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About Michael
Biography
I am a criminal law prosecutor with the State Division of Criminal Justice currently assigned to the New Haven Judicial District, G.A. 23. I have been with the division for fourteen years.
I came to the law in my middle years after a twenty-year career with the Guilford, Connecticut, police department where I retired at the rank of lieutenant.
I earned my law degree from the Quinnipiac University Law School, graduating in 2003. While in law school I served as the executive managing editor of the Law Review. I also served as a student representative on the Dean search committee. During law school I interned with the Bridgeport Law firm Koskoff, Koskoff and Bieder.
Following law school I began my legal career with the Faxon Law Group, a high end personal injury - medical malpractice firm, where I was an associate attorney. I left to join the state's attorney's office in New Haven where I am an assistant state's attorney, a move that returned me to criminal law and my roots.
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense
90%
20 years | 10,000 cases
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Licensed in Connecticut for 22 years
State: Connecticut
Acquired: 2003
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Location
State's Attorney's Office
G.A. 23, 121 Elm Street, New Haven, CT, 06510
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Criminal defense lawyer
Experience
Honors
2009
Judge Philip E. Mancini Award, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
2003
Connecticut Judges Association Award, Connecticut Judges Association
2003
Academic Excellence Award, Quinnipiac University School of Law
2002
Law Review, Quinnipiac University School of Law
Work Experience
2005 - Present
Assistant State's Attorney, State of Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice
2003 - 2005
Associate, Faxon Law Group
2001 - 2003
Legal Intern, Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, PC
Associations
2005 - Present
National Association of District AttorneysMember
2003 - Present
American Association for JusticeMember
2001 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Kelly v. Stop and Shop, Inc.
Reversed and Remanded
Rizzuto v. Davidson Ladders
Reversed and Remanded
Estate of Doe v. Department of Correction
Reversed and Remanded
Education
2003
Quinnipiac University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude
1999
University of New Haven
BS - Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude
Speaking Engagements
2008
Continuing Legal Education
Connecticut DUI Law
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
NYS driver received a speeding ticket in Connecticut for going 45mph on 30mph. Would I get points in either of states?
07 Jul 2019
Q&A
How likely is to get an extradition to CT from another country for a VOP on a missdemeanor?
30 Aug 2018
Q&A
Can you be sentenced to a consecutive 120 days/30days, and then concurrent 2 yrs probation?
30 Aug 2018