Mr. Branco served as an assistant prosecutor for over 23 years in the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office in the State of New Jersey. During his tenure with Cumberland County, he served in multiple supervisory roles as Section Chief in the Major Crimes Unit, Organized Crime Bureau, and the Cumberland County Narcotics Task Force. He was certified as an instructor by the Police Training Commission and taught at the Police Academy in Cumberland County. In addition to serving as a police legal advisor, Mr. Branco was also a faculty member for the Top Gun Narcotics School and the Undercover Narcotics Intensive Training Course given by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. He has also been a guest speaker at numerous county and police agencies throughout the state, lecturing in his areas of expertise in search and seizure, wiretap, confidential informant and entrapment laws. He has successfully tried numerous homicide and high-publicity/profile cases.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Municipal Law
- New Jersey
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- Pennsylvania
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Of Counsel
- Helmer, Conley & Kasselman, PA
- Current
- Assistant Prosecutor
- Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office
- Current
- Section Chief in the Major Crimes Unit, Organized Crime Bureau, and the Cumberland County Narcotics Task Force
- Faculty Instructor
- Top Gun Narcotics School and the Undercover Narcotics Intensive Training Course
- Current
- Instructor and Legal Advisor
- Cumberland County Police Academy
- Current
- St. Joseph's University
- B.A.
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- Widener University Delaware School of Law
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- Top Attorney 2013
- SJ Magazine
- Cumberland County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Governor’s Commission of New Jersey
- Appointee
- Current
- Activities: Revised the Comprehensive Drug Reform Act statutes of Title 2C:35, as well as the Statewide Narcotics Manual on Narcotics Investigations
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