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Criminal Defense Law

Spinella & Associates are experienced trial attorneys, licensed in the state of Connecticut, who specialize in criminal defense law and are battle-tested. Depending upon the particular charge, the proper choice of a criminal defense lawyer may be the most important decision of someone's life.

Spinella & Associates form an experienced, skillful and knowledgeable criminal defense team, the kind that prosecutors fear and respect. They offer a panoply of criminal services, representing defendants accused of violent and nonviolent crimes as well as a wide range of white-collar crimes.

In addition to their representation of defendants at trial, Spinella trial lawyers represent defendants convicted of crime in post-trial proceedings and in the appeal of convictions. Attorneys at Spinella & Associates have a long history of prosecuting appeals in criminal cases before Connecticut and federal courts. Their scholarship in this area makes them uniquely qualified to pursue criminal appellate matters of every kind.

Attorney Spinella, in addition to authoring Connecticut Criminal Procedure, the state's foremost textbook devoted to the history and law of criminal procedure in Connecticut, is also a member of the Connecticut Bar Association's Section on Criminal Justice, the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and a lifetime member of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is also actively involved in the American Trial Lawyers Associations.

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