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Firm: Francis M. Doran, Jr.

20 Main Street , Natick , Massachusetts 01760

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

Attorney Doran has successfully represented those charged with criminal conduct for over thirty years in eastern and central Massachusetts.  Attorney Doran worked as prosecutor in the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office upon graduation from Boston College Law School.  His clients have included police chiefs, police officers, state troopers, lawyers, doctors, corporate executives, business owners, and all others who have confronted the government in the criminal justice system.  You will get the benefit of his loyalty, honesty, and experience should you decide to hire him.. See Frank featured in the Boston Herald October '17

Firm: Kajko, Weisman, Colasanti & Stein, LLP

430 Bedford Street , Lexington , Massachusetts 02420

Practice Areas: Family, Domestic Violence

Firm: Lissa McKinney Law

100 Powdermill Rd., Suite 244 , Acton , Massachusetts 01720

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Domestic Violence, Personal Injury

Lissa McKinney graduated Suffolk University and Suffolk University Law School, initially starting as a trial lawyer with the Public Defender's Office/ Committee for Public Counsel Services the Worcester office, serving in CDC and all of the north county courts inluding Fitchburg, and Leominster. She later transferred into the Boston offices and was largely in the Boston Municipal Court "BMC" and Suffolk Superior Court. As a bar advocate, she spent 10+ years in Brighton, Roxbury, and Chelsea and grew her practice throughout all of eastern MA, Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlsesex, and Worcester Counties. If you have been accused or arrested, she has been to your court before, or is regularly there now.. Her courtroom and trial experience spans 40+ years and thousands of prceedings such as bench or jury trials, probable cause hearings, restraining order trials (209A) and harrassment order trials (258E) and evidentiary suppression hearings. Her criminal practice includes extensive experience in Superior Court, District Court, and some Appeals work over most of her career.. Lissa presently focuses her practice on all criminal complaints in the District Court all over the state. Her District Court work also includes clerk magistrate hearings on many issues including shoplifting, fake ID's, minors with alcohol or adults serving to minors, and traffic violations including tickets for speeding, unlicensed or uninsured operation, negligent operation  etc.  She also handles administrative hearings  at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, for license suspensions including immediate threats, tickets, accidents etc; and firearms licensing appeals. On the civil side, she handles all  domestic violence restraining and harrassment order cases; wage cases, and personal injuries from accidents or animals.. In addition, Lissa has previously been an Adjunct Clinical Trial Practice Instructor at Suffolk University Law School where she supervised third year law students providing indigent criminal defense.  She also served as Staff Attorney for Suffolk Lawyers for Justice (SLJ) the bar advocate program assuring the quality of lawyers representing indigent criminal defendants in Suffolk County. She has  been an instructor and lecturer at numerous educational seminars sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), the Boston Bar Association, Suffolk County Bar Advocate Program, Suffolk Lawyers for Justice, and the Committee for Public Counsel Services, such as: District Court Bar Advocate Training; Essential Rules of Criminal Procedure; Trying Drug Cases in Massachusetts; Emerging Areas of Criminal Practice; Hot Tips for Trying Criminal Cases, Probation Violation Proceedings; Defending on a Shoestring; Pre-Trial Conference Rules; Evidence-Getting It In and Keeping It Out.. She is highly regarded by her peers and clients, as reflected in the reviews on this site and others. She  has been designated a "SuperLawyer" from 2019-2024 as well.. Lissa is a member of the Massachusetts Bar, the U.S. District Court for the First Circuit, the Florida Bar, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.. Membership: Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA).

Firm: Turco Legal

15 Court Square , Needham , Massachusetts 02494

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family, Child Custody, Domestic Violence

