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ConnecticutJuvenile Defense Lawyers in Fairfield County, Connecticut

In the juvenile justice system in Fairfield County, Connecticut, the primary goal is to rehabilitate the child or teenager.


The juvenile justice system also protects the public. Important differences exist between the criminal justice system in adult courts and juvenile courts.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney for a juvenile court case in or around Fairfield County, Connecticut, consider the attorney's training and experience with these types of cases.


Attorneys often provide a free consultation and charge a flat rate for attorney fees and costs for juvenile delinquency and criminal defense cases.


Many of the top juvenile defense attorneys in the United States belong to the National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC). Created in 1999, NJDC supports criminal defense attorneys who represent children in juvenile court. In 2005, the National Juvenile Defender Center separated from the American Bar Association (ABA) to become an independent organization.


NJDC gives juvenile defense attorneys a platform to exchange information, build partnerships, improve advocacy skills and participate in the national debate over juvenile justice.


The mission of the NJDC is to "promote justice for all children by ensuring excellence in juvenile defense." Learn more about the NJDC.

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George W Ganim Jr

George W Ganim Jr
Attorney George W. Ganim, Jr..
1057 Broad Street, Third floor
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Licensed for 39 years, George W Ganim Jr is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Bridgeport School of Law... read more >

Kieran J Costello

Kieran J Costello
Costello, Brennan and DeVidas, P.C.
1238 Post Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824
Licensed for 32 years, Kieran J Costello is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of Bridgeport... read more >

Stephan Erich Seeger

Stephan Erich Seeger
Law Offices of Stephen J. Carriero, LLC
810 Bedford St
Stamford, CT 06901
Licensed for 26 years, Stephan Erich Seeger is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo School of Law... read more >

Audrey Felsen

Audrey Felsen
Koffsky & Felsen, LLC
1150 Bedford Street
Stamford, CT 06905
Licensed for 25 years, Audrey Felsen is a Criminal Defense and Sex Crimes lawyer who attended University of Connecticut School of Law... read more >

Allan F Friedman

Allan F Friedman
The Law Offices of Allan F. Friedman
24 Hoyt Street #A
Stamford, CT 6905
Licensed for 32 years, Allan F Friedman is a Criminal Defense and Domestic Violence lawyer who attended Quinnipiac University... read more >

Joseph C. Maya

Joseph C. Maya
Maya Murphy, P.C.
266 Post Road E Suite 1
Westport, CT 06880
Licensed for 36 years, Joseph C. Maya is a Family Law and Employment Law lawyer who attended University of Michigan Law School - University... read more >

Max L Rosenberg

Max L Rosenberg
Rosenberg, Whewell, & Hite, LLC
2051 Main Street
Stratford, CT 06615
Licensed for 20 years, Max L Rosenberg is a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law ... read more >

Mark Daniel Sherman

Mark Daniel Sherman
The Law Offices of Mark Sherman, LLC
29 5th St
Stamford, CT 06905
Licensed for 26 years, Mark Daniel Sherman is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Kirsten E. Bennett

Kirsten E. Bennett
Law Offices of Kirsten E. Bennett
100 Mill Plain Road 3rd Floor
Danbury, CT 06811
Licensed for 13 years, Kirsten E. Bennett is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Mark R. Zeck

Mark R. Zeck
Zeck Law Offices, llc
35 Danbury Road
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Licensed for 24 years, Mark R. Zeck is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Charles Christian Young

Charles Christian Young
1115 Broad Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Licensed for 26 years, Charles Christian Young is a Criminal Defense and Firearm and Weapon Charges lawyer... read more >

Alexander H. Schwartz

Alexander H. Schwartz
Law Offices Of Alexander Schwartz
2425 Post Rd #205
Southport, CT 06890
Licensed for 37 years, Alexander H. Schwartz is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Thomas Noonan

Thomas Noonan
Tibbetts Keating & Butler, LLC
43 Corbin Drive
Darien, CT 06825
Licensed for 15 years, Thomas Noonan is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

James O Ruane

James O Ruane
Ruane Attorneys at Law
1 Enterprise Dr
Shelton, CT 06484
Licensed for 26 years, James O Ruane is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Connecticut School of Law... read more >

Paul Christopher Gusmano

Paul Christopher Gusmano
Paoletti & Gusmano
3301 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Paul Christopher Gusmano is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

James Saraceni

James Saraceni
Attorney James A. Saraceni
32 Main Street
Norwalk, CT 06850
James Saraceni is a Criminal Defense and Domestic Violence lawyer... read more >

Frank J Riccio

Frank J Riccio
923 East Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06608
Frank J Riccio is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Richard T Meehan Jr

Richard T Meehan Jr
Meehan, Meehan & Gavin, LLP
76 Lyon Terrace
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Licensed for 50 years, Richard T Meehan Jr is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Philip Dale Russell

Philip Dale Russell
Philip Russell LLC
66 Field Point Rd
Greenwich, CT 06830
Philip Dale Russell is a Marijuana Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John R Gulash

John R Gulash
Gulash & Riccio
265 Golden Hill Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Licensed for 48 years, John R Gulash is a Criminal Defense and Dog Bites lawyer... read more >

James J Ruane

James J Ruane
Ruane Attorneys at Law
1 Enterprise Dr Suite 305
Shelton, CT 06484
Licensed for 47 years, James J Ruane is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

James David Diamond

James David Diamond
30 Main Street Suite 504
Danbury, CT 06810
James David Diamond is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert S Bello

