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Steven Altman is the managing partner at Altman & Altman LLP,which is located at 689 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139. Mr.Altman is a 1989 graduate of Trinity College where he received hisBachelor of Science in Economics. Mr. Altman received his JurisDoctorate from Suffolk University in 1992. He is a member of the stateand federal bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mr. Altman’spractice focuses on civil and criminal litigation. He has handled anumber of complex civil matters including wrongful death claims,traumatic brain injury cases, premises liability injury claims, medicalmalpractice, motor vehicle accidents, defective products claims,catastrophic injury claims, and numerous other injury matters.. Inaddition, for the past 15 years he has assisted in defending numeroussignificant criminal matters, including, armed robbery, attemptedmurder, homicide, assault and battery, drug possession, distributionand trafficking charges, drunk driving, driving while intoxicated,embezzlement and numerous other criminal matters.

My practice includes both civil and criminal litigation.  I represent criminal defendants facing charges in the state and federal courts.  In the past, I have helped clients confronting felony charges including first degree murder and federal racketeering and drug charges.  I have also represented many clients charged in the state courts with misdemeanors including driving under the influence, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and drug possession.  Outside of the formal criminal arena, I also represent students facing disciplinary charges on campus, with a particular focus on accusations of sexual harassment under Title IX.  My education practice has also included assisting both students and faculty facing discrimination, including disability discrimination, or infringement of free speech rights. In my civil practice I focus on representing plaintiffs in employment matters, with a particular focus on employment discrimination.

Attorney David J. Grimaldi provides outstanding criminal defense representation to clients in Greater Boston.  Recognized by Super Lawyers and Boston Magazine as a top lawyer in his field, Attorney Grimaldi represents clients in the following types of matters:. * Homicide* Federal offenses* White Collar crime* Sexual offenses* Drug charges* Firearm offenses* Violent crimes* Domestic offenses and Restraining Orders* DUI / OUI / DWI (Drunk driving)* Title IX and Student Representation. Attorney Grimaldi has won numerous "not guilty" verdicts at trial, including acquittals for armed robbery, armed assault with intent to murder, armed assault in a dwelling, assault and battery, assault and battery on a police officer, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (ABDW), aggravated ABDW, assault with intent to rape, assault with intent to rape a child, attempted murder, carrying a loaded firearm, conspiracy to distribute narcotics, disseminating harmful matter to a minor, home invasion, indecent assault and battery on a child, malicious destruction of property, mayhem, motor vehicle homicide, murder, operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor (OUI), possession of a firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without an FID card, procurement of naturalization contrary to law, rape, rape of a child, unarmed robbery, witness intimidation, and other charges.. Attorney Grimaldi has successfully moved to dismiss many charges for his clients, including drug trafficking charges, computer crimes, sexual offenses, motor vehicle offenses, and violent offenses.. Attorney Grimaldi has also won many motions to suppress evidence, including motions to suppress cocaine, heroin, marijuana, firearms, ammunition, cell phone evidence, and computer evidence. He has also won motions to suppress his client's statements to the police and motions to suppress witness identifications.. In a landmark ruling, Attorney Grimaldi was the first lawyer in the history of Massachusetts to win judicial immunity for defense witnesses in a criminal case.. Attorney Grimaldi's commitment to his clients and success in the courtroom has earned him the respect and admiration of the legal community.

Attorney Boscarine practiced for years at a large global law firm, representing financial services firms, mutual and hedge funds, insurance companies, biotech companies, as well as pro bono work for a victim of international parental abduction, individuals seeking asylum after fleeing political persecution in their home countries, and national voting rights organizations. Her state and federal court experience includes litigation in nine states and four United States Courts of Appeals, as well as participation on the Supreme Court case District of Columbia v. Heller as a member of the Harvard Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic. Attorney Boscarine made a career shift after her older child was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, moving from corporate litigation to working for families and their children. She holds a certificate from the Institute of Special Education Advocacy from William & Mary Law School. She has two children on IEPs, one who attends a specialized out-of-district placement for children on the autism spectrum and one who attends an integrated preK program. She represents families at IEP meetings, mediations, and the BSEA. Attorney Boscarine was selected for the 2019 and 2020 Super Lawyer New England Rising Star lists for her work in School and Education Law.. Attorney Boscarine’s litigation experience prior to her special education practice includes trials and appeals in state and federal courts. She second chaired a bench trial in federal district court in an international child abduction case brought under the Hague Convention, successfully representing her client in follow-on litigation in state court on an issue of first impression that was ultimately affirmed by the state Supreme Court (petition for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court denied). She has experience with federal court oral argument, expert and fact witness depositions, substantial motion practice and brief-writing at the discovery, pretrial, trial, post-trial, and appellate levels, including successful appellate court briefing after a remand from the United States Supreme Court.