Top Criminal Defense Lawyers in BOSTON | 131 available

Firm: Attorney at Law

185 Devonshire Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence

I focus my practice on helping people who face real-life issues. I have dedicated my entire career to this.. While in college, I helped draft a grant to secure federal funding for a court-related program for people with substance abuse issues. I also interned for a prominent United States Senator in Washington, D.C.. During my law school career, I interned for a Boston-area criminal defense firm where I gained hands-on experience. Since graduating law school I have dedicated myself to preserving clients' freedoms, protecting their rights, and obtaining the best possible outcome for each individual client.. I take a passionate, hard-working approach to representing my clients. I regularly appear in courts throughout Massachusetts. I am experienced in representing clients in pre-trial investigations, clerk-magistrate hearings, plea negotiations, and trials. I am a graduate of Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. and New England School of Law in Boston.

Firm: Altman & Altman, LLP - Personal Injury Attorneys

1 State St , Boston , Massachusetts 02109

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Immigration

Firm: Chiang Law Firm

65 Harrison Ave , Boston , Massachusetts 02111

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense,

Firm: C. Henry Fasoldt, Attorney at Law

185 Devonshire Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

I represent people accused of all crimes in all courts; District, Superior, Federal, and Juvenile. Though located in Downtown Boston, I have appeared in almost all Criminal Courts in Massachusetts. Oftentimes, people feel scared, anxious, and helpless; I make a point of listening to my clients and treating them with respect.. My wife and I live in Boston. I like to read, play sports, and fish.

Firm: Koufman Law Group, LLC

145 Tremont Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02111

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime, Juvenile, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Violent Crime, White Collar Crime, Education, Expungement, Sex Crime, Drug Crime

Attorney Koufman graduated from UMass Amherst summa cum laude in 2010. Thereafter, Caleb taught at The Landmark School for four years, as a language arts and geometry teacher. Caleb co-founded a debate team at Landmark, and was the girls' varsity tennis coach. After earning his Master's Degree in Special Education, Moderate Disabilities, Grades 5-12, Caleb matriculated in the Northeastern University School of Law. Caleb excelled in classes at Northeastern. He interned for Federal District Court Judge Leo Sorokin, the Homicide Unit of the Suffolk District Attorney's Office, the Roxbury Public Defender's Office, the Boston Public Defender's Office, and the Executive Office of the Public Defender's. After graduating, Caleb was offered a full-time Staff Attorney position at the Framingham Public Defender's Office, where he tried numerous felony and misdemeanor cases, in front of juries and judges, to verdict. After three years as a Staff Attorney, Caleb joined the Koufman Law Group, LLC, where he continues to work criminal and education cases throughout Massachusetts. Caleb is active in both the District and Superior Courts of Massachusetts. His experience has resulted in his certification by the state as an attorney qualified to accept Superior Court appoitnments. Caleb's courtroom advocacy is unparalleled. Caleb cares about his clients and has demonstrated ongoing success with obtaining the results his clients deserve!

Firm: Law Offices of Brendan S. Cox, P.C.

75 Arlington Street , BOSTON , Massachusetts 02116

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Gens, Stanton & Florek, P.C.

12 Ericsson Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02122

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime, Sex Crime, Federal Crime, Appeals, Business

Attorney Bradford R. Stanton received his Juris Doctor from Massachusetts School of Law in 2011, and is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New Hampshire and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.. The primary focus of Attorney Stanton's practice is criminal defense for charges ranging from trespass to first-degree murder. He frequently appears in Massachusetts courts at both the trial and appellate level. Attorney Stanton takes the time required with each client to strategize the best way to navigate their case through the criminal justice system, taking their unique situation into account.. In addition to his criminal practice, Attorney Stanton provides guidance and representation to clients for a wide range of civil issues including real estate, landlord-tenant, and contractual issues encountered by business owners.. Attorney Stanton provides zealous advocacy for each of his clients at every stage of their case. He is backed by the support of 3 attorneys in his office with a combined 40+ years experience in the field of litigation.

