 Spinella
and Associates. Clear focus on firm goals.
Attorneys
A. Paul Spinella and David
K. Jaffe have each been practicing individually for more than 15 years.
Attorney
Spinella's book, Connecticut Criminal Procedure,
is a standard reference tool in this state for the defense bar and prosecutors
alike.
Attorney
Jaffe is the Treasurer of the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union Board
of Directors, and also a member of the West Hartford Commission on Human
Rights and Opportunities.
Attorney
Justin Donnelly offers over 30 years of litigation experience to Spinella
& Associates in his role as counsel to the firm.
In
keeping with the ideal of providing clients with the most personal service,
and taking on only worthwhile cases which are carefully screened, the
firm plans to expand, yet resists the urge to grow much larger.
Connecticut
lawyers. Inspired by history. Guided by tradition.
Attorneys
Spinella and Jaffe come from a long line of Connecticut lawyers dating
back to Roger Baldwin's representation of the freed slaves of the Amistad
incident. They strive to preserve civil liberties by protecting individuals
from overreaching societal institutions.
For
persons whose rights are in jeopardy, Spinella and Jaffe are your instruments
of protection. To accomplish your goals, they combine street savvy with
historical perspective and legal expertise, along with extensive experience
in police misconduct and other civil rights cases.
Cases
which have shaped civil rights law.
Attorneys
Spinella and Jaffe have brought and won important cases which have shaped
civil rights law in areas such as preventing jail suicide; curbing excessive
use of force and deadly force by police officers and departments; ensuring
that prisons are properly designed to promote the health and safety of
prisoners; discouraging illegal and overzealous searches of residential
dwellings; and safeguarding against illegal stops, arrests and searches
of citizens. They have exposed department wide policies which have served
to encourage and promote constitutional violations of citizens throughout
the state.
Often
attorneys who represent defendants accused of crimes are not well-versed
on how criminal case strategy and disposition relates to the potential
success or failure of a related police misconduct case. That is one reason
why many attorneys who believe that their clients' civil rights were violated
consult with Spinella & Associates early on, before they take significant
action in the criminal case in order to discuss potential ramifications
in a subsequent civil rights action.
Additionally,
sometimes it becomes strategically expedient in the criminal case to file
a meritorious civil rights suit while the criminal case is pending as
a method of obtaining discovery, which is otherwise unobtainable in a
criminal case.
Criminal
attorneys who consult with Spinella & Associates on such topics receive
important, timely and useful advice.
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