Brian Shiffrin

Brian 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.

University of Pennsylvania Law School

J.D.

1974 - 1977

Honors: cum laude

Cornell University

B.S. | Indsutrial and Labor Relations

1970 - 1974

Partner

Easton Thompson Kasperek Shiffrin LLP

2009 - Current

First Assistant

Monroe County Public Defender

1999 - 2008

Second Assistant

Monroe County Public Defender

1988 - 1998

Special Assistant

Monroe County Public Defender

1981 - 1987

Ethical Dimensions of Appellate Advocacy, Appellate Advocate Trainer, Albany, NY

September 13, 2019

NYSDA

Presentation of allocation of decision making authority in an appeal.

Raymond Pauley Award

Monroe County Bar Association

2009

Nathaniel Award

Daily Record

2008

New York State Bar  # 1484302

Member

1978 - Current

American Inns of Court, Rochester Chapter

President

2004 - 2005

New York

Since 1978