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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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Conor Harris

Conor Harris
Nixon Peabody LLP
100 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02110
Conor Harris is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jonathan Harwell

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

Katherine P Hatch

Katherine P Hatch
Law Offices of Katherine Hatch
275 Wyman Street Suite 150
Waltham, MA 02451
Katherine P Hatch is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Paul K Healey

Paul K Healey
Amabile & Burkly, P.C.
380 Pleasant Street
Brockton, MA 02301
Paul K Healey is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Catherine J Hinton

Catherine J Hinton
Rankin & Sultan
151 Merrimac Street 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Catherine J Hinton is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Dan A Horowitz

Dan A Horowitz
Wood & Nathanson, LP
227 Lewis Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
Dan A Horowitz is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Peter C Horstmann

Peter C Horstmann
Partridge Ankner & Horstmann, LLP
16th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
Peter C Horstmann is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeffrey T Karp

Jeffrey T Karp
Attorney Jeffrey T. Karp, P.C.
P.O. Box 39
Newburyport, MA 01950
Jeffrey T Karp is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Scott A Katz

Scott A Katz
Swomley & Tennen, LLP
227 Lewis Wharf
Boston, MA 02127
Scott A Katz is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David L Kelston

David L Kelston
Adkins, Kelston & Zavez, P.C.
5th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
David L Kelston is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Daniel Klubock

Daniel Klubock
Feinberg & Kamholtz
125 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02110
Daniel Klubock is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Marcia Theresa Kovner

Marcia Theresa Kovner
Attorney at Law
Post Office Box 831
Shirley, MA 01464
Marcia Theresa Kovner is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Peter B Krupp

Peter B Krupp
Lurie & Krupp, LLP
One McKinley Square
Boston, MA 02109
Peter B Krupp is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jennifer LaBaire

Jennifer LaBaire
Law Office of Jennifer L. LaBaire
2 Washington Street
Leominster, MA 01453
Jennifer LaBaire is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ann Knowlton Lambert

Ann Knowlton Lambert
ACLU of MA
211 Congress Street 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Ann Knowlton Lambert is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Wynter N Lavier

Wynter N Lavier
Mints Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky And Popeo PC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Wynter N Lavier is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Janine M Lepore

Janine M Lepore
The Law Office of Janine Lepore, LLC
12 Pemberton Way
Lawrence, MA 01840
Janine M Lepore is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Matthew David Levitt

Matthew David Levitt
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Matthew David Levitt is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Douglas I Louison

Douglas I Louison
Louison, Costello, Condon & Pfaff, LLP
101 Summer Street 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Douglas I Louison is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Padraic Pearse Lydon

Padraic Pearse Lydon
Branca Powell & Joyce PC
330 Granite Avenue
Milton, MA 02186
Padraic Pearse Lydon is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Nicholas MacInnis

Nicholas MacInnis
McDonough Hacking Lavoie LLC
9th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Nicholas MacInnis is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jennifer Mather

Jennifer Mather
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Glovsky & Popeo
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Jennifer Mather is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kirsten Valerie Mayer

Kirsten Valerie Mayer
Ropes & Gray LLP
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
Kirsten Valerie Mayer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Joseph McGlone III

John Joseph McGlone III
Giarrusso Norton Cooley & McGlone P.C.
308 Victory Road
Quincy, MA 02171
John Joseph McGlone III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michelle Menken

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

John Nardizzi

John Nardizzi
Nardizzi & Associates Inc.
71 Commercial St Suite 302
Boston, MA 02109
John Nardizzi is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David D Nielson

David D Nielson
Nielson Law Office
1212 Hancock Street Suite 120
Quincy, MA 02169
David D Nielson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Scott W Niemisto

Scott W Niemisto
Law Office of Scott W. Niemisto
C-8 Shipway Place
Boston, MA 02129
Scott W Niemisto is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Chaleunphone Nokham

Chaleunphone Nokham
Nokham Law Offices
5 Fletcher Street 2nd Floor
Chelmsford, MA 01824
Chaleunphone Nokham is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard J Noone

Richard J Noone
Attorney Richard Noone
141 Tremont Street 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Richard J Noone is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Elianna Joella Nuzum

Elianna Joella Nuzum
Goodwin Procter LLP
53 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Elianna Joella Nuzum is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Brendan J O'Brien

Brendan J O'Brien
Brendan J. O'Brien Associates
500 Commercial Street
Boston, MA 02109
Brendan J O'Brien is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Edward J O'Brien

Edward J O'Brien
O'Donnell, Trossello & O'Brien
165 Washington Street
Quincy, MA 02169
Edward J O'Brien is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William J O'Grady

William J O'Grady
Parker & O'Grady
P.O. Box 249
Southampton, MA 01073
William J O'Grady is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Daniel W O'Malley

Daniel W O'Malley
Law Offices of Daniel W. O'Malley, PC
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway
Quincy, MA 02169
Daniel W O'Malley is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ruth O'Meara - Costello

Ruth O'Meara - Costello
Zalkind, Rodriguez, Lunt & Duncan
65A Atlantic Ave
Boston, MA 02110
Ruth O'Meara - Costello is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Forest O'Neill-Greenberg

Forest O'Neill-Greenberg
The Committee for Public Counsel Services
10 Granite Street
Quincy, MA 02169
Forest O'Neill-Greenberg is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Charles Wesley Rankin

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

Ronald J Ranta

Ronald J Ranta
Fisette & Ranta
8th Floor
Danvers, MA 01923
Ronald J Ranta is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ronaldo Rauseo-Ricupero

Ronaldo Rauseo-Ricupero
Nixon Peabody LLP
100 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02110
Ronaldo Rauseo-Ricupero is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Albert Reidy

James Albert Reidy
Reidy Waller, LLP
1842 Centre Street Suite 201
West Roxbury, MA 02132
James Albert Reidy is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kenneth M Resnik

Kenneth M Resnik
Law Offices of Kenneth M. Resnik
411A Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143
Kenneth M Resnik is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael D Ricciuti

Michael D Ricciuti
K&L Gates LLP
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Michael D Ricciuti is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Theodore Francis Riordan

Theodore Francis Riordan
Bates & Riordan LLP
645 Hancock Street
Quincy, MA 02170
Theodore Francis Riordan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mark F Roberts

Mark F Roberts
Roberts Law
910 Andover Street Suite 8
Tewksbury, MA 01876
Mark F Roberts is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph I Rogers

Joseph I Rogers
Gillis & Bikofsky, PC
1150 Walnut Street
Newton, MA 02461
Joseph I Rogers is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mary Therese Rogers

Mary Therese Rogers
Law Office of Mary T. Rogers
221 Essex Street Suite 51
Salem, MA 01970
Mary Therese Rogers is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Amos Hugh Scott

Amos Hugh Scott
Choate, Hall & Stewart, LLP
2 International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Amos Hugh Scott is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

J Drew Segadelli

J Drew Segadelli
Fagan & Goldrick & Segadelli
536 Main Street
Falmouth, MA 02540
J Drew Segadelli is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Bruce A Singal

Bruce A Singal
Donoghue, Barrett & Singal, P.C.
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Bruce A Singal is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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NBLSC Certification in Criminal Trial Advocacy - The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys as specialists in criminal trial advocacy.



Nonprofit Legal Associations

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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