Attorneys

Attorney Brodeur is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and Quinnipiac University School of Law. She represents clients in all Connecticut Courts and has provided guidance to clients on a wide-range of issues including criminal, appellate, habeas, real estate, wills and trusts, business organizations, contracts, torts (including personal injury), and equine law.

In Attorney Brodeur’s criminal law and post-conviction practice she represents individuals charged with traffic offenses, DUI, misdemeanors, and felonies. She also represents clients in post-conviction proceedings including appeals, state and federal habeas corpus actions, and other post-conviction proceedings. She has appeared regularly in court and litigated cases before the Connecticut Supreme, Appellate, and Superior Courts, including the habeas court.

Attorney Brodeur is sensitive to the fact-intensive nature of criminal defense and listens carefully to clients to identify their concerns as well as possible defenses. She is experienced in representing individuals with disabilities and deficiencies. Her patient nature, careful attention to detail, and persistence lends itself to criminal and post-conviction work. As an appellate attorney, she has litigated cases of first impression, has argued numerous appeals in the Connecticut Appellate Court, and succeeded in persuading the Connecticut Supreme Court to accept multiple cases raising issues ranging from conflict of interest to denial of self-representation. She has had multiple successes for her clients, including overturning convictions for class A felonies, negotiation of resolutions to complex criminal cases, and achieving sentence reductions for her clients. She has aided and mentored other attorneys, providing strategy and materials resulting in successful resolutions of additional cases.

As one of the few equine law practitioners in Connecticut and Rhode Island she has assisted clients in forming and protecting equine-related businesses. She has handled complex equine law cases including a wide array of issues such as international sales, importation, CUTPA, personal injury, complex litigation, business torts, business organizations and contracts.

While in law school she received numerous honors and awards for her outstanding work, including the Excellence in Clinical Work award for her efforts in the Defense Appellate Clinic on a case involving instructional error and juror unanimity. Also while in law school, she gained experience with a prominent personal injury firm in the New London area, volunteered with the Office of the Public Defender in New London, and appeared in court. Attorney Brodeur attended both Carnegie Mellon and Quinnipiac University School of Law as an academic scholar, and was a member of the Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society. She completed her undergraduate degree early before attending Quinnipiac Law School.

Attorney Brodeur is admitted to practice law in all courts in Connecticut and Rhode Island, as well as the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Samantha A. Conway earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work from Western Connecticut State University and her Juris Doctor from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University.

Attorney Conway’s practice is focused on representing criminal defendants in trial courts and in post-conviction proceedings. Prior to joining Brodeur Law Firm, LLC, Attorney Conway spent two years as an associate at another leading Connecticut criminal defense and post-conviction law firm. Prior to that, she worked as an associate at a boutique special education law firm in Connecticut.

Working as a social worker in a community correction setting inspired Attorney Conway to pursue a law career. While in law school, Attorney Conway was an Editorial Board member of the Pace Law Review, where her work concerning White Collar crime was later published. In addition, Attorney Conway also worked as a legal intern for the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence where she focused on public policy.

Attorney Conway is admitted to practice in Connecticut.

Prior to joining Brodeur Law Firm, LLC, Whitney C. Kubik was an Associate Director of the Earl Carl Institute, Center for Criminal Justice. There she supervised the Thurgood Marshall School of Law Innocence Project (TMSLIP) and the Juvenile Justice Project, overseeing thousands of cases.  Prior to joining the Earl Carl Institute, she worked in private practice as a criminal defense attorney where she handled appeals, habeas cases, and hundreds of criminal cases. She also advocated for children involved in education and criminal systems through the Juvenile Justice Project.

Attorney Kubik is a military spouse. She knows firsthand the hardships our servicemembers and their families face due to deployments and military life. She is committed to providing our veterans and their families with compassionate and zealous representation, and has advised in cases before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals.

Prior to earning her law degree, Attorney Kubik began her career in criminal justice writing policies and procedures for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Huntsville, Texas. Based on her experience working in the Texas prison system, she is passionate about criminal justice reform and that led her to a career in criminal defense.

Attorney Kubik graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University, and then obtained a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Leadership and Management from Sam Houston State University. She graduated Cum Laude from South Texas College of Law. She is a graduate of Gideon’s Promise, a national organization that trains lawyers in criminal defense, with a focus on public defenders. She is a member of the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association. She is admitted to the State Bars of Connecticut and Texas, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.