Criminal Defense lawyers in Connecticut A Spinella to Bruce Koffsky

Firm: Spinella & Associates

1 Lewis St , Hartford , Connecticut 06103

Practice Areas: Civil , Civil Rights, Criminal Defense , Police Misconduct, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Civil Rights

Before starting his own office, A. Paul Spinella practiced law with one of Connecticut's most prominent law firms where he was a partner in charge of litigation. During that time he represented many of the state's largest insurance companies before developing his present plaintiffs-based practice.. A particular area of Attorney Spinella's practice is the area of criminal trial and appellate practice. He is the author ofConnecticut Criminal Procedure, a 1,000-page textbook that examines the history, development, and existing state of the law of criminal procedure. First published in 1985, this text was the result of four years of labor—it has recently been supplemented two times and is presently undergoing additional revisions.. In addition to his scholarly pursuits, Attorney Spinella is a litigator who has had enormous experience in the trenches-in the area of criminal defense he has a long history representing individuals accused of white collar and violent offenses during the pre-trial and trial stages of prosecution, as well as appeals of criminal convictions and post-conviction attacks by way of habeas corpus claims.. As a result of his zealous defense of the citizen accused, Attorney Spinella has developed a substantial practice prosecuting claims on behalf of citizens who have had their rights violated by law enforcement, municipalities, government agencies and officials, and powerful corporate interests. His practice also includes complex civil damage lawsuits involving claims of negligence such as professional malpractice and defective product claims, as well as personal injury lawsuits of all types, particularly wrongful death claims.. Attorney Spinella has lectured widely in the areas of plaintiffs' rights, police misconduct and civil rights, and criminal defense issues. In addition, he has participated in numerous professional organizations devoted to these and related areas. For example, he is a longtime member of the Connecticut Bar Association, where he served as a member of the House of Delegates. He is presently a member of the Executive Committee of the Civil Rights Section and has previously served as Chairman; during his tenure as Chairman he organized and chaired a highly regarded seminar that greatly influenced the development of state Constitutional jurisprudence. He has also served previously and presently on a number of other State Bar Committees such as the Executive Committee of the Criminal Justice Section and the Executive Committee of the Professional Responsibility Section. He is also a member of the Hartford Bar Association (where he presently serves on the Scholarship Fund) as well as a number of other state and national organizations devoted to civil and criminal trial practice such as the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (former chair of Lawyer's Assistance Task Force) and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Lifetime member). He is also active in the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.. Throughout his career, Attorney Spinella has experience in a wide range of plaintiffs' cases, particularly in the areas of individual rights as well as in cases involving the criminally accused. He feels strongly that there are two types of courtroom advocates —litigators and trial lawyers. A trial lawyer cares about results and will go to the mat to vindicate his client's rights because he believes in what he does and sees himself as a member of a profession with a great history; for a civil rights lawyer, the "business of law" always follows the need to advance the goals of a noble profession. Attorney Spinella is a trial lawyer.. He is a graduate of Trinity College and the University of Connecticut Law School where he served as an associate editor of the Law Review and as a member of the National Moot Court Team. Following law school he served an appointment as a law clerk to a Federal District Court judge.

Firm: Podorowsky, Thompson & Baron

202 Broad Street , New Britain , Connecticut 06053

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Adrian Mark Baron received his Juris Doctorate from the Pace University School of Law (2004) where he served on the Honor Board and as Founding President of the Barrister's Guild. Attorney Baron holds a Certificate in International Business Law & Trade through a joint program between the Uniwersytet Jagiellonski in Krakow, Poland and the Columbus School of Law in Washington D.C. (2003). Mr. Baron's Bachelor of Arts degree is from Manhatttanville College in English & Political Science (1996).BackgroundA native of Connecticut, Attorney Baron has been profiled by various publications including the distinguished New York Law Journal, The Connecticut Law Triibune, the American Bar Association's Student Lawyer Magazine the New Britain Herald, Boston's White Eagle News and the Pace Law School Alumni MagazineAdrian is currently the co-author of a weekly legal issues column appearing throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts that reaches an estimated 25,000 readers. He has written legal publications throughout the United States and it the author of the Nutmeg Lawyer Legal Blog, ranked by AVVO as one of the nation's top legal blogs.Prior to joining our firm, Mr. Baron worked served as an Assistant to the Director of the nationally ranked Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic under co-directors Karl S. Coplan and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. His civic efforts have included the World Trade Center Relief effort, the National Waterkeeper Alliance, Riverkeeper, and Connecticut's Village for Families and Children.

