John Brooks Seed

Let me begin by bringing attention to how I retained John Seed. After a joint investigation by the FBI, DEA, ATF, and local police and arrests of multiple connections in various states, heavy charges were brought against me and a warrant was issued for my arrest. There was tremendous media coverage... for our case, and John Seed was recommended to me by a family member in California. This particular relative had a business venture with two prominent attorneys in California, and they researched the specifics of all the available attorneys in the Greater Boston Area prior to recommending John Seed. The charges carried the possibility of indictment to a higher court as federal drug trafficking charges along with possession of illegal firearms, so these prominent attorneys were seeking a former district attorney with considerable experience who had converted to a defense attorney, along with a trial win/loss record that was quite formidable. John Seed was the attorney they preferred based on his experiences and record, and we moved forward and retained him. He is a patient and understanding person, and due to the nature of the extremely biased judgements; virtually all the available funds I had were depleted just to make bail. He allowed me to pay him in payment form based on the trust he had in my support network and my work history. He is an extremely aware individual as well, and his manner in handling the case emphasized his ability to interact with others, including the judges and district attorneys. It is important to anyone of concern to understand that there was a lot of corruption and questionable activities conducted by the investigating authorities, so on a technical note the case should have been disallowed. Unfortunately, the judges were extremely biased due to the media coverage, and the district attorneys representing the state were two angry females who shared in the residing judges' biased nature, often presenting opinions instead of proven facts based on the results of the investigation with no disruption from the judges. After having been involved in court matters in various states, I had never experienced such injustice on behalf of the state (in any state), stemming from the warrant issued during the investigation followed by the procedural behaviors involving the authorities and going all the way down to the district attorneys and the judges. We here stories of situations like this in the deep south or rural areas of the country, where the judge, police and d.a. are all related; I never expected to be in this situation right outside of Boston in a heavily populated area. All of these factors truly made the possibility of a favorable resolution on my behalf AGAINST ALL ODDS. The basis for the warrant was extremely weak, and based on court precedent, John Seed drafted some incredible motions that, if true justice existed in the system today, should have easily been granted. This is where his tremendous expertise came in handy; he was able to identify the bias involved in the case from an early period. As a client with an interest and an some education in law, he presented me all of the drafts and the discovery in the case. Even in the discovery, the officers had taken the privilege of omitting unfavorable results from the tracking device they had illegally installed, as well as changing the amount and unit of measurement on specific weights of different evidence they found, all in an effort to "frame" me to look as guilty as they possibly could. In lieu of his analysis of the situation, Attorney Seed changed his approach because he knew that the residing judges would not grant his motion, even though other prominent attorneys agreed that it should be granted. The only way to have the motion passed was through appeals, and this would have resulted in unnecessary jail time. Instead, he used perfect timing to get me a miracle result of no jail time and unsupervised probation amidst a glut of bias.

My family attorney, having known and tried cases against John Seed, referred me to him as someone he deemed most qualified to help me as I faced the possibility of being charged with a felony for having a prohibited item in my checked bag at a TSA inspection point. My first meeting with John confirm...ed that my family attorney’s referral had genuinely been in my best interest; I found John to be a careful and patient listener, who was easily accessible by text and by phone, and who kept me well-informed throughout every step of the process. Personable and with a great sense of humor, John helped me to feel relaxed in a very stressful situation. As a former prosecutor, he clearly enjoys the respect of those involved in all aspects of law enforcement, as well as access and insight into how the legal process works behind the scenes. Thanks to John’s understanding of the most appropriate way to approach my problem, I was spared from a felony charge that might have been very damaging to my life and career. As someone who grew up the son of a trial lawyer, I can especially appreciate John’s extraordinary degree of competence. If you need a lawyer, you will not find a better one than John Seed.