Robert S Bello
Bello, Lapine & Cassone, LLP
600 Summer Street
Stamford, CT 06901
Robert S Bello is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Joseph John Colarusso

Joseph John Colarusso
Attorney at Law
1234 Summer Street 4th Floor
Stamford, CT 06905
Joseph John Colarusso is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael R Corsello

Michael R Corsello
Law Offices of Michael R. Corsello, LLC
10 Byington Place
Norwalk, CT 06850
Michael R Corsello is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Stephen J Sedensky III

Stephen J Sedensky III
Office of State's Attorney
6 Greenleaf Farms Road
Newtown, CT 06470
Stephen J Sedensky III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Edward John Gavin

Edward John Gavin
Meehan, Meehan & Gavin
1087 Broad Street 1st Floor
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Licensed for 34 years, Edward John Gavin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph William Martini

Joseph William Martini
Wiggin and Dana, LLP
281 Tresser Boulevard
Stamford, CT 06901
Joseph William Martini is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas F Maxwell Jr

Thomas F Maxwell Jr
Pullman & Comley, LLC
850 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06601
Thomas F Maxwell Jr is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Dennis P McDonough

Dennis P McDonough
Dennis P. McDonough, P.C.
137 Greenwood Ave Suite5
Bethel, CT 06801
Dennis P McDonough is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Frederick D Paoletti Jr

Frederick D Paoletti Jr
Paoletti & Gusmano
3301 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Frederick D Paoletti Jr is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Eugene J Riccio

Eugene J Riccio
Gulash & Riccio
350 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06601
Eugene J Riccio is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Shelley Ruth Sadin

Shelley Ruth Sadin
Zeldes, Needle & Cooper
1000 Lafayette Blvd
Bridgeport, CT 06601
Shelley Ruth Sadin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Alan J Sobol

Alan J Sobol
Pullman & Comley
33 Riverside Ave P.O. BOX 5116
Hartford, CT 06881
Alan J Sobol is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Brian Edward Spears

Brian Edward Spears
Levett Rockwood, PC
33 Riverside Ave
Westport, CT 06881
Brian Edward Spears is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Paul Thygerson

John Paul Thygerson
The Law Offices of John P Thygerson, LLC
8 Byington Place
Norwalk, CT 06850
John Paul Thygerson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jennifer J Tunnard

Jennifer J Tunnard
Law Office of Jennifer Decastro Tunnard
68 North Street
Danbury, CT 06810
Jennifer J Tunnard is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stanley A Twardy Jr

Stanley A Twardy Jr
Day Pitney, LLP
1 Canterbury Green
Stamford, CT 06901
Stanley A Twardy Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James K Filan

James K Filan
315 Post Road West
Westport, CT 06880
James K Filan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Tristan Scott Cowperthwait

Tristan Scott Cowperthwait
Pullman & Comley
850 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06601
Tristan Scott Cowperthwait is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jessica Anne Kordas

Jessica Anne Kordas
Philip Russell LLC
66 Field Point Rd
Greenwich, CT 06830
Jessica Anne Kordas is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Dan Edward LaBelle

Dan Edward LaBelle
Halloran & Sage, LLP
315 Post Road West
Westport, CT 06880
Dan Edward LaBelle is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John E Meerbergen

John E Meerbergen
Ferguson Cohen, LLP
25 Field Point Road
Greenwich, CT 06830
John E Meerbergen is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Harold James Pickerstein

Harold James Pickerstein
McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter
30 Jelliff Lane
Southport, CT 06890
Harold James Pickerstein is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Calvin Kin-Meng Woo

Calvin Kin-Meng Woo
McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter
30 Jelliff Lane
Southport, CT 06890
Calvin Kin-Meng Woo is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Rebecca N Marchetti

Rebecca N Marchetti
810 Bedford St Suite 3
Stamford, CT 06901
Rebecca N Marchetti is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael Anthony Fitzpatrick

Michael Anthony Fitzpatrick
10 Middle St 7th Floor
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Licensed for 37 years, Michael Anthony Fitzpatrick is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert A Lacobelle

Robert A Lacobelle
Byrne & Lacobelle, PC
799 Silver Lane
Trumbull, CT 06611
Robert A Lacobelle is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Mark T. Stern

Mark T. Stern
Mark T. Stern, Esq.
2452 Black Rock Turnpike
Fairfield, CT 06825
Licensed for 22 years, Mark T. Stern is a Real Estate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William M Bloss

William M Bloss
350 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
William M Bloss is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >
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Juvenile Defense Specialty Areas

Board Certification

National Association of Counsel for Children - NACC is accredited by the ABA to certify attorneys as child welfare law specialists and works to improve the quality of legal representation of children in dependency, juvenile delinquency, and family law cases.



Nonprofit Legal Associations

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

The CCDLA supports and educates criminal defense lawyers while working to improve the criminal justice system by insuring that the rights of the accused are applied fairly and equally.


About Fairfield County

Find Attorneys in Fairfield County, CT

Fairfield County Lawyer Referral Service - The Lawyer Referral Service of Fairfield County, Connecticut, helps individuals and businesses find a qualified attorney in Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk or Danbury, CT. Call the service to talk with a trained staff person who will help determine the type of attorney needed. In some cases, a processing fee of $35 is required for the referral. Attorneys that participate in the service must carry malpractice insurance and are pre-screened for their experience and good standing with the Connecticut State Bar.



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