James O. Broccoletti

​Mr. Broccoletti is widely regarded as the premier criminal defense attorney in Hampton Roads.  His skill, expertise, and reputation make him one of the most sought-after lawyers in Hampton Roads, having successfully represented clients across generations for over 40 years.  He specializes in complex major crimes such as murder, sexual assaults, child abuse, drug distribution, firearms and weapons offenses, and white-collar offenses both in state and federal court.  He has tried hundreds of jury trials throughout his career, securing dismissals and acquittals in cases ranging from misdemeanors to murder, and in doing so has earned the respect of judges, prosecutors, and other defense attorneys throughout Virginia and the country.

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James O. Broccoletti received his B.A. degree at the American University in 1975 and his J.D. degree from the College of William and Mary in 1978. He was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 1978 and started practicing law in the Norfolk Commonwealth Attorney’s Office in 1978. Mr. Broccoletti began private practice with J. Gerard Zoby in 1985, specializing in the representation of citizens charged with criminal offenses. He is licensed to practice in every state court in Virginia, the federal U.S. District Court for the  Eastern District of Virginia; the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

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His accolades include selection by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers® of America, Virginia’s Legal Elite, and Virginia Super Lawyers® list. Recently, Mr. Broccoletti was appointed to the United States Sentencing Commission Practitioners Advisory Group to represent the Fourth Circuit.

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He is a member of the Norfolk Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, American and Federal Bar Associations, Past President of the Tidewater Chapter Federal Bar Association, the Virginia State Bar (Past Chairman, Criminal Law Section, 2003 Past Chairman, Virginia State Bar Standing Committee on Legal Ethics), Virginia State Bar Council, National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Virginia Capital Resource Center (member, Board of Director), Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference, Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys and is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.​​​