Adams v. Adams, 459 Mass. 361 (2011)
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Business valuation of financial partnership in divorce proceedings (co-counsel at trial; on brief on appeal).
Boston, MA
Divorce and separation Lawyer at Boston, MA
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime
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Business valuation of financial partnership in divorce proceedings (co-counsel at trial; on brief on appeal).
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Complex real estate/commercial paper dispute; equitable principles.
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Degree of murder reduced after trial.
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Sentencing appeal raising issue of safety valve eligibility, where defendant was sentenced to mandatory minimum sentence.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Murder indictment dismissed following successful challenge to denial of speedy trial rights.
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Raising question of right to appeal a denial of a motion for downward departure under the sentencing guidelines, where the denial was based on a clearly erroneous mistake of fact.
OUTCOME: Writ of habeas corpus granted
Discussion of whether use of evidence of acquitted conduct violates double jeopardy.
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Government appeal of trial judge's order of acquittal on charges of income tax evasion.
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Appeal of second-degree murder conviction, raising double jeopardy challenge to sufficiency of evidence at first trial, which resulted in a mistrial.
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Raising issue of the scope of the duty of a large multi-service law firm to a group of clients composed of a closely-held family of corporations controlled by a single individual.