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    Michael P. Murray

    Michael P. Murray

    5.061 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime
    Bio: I have been practicing law as a criminal defense attorney in Massachusetts for over TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. There is little that I have not seen in my quarter century of practicing law. There is no substitute for experience and you cannot rush experien...
    Rating:  6.9
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    Paul V. Kelly

    Paul V. Kelly

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    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 45 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Rating:  9.8
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    Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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    John R. Valerio

    John R. Valerio

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    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "I hired attorney valerio for 4 separate criminal cases, 1 juvenile, the other 3 adult. These were very serious felony cases that would have put me in jail for many years. He knew some very obscure and esoteric legal rules and precedents that allow..."
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    Charles A. Bookman

    Charles A. Bookman

    5.01 review
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury
    Review: "Excellent lawyer. Becomes personally involved in your situation. Discusses all the options in plain language. He has saved my behind more than a few times. Very knowledgable. Only drawback is that it is quite expensive and after 7 years of represe..."
    Rating:  7.3
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    Jeffrey K. Varszegi

    Jeffrey K. Varszegi

    5.05 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Landlord & Tenant, Employment & Labor and more
    Bio: I became an attorney in order to help people deal with difficult situations, and I greatly enjoy winning my clients' trust and being worthy of that trust. While I greatly enjoy resolving difficult cases and do not shrink from conflict when necessa...
    Rating:  8.2
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    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Employment & Labor
    Rating:  8.3
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    Meaghan Healey Fiske

    Meaghan Healey Fiske

    5.050 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 3 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family
    Bio: I provide aggressive and strategic legal representation in criminal defense, family law, and traffic violations across Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford, Providence, Warwick, and Newport. Criminal Defense...
    Rating:  5.7
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    Daniel P. Thompson

    Daniel P. Thompson

    5.07 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Juvenile, White Collar Crime and more
    Bio: Attorney Thompson is a graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. An experienced trial attorney, Attorney Thompson worked multiple jobs while in law school at various law offices and in corporate America. He grew up locally i...
    Rating:  6.8
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    David G. Nagle

    David G. Nagle

    5.07 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Personal Injury and more
    Review: "Attorney Nagle has been my legal seeing eye dog for the past 3.5 years. Throughout a lengthy and slow moving process it was evident that he possessed a stellar knowledge of Massachusetts legal procedure. He led me through the oft byzantine world o..."
    Rating:  7.5
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    Gerald J Noonan

    Gerald J Noonan

    5.04 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Review: "Attorney Gerald Noonan & associates saved my future from certain misery! Combined with Brendan Noonans tireless searching for previous obscure law decisions that were pertinent to my case, Geralds persuasive arguments and knowledge of law were ver..."
    Rating:  7.0
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    Courtney Kanaga Fogarty

    Courtney Kanaga Fogarty

    5.09 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: Attorney Fogarty is an experienced litigator who specializes in Criminal Defense law. She serves the greater Boston area. She has extensive litigation experience in the District and Superior Courts in Massachusetts and this experience includes tim...
    Rating:  7.2
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    Richard M. Mucci

    Richard M. Mucci

    5.01 review
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor, Litigation and more
    Bio: Founder of the Law Offices of Richard Mucci in Winchester Massachusetts, I am dedicated to providing outstanding client satisfaction. I am a litigation lawyer with a strong expertise in personal injury, employment law, real estate, estate planning...
    Rating:  8.9
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    Arthur L. Kelly

    Arthur L. Kelly

    4.713 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime
    Review: "Arthur Kelly was the first lawyer I’ve ever had to use and it could not have gone better. He made everything very easy to understand, walked me through every step of the process, and in the end was able to get my case dismissed. He was incredibly ..."
    Rating:  6.8
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    Daniel J Cloherty

    Daniel J Cloherty

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    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Antitrust and Trade Law, Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime
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    Thomas M. Burke

    Thomas M. Burke

    5.023 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Tom Burke was my lawyer for a year in a very complicated legal situation. Words will never be enough to express how much I appreciate him, his personality and his work. Tom showed a huge amount of energy, commitment and dedication in my case. We w..."
    Rating:  6.5
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    Dean E. Goldblatt

    Dean E. Goldblatt

    4.73 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Review: "I actually had the pleasure to meet Dean when he became a court appointed lawyer for a friend of mine and I already know second hand those cases are not at their "highest priority" and Dean treated this case which went all the way to a trial by ju..."
    Rating:  7.6
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    Joshua Clement Hochberg

    Joshua Clement Hochberg

    5.03 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Landlord & Tenant, General Practice and more
    Review: "My experience with MR. Hochberg was life changing to say the least. He answered every phone call, he came to see me often, he also treated my family with the utmost respect, honest and always does or did everything he said he would do. He also mad..."
    Rating:  6.9
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    Alicia M. McKinley

    Alicia M. McKinley

    5.03 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Great lawyer to work with, explained everything that was happening with my legal matter. She was very knowledgeable and went above and beyond what was expected. Highly recommended. This legal matter was dismissed. Thank you"
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    Nicholas John Louisa

    Nicholas John Louisa

    5.02 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Real Estate
    Bio: Mr. Louisa represents clients in a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters in federal and state court. His litigation practice focuses on contract disputes, business torts, consumer protection litigation, securities litigation, SEC enf...
    Rating:  7.1
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    Patrick T Conway

    Patrick T Conway

    5.012 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Attorney Conway provides aggressive representation in criminal defense, restraining orders, traffic violations, and license issues. He graduated from Massachusetts School of Law in 2014, where he achieved honors in the areas of Contracts, Internat...
    Rating:  6.6
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