Noted criminal trial attorney and author Norman Pattis founded the law firm
Pattis and Smith to aggressively fight for your rights and freedom while minimizing the impact of the criminal charges on your life. In some cases our attorneys can get charges dismissed altogether.

Norman Pattis and the Pattis and Smith law firm represent clients in felony and misdemeanor cases ranging from capital murder, robbery or drug offenses to white collar crime, sex offenses, or even DUI and domestic violence cases. For a complete listing of the types of cases we take on visit our Types of Cases page.

The moment you become a client, the Pattis and Smith legal team:

• Seeks your release without bail or the lowest possible bail
• Immediately demands all police reports, evidence,
  and witnesses against you
• Challenges the reports, seeks exclusion of evidence,
  and discredits witnesses
• Scrutinizes the prosecutor’s case for every imperfection
• Develops alternate theories to identify reasonable doubt
• Relentlessly attacks the prosecutor’s case on every front
• Negotiates to have charges quickly reduced or dismissed altogether

Our law firm is rated among America’s most experienced and successful criminal defense lawyers. Our national reputation for winning big cases at trial forces prosecutors and district attorneys to rethink the charges against you and reevaluate their chances of success which maximizes your chances of avoiding a criminal conviction and avoiding jail time.

If you have been charged with a crime and your freedom is at stake, you must act quickly to protect your rights. For fast action, call or email our experienced criminal defense team for an immediate consultation at
203.393.3017 or .

Norman Pattis and Pattis and Smith experienced Connecticut trial attorneys represent people charged with felonies or misdemeanors throughout the state including Fairfield County, New Haven County, Middlesex County, Litchfield County, and Harford County and the metro areas of Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford, North Stamford, Stamford, Waterbury, East Norwalk, Norwalk, Danbury, New Britain from our main office in Bethany (between Hartford and New Haven).

Pattis and Smith criminal defense lawyers are experienced in all types of state and federal criminal cases including murder, other homicide, robbery, aggravated battery, domestic violence, kidnapping, mortgage fraud, insurance fraud, internet sex crimes, drug trafficking, healthcare fraud, prescription fraud, white collar crime, embezzlement, attorney misconduct, doctor misconduct, possession of drugs, manufacture of drugs, sale of drugs, DUI, prostitution, theft, and other offenses as well as criminal appeals to appeal conviction of crimes.