Maggie Castinado

CBA Offices Held:

President (2023-2024), President-Elect (2022-2023), Vice President (2021-2022), Treasurer (2020-2021)

Professional Data:

Attorney Castinado is a senior assistant public defender at the Office of the Public Defender in New Haven. She has defended thousands of clients with criminal matters since 1999.

CBA Activities:

Board of Governors (2019-present); House of Delegates (2015-2020); Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (2015-2017, 2023-2024); Civics Academy; Chair, Connecticut Council of Bar Presidents (2022-2023); Chair, Legislative Policy and Review Committee (2022-2023); Co-Chair, Pro Bono Committee (2022-2023); Legal Aid and Public Defense Committee (2021-2022);  Awards Committee; 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic Task Force, Judicial and Federal Branch Subcommittee, Legal Profession Subcommittee; Policing Task Force

Other Professional Activities:

House of Delegates Member, American Bar Association (2022-present); Fellow, American Bar Foundation (2024); Board of Directors (2014-2024), James W. Cooper Fellows (2016) Connecticut Bar Foundation; President, Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association (2015-2016); Deputy President Region 1 Connecticut, Hispanic National Bar Association (2015-2019); Board of Directors, Statewide Legal Services (2017-2024); Board of Directors, New Haven Legal Aid Association (2017-Present); Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association; Greater Bridgeport Bar Association

Law School:

Quinnipiac University School of Law