Firm: Ruane Attorneys At Law

1 Enterprise Drive , Shelton , Connecticut 06484

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Attorney Paz has practiced almost exclusively criminal defense for her entire career.  While in law school, Attorney Paz interned at the Public Defender’s Office and since admission worked for 5 years at Pattis & Smith in New Haven, where she worked towards successful resolutions for more than 100 defendants in criminal cases in both the Geographical Area courts and Part A ranging from motor vehicle infractions to trials in serious felony cases.  She has also written and argued more than a dozen appeals before the Connecticut Appellate Court and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.  She has since opened her own practice, offering her clients unique experience coupled with reduced rates to offer more people accused of crimes access to zealous and effective representation.. See my Rants on my Facebook page

Firm: Woolf & Ross Law Firm, LLC

50 Founders Plaza , East Hartford , Connecticut 06108

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Mr. Woolf has been the Managing Attorney of the Woolf & Ross Law Firm, LLC since 1992 (formerly known as Woolf Law Firm, LLC). In this position, he leads the firm in providing legal representation to criminal defendants in the following areas: assault, sexual assault and murder, criminal defense (State and Federal), white collar crimes (State and Federal), motor vehicle accidents and personal injury, civil litigation (plaintiff and defendant), family law, Department of Children and Families matters, law enforcement defense, probation and parole matters, habeas corpus petitions (State and Federal), appellate matters (State and Federal), pardons before the State Board of Pardons and Parole, DUI and motor vehicle offenses, drug offenses, burglary/robbery, risk of injury to a minor, domestic violence, post conviction relief, weapons charges, child neglect, Internet/computer crimes, rape, and kidnapping. The Firm also practices in the area of Personal Injury law representing individuals as plaintiffs injured in motor vehicle/motorcycle accidents and other tortious conduct such as Wrongful Death actions.. Before establishing Woolf Law Firm, LLC, he was Executive Vice President and Principal of The Richard Roberts Group, Inc. in Avon, CT from 1985 to 1989. In 1980, he was appointed by then Governor William A. O’Neill to the position of Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Banking and Securities, a prestigious position he held for half a decade.. His hard work and tenacity have paid dividends. He was named as a SuperLawyer for the years 2018 and 2019. He was also named to Top Attorneys of North America (2017-18) and was Lead Counsel Verified in 2017. In 2016, he received the Elite Lawyers Award, and in 2015 Mr. Woolf was named to the Nation's Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. The Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association recognized him for Outstanding Service to the Criminal Defense Bar and they presented him with Merit Awards from 2006 to 2017. Even as far back as 1979, Mr. Woolf’s efforts were recognized by the Jewish Federation of GreaterHartford with the Young Leadership Award.. Mr. Woolf has been an active member of the Democratic Party since 1978 when he served as campaign chairman for Clifton A. Leonhardt for State Senate. Other roles he held include chairman of the election campaign committee for Julia Tasjian for Secretary of the State of Connecticut in 1994, national finance co-chairman for U.S. Senator Joseph I. Lieberman’s U S Senate campaign in 1990, regional chairman of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors from 1982 to 1985, ex-officio Board member of the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority from 1981 to 1985 and campaign chairman of the Town of West Hartford Democratic Town Council election in 1981.. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Mr. Woolf graduated with a B.A. from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, in 1972. He then earned a M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1974, a J.D. with honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1977, and a Diploma from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy in 2001.. He has been admitted to practice in the state of Connecticut since 1977, the state of Florida since 1978, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since 2000, and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut since 1978, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York since 1995, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts since 2006, the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals since 2010 and the United States Supreme Court since 2004.. Mr. Woolf is the author of “Witness Preparation and Examination for DUI Proceedings, The New Technology on Expert Testimony, An Evolving Science and It's Utilization by Creative Counsel, published by Thomson Reuters/Aspatore in 2010, “The Connecticut Business Opportunity Investment Act: An Overview of its Regulatory Requirements” which appeared in the Connecticut Bar Journal in 1980, and “State Judges and Prosecutors Need Help,” “Lieberman Entitled to Hedge His Bets” and “Keep Divorce Cases Sealed,” all of which were published in The Hartford Courant’s Other Opinion column.. Mr. Woolf is an active member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Connecticut Bar Association’s Executive Committee on Criminal Justice, Subcommittee to Study Grand Jury Reform, and Federal Criminal Justice Act Panel, appointed by the Board of Federal Judges for the District of Connecticut. Mr. Woolf has also served as a member of the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association since 2000 and chairman of the association’s Liaison Committee with the Connecticut Department of Correction since 2003. Mr. Woolf also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut chapter of the American Red Cross for a decade.. He enjoys playing the guitar, singing, golfing, jogging and fine dining in his spare time. Looking ahead, he plans to continue doing what he loves most, practicing law.

