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The United States Constitution grants important rights to any person accused of a crime including due process, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to representation by counsel, the right to remain silent and to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney in Massachusetts, consider the lawyer's training, experience, ratings and reviews. Attorneys that practice within the criminal justice system tend to focus on certain types of cases in either state or federal court.


Most criminal defense attorneys provide a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case and defenses that might apply. Before you decide on which attorney to hire, meet with several different attorneys in their office to discuss the case and the attorney fees required for representation.


Once you decide which attorney to hire, make sure you and the attorney sign a written fee agreement or contract that describes the attorney fees required at each stage of the case including during pre-trial negotiations, motion hearings and a bench or jury trial.


A criminal defense lawyer in Massachusetts should fight to protect the rights of his or her client in a criminal case against felony or misdemeanor charges... Read more »

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Evan Georgopoulos

Evan Georgopoulos
Greenberg Traurig LLP
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Evan Georgopoulos is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Karen Falkenstein Green

Karen Falkenstein Green
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Karen Falkenstein Green is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stephen A Jonas

Stephen A Jonas
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
60 State St.
Boston, MA 02109
Stephen A Jonas is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Lori H Levinson

Lori H Levinson
Law Office of Lori H Levinson PC
500 Main Street Suite 2
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Lori H Levinson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John K Markey

John K Markey
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Glovsky & Popeo
1 Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
John K Markey is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Eduardo Antonio Masferrer

Eduardo Antonio Masferrer
Masferrer & Associates, P.C.
6 Beacon Street Suite 815
Boston, MA 02108
Eduardo Antonio Masferrer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John P Pucci

John P Pucci
Bulkely, Richardson and Gelinas, LLP
1500 Main Street Suite 2700
Springfield, MA 01115
John P Pucci is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert Matthew Rickman

Robert Matthew Rickman
Libbyhoopes, PC
175 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
Robert Matthew Rickman is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jose P Sierra

Jose P Sierra
Fish & Richardson P.C.
One Marina Park Drive
Boston, MA 02210
Jose P Sierra is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Gregory Swomley

John Gregory Swomley
Swomley & Tennen, LLP
227 Lewis Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
John Gregory Swomley is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Bonnie G Allen

Bonnie G Allen
Attorney at Law
39 Main Street Suite 8
Northampton, MA 01060
Bonnie G Allen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kenneth Casey Allison

Kenneth Casey Allison
The Law Office of Kenneth C Allison
P.O. Box 1591
Newburyport, MA 01950
Kenneth Casey Allison is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John A Amabile

John A Amabile
Amabile & Burkly, PC
380 Pleasant Street
Brockton, MA 02301
John A Amabile is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David Jonathan Apfel

David Jonathan Apfel
Goodwin Procter LLP
Exchange Place
Boston, MA 02109
David Jonathan Apfel is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Philip L Arnel

Philip L Arnel
Law Office of Philip L. Arnel
91 Providence Highway Suite 250
Westwood, MA 01990
Philip L Arnel is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kevin Barron

Kevin Barron
Law Office Of Kevin L Barron
92 State St. 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Kevin Barron is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Eoin Padraig Beirne

Eoin Padraig Beirne
Mintz Levin
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Eoin Padraig Beirne is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gretchen Bennett

Gretchen Bennett
Executive Director - New England Innocence Project
53 State Street 17th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Gretchen Bennett is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Claudia Leis Bolgen

Claudia Leis Bolgen
Bolgen & Bolgen
390 Main Street Suite 203
Woburn, MA 01801
Claudia Leis Bolgen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Isaac Borenstein

Isaac Borenstein
Kajko, Weisman, Colasanti & Stein, LLP
430 Bedford Street Suite 190
Lexington, MA 02420
Isaac Borenstein is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael D Brennan

Michael D Brennan
Law Office of Michael D. Brennan
160 Gould Street Suite 1000
Needham, MA 02494
Michael D Brennan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Steven J Brooks

Steven J Brooks
Brooks & Crowley, LLP
450 Washington St Suite LL9
Dedham, MA 02026
Steven J Brooks is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James H Budreau

James H Budreau
Law Office of James Budreau
20 Park Plaza Suite 1405
Boston, MA 02116
James H Budreau is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Edward M Burns

Edward M Burns
Burns Law Office
P.O. Box 520024
Winthrop, MA 02152
Edward M Burns is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert F Casey Jr

