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    Massachusetts Has 2367 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 13049 Reviews

    Michelle L Diamond

    Michelle L Diamond

    5.04 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Child Abuse
    Bio: Prior to becoming a lawyer I received my BS in Social Work and worked for DCF for 4 years. I have logged thousands of hours in the courtroom and sucessfually taken over 100 cases to jury trial. If you are charged with a crime or your are being inv...
    Rating:  7.9
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    Jared Olanoff

    Jared Olanoff

    5.03 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Administrative Law
    Review: "Jarod really worked for my son when the states drug lab worker allegedly falsified results & stole drugs for their personal use. Thank you Jarod!!"
    Rating:  7.4
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    Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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    Kathleen Black Reynolds

    Kathleen Black Reynolds

    5.010 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury
    Bio: Each client's case is given the individual attention it needs and deserves. I expect my clients to participate throughout their case - it is their case and my role is to guide them through the process. advising them of the pros and cons of each st...
    Rating:  7.6
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    Peter A. O'Karma

    Peter A. O'Karma

    5.06 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Business and more
    Bio: In addition to to the legal practice, I spend my time as a musician, dj, father, husband, and professor.
    Rating:  7.4
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    Sharon Ray

    Sharon Ray

    5.03 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation
    Bio: Sharon Ray is a rising star in criminal defense. She has successfully defended clients accused of crimes including, but not limited to, drug transactions, hate crimes, failure to register as a sex offender, sex for fee, operating under the influen...
    Rating:  7.4
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    Roland L Milliard

    Roland L Milliard

    4.86 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, General Practice and more
    Bio: I graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell in 1982. I attended Officer's Candidate school for the Navy and was commissioned an Ensign in the Naval Reserve in 1982. I left active duty in 1987 as a Lieutenant to attend law school. I gr...
    Rating:  8.5
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    Paul R Donaghue

    Paul R Donaghue

    5.056 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Review: "Attorney Donaghue met with my husband and me for a consultation regarding criminal gun charges that were a result of a larceny at our home. My husband's hunting rifle was among the stolen items, so we of course reported it to police and they in tu..."
    Rating:  6.7
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    Katelyn Kelliher

    Katelyn Kelliher

    5.02 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Juvenile, Wills & Living Wills
    Review: "Attorney Katelyn Kelliher is truly the best lawyer! Before finding her, we had hired three other lawyers through Google and were very disappointed. Katelyn was the first attorney who met with us face-to-face and really listened. She understood our..."
    Rating:  7.8
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    James Neil Doherty

    James Neil Doherty

    5.020 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Litigation
    Review: "I’m incredibly grateful for the support and guidance James Doherty provided after my separation and my rights to my children. His communication was excellent — he kept me informed at every step and always made sure I understood what was happening...."
    Rating:  7.5
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    Pamela A. Morris

    Pamela A. Morris

    4.818 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime and more
    Bio: Experience is the Answer. Criminal Defense is all that I do and have been doing for over 40 years. (District & Superior.) I consider my home base to be in the Boston Municipal Court system, which encompasses most of the Greater Boston area. I have...
    Rating:  7.3
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    Kelly A. Broadbent

    Kelly A. Broadbent

    4.843 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Car Accidents and more
    Bio: Kelly A. Broadbent has been practicing law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since 2004. She focuses in the areas of Plaintiff Personal Injury (including motor vehicle and pedestrian accidents, premises liability, and products liability), Worke...
    Rating:  8.1
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    Stephen Edward Spelman

    Stephen Edward Spelman

    5.01 review
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Sex Crime
    Bio: Stephen Spelman is an experienced trial attorney who represents businesses and individuals facing important and often complex legal issues and problems. As a prosecutor in the Homicide Unit of the Hampden County District Attorney's Office, Stephen...
    Rating:  8.0
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    Peter Andrew Hahn

    Peter Andrew Hahn

    5.020 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Education, Juvenile and more
    Review: "Peter Hahn was highly recommended to us for a case related to our daughter. From our first conversation with Attorney Hahn, he was very caring and attentive to our situation. We knew from that first call that Peter was the attorney for us. Peter i..."
    Rating:  9.2
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    Elizabeth L. Bostwick

    Elizabeth L. Bostwick

    4.86 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor, Personal Injury and more
    Review: "Elizabeth L. Bostwick is an exceptional lawyer. I was fighting a very difficult situation and Liz step right in to help and support me with this matter. She was always reachable through phone, email, and zoom calls without hesitation. Her characte..."
    Rating:  8.3
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    Joseph D Bernard

    Joseph D Bernard

    4.817 reviews Attention
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: My name is Joe Bernard. I have practiced in Hampden County, Springfield Massachusetts for over 20 years and reside in Belchertown, Massachusetts. I was in the District Attorney's Office for approximately four years and for the last eighteen years ...
    Rating:  6.9
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    Robert L. Sheketoff

    Robert L. Sheketoff

    3.73 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 50 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, General Practice
    Review: "It would be misjudged for me to sit here and try to put into a small paragraph of words the extent of knowledge Bob has. He’s thinking not only about you , however he’s looking at things the way everyone in the court will see them and he’s 10 Ste..."
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    Susan Correia-Champa

    Susan Correia-Champa

    4.316 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation
    Bio: A full-service law firm serving clients in Massachusetts in a diverse range of legal matters. The Firm's philosophy is focused on providing clients with quality representation in an efficient and responsive manner. Our clients' goals and needs are...
    Rating:  7.3
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    James Edward Haynes

    James Edward Haynes

    5.01 review
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor, Civil Rights and more
    Bio: I graduated from Wabash College in 1998, which I attended as an Eli Lilly Fellow, and I received Distinction the highest grade awarded on the comprehensive examinations in both my majors, Political Science and English. After graduating, I spent se...
    Rating:  7.6
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    Patrick F. Kelly

    Patrick F. Kelly

    5.02 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Respectful, knowledgeable, professional, and an honest lawyer that tells you how it is up front and goes to bat for you even with the enormous amount of work on his plate daily. Very much recommended. Got me out of a tough jam with a silly mistake..."
    Rating:  7.4
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    Syrie D. Fried

    Syrie D. Fried

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    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals, Federal Crime and more
    Bio: I have practiced law since 1981 and am admitted to the bars of Massachusetts, Florida, and the District of Columbia. For most of my career I was a public defender -- more than ten years as a federal public defender, and another ten years as a stat...
    Rating:  10
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