Brian Shiffrin
Easton Thompson Kasperek Shiffrin LLPBrian Shiffrin is a partner at Easton Thompson Kasperek Shiffrin LLP, a law firm dedicated to criminal defense. Brian specializes in post-conviction representation. He has argued appeals in numerous courts, including the New York Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Additionally, he has been counsel representing clients at trials, including murder trials. Brian is Past President of the Rochester Chapter of American Inns of Court and a former Trustee of the Monroe County Bar Association. He has twice served as Chair of the Criminal Justice Section of the Monroe County Bar Association. Brian is the co-author of the chapter on Appeals in Criminal Cases in the New York Bar Association's Criminal Practice Handbook. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He has been awarded the Monroe County Bar Association's Charles F. Crimi and Raymond J. Pauley Awards and the Nathaniel Award in recognition of skill and commitment to the legal needs of the indigent.
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- New York
- Partner
- Easton Thompson Kasperek Shiffrin LLP
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- First Assistant
- Monroe County Public Defender
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- Second Assistant
- Monroe County Public Defender
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- Special Assistant
- Monroe County Public Defender
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- University of Pennsylvania Law School
- J.D.
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- Honors: cum laude
- Cornell University
- B.S. | Indsutrial and Labor Relations
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- Raymond Pauley Award
- Monroe County Bar Association
- Nathaniel Award
- Daily Record
- New York State Bar  # 1484302
- Member
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- American Inns of Court, Rochester Chapter
- President
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- Ethical Dimensions of Appellate Advocacy, Appellate Advocate Trainer, Albany, NY
- NYSDA
- Presentation of allocation of decision making authority in an appeal.