Kristine Ann Cummings is a senior attorney with the law firm of Turco Legal P.C.   Her practice encompasses all aspects of matrimonial and family law, including divorce, custody, modification, removal, domestic violence and paternity matters, and she regularly handles cases that involve complex financial and tax issues such as business and asset valuation and alimony and child support structured payments for tax deductibility and capital gains tax issues. Kristine  is steadfastly committed to pro-bono work and the betterment of the legal profession.  She is a member of the Public Service Committee of the Family Law Section of the Boston Bar Association and has lectured on general issues raised by military service in the context of domestic relations matters at pre-deployment seminars for service members.  She has served as a panelist on various Boston Bar Association seminars and as a guest speaker at Boston College and Boston College Law School.  Kristine  is dedicated to the mission of the Women's Bar Foundation Family Law Project for Battered Women and regularly mentors volunteer attorneys.  Kristine  is actively involved in the Boston community and serves as a member of the Junior League of Boston, Beacon Hill Civic Association and St. Ignatius Parish. She is an avid sailor and volunteers her time at Community Boating, Inc.. Ms. Cumming has been recognized by Boston Magazine as a “Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star” in the area of family law each and every year since 2010. She has maintained an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory since 2011 and maintains an AVVO rating of 10/10.  She is a graduate of Boston College Law School (J.D., 2007) and Temple University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2004).

Firm: Law Office of Kevin W. Fulcher

2 Commercial Street   2  206 , Norfolk , Massachusetts 02056

Practice Areas: Adoption, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreement, Spousal Support, Family

Firm: Walters Law Offices, PC

(Main Phone) 781-436-5288 , Stoughton , Massachusetts 02072

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family, Alimony, Child Custody, Domestic Violence, Uncontested Divorce

While my law firm provides legal services in a variety of matters, my particular focus is on divorce and family law. With each case my goal is to be accessible and empathetic, and to bring a thoughtful and conciliatory spirit to my client's situation in an effort to reach the most beneficial outcome with the understanding that in some instances aggressive representation may be necessary as I work directly with each of my clients to strategize and achieve their particular objectives.. Following graduation from law school, I began practicing family law at a prominent firm in Boston where I represented clients in disputes involving divorce, child custody, visitation, removal, alimony, child support, property division, modification, contempt, and abuse prevention. Previously, while in law school, I was a judicial intern to the Associate Justices of the Middlesex County Probate and Family Court in Cambridge, Massachusetts where I gained invaluable insight in resolving contested matters from the court's perspective.. My litigation practice encompasses communities in Suffolk, Middlesex, Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, and Worcester counties. In addition, I am a certified divorce and family law mediator.

Firm: Jackson Law

38 Mahaiwe Street , Great Barrington , Massachusetts 01230

Practice Areas: Landlord & Tenant, Criminal Defense, Education, Employment & Labor, Sexual Harassment, Domestic Violence, Sex Crime

Probable Cause Hearings, Restraining Order Hearings, Harrasment Order Hearings, Clerk Magistrate Hearings, Landlord  / Tenant Law, Title IX Representation, Employment Law, and select Criminal Cases.. Probable Cause Hearings and or Clerk Magistrate Hearings: it is vital to hire an attorney to represent you. It is the only hearing where you case can be dismissed before you are charged with a crime. Call me immediatley.. If you are victim of Domestic Violence and need a Harassment Order, I can represent you in court get you the protection you need.  I help victims of sexual assault navigate the legal process.. I also represent people who have been wrongfully served with a Harassment Order /Restraining Order and need the Order removed.. Call me if you are a Landlord or a Tenant that does not know what to do. I have the answers you need.. I also advise families struggling with severe mental illness and addiction.  Massachusetts has legal remedies when loved ones become a danger to themselves or others.  Call me if you need help navigating this terrain.  Rodger Orders, Section 35 and more.

Firm: Farrell Fernandez

47 Harvard Street , Worcester , Massachusetts 01609

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Domestic Violence

My practice predominantly focuses on family law and criminal defense and I pride myself on being efficient.  Your time and mine are valuable and I like to work a case as thoroughly as possible without wasting excessive time and money.. While many people view their job as just that, a job, my career is a passion, therefore, I teach at a local community college.  There, I try to pass on the importance of understanding how and why things are done, hoping to inspire others to make choices that will garner positive results.

