Alan B. Medeiros

I was appointed Alan Medeiros as a public defender, by the Taunton District Court, where it just so happens he has a humongous law practice and is a Taunton city councilor. His lack of communication initially concerned me, as he NEVER CALLED ME, didn’t return phone calls and such. So I had a friend, ...a civil attorney reach out to him and feel him out. Her and I were on different phones, in different States, his voicemail came on, I gave him permission to speak to my good friend. She called me about 15 minutes later and said Alan sounded on point, and if he didn’t reach out to me in Feb or March 2021, to call him. The first week of May I got my phone number changed, so I called his office, gave his secretary my new number, and asked her to have Alan call me at his earliest convenience. She said she would. Later on that day, his secretary called me and said Alan would get in touch with me the following day. He never called the following day nor did I hear from him for 5 weeks. I was told by a friend that’s also a criminal lawyer, I had a hearing on June 15th, had I heard from my lawyer yet. I said no, but the last time I spoke with him he fabricated a lie and said I had threatened his secretary. I said what? Threatened her how? At which point he didn’t know what to say. My friend said that’s a huge red flag, and the fact he never informed me about my hearing for June 15th, to fire him, be present at the hearing then report him to every agency I can, he gave me a printout of agencies where I should report him, that’s it’s illegal for him to keep such an important date from me, and he then agreed, Patti, he is working with the Taunton Police.just to be sure, I called Alan’s office back later that day June 11,2021 he wasn’t in, I asked his secretary, have I ever threatened you? (Knowing I didn’t) she said oh my god no, why do you ask? I said because Alan told me that I did. And I know I didn’t. Then this lovely woman changed her tune, well, maybe you called here one day and weren’t in a great mood, and did. Ok. If I threatened a lawyers secretary, I would’ve been charged with making threats and Mr. Medeiros would have withdrawn from my case. He called me back and said nothing happening, knowing I did have a hearing date set for the following Tuesday, June 15th, I called him back a second time, he said I told you nothings scheduled for you, the court is backed up. So I fired a public defender. Pretender is more like it. Warning: if you are criminally charged out of Taunton District Court, and get Alan Medeiros from Medeiros and Medeiros in Taunton, my honest suggestion, ask for another public defender. If I didn’t show my presence in the zoom court on that morning, a warrant would’ve been issued for my arrest. Then I would’ve been held in Framingham State Prison, until my next hearing date, with a new charge and thats just where the Taunton police and Alan Medeiros wanted me. For a lawyer to never call you, keep you informed especially of the hearing date that would put one in prison and also lie and say you threatened his secretary, when you didn’t. He’s no good. FIRED !

Alan and his staff went above and beyond for my mother in her last days. When several attorneys advised that nothing could be done for her, Alan suggested and implemented several solutions that made everything easier for my family. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to establish a conci...se but thorough estate plan for their family.