About the Firm

When you are up against DCF, then you are up against the entire State of Connecticut – some 3-1/2 million people.

In a DCF investigation, you are generally presumed to be guilty.

If the case gets to Court, you do not have the benefit of a public trial, a jury trial, the requirement that you be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, or the standard protections of the criminal rules of evidence – even though the Court has the power to take your kids away, sometimes permanently.  You may even be examined by a Court-appointed psychologist who is hired by, paid by, and can be fired by, DCF itself.

Your best friend is your lawyer; sometimes that is your only friend.

We provide full-service DCF defense for adults.  This includes:

• Court cases
• Administrative hearings
• Related matters

Details are spelled out in this web site.

Unfortunately, we can not accept State-paid cases.  Doing so would require us to follow the rules of a state agency which is headed by a former DCF prosecutor, and might compromise our independence.

NOTE TO LAWYERS:

As of this writing, there is no good text on full-service DCF Defense Law.  A copy of our internal office memo “DCF Defense Protocol” will be sent via e-mail to any lawyer who requests it by writing to: AttyMikeA@agranofflaw.com.  Hopefully, the Protocol, along with this web site, will provide guidance.