If you need legal help with criminal defense matters in Massachusetts, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Massachusetts attorneys handle cases involving felonies, misdemeanors, drug offenses, assault, theft, and white-collar crimes, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Superior Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

Criminal cases in Massachusetts are prosecuted through Superior Court, with appeals handled by the Appeals Court. Your constitutional rights apply, but Massachusetts's own rules of criminal procedure determine how the case unfolds in practice. Early representation is critical — the decisions made in the first days after arrest often define the trajectory of the entire case. The Massachusetts Bar Association maintains standards for criminal defense practitioners in the state.

When selecting a criminal defense attorney in Massachusetts, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Superior Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Massachusetts and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to criminal defense law in Massachusetts for an in-depth look at Massachusetts's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Thomas Estes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Estes Law Offices
 17 New South Street Suite 101 Northampton MA 01060
(413) 200-3011
College of William and Mary (1991)
Chinese, English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Consumer Law
Marvin Cable - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Marvin Cable
 67 North Pleasant Street (above the Monkey Bar) Amherst MA 01002
(413) 268-6500
Western New England University School of Law (2007)
English, French
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Communications & Internet Law
Marissa Elkins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Elkins, Auer, Rudof, & Schiff, LLC
 31 Trumbull Rd. Suite B Northampton MA 01060
(413) 341-2131
University of Connecticut School of Law (2002)
Texas Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Robert D. Lewin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Lewin & Lewin
 18 Kathleen Dr Andover MA 01810
(978) 258-3520
Boston University School of Law (1971)
English
Bar #298080
U.S. Tax Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Adam Teper - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Teper Legal, PLLC
 312 Wilbur Ave Unit 9 Swansea MA 02777
(508) 974-4768
Massachusetts School of Law (2019)
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law
Kevin Prendergast - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
KRP Law, LLC
 30 Church Street Suite 202 Salem MA 01970-3779
(978) 744-7055
Boston College Law School
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Brian D. Roman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 98 Orne St North Attleboro MA 02760
(508) 576-5922
Suffolk University Law School (1987)
English
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Elizabeth K. Halloran - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Murphy & Rudolf, LLP
 75 Market Street Suite 740 Springfield MA 01103
(508) 425-6330
New England Law | Boston (2009)
English, Spanish
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Adela Aprodu - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Aprodu | Conley, PLLC
 50 Fountain Plaza Suite 1400 Buffalo NY 14202
(978) 406-9090
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (2011)
English, Romanian
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Consumer Law Criminal Law
Thomas A Dougherty - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
TD Law Group
 548 West Grove Street, Unit 1 Middleboro MA 02346
(508) 583-5454
Univ of Nebraska
English
Bar #233853
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Craig M Higgins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Craig M. Higgins
 11 Apex Drive, Suite 300A Marlborough MA 01752
(508) 499-8593
University of Massachusetts - Boston
English
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Consumer Law Criminal Law Divorce
Alexander Conley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Aprodu | Conley, PLLC
 153 Andover St Suite 205 Danvers MA 01923
(978) 406-9090
New England Law | Boston (2014)
American Sign Language, English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Patrick Conway - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Patrick Conway
 15 Church Street Salem MA 01970
(978) 473-7599
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
English, Spanish
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Traffic Tickets
Scott D Kuhn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Scott Kuhn (Pioneer Valley)
 Gothic St. Northampton MA 01060
(413) 459-6051
Massachusetts School of Law (2010)
English, Romansh, Spanish
1st Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Phil A. Taylor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Taylor Law Office
 2 Main Street, Suite 325 Stoneham MA 02180
(781) 438-7100
New England Law | Boston (2000)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Collections
Niamh (Neeve) Gibbons - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
 65A Atlantic Ave Boston MA 02110
(617) 742-6020
Suffolk University Law School (2018)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Education Law Employment Law
H. Ernest Stone - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
H. Ernest Stone, Lawyer PC
 900 Cummings Center Suite 205-U Beverly MA 01915
(978) 969-2890
Washington and Lee University School of Law (1992)
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Maxwell Kraynak - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Koufman Law Group, LLC
 145 Tremont St 4th Floor Boston MA 02111
(617) 423-2212
Boston College Law School (2023)
English
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Employment Law
Thomas Mello - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Thomas J. Mello, LLC
 227 Union Street Suite 208 New Bedford MA 02740
(508) 965-2493
Roger Williams University School of Law
Rhode Island Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Tom Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
 65A Atlantic Ave Boston MA 02110
(617) 742-6020
Stanford Law School (2020)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Education Law Employment Law
David E Timmons - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of David E. Timmons
 4 High Street Suite 202 North Andover MA 01845
(978) 688-8834
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Robert A. Ferris - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 39 Main St. Suite #31 Northampton MA 01060
(413) 695-4051
Western New England University School of Law (2013)
English, Spanish
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Martin G. Weinberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Martin G. Weinberg, P.C.
 20 Park Plaza #1000 Boston MA 02116
(617) 227-3700
Harvard Law School (1971)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law White Collar Crime
Samantha Kemp - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Samantha Kemp
 85 Beacon Street Hyde Park MA 02136
(617) 803-9296
Suffolk University Law School (2011)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Construction Law Criminal Law
Randi Potash - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cape Cod Criminal Defense Lawyer
 100 Independence Drive- Suite 7 Hyannis MA 02601
(774) 212-7166
Massachusetts School of Law (2020)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Neil F. Faigel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Neil F. Faigel & Associates
 23 Main Street Second Floor Andover MA 01810
(978) 681-9600
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
English
1st Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Jennifer Herrmann - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
 65A Atlantic Ave Boston MA 02110
(617) 742-6020
The University of Chicago Law School (2020)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Paul John Toland - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Toland Law, LLC
 2 Oliver Street Suite 807 Boston MA 02109
(781) 819-3647
Massachusetts School of Law (2009)
English, Spanish
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
William Galvin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Eisenstadt, Krippendorf & Galvin, LLP
 355 Providence Hwy Westwood MA 02090
(617) 523-3500
New England Law | Boston (2001)
English
Massachusetts Municipal, District, Superior, and Federal Courts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Dave Flanagan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Flanagan & Associates
 440 Washington Street Second Floor, Suite 4 Weymouth MA 02189
(617) 472-8400
New England Law | Boston (2003)
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Insurance Claims
Brian Murphy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1 Mercantile Street Suite 740 Worcester MA 01608
Columbia Law School
1st Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Raymond Jacoub - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Raymond Jacoub, Lawyer at Law
 105 Hawthorne Avenue Pittsfield MA 01201
(413) 591-8391
Suffolk University Law School (1994)
English, French
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Desmond Patrick FitzGerald - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
FitzGerald Law Company in Boston, Massachusetts
 185 Devonshire Street Boston MA 02110
(617) 523-6320
New England Law | Boston (1992)
English, Spanish
New Hampshire Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Sean P. Kelly - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marcotte Law Office LLC
 2 Dundee Park Dr #B02B Andover MA 01810
(978) 458-1229
Syracuse University College of Law (2013)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
Christopher H. Mingace - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Heinlein Beeler Mingace & Heineman, P.C.
 276 Union Ave Framingham MA 01702
(508) 626-8500
Suffolk University Law School (1990)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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