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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...
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( 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 enfor...
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( 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...
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( 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...
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( 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 ...
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( 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 ...
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( 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...
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( 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. ...
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( 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...
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( 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 ...
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( 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....
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( 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...
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( 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...
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( 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...
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( 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 ...
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( 08-20-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Noel Betances, Reylin Segura
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with seizure of approximately 73 kilos of cocaine Two Men Arrested in Connection with Seizure of Approximately 73 Kilograms of Cocaine with an Estimated Value of Over $1 Million...
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( 08-13-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Scott McGinley
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing child sexual abuse material Middle School Librarian Arrested for Distribution of Child Pornography ...
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( 08-13-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Orlando Mancia, a/k/a Intruso
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing and possessing with intent to distribute 40 grams and more of fentanyl 18th Street Gang Associate from El Salvador Pleads Guilty to Dealing Fentanyl ...
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( 08-13-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Steve Leon Waithe
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, cyberstalking and conspiracy to commit computer fraud and aiding and abetting computer fraud. Former college track and field coach Steve Waithe pleaded guilty to a multi-count indictment charging schemes to obtain nude and semi-nude photographs from over a hundred women, including many Waithe ...
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( 08-12-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Dinelson Hernandez-Rodrigues
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Dinelson Hernandez-Rodriguez was traveling southbound on Interstate 95 when the vehicle he was driving was stopped by a Connecticut state trooper. Unbeknownst to Hernandez-Rodriguez, that vehicle was being tracked by the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") as part of a months-long...
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( 08-11-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Harvey Rodriguez, a/k/a “Big Opp”
Boston, Mssachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Conspiracy and Armed Robbery Lynn Man Arrested for Drug Conspiracy and Armed Robbery A Lynn man was arr...
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( 08-06-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Elvin Martinez-Flores
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Dealing Fentanyl Honduran National Sentenced for Dealing Fentanyl A Honduran national, who is an associat...
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( 08-06-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Ariel Legassa
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with seven counts of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, and three counts of money laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1957. Ariel Legassa, a former vice resident at New England Sports Network ("NESN"), was charged with stealing nearly $600,000 from NESN by setting up a fake company and using it to charge NESN for work t...
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( 07-31-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Josimar Fernandes-Pessoa
Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Brazilian National Indicted for Illegal Reentry A Brazilian national u...
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( 07-25-2025 - MA)

United States of America v. Derek Capozzi
Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Derek Capozzi challenged to the district court's disposition of his motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. First, he argues that Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. 591 (2015) ("Johnson II"), invalidates his enhanced sentence imposed under the Arme...
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( 07-21-2025 - MA)

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