tejas.bhatt

Tejas Bhatt is an Assistant Public Defender in Hartford, CT. A public defender since 2003, he has defended individuals charged with the most serious crimes in trial courts, represented individuals in post-conviction proceedings and on appeal to the Appellate and Supreme Courts. He has trained other public defenders and testified before various legislative committees on criminal justice legislation. In addition, he is on the executive board of the CT Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association and has written extensively on criminal justice issues.In his spare time, he likes to read legal opinions. He blogs at criminalopinions.wordpress.com and is on Twitter @tejasxb.