About Trent A.
Trent A. LaLima earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Connecticut in 2010 and a J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 2013. His educational trail was continuous and conventional: four years of undergraduate study followed by 3 years of law program. The degrees set a clear direction towards felony protection and trial work.
He started his professional legal career in 2013 at The Law Offices of Hubert J. Santos. Early on he treated a range of matters in state courts, developing practical courtroom experience. Six years later he and a colleague shaped Santos & LaLima, P.C., where he became a partner in 2019. That move marked a transition from affiliate work to shared leadership of a small company.
LaLima is licensed to practice in Connecticut and has appellate admissions including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the U.S. highest court. He has sought and maintained the credentials wanted for both trial and appellate advocacy. His record indicates steady involvement in instances that require courtroom readiness and an eye fixed towards appellate approach.
He is active within the Connecticut legal network. He has been a member of the Connecticut Bar Association since 2013 and the Hartford County Bar Association since 2016. He joined the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in 2015 and has been involved with the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association since 2016. In organizational roles, he served as chair of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section from 2019 to 2021 and was CLE Director for the Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section over the same duration. He chaired the Young Lawyers Section’s Criminal Law Committee from 2017 to 2019 and acted as assistant chair of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association’s Annual Criminal Litigation Seminar from 2017 to 2020. Since 2020 he has been chair of that seminar and, beginning in 2018, he took on a co-chair position for the Hartford County Bar Association’s Criminal Committee.
Colleagues describe LaLima as continuous in court and attentive in preparation. He handles criminal protection things at trial and on appeal. His work attracts on trial experience, a knowing of appellate procedure, and ordinary participation in expert schooling and committee work.
He practices at Santos & LaLima, P.C., the place his work centers on criminal protection and appeals in Connecticut and federal courts.
