APPEALS

Appeals require a special skill set: careful issue spotting, concise and effective brief writing, and persuasive oral argument. Our strategic advocacy has turned cases referred or assigned to us after difficult trial-level losses into exciting appellate victories. Our attorneys have won cases in the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Supreme Judicial Court, and the First Circuit, including:

United States v. Zehrung, 714 F.3d 628 (1st Cir. 2013) (successfully argued that sentencing judge misapplied sentencing enhancement)

Commonwealth v. Dossantos, 472 Mass. 74 (2015) (successfully challenged statute related to statewide domestic violence registry system)

Commonwealth v. Rivera, 460 Mass. 139 (2011) (successfully argued insufficiency of evidence)

Commonwealth v. Polk, 462 Mass. 23 (2012) (secured new trial on the basis of certain judicial errors concerning expert testimony)

Commonwealth v. Rodriguez, 87 Mass. App. Ct. 1136 (July 14, 2015) (successfully argued that police did not have reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's car)

Wilson v. Transworld Systems, Inc., 86 Mass. App. Ct. 1109 (Aug. 26, 2014) (successfully argued on behalf of plaintiff for reversal of order granting summary judgment to defendant)

Commonwealth v. Holloway, 81 Mass. App. Ct. 910 (Table, 2012) (successfully argued that warrantless seizure was not justified)