Christopher S. Gontarz

Partner concentrating in criminal and civil litigation in State District & Superior Courts and Federal Courts. Trial attorney in over one thousand cases in Newport County Superior&District Court; trial and appellate attorney in Ims v. Town of Portsmouth, 32 A.3 914 (2011)(civil conspiracy and whistleblower act); State v. Gordon, 30 A.3 636 (2011) (sexual assault, kidnapping) State v. Schloesser, 940 A.2d 637 (2007) (child molestation); State v. Edwards, 810 A.2d 226 (2002),cert denied 123 S.Ct. 1808 (2003) (first degree murder; life without parole);Backman v. King, (mem) 636 A.2d 729 (1993):Carpenter v. State, 796 A.2d 1071 (2002) (post conviction relief); State v. Silvia, 798 A.2d 419 (2002) (child molestation); In re DiLuglio, 839 A.2d 514 (2004)( attorney misconduct); In re Coaty, 985 A2. 1020 (2010) (attorney misconduct). Appellate attorney in State v. Gomez, 848 A.2d 221 (2004)(first degree murder) State v. Sanchez-Collins, 921 A.2d 96(2007)(first degree murder, life without parole); McVeigh v. State, 937A.2d 1183(2007) (post conviction relief); State v Palmer,962 A.2d 758(2009)(first degree robbery). In re Steven D, et al, 23 A.3 1138 (2011) (overturning order terminating parental rights); State v. Bunnell, 47 A.3d 220 (2012) (second degree murder); State v. Botas, 71 A.3d 430 (2012) (assault by correctional officer). State v Young, 78 A.3d 787 (2013) (first degree murder); Motyka v State, 91 A.3d 351 (2014)(post conviction relief); Davis v State, 124 A.3d 428 (2015)(post conviction relief); In re Jake G, 126 A.3d 450 (2015) (termination of parental rights). In re Fisher, 175 A.3d 490 (2018) (attorney misconduct); In re Casale, 176 A.3d 1112 (2018) (attorney misconduct); In re Kimmel & Silverman, P.C., 2019-444-MP (2019) (unauthorized practice of law); State v Segrain, 253 A.3d 1255 (2021)(probation violation&firearm conviction);Ciniglia v Strom,141 S.Ct. 1596 (2021) Amicus Curiae Brief (4th amendment & community caretaker exception for wellness check by PD). View More ›