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Attorney Dennis J. Kurdek spent the first 27 years of his career serving the public as a federal law enforcement agent.  Inspired by a desire to help others, Mr. Kurdek attended law school in the evening and founded Kurdek Law Office, PLLC.  Mr. Kurdek acknowledges that costs associated with traditional legal services prevent many that should seek legal services from doing so.  He is committed to working with you to provide the legal guidance you need within the framework of your budget.. Mr. Kurdek graduated from the Massachusetts School of Law, Cum Laude, and is admitted to practice in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

I began law school motivated to help those who found themselves in difficult situations. The legal process can be intimidating, even frightening, and due process can easily be circumvented, and even denied, without a zealous advocate to fight on your behalf. Justice delayed is justice denied, and while a person can never change what has happened, they can always begin again and create a new tomorrow. A lawyer has the opportunity to be the catalyst of this new beginning, and this is high among my inspirations in practicing law, and what drives me to work so hard in service to my clients.

My background includes law enforcement experience as a police officer in Southern New Hampshire as well as collateral recovery for banks, credit unions and other financial institutions. I have held a private investigator license since 1992, working in areas of insurance fraud to executive protection. I graduated from Law School in 2014 and am now currently practicing in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

BIOGRAPHY. David Haynes is an experienced general attorney, with over 30 years of private, military and commercial aviation experience. Headquartered in Methuen, Massachusetts, the Law Offices of David Haynes strive to provide effective, efficient and quality legal services to a diverse body of clients with a personal touch. After graduating from Arizona State University, David was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the US Marine Corps. There, he attended flight school and flew a variety of fighter aircraft for 15 years in both active duty and reserves.. While attending the Massachusetts School of Law, David’s years of aviation experience put him first in line for an internship at a top ranked Boston law firm where he would assist the head of the firm in handling a broad spectrum of aviation accidents against aircraft manufacturers and air carriers.  Since being admitted to practice, David has concentrated his practice in the area of criminal defense work to include: Felonies and Misdemeanors; OUI / DWI Law; Drug Crimes; Violent Crimes; Sex Crimes; White Colar Crime; Fraud and Embezzlement; Theft; Shoplifiting; RMV Licensing Issues; Immigration; Internet Sex Crimes; State Drug Crimes; Federal Drug Crimes; Child Endangerment; Harassment and Stalking; Robbery; Burgulary; Murder; Attempted Murder; Manslaughter; Kidnapping; Assault and Battery; Resisting Arrest; Extradition Hearings; Auto Theft.. David is a panel member of the Essex County Bar Advocates providing criminal defense and advocacy for court appointed clinets in Essex County Massachusetts.  Licensed to practice in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire, David has has provided representation to clients in criminal defense cases in both State and Federal Court.. PRO BONO ACTIVITIES. David routinely gives his time to benefit those in need of legal assistance who are in the unfortunate position of not being able to afford legal representation. Realizing that there are a number of individuals in society that do not have a voice in matters of potentially serious consequence, David, in his legal practice has devoted a great deal of his time to assisting those in such need. Particularly in the areas of criminal defense.

A career prosecutor now fighting for you. Representing clients before courts in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.. Jason B. Grosky, Esq. spent almost two decades as a courtroom prosecutor both in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Each day, he's worked alongside police officers, assisting them on their cases, helping direct their investigations. He understands how a case is built from day one, the work of a detective, how officers think, their methods. He’s argued thousands of cases in front of judges and juries and earned a reputation as a hard-charging courtroom litigator. He's a fighter.. Now, he wants to fight for you.. If you’ve had an interaction with law enforcement and need legal counsel, give Attorney Grosky a call. The Grosky Law Firm focuses on criminal defense, impaired driving (DUI/OUI/DWI), motor vehicle infractions and administrative hearings, personal injury, juvenile law, divorce, family law and domestic relations including restraining orders stalking orders of protection and New Hampshire municipal law.. Proven experience.. Proven results.. Now on your side.. Fighting for you.

Donald L. Blaszka, Jr. focuses his practice primarily in the areas of criminal defense/motor vehicle matters, DWI/DUI cases and business matters in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.  Don is admitted to practice in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and United States District Court of New Hampshire.. Don grew up in Southern New Hampshire and attended St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts.  Don graduated from Lehigh University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Government in 1996 and received his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 1999.. Don also has been an Instuctor at Franklin Pierce University since 2001 teaching Criminal Law, Courts and Criminal Procedure, Tort Law, Litigation, Business Law and Legal Writing & Analysis.

