J. Christopher Llinas
Criminal Defense Attorney | Serving Portland, CT
12 years of
experience
- Criminal Defense
- DUI and DWI
- Immigration
Connecticut
J. Christopher Llinas
Criminal Defense Attorney | Serving Portland, CT
12 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI and DWI, Immigration, Appeals & Speeding and Traffic Ticket
Connecticut
Biography
J. Christopher ("Chris") Llinas graduated from Franklin Pierce Law Center (now the University of New Hampshire School of Law) in 1997, clerked from Justice Leigh I. Saufley of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, and, over the years, has worked as a legal aid lawyer, public defender, state's attorney, in-house corporate counsel, and private criminal defense attorney. With over 25 years of experience in the courtroom and boardroom, and over 80 jury trials and 30 appeals under his belt, Chris has established a strong and successful track record of experience before the DMV, trial courts, and appellate courts, first in Maryland and now in Connecticut. As well, since moving to Connectictut in 2017, Chris has established himself as a strong advocate in the realm of "crimmigration," where criminal law and immigration law intersect, defending immigrants in criminal and DUI matters in both state and federal courts, and also in removal matters before the immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the US Courts of Appeal for the First and Second Circuits in Boston and New York City.
Trouble with the law? give me a call. i do criminal, dui, traffic, and immigration removal defense, at both trial and on appeal, in both state and federal courts.
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Education
- Franklin Pierce Law Center
- JD - Juris Doctor
- Salisbury University
- BA - Bachelor of Arts
License
12 years since J. Christopher Llinas was first licensed to practice law
- 2014
- active
- Connecticut
- 2017
- active
- Connecticut
Work Experience
2017
Llinas Law Immigration & Criminal Defense, Owner/Lead Attorney
2015 - 2017
J. Christopher Llinas, Attorney at Law, Solo Practitioner
2007 - 2015
Royal Plus Inc., Corporate Counsel
2003 - 2006
J. Christopher Llinas, P.A., Solo Practitioner
2003 - 2005
Salisbury University, Professor
2002 - 2003
Worcester County State's Attorney's Office, Assistant State's Attorney
1999 - 2002
Maryland Office Of The Public Defender, Assistant Public Defender
1998 - 1999
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Legal Aid Attorney
1997 - 1998
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Clerk to Justice Leigh Saufley
Professional Associations
2022
Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Executive Board Member
2021
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Connecticut Chapter)
Chair, DMV Committee
2019
Admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Member
2019
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Member
2018
American Immigration Lawyers Association (New England Chapter)
Member
2018
Admitted to the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) otherwise known as the Immigration Courts, and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Member
2018
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
Member
2018
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Member
2018
Executive Office of Immigration Review
Member
2018
Board of Immigration Appeals
Member
2018
Admitted to United States District Court for District of Connecticut
Member
2018
National College of DUI Defense
Connecticut State Delegate
2018
Admitted to United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Member
2017
Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Member
2017
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Connecticut Chapter)
Member
2017
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member
2016
National College of DUI Defense
Member
2015
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member
2014
Maryland State Bar Association
Member
1999
Maryland State Bar Association
Member
1999
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member
1999
Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association
Member
1999
Worcester County Bar Association
Member
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Budget Committee Member
Languages
- English
- Spanish
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J. Christopher Llinas
Criminal Defense, DUI and DWI, Immigration, Appeals & Speeding and Traffic Ticket