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ConnecticutCriminal Appellate Law Lawyers in Stamford, Connecticut

An appeal involves briefing issues for a higher court to review. Appellate attorneys in Connecticut may also make an oral argument to the judge or judges deciding the appeal.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney for an appellate case, keep in mind that strict timelines often apply to appeals.


Most criminal appellate attorneys in Connecticut charge flat fees for direct appeals and post conviction cases.


Many of the top appellate attorneys devote a significant portion of their practice to this niche area of the law.


Appellate law in the criminal justice system also includes federal habeas petitions and post-conviction motions for illegal sentences, ineffective assistance of counsel or prosecutorial misconduct.


Many of the top criminal appellate lawyers in the United States belong to The Council of Appellate Lawyers. The CAL is the first and only national appellate bench-bar organization.

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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 >

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 >

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 >

Felice Duffy

Felice Duffy
Duffy Law, LLC
67 Trumbull Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Licensed for 24 years, Felice Duffy is a Criminal Defense and Probation Violations lawyer who attended Quinnipiac University 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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

Emily S Lucibello

Emily S Lucibello
Law Offices of Emily S. Lucibello, LLC
26 Broad Street PO Box 5233
Milford, CT 06460
Licensed for 15 years, Emily S Lucibello is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Quinnipiac University School of Law... 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 >

Jonathan Sills

Jonathan Sills
The Sills Law Firm, LLC
182 Grand Street Suite 211
Waterbury, CT 06702
Licensed for 18 years, Jonathan Sills is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Connecticut School of Law... read more >

Peter J Schaffer

Peter J Schaffer
108 Oak Street
Stamford, CT 06106
Peter J Schaffer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... 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 >

Jessica A. Coderre

Jessica A. Coderre
The Sills Law Firm, LLC
182 Grand Street Suite 211
Waterbury, CT 06702
Licensed for 10 years, Jessica A. Coderre is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Western New England University, School of... read more >

Susan Red

Susan Red
Red Law Firm, LLC
7 Elm Street 2nd Floor
New Haven, CT 06510
Licensed for 20 years, Susan Red is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... 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 >

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 >

Jamie E. Alosi

Jamie E. Alosi
The Law Office of Jamie E. Alosi
36 Trumbull Street Suite #2
New Haven, CT 06511
Jamie E. Alosi is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury 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 >

Tim Moynahan

Tim Moynahan
Moynahan Law Firm
60 N Main St
Waterbury, CT 06702
Licensed for 60 years, Tim Moynahan is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Christopher Thomas DeMatteo

Christopher Thomas DeMatteo
DeMatteo Legal Solutions
203 Campbell Avenue
West Haven, CT 06516
Licensed for 14 years, Christopher Thomas DeMatteo is a Child Welfare Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Charles Christian Young

Charles Christian Young
320 Post Road West
Westport, CT 06880
Licensed for 26 years, Charles Christian Young is a Criminal Defense and Firearm and Weapon Charges lawyer... read more >

Hugh F Keefe

Hugh F Keefe
Lynch Traub K & E
52 Trumbull St
New Haven, CT 06506
Hugh F Keefe is a Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended University of Connecticut School of Law... 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 >

Tara Leigh Knight

Tara Leigh Knight
Knight & Cerritelli, LLC
2 Lincoln Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Tara Leigh Knight is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Ira B Grudberg

Ira B Grudberg
Ira B. Grudberg, LLC
350 Orange Street
New Haven, CT 06503
Ira B Grudberg is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... 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 >

Walter Charles Bansley IV

Walter Charles Bansley IV
Bansley Law Offices, LLC
267 Orange Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Licensed for 20 years, Walter Charles Bansley IV is a 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 >

William F Dow

William F Dow
Jacobs & Dow, LLC
350 Orange St
New Haven, CT 06503
William F Dow is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury 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 >

Stephen B Bright

Stephen B Bright
Georgia State College of Law
127 Wall St
New Haven, CT 06511
Licensed for 41 years, Stephen B Bright is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Kentucky... read more >

Todd Allen Bussert

Todd Allen Bussert
Frost Bussert, LLC
129 Church Street Suite 226
New Haven, CT 06510
Todd Allen Bussert is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Leonard Michael Crone

Leonard Michael Crone
Law Office of Leonard M. Crone
27 State Street P.O. Box 1687
Waterbury, CT 06702
Licensed for 35 years, Leonard Michael Crone is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Robert Matthew Frost Jr

Robert Matthew Frost Jr
Frost Bussert, LLC
129 Church Street Suite 226
New Haven, CT 06510
Robert Matthew Frost Jr is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Michael Stanton Hillis

Michael Stanton Hillis
Dombroski Hillis, LLC
129 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06510
Michael Stanton Hillis is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Emily Riordan Lucibello

Emily Riordan Lucibello
Lucibello & Proscino, LLP
653 Orange Center Road
Orange, CT 06477
Emily Riordan Lucibello is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Diane Polan

Diane Polan
Law Office of Dian Polan
746 Chapel Street Suite 202
New Haven, CT 06510
Diane Polan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert A Serafinowicz

Robert A Serafinowicz
Law Offices of Rob Serafinowicz, LLC
52 Holmes Ave 2nd Floor
Waterbury, CT 06702
Robert A Serafinowicz is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John R Williams

John R Williams
John R Williams and Associates, LLC
51 Elm Street Suite 4009
New Haven, CT 06510
John R Williams is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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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.


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