Robert F Casey Jr
Robert F. Casey, Jr., PC
249 Ayer Road Suite 102
Harvard, MA 01451
Robert F Casey Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Leonard Howard Cohen

Leonard Howard Cohen
Cohen Kinne Valicenti & Cook, LLP
28 North Street 3rd Floor
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Leonard Howard Cohen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James D Corbo

James D Corbo
CPCS Youth Advocacy Department
10 Granite Street 3rd Floor
Quincy, MA 02169
James D Corbo is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jennifer Jeanne Cox

Jennifer Jeanne Cox
Law Office of Jennifer J Cox
22 Putnam Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Jennifer Jeanne Cox is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William D Crowe

William D Crowe
Crowe & Dunn
141 Tremont Street 8th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
William D Crowe is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Neil Patrick Crowley

Neil Patrick Crowley
Brooks & Crowley, LLP
450 Washington St Suite LL9
Dedham, MA 02026
Neil Patrick Crowley is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John H Cunha Jr

John H Cunha Jr
Cunha & Holcomb, P.C.
One State Street Suite 500
Boston, MA 02109
John H Cunha Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Isaac Dale

Isaac Dale
Law Office of Isaac Garcia-Dale
119 Braintree Street Suite 604
Boston, MA 02134
Isaac Dale is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Paul Joseph Davenport

Paul Joseph Davenport
Jeruchim & Davenport, LLP
1 McKinley Square 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Paul Joseph Davenport is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Alexandra H Deal

Alexandra H Deal
Stern, Shapiro, Weissberg & Garin, LLP
90 Canal Street 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Alexandra H Deal is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Elizabeth Dembitzer

Elizabeth Dembitzer
Attorney-at-Law
411A Highland Avenue #167
Somerville, MA 02144
Elizabeth Dembitzer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Alba Doto Baccari

Alba Doto Baccari
Azzari Doto Baccari, LLP
316 Central Street
Saugus, MA 01906
Alba Doto Baccari is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas Edmund Dwyer Jr

Thomas Edmund Dwyer Jr
Dwyer Partners LLP
1 Broadway 4th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142
Thomas Edmund Dwyer Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Alan Joel Finkel

Alan Joel Finkel
Attorney Alan Joel Finkel
392 Union Avenue
Framingham, MA 01702
Alan Joel Finkel is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jessica Ann Foley

Jessica Ann Foley
The Law Office of Jessica A. Foley
1281 Washington Street
Weymouth, MA 02189
Jessica Ann Foley is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stephen Mark Foley

Stephen Mark Foley
Thomas E. Finnerty, Jr. & Associates
161 Granite Avenue
Boston, MA 02127
Stephen Mark Foley is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael A Frates

Michael A Frates
Law Office of
82 William Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Michael A Frates is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Sharon Fray-Witzer

Sharon Fray-Witzer
Law Office of Sharon Fray-Witzer
20 Park Plaza Suite 804
Boston, MA 02116
Sharon Fray-Witzer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Patricia L Garin

Patricia L Garin
Stern, Shapiro, Weissberg & Garin
90 Canal Street 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Patricia L Garin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard Gedeon

Richard Gedeon
Carney & Bassil, P.C.
20 Park Plaza Suite 1405
Boston, MA 02116
Richard Gedeon is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Serge Georges Georges

Serge Georges Georges
Barron & Stadfeld PC
100 Cambridge Street Suite 1310
Boston, MA 02114
Serge Georges Georges is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jaclyn Rose Greenhalgh

Jaclyn Rose Greenhalgh
Gould & Ettenberg, PC
370 Main Street Suite 1050
Worcester, MA 01608
Jaclyn Rose Greenhalgh is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Nancy Beth Gruskin

Nancy Beth Gruskin
Law Office of Nancy B. Gruskin
P.O. Box 356
Concord, MA 01742
Nancy Beth Gruskin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kerry A Haberlin

Kerry A Haberlin
Rankin & Sultan
151 Merrimac Street 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Kerry A Haberlin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Keith S Halpern

Keith S Halpern
Keith Halpern
572 Washington Street Suite 19
Wellesley, MA 02482
Keith S Halpern is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mark L Hare

Mark L Hare
Hare, Stamm & Harris
1350 Main Street 10th Floor
Springfield, MA 01103
Mark L Hare is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

MACDL provides the criminal defense bar with support, information, and a strong, credible voice in the pursuit of justice.


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