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Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Workers Compsenation

Additional Information:

Richard's practice focuses on civil and criminal appeals in state and federal court. He is widely considered one of Connecticut's most experienced and effective appellate lawyers. He has briefed and argued over one hundred appeals in the Connecticut Supreme Court and Connecticut Appellate Court, and has argued appeals in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He has worked on many complex and challenging issues, involving search and seizure, state constitutional law, Internet sting operations, and the death penalty. For several years, Richard has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Appellate Law and listed by Connecticut Magazine as a Connecticut Super Lawyer® and New England Super Lawyer® in the field of Appellate Law from 2007 to 2015.

Richard Emanuel graduated from the University of Connecticut (B.A. 1967) and George Washington University Law School (J.D. 1970). During law school he worked part-time as a legislative assistant in the D.C. office of a Connecticut Congressman. Upon returning to Connecticut in 1970, Richard's first position as a new lawyer was manning a storefront neighborhood legal services office in Bridgeport. Two years later he joined the Connecticut public defender's office, and worked in the trial court (G.A. 6, now G.A. 23) for five years.

In 1977 the Connecticut public defender system established an Office of Legal Services to handle criminal appeals. Jerrold H. Barnett, a brilliant lawyer and later a Superior Court Judge, headed the office and hired Richard as his first staff member. Under Jerry Barnett's guidance, Richard fell in love with the appeals process - a chance to put the trial "on trial." Ultimately, Richard worked in the appellate unit for fifteen years. Since 1998 he has maintained a private practice in appellate law.

Richard is a member of the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (CCDLA). In 1992 he was a co-winner of the David H. Neiditz Professional Writing Award for submitting the best-written appellate brief in a Connecticut case. In 1998 he received the Pro Bono Award from the Connecticut Law Tribune for his work on behalf of Lawrence J. Miller, who spent more than twelve years in prison before being exonerated. In 2002 Richard received the CCDLA's Champion of Liberty award for his career achievements.

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Firm Members: Jonathan Katz Joseph Gasser