Firm: Law Offices of Bradley L. Sorrentino, LLC

185 Plains Road , Milford , Connecticut 06461

Practice Areas: Car Accident, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents

Attorney Sorrentino, or Brad as he prefers to be called, is an experienced, energetic, and passionate lawyer who is dedicated to working tirelessly to solve your legal issue.  Brad prides himself on his ability to relate to his clients' problem, his efficiency and responsiveness to your concerns, and a client-centric approach ensuring above all, that you receive the friendliest and highest quality service. At the Law Offices of Bradley L. Sorrentino, it's all about the client.

Firm: Rome McGuigan, PC

One State Street , Hartford , Connecticut 06103

Practice Areas: Civil , Corporate , Criminal Defense , Intellectual Property , White Collar Crime, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense

Firm: Audrey J. Porzio

27 Holmes Avenue , Waterbury , Connecticut 06710

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Koffsky & Felsen, LLC

1261 Post Road, Ste. 202B , Fairfield , Connecticut 06824

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Audrey A. Felsen, Esq. has over 15 years of experience practicing in the areas of criminal law and personal injury law. Attorney Felsen was first admitted to practice in 1999 and is admitted to practice in the following state and federal courts: State of Connecticut; United States District Court, Connecticut; Second Circuit Court of Appeals; Southern District of New York.. Ms. Felsen handles all stages of criminal proceedings, from investigation through resolution and post-resolution proceedings, including erasure of records and Pardons. Ms. Felsen is an experienced attorney in both state and federal criminal practice in all matters including complex financial matters, fraud allegations, child pornography, multi-defendant drug conspiracies, firearms offenses and domestic disputes.. Ms. Felsen has been a District Representative for the past six years for the Federal criminal bar in the District of Connecticut. She is an active member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. She is also a member of the American Bar Association and is co-chair of the Criminal Justice section of the Fairfield County Bar Association. Ms. Felsen was the 2017 recipient of the Diane "Cookie" Polan Award in recognition of a rising female attorney fighting for civil rights in the spirit of Diane "Cookie" Polan. She also has worked as an adjunct professor at Sacred Heart University and teaches classes in Connecticut on topics related to criminal justice and state and federal criminal law and procedure.

Yorio Law Group Pc , Danbury , Connecticut 06810

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Barry, Taylor & Levesque, LLC

989 Main Street , Manchester , Connecticut 06040

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Anthony Spinella is an experienced trial attorney with over 11 years of courtroom experience. Mr. Spinella has litigated more than 50 jury and court trials to verdict and has been successful in more than 95% of those cases. He is currently co-counsel representing plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed in federal court claiming that over 100 insurance companies have engaged in a concerted scheme to deny coverage for failing basement walls.. Mr. Spinella graduated from Providence College and attended the University of Connecticut School of Law where he was an Associate Editor of the Insurance Law Journal. After graduating with a Juris Doctorate degree in 2003, he became a research clerk for the superior court judges in the State of Connecticut. Mr. Spinella became a Deputy Assistant States Attorney where he spent more than eleven years prosecuting and trying cases on behalf of the State of Connecticut, concluding his work as a Senior Assistant States Attorney. He served as a prosecutor assigned to the New Haven and Hartford Judicial Districts and went on to prosecute cases all over the state for the Statewide Prosecution Bureau of the Chief States Attorney's Office.. Mr. Spinella has experience in all criminal matters, including: drug trafficking, domestic violence, sexual assault, driving under the influence, larceny, kidnapping, assault, child pornography, computer crime, embezzlement, fraud, child abuse, motor vehicle violations and murder. He lives in Wethersfield where he coaches ice hockey and is a parishioner and lector at The Church of the Incarnation.