Firm: Law Offices of Karen M Dexter

Po Box 54 , Franklin , Massachusetts 02038

Practice Areas: Family, Guardianship, Alimony, Child Abuse, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce & Separation, Domestic Violence, Uncontested Divorce

Firm: Tracey & Associates, PC

65 Walnut Street , Wellesley Hills , Massachusetts 02481

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Domestic Violence

Attorney Tracey concentrates his practice in all aspects of domestic relations, family and matrimonial law, and probate and estate litigation, representing clients in Massachusetts trial and appellate courts.. Specialties:  Litigate cases involving valuation of closely held corporations, residential and commercial real estate; treatment of inherited and gifted property; enforceability of prenuptial agreements; alimony and child support; negotiate and draft divorce, premarital, post-marital, cohabitation, paternity, and post-divorce modification agreements; custody disputes; child removal actions; domestic abuse; grandparents visitation; non-traditional family law; annulment; interstate custody and support.. Attorney Tracey also accepts appointments as a guardian ad litem, parent coordinator and discovery master.

Firm: Eden Rafferty

238 Shrewsbury St , Worcester , Massachusetts 01604

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Employment & Labor, Domestic Violence, Car Accidents

Attorney Benoit Joined the Worcester County District Attorney's office upon passing the Bar in 2007, where he worked in the Worcester District Court, Dudley District Court and the Worcester Superior Court. During Attorney Benoit's 5 years with the District Attorney's office, he was a member of the General Felony Unit, the Electronic Surveillance Unit, the Sexually Dangerous Persons Unit and the Motor Vehicle Homicide Unit. Attorney Benoit prosecuted thousands of cases ranging from Disorderly Conduct to Murder.. In 2012 Attorney Benoit left the District Attorney's office to join Eden Rafferty, bringing his years of prosecutorial and trial experience to the firm. He now concentrates in Civil Litigation and Criminal Defense.

Firm: John E. DeVito

20 Eastbrook Road   304  202 , Dedham , Massachusetts 02026

Practice Areas: Domestic Violence,Drug Crimes,DUI/DWI,Estate Planning,Felonies,Personal Injury,Traffic Violations

Firm: John Seed & Associates, LLC

156 Eighth Street , New Bedford , Massachusetts 02740

Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, Domestic Violence, Drug Crime

Former Top Boston OUI prosecutor. Specializing in OUI/DUI defense. Call for a free case evaluation and begin defending your rights today!. Attorney John B. Seed has been practicing criminal law in Massachusetts for his entire career, first as a Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney supervising the Brighton District Court and now as a state-wide criminal defense attorney based in New Bedford, MA.. He takes pride in giving every one of his clients the same intense focus to details, no matter the charge the client is facing. His years of training and courtroom experience in the areas of criminal law and OUI law have provided him with a unique skill set. Those skills, when combined with his hard working and determined attitude, have contributed to an outstanding record in the courtroom.

Firm: Newman and Newman, P.C.

One McKinley Square Third Floor  2 , Boston , Massachusetts 02109

Practice Areas: Assault & Battery,Banking & Finance,Child Abuse,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Civil ,Computers and Software,Condominium ,Construction ,Corporate ,Criminal Defense ,Divorce,Domestic Violence,Felonies,Juvenile ,Landlord & Tenant,Real Estate ,Sexual Abuse,White Collar Crime,Wills

Infinity Law Group LLC , Quincy , Massachusetts 02169

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Child Custody, Domestic Violence, Uncontested Divorce

Jaye L. Samuels, Esq. was born and raised in the New Jersey suburbs of Manhattan but moved to New England to attend college in 2002 and completd her BA in Political Science from the University of Vermont in 2006.. In 2008, Jaye enrolled in the Northeastern University School of Law.  During her tenure at Northeastern University, Jaye worked for the Mental Health Legal Advisor Committees' Family Law unit, assisting individuals living with mental illness regain contact and custody of their children.  Jaye additionally worked at the Plymouth County Probate and Family Courts, where she worked directly with the justices of that court.. In the Spring of 2010, Jaye began working with Infinity Law Group as an intern.  She returned after her law school graduation in 2011 where she served as a legal assistant and then associate before becoming the Managing Associate of Infinity Law Group.. Jaye currently practices in the area of Family Law in Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk counties.  Jaye currently provides representation  in cases involving paternity, child custody and visitation, divorce (including same sex divorce and dissolution of civil unions and domestic partnerships), child support, and alimony as well as modifications of judgments and the enforcement of judgments through the filing of contempts.

