3 Key Qualifications of a Bari Criminal Defense Lawyer

Cristina Di Pinto earned her law degree with a score of 110 and cum laude from the Aldo Moro University of Bari in the 2019/2020 academic year. She subsequently completed a thesis in sociology of law titled La maternità in carcere. Analisi normativa e nuovi piani di intervento. Operating as a criminal defense lawyer based in Bari, her practice is dedicated exclusively to criminal law.

Immediately after graduating, Di Pinto completed two parallel paths over the course of eighteen months. She undertook a traineeship at the Criminal Court of Bari, 2nd Section, pursuant to Article 73 of Legislative Decree no. 69/2013, where she supported a trial judge, studied substantive and procedural criminal law from a judicial perspective, and drafted minutes for rulings and sentences. Within Addante’s office, she drafted defensive briefs, appeal acts, review applications, and appeals to the Court of Cassation. Di Pinto achieved the title of lawyer in 2023 at the first available session.

Professional Collaboration and Academic Contributions

Having collaborated with Addante’s firm since 2021 first as a trainee and subsequently as a lawyer, Di Pinto assists him in numerous high-profile trials. Elio Maria Addante serves as a professor of criminal procedural law at the School of Legal Professions of the University of Bari, as well as a professor of criminal law and procedure at the 2nd level Master in legal psychology and forensic neuropsychology, a teacher at the Bari Forensic School, and a former member of the Scientific Committee of the Bari Penal Chamber.

In addition to her casework, Di Pinto participated as an author in the volume I reati. Delitti e contravvenzioni, published in the book series I saggi del diritto by Edizioni Admaiora in 2024. For this volume, she curated the section concerning crimes against property under articles 624–639-bis of the criminal code, with additional contributions currently in the process of publication.

Defense Methodology and Experience

Di Pinto works through a direct relationship with her clients, basing every defense on attentive listening and careful reading of the case files. Her judicial experience of understanding how a judge reads a dossier directly informs her strategy by helping determine which arguments matter most during a defense.