Firm: Brad Bailey Law

44 School St , Boston , Massachusetts 02108

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense,

Firm: Brad Bailey Law

44 School Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02108

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Boston Criminal Defense lawyer, Brad Bailey, a Massachusetts native white collar, sex, drugs & violent crimes (including homicide) attorney, graduated cum laude from Harvard College in 1980. He received his J.D. in 1983 from the University of Virginia, one of America’s premier (top 10) law schools. He began his legal career working for the New York County (Manhattan) D.A. as an Assistant District Attorney in the Nation’s largest and busiest D.A.’s Office. While there, he prosecuted serious street level felonies, including armed robberies, burglaries, attempted murders, felony weapons charges and felonious assaults. He achieved a conviction rate of 94% and handled thousands of cases during his tenure. From there, he returned home to Massachusetts and joined the Middlesex County D.A.’s Office, where he continued his career as an Assistant District Attorney. A senior Trial Attorney assigned to both the Cambridge and Lowell regions, Brad prosecuted some of the most serious cases in the D.A.’s Office including murders, rapes, attempted murders, armed robberies, child sexual assaults, and cocaine and heroin trafficking. In a mere 22 months, he tried 26 felony cases to verdict in the Superior Court (an Office record at the time). Losing only twice, Brad achieved an overall conviction rate of over 92%. Brad moved on from the Middlesex D.A.’s Office to the prestigious United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, where he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Boston, first with the Organized Crime Strike Force and later with the Drug Task Force (OCDEFT). While in the Strike Force, Brad directly participated in the prosecution of a number of members and factions of the Patriaca Crime Family of La Cosa Nostra (LCN) including reputed Underboss Charles Quintina, Capos Biagio DiGiacomo and Sonny-Boy Rizzo, and Soldiers Spucky Spagnuolo, Vincent “Dee Dee” Giachinni, Pryce Quintana and Freddy Chiampa. He also authored and oversaw numerous court authorized wire-taps. When in the Drug Task Force, Brad prosecuted numerous local, regional, national and international drug conspiracies, principally involving Colombian and Dominican distribution cells and Syrian and Lebanese drug traffickers. Also the co-lead prosecutor in a case involving the then largest marijuana smuggling ring in New England history, Brad never lost a trial as a federal prosecutor and achieved the Office’s highest ranking: “Outstanding Prosecutor.”. Brad went on to serve as Sheriff of Middlesex County for two years from 1995-1996. In that role, he was responsible for the daily care, housing and transportation of close to 2,000 inmates and detainees at correctional facilities in Cambridge, Framingham and Billerica and oversaw a staff of more than 750 county employees. He was also responsible for courthouse security and the service of civil process throughout Middlesex County. While Sheriff, he was honored as one of the 1996 “Ten Outstanding Young Leaders” by the Greater Boston Jaycees.. Brad returned to the private sector in 1998 and has concentrated since then in high-end state and federal criminal defense involving all types of crimes and charges.  He has defended some of the highest profile cases in Massachusetts, as well as throughout the New England Region and elsewhere in the U.S. He routinely defends clients in cases alleging: murder, rape, robbery, home invasion, larceny, theft/embezzlement, white collar offenses, fraud, public corruption, narcotics distribution/trafficking, arson, racketeering, child sexual assault, child pornography, felony assault, DUI, and all other types of federal crimes and charges.. A longtime member of the select CJA panel (approved by the U.S. District Court to represent indigent clients in federal court) as well as a member of the select CPCS murder list (for indigent murder clients), Brad is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, and also licensed full-time to practice in the District of Massachusetts (federal), the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (federal), as well as in all state courts, at all levels, in both Massachusetts and New York.  Despite being based in Boston, because of his national reputation, in addition to handling numerous cases in New Hampshire and Connecticut on a pro hac vice basis, Brad has also been admitted pro hac vice in federal or state courts in ME, CA, AZ, MD, WI, VA and NJ and has extensive appellate experience having filed and/or argued cases in the Federal 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, Supreme Judicial Court, and Massachusetts Court of Appeals. He also appears before regulatory agencies including the SEC and the NASD, as well.. A regular guest analyst on local radio and television stations, Brad now provides exclusive television commentary for FOX television’s Boston affiliate regarding cases of local, regional, and national importance.  A repeat Massachusetts Super Lawyer, including this year (2014), Brad has also been recognized as a New England Super Lawyer.  He received top ratings from Martindale Hubbell (“AV”) and AVVO (“Superb”) and was voted a National Top 100 Trial Lawyer.. A former Harvard Football Player, with four adult children, all of whom were accomplished high school athletes, three of whom also participated in varsity sports at the inter-collegiate level, Brad is well-versed in MIAA rules and regulations, as well as governing codes of discipline of high school and collegiate athletics. He remains active in his local community.

Firm: Bethany Rogers Law

100 Cambridge Street, 14th Floor , Boston , Massachusetts 02114

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

A 2024 Super Lawyers and Boston Magazine Top Lawyer selection, Attorney Bethany Rogers is a former prosecutor who specializes in Criminal Defense. With nineteen years of trial experience in the Superior, District, and Juvenile Courts of Massachusetts, Bethany Rogers has the knowledge and skill to handle any criminal matter. Her effective litigation of cases inside the courtroom, coupled with her ability to negotiate outside the courtroom, makes Attorney Rogers a skilled advocate for any situation.

