Seth Apfel
Seth Apfel is licensed to practice in Arizona and in the United States
District Court. Mr. Apfel is completely dedicated to criminal defense
and civil rights work. Prior to going to law school, he spent more than
ten years on the board of directors of a major civil rights organization
dedicated to fighting for people’s constitutional rights, and lobbied
the Arizona legislation to fight for the rights of Arizonans.
Mr. Apfel graduated from University of Arizona, James E. Rogers School
of Law. While in law school, he received several awards, including best
argument and best brief awards for appellate moot court, and best published
research note for his article on prosecutorial misconduct. Since graduating
from law school, Mr. Apfel has handled hundreds of felony cases, involving
charges that have run the gamut from murder to possession of marijuana,
dangerous crimes against children to DUI. Mr. Apfel has considerable experience
in white collar matters as well, having spent more than a decade in the
investment business before going to law school.
Mr. Apfel has won decisions at the Arizona Supreme Court and Arizona Court
of Appeals, where he successfully fought to limit the ability of the government
to impose unfair conditions upon people who have been charged with a crime
and are awaiting trial, and to prevent the court from arbitrarily extending
a person’s period of probation. He has litigated hundreds of issues,
challenging the constitutionality of statutes, searches and seizures,
violations of defendants’ rights of association and speech, inadequate
opportunities for defendants to be heard, and much more. In 2017, he was
awarded the Rising Star award, recognizing exceptional performance by
an attorney. He was the first person to ever receive nominations for the
award from multiple counties.