Firm: Famiglietti & Famiglietti

East Main Street , Plainville , Connecticut 06062

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Business Organizations,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Contracts,Criminal Defense ,Debtor/Creditor,Divorce,Estate Planning,Family ,Health Care & Hospitalization,Land Use & Zoning,Landlord & Tenant,Medical Malpractice,Motor Vehicle Accidents,Nursing Home Negligence,Personal Injury,Probate ,Professional Malpractice,Real Estate ,Traffic Violations,Trusts,Wills,Workers Compensation

Firm: Harris, Harris and Schmid

11 Belden Avenue   Second Floor  685 , Norwalk , Connecticut 06850

Practice Areas: Civil ,Criminal Defense ,Divorce,Family ,Juvenile ,Medical Malpractice,Personal Injury

Firm: Law Office of Angelo Paul Sevarino

26 Barber Hill Rd , Broad Brook , Connecticut 06016

Practice Areas: Business Organizations, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense , Employment & Labor , Estate Planning, Government Agencies, Health Care & Hospitalization, Insurance , Probate , Real Estate , Social Security Benefits & Disability, Traffic Violations, Wills, Workers Compensation, Workers Compensation

Angelo Paul Sevarino joined the firm of Morrissey, Morrissey & Mooney LLC as Of Counsel in 2012.  Prior to that he was in private practice for 33 years and prior to that held position in regional and home office managerial positions within the commercial property-casualty insurance industry holding positions in commercial underwriting, commercial claims and field operations from 1972 to 1984.. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology (BA=71) and Master of Arts degree in educational psychology (MA=72) from the University of Connecticut. While in graduate studies he was a graduate teaching assistant instructing a course in educational tests and measurements.  He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Western New England College School of Law (JD=78).  He is a Board Certified Specialist in Workers= Compensation, is nationally credentialed by the Commission on Health Care Certification (CHCC) as a Medicare Certified Set-Aside Consultant (MSCC)*; is designated AAv@ rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory; and sits as a member of the Workers= Compensation Commission Legal Advisory Committee. He is admitted to all courts of the State of Connecticut, as well as the United States Federal District Court of Connecticut (1980) and the United States Supreme Court (1984).. He has been active in the Connecticut Bar Association since 1980; served as Secretary of the Connecticut Bar Association (1996-1997); was founder and first chair of the CBA Young Lawyers Section Workers= Compensation Committee(1982-1984); served on the Examining Committee for applicants in the workers= compensation Connecticut certification process; is a member of the CBA Workers= Compensation Section Executive Committee since its inception serving as its founder and first chair (1984-1986); was founder and first editor of Compensation Quarterly, the quarterly review published by the CBA=s Workers= Compensation Section(1990-1992); founded and chaired the Lawyer Specialty Committee (1993-1997) and served as Connecticut=s Liaison to the American Bar Association Workers= Compensation Committee(1994-1997).  He is a member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and a member of its Workers= Compensation Committee; Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group and National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals.. He was inducted as a Fellow of The College of Workers= Compensation Lawyers (Class of 2011), the recipient of the 2005 Achievement Award presented by the Connecticut Italian American Bar Association and the 2007 recipient of the Edward Pomeranz/Edward O=Brien Memorial Award for Excellence and Achievement presented by the Workers= Compensation Section of the Connecticut Bar Association. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Connecticut=s Best Lawyers, New England Super Lawyers, Connecticut Super Lawyers and Greater Hartford Top Attorneys. He holds appointments as a Magistrate for the Superior Court, Geographic Districts of Manchester, Rockville and New Britain and as a State Attorney Trial Referee/Arbitrator/Factfinder for the Judicial Districts of Hartford and New Britain.. He authors AConnecticut Workers= Compensation After in its Fifth Edition, ASettlements, Offsets & Set-Asides@ (2004) and APractitioner=s Guide To Settlements, Offsets & Set-Asides@(2009)  and APractitioner=s Reference Manual To Settlements, Offsets & Set-Asides (April, 2013) all published by the Atlantic Law Book Company, West Hartford, Connecticut.  He authored AConnecticut Workers= Compensation-Basic Practice Manual@ and co-authored AConnecticut Lawyers= Deskbook@ (Workers= Compensation) both published by the Connecticut Bar Association.. He is a frequent lecturer at professional and business conferences and continuing legal education seminars on the subjects of workers= compensation, Social Security and Medicare Set-aside arrangements and is a former adjunct faculty member of Tunxis Community College where he lectured in Business Law.. *Connecticut does not certify lawyers in Medicare law

