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    David G. Nagle

    David G. Nagle

    5.07 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Personal Injury and more
    Review: "Attorney Nagle has been my legal seeing eye dog for the past 3.5 years. Throughout a lengthy and slow moving process it was evident that he possessed a stellar knowledge of Massachusetts legal procedure. He led me through the oft byzantine world o..."
    Rating:  7.5
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    Kenneth Casey Allison

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    Kenneth Casey Allison

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    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Social Security
    Bio: With 15 years of seasoned legal experience, Attorney Kenneth C. Allison has earned a reputation for exceptional criminal defense representation throughout Massachusetts. His focus on drug defense encompasses cases of possession, distribution, and ...
    Rating:  7.0
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    Lauren Montana

    Lauren Montana

    5.01 review
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Appeals
    Review: "When I initially contacted Lauren after a falsely accused assault and battery case I had, because the police office who filed the report against me was extremely biased, not even 10 minutes after I got off the phone with Lauren she did some resear..."
    Rating:  7.4
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    Gerald J Noonan

    Gerald J Noonan

    5.04 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Review: "Attorney Gerald Noonan & associates saved my future from certain misery! Combined with Brendan Noonans tireless searching for previous obscure law decisions that were pertinent to my case, Geralds persuasive arguments and knowledge of law were ver..."
    Rating:  7.0
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    Courtney Kanaga Fogarty

    Courtney Kanaga Fogarty

    5.09 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: Attorney Fogarty is an experienced litigator who specializes in Criminal Defense law. She serves the greater Boston area. She has extensive litigation experience in the District and Superior Courts in Massachusetts and this experience includes tim...
    Rating:  7.2
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    Arthur L. Kelly

    Arthur L. Kelly

    4.713 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime
    Review: "Arthur Kelly was the first lawyer I’ve ever had to use and it could not have gone better. He made everything very easy to understand, walked me through every step of the process, and in the end was able to get my case dismissed. He was incredibly ..."
    Rating:  6.8
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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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    Thomas M. Burke

    Thomas M. Burke

    5.023 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Tom Burke was my lawyer for a year in a very complicated legal situation. Words will never be enough to express how much I appreciate him, his personality and his work. Tom showed a huge amount of energy, commitment and dedication in my case. We w..."
    Rating:  6.5
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    Adelio De Miranda

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    Adelio De Miranda

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    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: Del De Miranda received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Brandeis University and received his law degree from the University of California Los Angeles. In 1982, Attorney DeMiranda began his legal career in criminal law and also worked at the NAACP...
    Rating:  7.2
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    Nicholas John Louisa

    Nicholas John Louisa

    5.02 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Real Estate
    Bio: Mr. Louisa represents clients in a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters in federal and state court. His litigation practice focuses on contract disputes, business torts, consumer protection litigation, securities litigation, SEC enf...
    Rating:  7.1
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    Patrick T Conway

    Patrick T Conway

    5.012 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Attorney Conway provides aggressive representation in criminal defense, restraining orders, traffic violations, and license issues. He graduated from Massachusetts School of Law in 2014, where he achieved honors in the areas of Contracts, Internat...
    Rating:  6.6
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    Thomas John Cavanagh

    Thomas John Cavanagh

    5.02 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Real Estate
    Bio: Attorney Thomas J. Cavanagh joined Kellem Baird Cavanagh, LLC as a partner in January of 2026. Prior to joining KBC, Tom was the principal attorney at Cavanagh Law Group, LLC in Quincy, MA, for 16 years. Tom started his career, in the Norfolk Coun...
    Rating:  9.3
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    Veronica J. White

    Veronica J. White

    4.04 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: White & Associates, P.C., is lead by Veronica J. White who has over 19 years of experience of aggressive trial litigation on behalf of criminal defendants. She has successfully litigated major felony cases before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial...
    Rating:  7.7
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    Kevin D. Quinlan

    Kevin D. Quinlan

    5.05 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: Attorney Kevin D. Quinlan was born in Boston in 1973.He is a 1991 graduate of Newton North High School, in Newton, Massachusetts. Kevin served honorably in theUnited States Army, both within the U.S., and in theRepublic of Korea, before graduating...
    Rating:  6.9
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    Joshua Clement Hochberg

    Joshua Clement Hochberg

    5.03 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Landlord & Tenant, General Practice and more
    Review: "My experience with MR. Hochberg was life changing to say the least. He answered every phone call, he came to see me often, he also treated my family with the utmost respect, honest and always does or did everything he said he would do. He also mad..."
    Rating:  6.9
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    J. Drew Segadelli

    J. Drew Segadelli

    5.01 review
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Drew Segadelli is truly a phenomenal, top-notch, highly experienced trial lawyer. I consider myself fortunate to have had Mr. Segadelli take on my case and represent me. I was falsely accused of some horrendous stuff, the charges were serious with..."
    Rating:  7.5
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    Libby Gregory Fulgione

    Libby Gregory Fulgione

    5.05 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Family
    Bio: Although I consider myself a seasoned negotiator, I refuse to take " NO" for an answer - which really makes me a Trial Attorney, having served a lead counsel on more than 50 jury trials in personal injury and criminal defense cases. I have also tr...
    Rating:  7.3
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    James E. Methe

    James E. Methe

    5.03 reviews
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 45 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Probate, Car Accidents
    Bio: Please visit my website to learn additional information about my background, experience and areas of practice.
    Rating:  6.9
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    Kirk W Bransfield

    Kirk W Bransfield

    5.01 review
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, General Practice and more
    Review: "Attorney Kirk W. Bransfield is extremely professional and personable. He is able to empathize with people both incarcerated and not."
    Rating:  7.4
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    Charles A. Bookman

    Charles A. Bookman

    5.01 review
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury
    Review: "Excellent lawyer. Becomes personally involved in your situation. Discusses all the options in plain language. He has saved my behind more than a few times. Very knowledgable. Only drawback is that it is quite expensive and after 7 years of represe..."
    Rating:  7.3
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