Andrew Cotrupi   

 
After graduating cum laude from The New England School of Law in 1991, Attorney Cotrupi worked as a staff attorney for The New Hampshire Public Defender's Office where he became the managing attorney for five years prior to entering private practice in 1997. Attorney Cotrupi specializes in criminal defense at all court levels in the State of New Hampshire, the Commonwealth of Massachussettes, and Federal Courts.  Personal injury cases are handled by the firm as well.

 ATTENDED:
  • Practitioners Course, US Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Administration, Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
    ATLA certified cross examination school in Atlanta, GA
  • Various nationwide training seminars through the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • 1st Trial Lawyer's College in Dubois, WY, held by nationally recognized attorneys

 Some of The Firms Reported Cases

Homicide- State V. Jelleniewski; 147 N.H. 462 (2002)
Drug Case- State V. Heirtzler; 147 N.H. 344 (2001)
DWI Case- State V. Chace; 151 N.H. 310 (2004)

Why choose us?    


Andrew Cotrupi has been asked to train new and experienced defense attorneys, as well as  police officers throughout New Hampshire. With his extensive knowledge in the legal field and his original and aggressive defense, these training sessions are helpful to other legal professionals throughout the state.

                           "It's what we do, where we do it"
 
OTHER:
  • Featured speaker for the New Hampshire Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association on topics such as: cross examination; portable breath testing; and discovery practices in drug cases.
  • Lecturer for the NH Public Defender's annual meeting on the use and cross examination of expert witnesses, and DWI defense.

Click on the following links to view cases that provide an overview of the types of cases the firm has handled and the results obtained:

  1. DWI charge against Stratham Police Chief DROPPED
  2. Driver fights DWI charge with obesity defense- Conviction vacated!
  3. Conviction overturned for man charged with a crime that did not exist
  4. Attorney seeks overturn of Rochester man's homicide conviction- United State's Supreme Court reverses New Hampshire Supreme Court
  1. Dropped negligent homicide charge for husband in fatal crash
  2. Testimony stricken from trial; case dismissed
  3. Reduced bail for woman growing marijuana in home
  4. Handyman acquitted in explosion fatality
  5. Client acqutted, co-defendant sentenced to 3.5 years in prison
Andrew Cotrupi, Esquire,  428 Lafayette Rd.,  Suite 102,  Hampton, NH 03842 Phone: (603) 926-5818  Fax: (603) 758- 6376