Criminal Defense law in Connecticut covers felonies, misdemeanors, drug offenses, assault, theft, and white-collar crimes. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Connecticut has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to criminal defense cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

Criminal cases in Connecticut are prosecuted through Superior Court, with appeals handled by the Appellate Court. Your constitutional rights apply, but Connecticut's own rules of criminal procedure determine how the case unfolds in practice. Early representation is critical — the decisions made in the first days after arrest often define the trajectory of the entire case. The Connecticut Bar Association maintains standards for criminal defense practitioners in the state.

The criminal defense attorneys listed here practice throughout Connecticut and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

For a detailed overview of how criminal defense law works in Connecticut — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to criminal defense law in Connecticut. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Gregg Wagman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Gregg W. Wagman
 70 Howard St. Suite C New London CT 06320
(860) 444-0100
Quinnipiac School of Law
English
Bar #73265969
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Nate Baber - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Aeton Law Partners
 71 Raymond Road Suite# 127 West Hartford CT 06107
(860) 724-2160
University of Connecticut School of Law (2006)
English
US District Court District of Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Dominick M. Angotta - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Dominick Angotta
 1200 Summer Street Suite 103 Stamford CT 06905
Appalachian School of Law (2009)
English
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
James Richard Miron - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Maddox Law Office
 501 Merritt 7 6th Floor Norwalk CT 06851
(203) 712-5580
Western New England University School of Law (1990)
English
New York Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Medical Malpractice
Mark D. Sherman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Mark Sherman, LLC
 355 Atlantic St Stamford CT 06901
(203) 569-3599
Fordham University School of Law (1998)
English
New York Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Matthew J. Broder - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Matthew J. Broder
 44 Lyon Terrace Bridgeport CT 06604
(203) 333-5100
University of Connecticut School of Law (1989)
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
Frederic Ury - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 883 Black Rock Turnpike Fairfield CT 06825
(203) 533-4254
Suffolk University
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Medical Malpractice
Joseph Bronson Barnes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Joseph B. Barnes, Lawyer at Law
 8 North Street Milford CT 06460
(203) 877-6800
University of Miami School of Law (1976)
English
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Dennis Mancini - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1087 Broad Street Bridgeport CT 06604
(203) 367-0442
University of Connecticut School of Law (2008)
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Max Lavit Rosenberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rosenberg & Hite, LLC
 2051 Main Street, Stratford CT 06615
(203) 870-6700
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (2001)
English, Hebrew, Spanish
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Civil Rights Collections
Bryan McEntee - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Bryan McEntee
 19 Mitchell Avenue, 2nd Floor Waterbury CT 06710
(203) 982-8396
Massachusetts School of Law (2005)
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Estate Planning Family Law
Lindy R. Urso - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lindy R. Urso, Lawyer at Law
 810 Bedford Street Suite 3 Stamford CT 06901
(203) 325-4487
Pepperdine University School of Law (1992)
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Harvey Levine - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Levine & Levine
 754 West Main Street New Britain CT 06053
(860) 229-9800
Quinnipiac University School of Law (1980)
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Medical Malpractice
Jason McCoy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 280 Talcottville Road Vernon CT 06066
University of San Francisco School of Law (1996)
English, Spanish
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Trent A. LaLima - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Santos & LaLima, P.C.
 51 Russ Street Hartford CT 06106
(860) 249-6548
Washington and Lee University School of Law (2010)
2nd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Brian Ward - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Aeton Law Partners LLP
 101 Centerpoint Dr #105 Middletown CT 06457
(860) 724-2160
Quinnipiac University School of Law
English
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Personal Injury
Ashling Soares - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ashling Soares Law
 55 Greens Farms Road, Ste 200-58 Westport CT 06880
(203) 529-5115
University of Miami School of Law (2008)
English
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
Thomas William Moyher - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Maya Murphy, P.C.
 266 Post Road E Westport CT 06880
(203) 221-3100
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (2006)
English
New York Bar
Active License
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
Chris Lagano - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 970 Summer Street Stamford CT 06905
(203) 357-7462
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Estate Planning
Patrick Joseph Filan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Patrick J. Filan LLC
 1 Eliot Pl Fairfield CT 06824
(203) 221-8066
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law (1982)
English
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Michael Chambers Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael L. Chambers Jr.
 2 Congress Street Hartford CT 06114
(860) 231-9535
Quinnipiac University School of Law (2001)
English, Spanish
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Personal Injury Real Estate Law
Joseph Maya - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Maya Murphy, P.C.
 266 Post Road East Westport CT 06880
(203) 221-3100
University of Michigan Law School (1989)
English, Spanish
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Criminal Law
Heath D. Harte - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Heath D. Harte, LLC
 1700 Bedford Street Suite 102 Stamford CT 06905
(203) 724-9555
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Yazmin Rodriguez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Esperanza Lawyers At Law
 32 Elm Street First Floor New Haven CT 06510
(203) 290-4500
English, French, Spanish
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Family Law Immigration Law
Stephen Lebedevitch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Lebedevitch Law Office, LLC
 1261 Post Rd. Suite 101 Fairfield CT 06824
(203) 307-5760
Florida Coastal School of Law (2008)
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
Charles Christian Young - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cohen and Wolf
 1115 Broad Street Bridgeport CT 06604
(203) 337-4110
Quinnipiac University School of Law (1995)
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Jerome N. Goldstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 4 Research Drive Suite 402 Shelton CT 06484-6242
(203) 929-7773
Quinnipiac University School of Law (1985)
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Monique S. Foley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Kevin C. Ferry
 77 Lexington Street New Britain CT 06052
(860) 827-0880
Quinnipiac University School of Law (2003)
Federal District Court of Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Construction Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Cecilia Buck-Taylor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Cecilia Buck-Taylor, P.C.
 P.O. Box 1121 15 Bennitt Street New Milford CT 06776
(860) 355-9191
Fordham University School of Law (1987)
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Criminal Law
Allan F. Friedman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Allan F. Friedman Criminal Lawyer
 40 Richards Ave #300 Norwalk CT 06854
(203) 357-5555
Quinnipiac University School of Law (1992)
English, Spanish
New York Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Ryan M. Henry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Allingham, Readyoff & Henry, LLC.
 54 Bridge Street New Milford CT 06776
(860) 350-5454
Albany Law School (2001)
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
Matthew Evers Willis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kahan Kerensky Capossela, LLP
 45 Hartford Turnpike Vernon CT 06066
(860) 646-1974
Roger Williams University School of Law
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
Daniel Harris Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sullivan, Attanasio & Miller
 228 Meadow Street Suite 103 Waterbury CT 06702
(203) 756-9433
Western New England University School of Law (2004)
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Christopher DeMatteo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DeMatteo Law, LLC
 203 Campbell Ave. Suite C West Haven CT 06516
(203) 691-6594
Marquette University (2007)
English
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Emily Riordan Lucibello - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Emily S. Lucibello, LLC
 26 Broad Street PO Box 5233 Milford CT 06460
(203) 298-4658
Quinnipiac University School of Law (2006)
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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