With over a decade of experience as a public defender prior to starting his own practice, Ryan Peabody has the knowledge and skill to represent you no matter the charges and allegations the government levels at you. Mr. Peabody has tried jury trials ranging from Murder, sex crimes, Robbery, Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Extortion, to DUI (felonies and misdemeanors; drugs and/or alcohol), domestic violence, drug offenses and many others.Mr. Peabody has had great success defending DUI cases, having earned numerous Not Guilty verdicts for his clients. He has also obtained at least two hung juries in DUI cases in which the prosecution dismissed all charges after trial. He has earned Not Guilty verdicts or dismissals after a hung jury for cases involving only alcohol, cases involving only drugs, and a combination of alcohol and drugs. Mr. Peabody has also obtained many dismissals in DUI cases through motions to suppress evidence. These ranged from the police taking the blood of his client without a warrant and without an exception to the requirement that they obtain a warrant, to cases where they did not have the necessary reasonable suspicion to effectuate a traffic stop. He has even had multiple motions to suppress that were denied by the trial judge reversed by the appellate division of the Santa Barbara County Superior Court resulting in all charges being dismissed. He also defeated prosecution appeals of motions to suppress that were granted in favor of his client, also resulting in all charges being dismissed.In City of Kalispell v. Salsgiver, 2019 MT 126, Mr. Peabody brought about systemic change in the state of Montana when he went to the Montana Supreme Court to successfully challenge the unconstitutional practice, that was pervasive throughout the state, of stripping misdemeanor defendants of their Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury if they missed a court date. He did this after having lost in the trial court and then with the intermediate appellate court. The appellate division of the Montana Public Defender’s Office refused to argue the practice was unconstitutional believing it would be unsuccessful, so Mr. Peabody handled the appeal to the Supreme Court himself and prevailed with a 5 to 2 majority. In that same opinion, the Montana Supreme Court also reversed one of its prior decisions to the advantage of his client.Mr. Peabody taught law students Criminal Procedure as an Adjunct Professor at the Southern California Institute of Law from 2014 to 2015. The class focused on the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. He has attended the National Criminal Defense College’s Trial Practice Institute in Macon, Georgia. He has previously worked as a public defender in the South Lake Tahoe branch of the El Dorado County Public Defender’s Office as well as Santa Barbara County, Lassen County, and the state of Montana.  He is an active member of the Montana state bar.  He is licensed to practice law in all California state courts as well as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California and is an inactive member of the Colorado state bar. He is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Oregon School of Law.

Brian Smith is a 1997 graduate of the University of Montana School of Law. He was initially admitted to the North Dakota and Minnesota State Bars in 1997 and admitted in Montana in 1998. (Two bar exams at a time was enough.) He did not keep North Dakota and Minnesota Bar licenses but is admitted in all State and Federal Courts in Montana. In the over twenty years that Brian has been in practice he has spent about half the time in private practice and the other half in the trenches as a full time public defender, both for the State of Montana and the County of Missoula. He is a member of the Federal Criminal Justice Act panel.. Brian is also a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Bar Association, and the National Association for Public Defense. He is a Trustee/Officer for the State Bar of Montana and a member of the State Bar Technology Committee.  The Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers named him co-Lawyer of the Year in 2014.. Brian is currently working for the Montana Office of the State Public Defender as the Public Defender Division Administrator.

Miva VanEngen is a Montana native.  She has a passion for helping others in a time of crises and rises to the occassion when met with adversity.

David Maldonado has successfully defended numerous clients charged with DUI, Drug Offenses, and multiple other criminal charges.  He is the founder and owner of Maldonado Law, PLLC which maintains two offices: Missoula and Butte, MT.  He maintains an active personal injury caseload representing people on first and third party insurance claims for those individuals that suffered bodily injury as the result of car crashes.  Additionally, David maintains an appellate practice and a limited family law practice. With multiple jury trials and appeals, David has the experience, ability, and skill to be a strong advocate for his clients.

Brian has a diverse practice now focused primarily on both criminal and civil litigation. Brian also has significant experience representing clients in divorces and parenting actions. Brian has litigated cases from Western Montana to the far reaches of Eastern Montana and has tried numerous cases to verdict, including cases involving personal injury, highway construction, property disputes, and criminal prosecutions.. Brian earned his undergraduate degree in 2010 at Dickinson State University and his law degree from The University of Montana School of Law in 2013. He is a member of the Western Montana Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

James is a fourth generation Montanan and lifelong resident of this beautiful state. He has dedicated his career to representing everyday people against the oppression of the powerful, whether that be the government, big corporations, insurance companies, or others who seek to take advantage of hard working Montanans.. James obtained both his bachelor’s degree in philosophy (2011) and law degree (2016) from the University of Montana. In law school, he: served the Montana Law Review as a staff editor for one year and the intake editor for another year; clerked for Montana District Court Judge Russel Fagg in Billings for a summer; and completed his clinical experience representing indigent criminal defendants in Missoula. After law school, James clerked for United States District Court Judge Sam Haddon in Helena for one year. He then briefly served as a public defender in Helena before accepting his (then) dream job at Meyer, Shaffer & Stepans in Missoula, where for 6 years he represented individuals in Montana and Wyoming in areas such as oil field accidents, civil rights, sexual assaults, employment disputes, and contract disputes.. Now, James is excited to open his own solo practice based in Missoula. He brings a diverse array of experience from both within the courts and in front of them, from multi-million dollar, high profile federal cases to minor misdemeanor criminal cases in city courts. James understands that regardless of how relatively big or small your legal issue is, it is likely one of the most important, confusing, and stressful aspects of your life. He accordingly approaches every case with compassion, honestly, and a dedication to demystifying the legal system for his clients, all while achieving the best results possible. Unlike many lawyers that treat their clients like merely a means to getting paid, here you will be treated with the respect, kindness, and dignity you deserve.

Client satisfaction is my priority. I strive to be a powerful advocate for my clients and provide them with honest advice and responsive service.

Alisha Rapkoch is currently licensed to practice in the State of Montana and the U.S. District Court for the district of Montana. She is currently death penalty qualified in Montana. She is inactive in the State of Arizona. Alisha achieved the high honor of being named Montana's Public Defender of the year in her first year of practice. Alisha attended the University of Texas - Permian Basin, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and a minor in Psychology. In December 2014, Alisha received her Juris Doctorate degree with High Honors in Litigation and Trial Advocacy from Barry University School of Law in Orlando, Florida. Alisha passed the February 2015 Uniform Bar Exam. Alisha is a graduate of Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College July class of 2016.

Sam has represented criminal defendants since 2003. He has represented multiple defendants on charges ranging from minor misdemeanors to the death penalty. He is a former criminal justice professor who has published several academic articles as well as a textbook on criminal evidence.

Experienced Lawyer practicing in Southwest Montana, specializing in all areas of Criminal Defense, Litigation, and General Practice.