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.
CONTACTS
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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....