Firm: Kaufmann & Shaikh LLP

27 Naek Rd. , Vernon , Connecticut 06066

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith

235 Main Street , Danbury , Connecticut 06810

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense , Probate , Real Estate , Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate

Attorney Americo S. Ventura founded the law firm of Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith in 1957. He was recently honored by the Connecticut Bar Association for 50 years of service in the legal field. He was also honored by the Portuguese Bar Association of CT for his 50 Years of Service to the Community, where he was presented with a Proclamation by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. Attorney Ventura was one of the founding members of the Portuguese Bar Association of CT and currently holds the position of President.. Attorney Ventura was born in Danbury, CT to Portuguese immigrants coming from the Northeastern part of Portugal. He was a member of both the Sons of Portugal and Portuguese American Clubs and is a member of the successor of both clubs, the Portuguese Cultural Center, in Danbury and is responsible for the library at the Center. He is a founding member of the Sons of Portugal Scholarship Fund and is also one of the five original founders of the Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church (1981).

2425 Post Road , Southport , Connecticut 06890

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Trantolo & Trantolo, LLC

816 Woodward Avenue , New Haven , Connecticut 06512

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Pullman & Comley, LLC

90 State House Square , Hartford , Connecticut 06103

Practice Areas: Business , Construction , Criminal Defense , Drugs & Medical Devices, White Collar Crime, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense

Alan J. Sobol is a member of Pullman & Comley’s Litigation Department and White Collar, Criminal Defense and Corporate Investigations practice.  He also serves in the firm's Health Care and Construction practices.Alan has represented both corporate and individual clients in federal and state health care, Medicare and Medicaid fraud and enforcement, physician and pharmacist licensing, federal fraud and false claims, federal insider trading and securities, financial fraud, structuring, tax, anti-trust, federal and state racketeering and public corruption cases.Alan’s criminal defense practice includes representation in conspiracy and drug trafficking, money laundering, bank robbery, identity theft, computer crimes, larceny, assault, forfeiture, immigration, and domestic cases. In his civil litigation practice, he represents commercial clients in contracts and business disputes including the defense of class action lawsuits.  He has national experience in construction and surety litigation representing owners, contractors, design professionals, insurance companies, and sureties on public and private construction projects, with experience in government contract, surety performance, and payment bond cases in federal and state court. Earlier in his career, Alan was a trial attorney, Criminal Division, a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, and a prosecutor, for the General Litigation Section, U.S. Department of Justice, in Washington, D.C.  In this role, he represented the government's interest on-site for the Mariel, Cuba refugee boat lift, to Key West, Florida, directing federal criminal law enforcement when the U.S. government sought to interdict and terminate the operation for violation of U.S. laws. In addition he indicted and prosecuted in a jury trial a federal criminal defendant involved in the Jonestown, Guyana murder/assault of U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan, diplomats, press members and others on a trip bringing back defectors from the Rev. Jim Jones' Jonestown encampment. He has been a member of the Criminal Justice Section's Executive Committee, Federal Practice, and Construction Law sections of the Connecticut Bar Association. He also has been a member of the Criminal Law Section, Litigation Section, and the Forum on the Construction Industry of the American Bar Association. Alan has been listed in Who’s Who in American Law. He is a Diplomat in the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and a U.S. Attorney General's Honor Law Graduate Program Attorney.. Alan  is the author of “Staying on Top of the Issues: New Developments for White Collar Lawyers and Their Clients,” a chapter in Managing White Collar Issues:  Leading Lawyers on Understanding Recent Notable Cases, Establishing Key Defense Strategies, and Developing Client Relationships (Thomson Reuters/Aspatore Books 2011) released in December, 2010.  He is a frequent speaker on health care fraud and abuse and related enforcement topics.

Firm: Koffsky & Felsen LLC

1261 Post Rd Ste 202 B , Fairfield , Connecticut 06824

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Criminal Defense , Natural Resources, Criminal Defense

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