Zerillo Law Firm, LLC

09/19/2026

Commenting in today’s Portland Press Herald story by Emily Allen about Chief Justice Stanfill’s recent concurrence that “the state must do better” with their repeated discovery violations. In the case I was commenting on, the William Bradbury matter, the police gave the prosecution 3,200 pages of phone analysis on the eve of trial. The prosecution said they didn’t know about the data. But that is not an excuse. In 1995, in the case of Kyle’s v. Whitley, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the prosecutor had the obligation to find favorable evidence to the defense and disclose it. And so, the state has had 31 years to read that opinion and clearly they have not. Or, and more likely, they simply will not follow the demands of that obligation. The constant refrain we hear from the state and the courts is that prosecutors do not have the resources to handle all this discovery. But I would like to remind every prosecutor that if you do not have the resources to provide your constitutionally obligated discovery to defendants, you simply should not charge them with a crime in the first place. As I said to Emily Allen for this piece, Maine is a repeat offender when it comes to discovery violations.

09/08/2026

08/20/2026

Congrats Timothy Zerillo for once again being selected to Best Lawyers In America.

08/11/2026

News Release

Portland, ME Attorney Timothy Zerillo Sworn In as Treasurer of Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar

Washington, DC (Aug. 10, 2026) – Timothy Zerillo was sworn in to serve as Treasurer of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) at the Association's Annual Meeting on August 8.

Timothy Zerillo is the founder of Zerillo Law Firm, LLC, based in Portland, Maine. He regularly handles federal and state criminal defense, complex personal injury, and complex civil litigation. He practices throughout Maine in federal and state courts.

Zerillo previously served two terms on NACDL’s Board of Directors. He is Co-Chair of the Mental Health Committee and a member of the Criminalization of Voting Rights and Decarceration Committees. He is also a Past President of the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, where he remains the Chair of the MACDL Continuing Legal Education Committee.

Zerillo is the author of the book Defending Specific Crimes, now in its second revision for James Publishing. He has been published in NACDL’s The Champion, and regularly publishes articles on criminal defense topics. He has been elected to the Best Lawyers in America in the category of White Collar Criminal Defense, and New England Super Lawyers for the years 2010 to the present.

Zerillo is an accomplished lecturer, and has been invited to speak to lawyers in Maine, South Carolina, Idaho, Nevada, Washington, Virginia, Texas, and Maryland in recent years on topics ranging from cross-examination to digital evidence. In 2022 and 2024, Zerillo made NACDL’s “Best of the Best” list of the highest rated speakers of those years, based on audience score.

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The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is the preeminent organization advancing the mission of the criminal defense bar to ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime or wrongdoing. A professional bar association founded in 1958, NACDL's many thousands of direct members in 28 countries – and 90 state, provincial and local affiliate organizations totaling up to 40,000 attorneys – include private criminal defense lawyers, public defenders, military defense counsel, law professors and judges committed to preserving fairness and promoting a rational and humane criminal legal system.

Portland, ME Attorney Timothy Zerillo Sworn In as Treasurer of Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar –Washington, DC (Aug. 10, 2026) – Timothy Zerillo was sworn in to serve as Treasurer of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) at the Association's Annual Meeting....

05/22/2026

Thanks for this review. I never expected I would be compared to the fjords of Norway, but I like it!

05/16/2026

ZLF Founder Tim Zerillo was honored to speak this week at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers “Best of the Bar Showcase” with some of the finest criminal defense lawyers in the United States

05/11/2026

Party opponent admissions are another reason silence is golden…

04/17/2026

Part 2 video of the resolution of the Morrill’s Corner shooting case.

04/16/2026

Forest Avenue shooting case resolved for misdemeanors and 28 days credit for time served. I’ll try to post a video about this later because I know it is of interest. More to come…