Firm: Melick & Porter

1 Liberty Sq Ste 7 , Boston , Massachusetts 02109

Practice Areas: Domestic Violence

Firm: Law Office of James M. Caramanica

120 North Main Street , Attleboro , Massachusetts 02703

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Civil , Construction , Criminal Defense , Family , Labor , Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Violent Crime, White Collar Crime, Domestic Violence, Sex Crime

With a 10.0 Superb Avvo Rating and decades of proven legal experience, Attorney James Caramanica has established himself as the Attleboro criminal defense lawyer clients can trust when their rights are on the line. Handling charges ranging from theft crimes to sex offenses, his team at the Law Office of James M. Caramanica, P.C. has handled thousands of cases and knows what it takes to build a strong defense. You don’t have to face your charges alone. Call their team now to schedule your free consultation and begin planning how to tell your side of the story in a compelling way.. Attorney James M. Caramanica studied criminal justice at Northeastern University, where he made the Dean's List. He went on to graduate from the Massachusetts School of Law, where he also made Dean's List and was a member of the Law Review. He later also graduated from Suffolk University Sawyer School of Management with a Master's Degree in Business Administration.. He is on the murder panel with CPCS where he represents indigent clients who have been charged with murder. He has handled murder cases in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and has represented clients in a wide range of felony and misdemeanor cases in both states.

Firm: Rakhlin Law

550 Cochituate Road , Natick , Massachusetts 01760

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Domestic Violence, Sex Crime

With over a decade of experience as a criminal defense attorney, Attorney Rakhlin's main focus has been and always will be serving the interests of his clients by providing them with the legal expertise and personalized attention needed to secure the best possible results. When you are faced with a legal problem, being able to depend on your attorney is the best peace of mind available.. Irv Rakhlin was born in Pennsylvania and later moved to Massachusetts to attend Amherst College and then Boston University School of Law. In addition to maintaining a high level of academic performance Mr. Rakhlin was a standout athlete on the football and rugby fields. Whether tackling an opposing player or a legal challenge, Irv has been fighting hard for those on his team his entire life. After law school he sharpened his skills as an associate at a well-respected general practice law firm in downtown Boston. Attorney Rakhlin’s main focus has been and always will be serving the interests of his clients by providing them with the legal expertise and personalized attention needed to secure the best possible results.. Mr. Rakhlin has received numerous awards and accolades as an Attorney including a 10.0 rating on AVVO and numerous consecutive selections as a “Rising Star” Attorney by Super Lawyers and a "Super Lawyer," but his biggest satisfaction comes from attaining a Not Guilty verdict or a Dismissal of a case for a client. In one capacity or another, Irv has always made it a point to do the hard work, and never back down from a challenge. If you or a relative have been accused of a crime in Massachusetts, there is no time to waste in mounting the best possible defense. When you are faced with criminal charges, being able to depend on your attorney is the best peace of mind available.

Firm: Kavaja Law, P.C.

92 State Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02109

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

I am an experienced Attorney who handles primarily, Employment Law, and some Criminal Defense and Family Immigration Law cases. I fight hard for my clients and get results!. Call me to schedule a consultation and evaluation of your case. I promise to be straightforward and honest in my assesment of your case. I will not sugarcoat anything in order to gain your business. Honesty and trust come first in the way I do business.

Firm: Foster and Blanchette

4 Open Square Way, Suite 124 , Holyoke , Massachusetts 01040

Practice Areas: Child Abuse, Guardianship, Family, Domestic Violence, Appeals

The success of my practice comes from my ardent philosophy of providing clients, regardless of income, with the most elite, aggressive representation that always includes meticulous listening, diligent legal research, thorough motion practice, advanced legal writing, skilled negotiating, and comprehensive hearing and trial representation. Prior to becoming an attorney, I was a social worker (M.S.W.) for 20 years, making me uniquely qualified to advocate for children and adults with complex legal, cultural, economic, and clinical needs who are facing the overwhelming power of the state in the Department of Children and Family. In Care and Protection cases, I provide comprehensive legal services and rarely advise clients to waive their rights at the 72- hour hearing, a critical legal juncture where I have had excellent success in quickly reuniting children and parents.