Justin Pugh, Advocate, Federal Expungement Initiative

Justin Pugh

Advocate, Federal Expungement Initiative

Connecticut

Pugh defends federal criminal cases in Connecticut and New York and has a special interest in post-conviction matters, including pardons.

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About Justin Pugh

Justin Pugh is the founder and managing partner of Justin C. Pugh & Associates, a boutique law firm located in Westport, Connecticut, which specializes in federal criminal defense. He has tried numerous cases to verdict in the federal courts in Connecticut and New York, and appears regularly to represent clients in the District of Connecticut and Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Justin has a special interest in post-conviction matters, having represented clients in direct and collateral challenges, as well as before the Board of Pardons and Paroles in the State of Connecticut.

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