Nathan Buchok

Overview

Nathan Buchok leads Spears Manning & Martini’s appellate practice and represents clients in appeals in state and federal courts. Nate has briefed and argued dozens of appeals before the Connecticut Appellate Court, the Connecticut Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Nate also maintains an active trial practice involving complex commercial litigation and white-collar criminal defense. Nate has substantial experience representing individual and institutional clients in all stages of litigation, including pre-trial hearings, jury trials, and bench trials. Nate also advises clients on regulatory compliance matters and internal investigations.

In addition to his years of experience in private practice, both at Spears Manning & Martini, and at another prominent Connecticut law firm, Nate also served as an Assistant State’s Attorney for over five years at the Appellate Bureau of the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney. As an appellate prosecutor, Nate routinely appeared before the Connecticut Supreme Court and Appellate Court, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, representing the State in appeals arising from all manner of criminal prosecutions, ranging from high-profile homicide cases to cases involving election fraud. Nate has briefed and argued numerous appeals involving complex questions of constitutional law and statutory interpretation, including issues of first impression. While at the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney, Nate also co-taught a course on appellate advocacy at the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Nate previously served as in-house counsel at a prominent multi-national corporation where he managed a docket of high-stakes litigation, advised executives on litigation strategy and risk, and negotiated multi-million-dollar business transactions.

Nate is a summa cum laude graduate of Quinnipiac University School of Law, where he was the editor-in-chief of the Law Review. Immediately after graduating law school, Nate served as a law clerk on the Connecticut Appellate Court for the Honorable Lubbie Harper, Jr. and the Honorable Carmen E. Espinosa, both of whom later served as Justices of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Following his Appellate Court clerkship, Nate clerked for the Honorable Ellen Bree Burns of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.