UNC School of Law - Law
District of Massachusetts Federal Defender Office
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law
Chapel Hill
NC
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law
Parrett
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Parese & Colwell PC
Hamden
CT
For over twenty-five years
Tamar R. Birckhead has represented individuals charged with criminal offenses in the state and federal court systems at the trial and appellate levels. While she currently practices in Connecticut
Tamar is also licensed in Massachusetts
New York
and North Carolina. Tamar has defended clients in a wide variety of criminal cases—from felonies in state court to alleged acts of terrorism in federal court. Among her clients was Richard Reid
the attempted “Shoe Bomber” prosecuted in the First Circuit under the U.S.A. Patriot Act. Tamar regularly appears in the Meriden
Manchester
Middletown
Milford
New Haven
New London
and Waterbury courts
although she handles cases throughout Connecticut. Tamar also frequently represents middle
high school
and college students accused of violating their school’s code of conduct
which can result in suspension or expulsion as well as the initiation of criminal prosecution that arises from the same conduct. A cum laude graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School
Tamar taught for twelve years as a tenured law professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. She has also taught at Duke Law School and most recently at Yale Law School. Tamar is the author of more than a dozen law review articles on topics related to criminal defense as well as an editor and contributor to several juvenile justice-related books. She has written opinion pieces for major publications
and has provided legal commentary on the challenges of defending criminal suspects for CNN
Fox News
and the Wall Street Journal
among many other media outlets. Tamar prides herself on the close
collaborative working relationships she has with her clients. She understands that facing criminal charges can be a frightening experience
and she views herself as a counselor as well as a legal practitioner. Tamar lives with her husband and their two teenage daughters in Guilford.
Senior Associate Attorney
Boston
Massachusetts
District of Massachusetts Federal Defender Office
Associate Attorney
Parrett
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Parese & Colwell PC
Doctor of Law - JD
Harvard Law School
Bachelor's degree
Yale University
Tamar R. Birckhead
For the past twenty-five years
Tamar R. Birckhead has represented individuals charged with criminal offenses in the state and federal court systems at the trial and appellate levels. Licensed to practice in Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York
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