James Budreau

James Budreau

also known as Jim

Judicial

About James

Licenses

Licensed in Maine for 35 years

State: Maine

Acquired: 1990

Inactive

No misconduct found

Licensed in Massachusetts for 36 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 1989

Judicial

No misconduct found


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Honors

2015

Best Lawyers 2015, U.S. World & News Report

2015

AV Rated since 2000, Martindale-Hubbell

2012

Preeminent Business/Criminal Litigation, Martindale Hubble

Work Experience

2003 - 2005

Employment Law Clinic, Hale & Dorr

2003 - 2005

Adjunct Professor, Harvard Law School

1990 - 2009

Of Counsel, Oteri, Weinberg & Lawson

1988 - 1989

Law Clerk, Massachusetts Court

Associations

2012 - Present

Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Board of Directors

2012 - Present

Boston Bar Association

Criminal Section

1998 - 2008

Sociedad Latina

Board of Directors

Sample of Legal Cases

Commonwealth v Brown

won

Commonwealth v. Doe

Not Guilty

Commonwealth v. Grey

Reversed

United States v. Fagan

Not Guilty

United States v. Azubike

Reversed

Commonwealth v. Voghell

Not Guilty

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Education

1988

Northeastern University School of Law

1983

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2014

National Law Convention

Technology in the Law

2014

Identification Experts and their Use at Trial

Identification Experts

2013

Updates on Evidence in Criminal Law

Evidence in Criminal Law

Publications

2014

Brief on Appeal United States v. Bulger

2013

Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education New England Criminal Evidence

Languages

English

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