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Yoav G. Stearns v. Harvard University
Boston, Massachusetts civil rights lawyers represented the the Plaintiff who accused university of acting with indifference to his complaints about campus protesters who he said had harassed him because he is Jewish. Yoav G. Stearns v. Harvard University refers to a significant antisemitism lawsuit filed by former Harvard Business School student Yoav Segev, alleging Harvard's "deliberate indiff... More...
(12-05-2025 - ma)Cayse Llorens v. Lexshare, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination Civil Rights Act violation theory.... More...
$1 (11-21-2025 - MA)United States of America v. Lerei Gooding
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with, conspiracy to distribut and posses with intent to distribute cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine and other controlled substance. ... More...
(11-21-2025 - MA)Jason R. Nelson v. Navistar, Inc., et al.
Boston, Massachusetts personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued on product liability theories. AI Overview Massachusetts product liability law holds manufacturers, distributors, and sellers strictly liable for injuries caused by defective products, meaning you don't need to prove negligence. You can file a claim for a product that has a design defect, ma... More...
(11-21-2025 - MA)Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Jorge A. Castillo
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with five counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under fourteen, in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 13B, and intimidation of a witness, in violation of G. L. c. 268, § 13B. On one occasion, J.S. was at the defendant's home when she came in from playing outside to get something from the kitchen.... More...
(11-21-2025 - MA)Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Quahir Q.
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented juvenille Defendant charged with possession of a firearm. On March 28, 2022, administrators at the Dearborn School in the Roxbury section of Boston learned that a student might be in possession of a weapon. School administrators performed an administrative search, which revealed that the juvenile possessed a nine millimeter Glock ... More...
(11-21-2025 - MA)Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Michael Lewis
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of manslaughter rom 1984 and 1993 pleaded guilty to manslaughter. On or about July 16 or 17 of 1984, Lewis and another man, both of whom were involved in the South Boston drug trade, were driving in South Boston in search of another drug dealer. Their purpose was to stop that dealer from opera... More...
(11-21-2025 - MA)United States of America v. Michael Whitfield
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.... More...
(11-12-2025 - MA)United States of America v. Kenneth Gianatasio
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of distributing child pornography and two counts of possessing child pornography. The statute for the distribution count carries a minimum of 5 years (60 months) and a maximum of 20 years (240 months) in prison. And the statute for the possession counts carries a maximum of 20 years (240 months... More...
(11-11-2025 - MA)Emily MacIntyre v. Curry College
Boston, Massachusetts employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Labor Standard Act violation theory.... More...
(11-10-2025 - MA)Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Thomas Patak
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with smash-and-grab burglaries. HOMAS PATAK, 55, pleaded guilty to numerous breaking and entering, larceny from a building and destruction of property charges in BMC Central and received a sentence of 2.5 years in the House of Correction followed by two years of probation with orders to stay away from all cri... More...
(10-21-2025 - MA)United States of America v. Aderito Patrick Amado
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, fentanyl analogue, and cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(b)(1)(A)(vi), and 841(b)(1)(B)(ii); three counts of possession with intent to distribute those substances. In late 2020 and early 2021, Massachusetts law e... More...
(10-21-2025 - MA)United States of America v. Robert Burnham
Boston criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Possession of Child Pornography. A Gloucester man was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for sexual exploiting a minor and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Robert Burnham, 44, was indicted on one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of po... More...
(09-30-2025 - MA)Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Nathaniel Roderiguez
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. A member of the Lowell police department's gang unit created an undercover profile on the social media platform Snapchat. After becoming Snapchat "friends" with the defendant, the officer observed a video recording posted by the defendant on Snapchat in which the defen... More...
(09-30-2025 - MA)Jason R. Nelson v. Altec Industries, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs on breach of contract theories. This was a class-action lawsuit filed against Altec Industries regarding wage and hour claims, which was settled in a private mediation in 2021. The lawsuit sought to address violations related to wages, and the settlement agreement, entered into by Class Counsel and Altec, was deemed ... More...
(09-30-2025 - MA)United States of America v. Evaldo Ferreira Pinto
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation. A Brazilian national unlawfully residing in Fall River has been indicted by a federal grand jury for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation. Evaldo Ferreira Pinto, 51, was indicted on one count of unlawful reentry of a ... More...
(09-19-2025 - MA)United States of America v. Edwin Otero
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and to posses with intent to distributed 100 grams or more of heroin. Edwin Otero was a violent (putting it mildly) Cape Cod-based drug dealer who now faces 456 months behind bars. For years Otero made a name for himself across Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Rhode Isla... More...
(09-18-2025 - MA)Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Alixon Romero-Roa
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with charged him with drug possession with intent to distribute and drug trafficking. The next day, ICE Boston lodged an immigration detainer against Romero with the Nashua Street Jail. ... More...
(09-12-2025 - Ma)United States of America v. Misael Fabian Medina
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted sex trafficking of a childand attempted coercion and enticement of a child to engage in prostitution. Medina, who is a native Spanish speaker with limited English language skills, responded to an online advertisement for Because Medina does not challenge the sufficiency of the... More...
(09-11-2025 - MA)Ian Miller v. Spencer Jackson and Sean Roycroft
Boston, Massachusetts, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights wrongful death excessive force case. Robert Miller died during a run-in with Barnstable police officers Sean Roycroft and Spencer Jackson at his Cape Cod home in 2019. He was 63. A big question is how this happened. The parties (whose names appear in our caption) give differing ... More...
(09-11-2025 - MA)Brad O'Brien v. United States of America
Boston, Massachusetts, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a Federal Tort Claims Act wrongful death medical malpractice claim.... More...
(09-11-2025 - MA)Commonwealth v. Dean Tran
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using his offical position to secure unwarranted privileges 2drawing on public resources, including members of hisSenate staff,for his reelectioncampaigns. The defendant, who served as a State senator from 2017 until 2020, was indicted ontwo counts of using hisofficial position to secure unwarranted pri... More...
(09-10-2025 - MA)Steven Bernitz v. USABLE Life, et al.
Boston, Massachusetts insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith of breach of contract claim. Steven Bernitz ("Bernitz") was Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Synta Pharmaceuticals ("Synta"). Bernitz has a long history of back problems, and in June 2014, he stopped working due to chronic back pain. For years thereafter, he received disability benefits un... More...
(08-28-2025 - MA)Brian Hussey v. City of Cambridge, et al.
Boston, Massachusetts civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a First Amendment violation toery. Contending that he was unconstitutionally disciplined in retaliation for exercising his First Amendment rights, Cambridge Police Officer Brian Hussey sued the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the Commissioner of the Cambridge Police Department (collectively, the "De... More...
(08-21-2025 - MA)United States of America v. Alex Bou
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted sex trafficking of a child. Lawrence Man Arrested for Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child ... More...
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