Firm: Urbelis Law, LLC

98 North Washington St. , Boston , Massachusetts 02114

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: KJC Law Firm, LLC

10 Tremont Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02108

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Employment & Labor, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice

Benjamin Duggan is a litigator and trial lawyer. Prior to joining the KJC Law Firm, Ben worked as a staff attorney for the Committee for Public Counsel Services in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Ben has represented hundreds of clients in the trial courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusets, in cases ranging from drug possession and operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs, to armed robbery and aggravated rape. At trial, Ben has successfully obtained not guilty verdicts on a variety of charges, including reckless operation, firearm possession, and assault with intent to murder. Ben has been equally successful in getting his clients’ cases dismissed prior to trial, prevailing in dozens of motions to dismiss and motions to suppress. And when his clients’ suffered adverse rulings, Ben obtained reversals on appeal to the Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Appeals Court. In one particular case, Commonwealth v. Jessica McDonald, No. 13-P-1365 (Nov. 13, 2014), Ben was able to convince the Appeals Court to reverse a decision against his client, based on a cutting-edge issue in Massachusetts law related to the decriminalization of marijuana. Due to his work in the case, Ben was asked to author a guide for defense attorneys on issues related to changes in Massachusetts marijuana laws. His article, “Recent Case Law Developments Related to Marijuana,” was published in June 2015 by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education as part of their Cutting Edge Issues in Northern Massachusetts Criminal Law Practice seminar.. Ben has also worked on a wide variety of civil cases, including personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, contract, consumer protection, employment, foreclosure, and intellectual property. He has written dozens of memoranda of law regarding motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment, filed in Massachusetts District and Superior Court and the United States District Court. He has also written several appeals briefs, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, and the First Circuit Court of Appeals.. Ben graduated summa cum laude from Suffolk University Law School in 2012. While at Suffolk, Ben was a member of the Suffolk Defenders student clinic, where he was appointed to represent indigent defendants in the Boston Municipal Court. Ben received several academic accolades, including awards for Dinstinguished Oral Advocate and Distinguished Brief. He was also a member of Suffolk’s nationally-ranked mock trial team, where he won a regional championship in the American Association for Justice’s annual competition, advanced to the regional final in the National Trial Competition, and was invited to compete, along with advocates from the top-16 mock trial programs in the country, in the “Top Gun” mock trial tournament at Baylor University, where he advanced to the semi-finals. Ben continues his involvement with Suffolk’s mock trial team by volunteering as a coach.

Firm: Bisson Law

75 Arlington Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02116

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

As the founder of Bisson Law, attorney Barry J. Bisson focuses his practice on criminal defense and civil litigation. Mr. Bisson serves clients in Massachusetts and New York.. In his criminal law practice, Mr. Bisson represents individuals who have been charged with misdemeanors and major felonies. His civil law practice involves, contract matters as well as serving individuals who are victims of discrimination, harassment, or other employment related legal issues.. A summa cum laude graduate of Newbury College, Mr. Bisson earned his law degree from Northeastern University School of Law, where he continues to serve on the law school’s alumni board of directors.. Mr. Bisson is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the Supreme Court of the United States.. Additionally, Mr. Bisson was named a 2017 Super Lawyers Rising Star, which is given to 2.5% of the lawyers in the state of Massachusetts.. Outside of his law practice, Mr. Bisson is an active member of the Massachusetts legal community. He belongs to the Massachusetts Bar Association, were his is vice-chair of the Sole Practitioner & Small Firm Section. He is also an active member of the American Bar Association. Additionally, he judges numerous moot court and mock trial competitions at both the collegiate and law school levels.

Firm: Law Office of Austin J. Freeley

171 Milk Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02109

Practice Areas: Assault & Battery, Automobile Accidents, Boating Accidents, Civil , Civil Rights, Criminal Defense , Drug Crimes, DUI/DWI, Education , Felonies, Head and Spinal Injuries, Personal Injury, Sexual Abuse, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, DUI & DWI, DUI & DWI, DUI & DWI, DUI & DWI, DUI & DWI, DUI & DWI, DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, Sexual Harassment, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Defective and Dangerous Products, Car Accidents, Slip and Fall Accident, Litigation

Recently nominated as one of the top 100 criminal defense attorneys in Massachusetts. I have over 20 years of experience in criminal and civil litigation. My focus has always been to obtain the best possible results for my clients in the areas  of personal injury, products and premises liability as well as criminal offenses ranging from DUI and drug offenses, to major felonies.

Firm: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

2 International Pl Fl 16 , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: General Practice, Insurance , Real Estate , Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense

Firm: Anthony J. Lochiatto

221 Lewis Wharf , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Civil , Criminal Defense , Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury

170 Milk St Ste 4 , Boston , Massachusetts 02109

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Coughlin Law Group PC

98 N Washington Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02114

Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, Expungement, Sex Crime

I am a fomer prosecuter with over 10 years and 100 trials worth of experience. As a prosecutor I handled thousands of criminal cases. Having played on both sides of the field helps me anticipate what the other side is thinking.. Since becoming a defense attorney I have secured hundreds of dismissals and favorable verdicts for my clients. I pride myself on my tenacity and results. In my practice I treat everyone with respect and courtesy and in turn they trust and respect me.. -Christopher B. Coughlin

Firm: Bellotti Law Group

529 Main St , Boston , Massachusetts 02129

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Workers Compensation

Firm: Carney, Gaudet & Carney

20 Park Plz , Boston , Massachusetts 02116

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI