairman of the Board of Police Commissioners in Derby (1997-2001). While a police officer, he was a certified domestic violence victim counselor and volunteered as a victim advocate for the Judicial District of Ansonia/Milford. During his tenure as a police officer, Attorney Cerritelli received specialized training in the detection and apprehension of drunk drivers, and was certified to operate the Intoxilyzer 5000. He also received training from the Institute of Police Technology and Management in Jacksonville, Florida in motor vehicle enforcement and the detection and apprehension of drug couriers.. Attorney Cerritelli is a faculty member at the University of New Haven, where he teaches criminal law, constitutional law, police civil liability and evidence to both the undergraduate and graduate schools of criminal justice. He is a Magistrate Judge for the Judicial District of New Britain and Middlesex, where he presides over small claims matters, and criminal/motor vehicle infractions.. Attorney Cerritelli graduated from the University of New Haven with a Master of Science degree in Forensic Science. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law.. Attorney Cerritelli has an interest in Second Amendment issues and is an avid collector of sporting firearms. In his spare time, he enjoys gardening and tending his fruit trees, raising chickens, and rescuing German Shepherds.
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Douglas Rudolph

Firm: Law Office of Douglas D. Rudolph
65 Trumbull Street, Second Floor , New Haven , Connecticut 06510
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
I help people like you protect your rights.. Getting charged with a crime can be a scary experience. Not knowing how your future will be affected can be paralyzing.  That's why you want an attorney who not only has experience, but understands what you're going through.  My firm was built on the principle: Innocent until proven guilty.  Being charged with a crime doesn't always mean you did something wrong -- good people make mistakes, and everyone deserves a proper defense.. I'm a criminal defense lawyer because it's more than just a job - it's who I am. I give each case the careful attention it deserves, and work closely with clients to ensure their best interests are carefully served.  I create and maintain open communication with clients through all stages of their case.  My job is to establish an atmosphere of trust and respect, and understand the challenges my clients are facing.. As your attorney, I'll do the same for you because you are more than a client: You are a person who matters.
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

David Grudberg

Firm: Carmody & Torrance LLP
Po Box 1950 , New Haven , Connecticut 06509
Practice Areas: Appellate , Business , Criminal Defense , Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Christopher DeMatteo

Firm: Pattis & Paz,LLC
383 Orange St. , New Haven , Connecticut 06511
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
I was born and raised in and around New Haven, Connecticut. I earned my bachelor's degree from Boston College and my juris doctor from Marquette. After working as an associate attorney for Jazlowiecki  & Jazlowiecki in Bristol, I opened my own office in New Haven in December 2012.

Christopher Demarco

Firm: Chris DeMarco
131 Dwight St , New Haven , Connecticut 06511
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
Attorney Chris DeMarco has been practicing law for twenty years, exclusively as a trial lawyer.  He has litigated murder cases, personal injury cases (including auto accidents, bicycle and motorcycle accidents, fall downs, and work-related injuries), medical malpractice cases, construction claims, divorce and custody cases, property boundary disputes, and civil rights violations.  He practices in state and federal court and has argued appeals before the State Appellate Court and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.. Attorney DeMarco’s philosophy has always been that he’d rather look a prospective client in the eye and give an honest assessment of the situation, than make a promise he can’t keep at the end.

Matthew Popilowski

Firm: Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante P.C.
52 Trumbull St , New Haven , Connecticut 06510
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.5 out of 5

Brian C. Fournier

Firm: The Fournier Law Firm
1948 Chapel Street , New Haven , Connecticut 06515
Practice Areas: Litigation, Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents and Injuries, Products Liability, Toxic Torts, Personal Injury Mediation, Slip and Fall, Dog Bites, Bodily Injury, Medical Malpractice, Medical Liability, Wrongful Death, Medical Negligence, Commercial Litigation, Class Actions, Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, Real Estate Contracts, Real Estate Sales, Real Estate Acquisitions, Residential Real Estate Acquisitions, Real Estate Foreclosure, Bankruptcy, Personal Bankruptcy, Foreclosures, Children, Juvenile Law, Grandparents Custody, Termination of Parental Rights, Juvenile Criminal Law, Criminal Law, White Collar Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Assault and Battery, DUI/DWI, Traffic Violations
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