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Reviewers overwhelmingly praise the lawyer for being highly professional, compassionate, and exceptionally knowledgeable. Many clients credit the lawyer with securing successful outcomes, including case dismissals, while highlighting their strong courtroom presence, responsiveness, and excellent reputation within the legal community.

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Posted by Jeremy | March 27, 2016

Knowledge and Integrity

Attorney Yannetti provided me with extremely honest and helpful advice concerning an upcoming criminal matter. Mr. Yannetti did so in good faith without expectation of payment. This willingness speaks volumes to his character and professionalism. If the case is not dismissed as anticipated, I will ce...rtainly be contacting him to represent me in any further legal proceedings. I would strongly recommend his services to anyone.

Posted by anonymous | September 17, 2015 | Hired Attorney

Outstanding

I recently retained David Yannetti to represent a family member against allegations that were completely out of character but could have had a very negative result. David responded on short notice and agreed to represent us on this matter. He was kind, understanding, insightful and immediately focus...ed on a solution. David was incredibly effective and obtained results that far surpassed our expectations. He is a very skilled attorney who is focused on obtaining the best results for his client. David also is a highly ethical attorney and resolved our issues with the minimum time and expense to us. We were so fortunate to have David represent us and I highly recommend him to any one needing legal representation.

Posted by Bobby | April 28, 2015

Right action

My wife and I received a phone call from our BU college junior stating that he had been arrested and charged with two felony charges. The unimaginable had become our reality. I sought out the best Boston criminal defense attorney I could find. A referral from a local principle partner in New York sti...rred me to David Yannetti law firm and David in particular. Initially my felling was that our case might not warrant his attention.My conviction was to find the best I could to navigate this great and potentially forever life changing process. I reached out to David via his web site and in short order David phoned me. During our conversation I immediately felt in my heart that David was the person I wanted to lead us through this process. David rearranged his schedule to meet my family. Our meeting laid bare the landscape we faced the potential consequences my son faced and how David would navigate the case.The fees for David's services were fixed and in my estimation reasonable.I will emphasize that what we were facing and the consequences we all faced , my son in particular was my focus- fees were not. The result in our case is that my son will have no record or have to explain this situation ever again. I sent this text to David after my sons appearance: Your better than me - you have removed a major character check from my conscience- although my heart expected this outcome - I am so aware of outliers in what I do as a trader and was trying to find strength in my own character to be strong for my family if the unimaginable happened. Robert is a great kid - this episode and consequences hopefully is a life learning exercise- and I pray he's better off for the experience. I know as a parent and husband I grew a bunch - I am so grateful you were carrying the sword And this is what I sent when the court made its decision: Great job - you are of true value - glad you were the life line we reached for and grabbed ahold of -

Posted by anonymous | February 22, 2012

David is a fantastic criminal defense attorney

I'm embarrassed to say that I've had to use David's services twice in the last three years or so. Both times, though, David Yannetti has done a phenomenal job and obtained a great outcome. I've witnessed the large growth of David's practice over the past few years, due undoubtedly to his great reputa...tion and fantastic reviews from clients. Despite this expansion, David is committed and available to every client. He stayed in touch with me during every phase of the proceedings, consulted with me on strategy and timing, and seriously considered how I felt and what I had to say. Equally important, David's attitude was totally nonjudgmental, and I felt that he was a strong advocate for me. In the past case he handled for me, I was totally factually innocent and a police officer falsely arrested me for assault and battery (I believe because I threatened to file a complaint against him). The police officer claimed that I had "chestbumped" him and charged me with felony assault on a police officer. I always had the impression that David totally believed me. David has a great reputation not only among his clients, but also among judges, clerks, and ADAs. This was apparent to me in every interaction and in motion hearings. I think one reason David obtains such good results for his clients is that judges, clerks, and ADAs all trust him. Moreover, David seems to have a reputation for winning that encourages ADAs to settle cases on favorable terms. I probably have a unique insight since I am a law student at a prestigious law school in the Boston area. Correspondingly, I had a lot to lose, including a job offer and admission to the bar - something that David recognized and factored into his strategy. Although David has years of experience over me, I do argue and appear regularly in court, representing indigent clients in civil proceedings. As an advocate myself, I recognize the qualities in David that make him a fantastic lawyer: empathy, reputation, intelligence, persuasiveness, articulateness, and diligence (among others). I only add, in terms of pricing, that I found David's fees to be very reasonable, especially in light of the amount of work he did on my case, and the number of hearings he attended. He's probably not the cheapest attorney (although again, from comparison shopping for a lawyer I believe his rates are very competitive), but there's certainly truth to the saying, at least in his case, that you get what you pay for.

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