Lawrence, Massachusetts is located in the northern part of Essex County near the New Hampshire border. There are about 70,000 people who live in Lawrence. It is estimated that the Hispanic population of this city is around 60%. Lawrence is 27 miles north of Boston. Lawrence is also home to the Lawrence District Court located at the Fenton Judicial Center on Appleton Street. This is perhaps the busiest of all Essex County district courts. There are between four and six judges sitting in this court at all times. Lawrence District Court has an arraignment session, a pre-trial session, a motion session and at least one trial session operating at all times. The court services four towns and cities:

• Andover
• Lawrence
• Methuen
• North Andover

Lawrence District Court is one of the most efficiently run district courts in Massachusetts. The clerk's office and probation department are extremely accommodating and friendly. May of the court personnel speak Spanish thereby facilitating communication and access for the large Hispanic community. The Essex County District Attorney maintains an office in the courthouse as well. There are typically eight to ten assistant district attorneys assigned to this court. There is also a staff of victim witness advocates assigned to the Lawrence District Court.

There is a tremendous range of criminal activity that is prosecuted in the Lawrence Court. Many of the more serious felonies are initially charged in this court where they are tracked until the district attorney's office obtains an indictment to the superior court. Murder, robbery, rape, home invasion, drug trafficking, carjacking and kidnapping cases often commence in the Lawrence District Court where the defendant will be arraigned and bail will be set. Sometimes these charges will be "broken down" to a lesser included offense over which the district court has jurisdiction.

Our office routinely represents people accused of committing felonies and misdemeanors in the Lawrence District Court. We are very familiar with the judges, prosecutors and court staff at this court. We have been very successful in our defense of the accused in this court as well as all other courts in Massachusetts. To speak to Attorney Stephen Neyman or a member of our staff call us at 617-263-6800 or contact us online now.

Directions to our offices:

To our North Andover Office, take Merrimack Street in Lawrence until it turns into Sutton Street in North Andover. 200 Sutton Street is on your left and we are on the second floor.

To our Boston Office, take Route 93 south. Go over the Zakim Bridge and into the Tip O'Neil Tunnel. Take a left at the end of the ramp and your first right onto State Street. 100 State Street is less then two blocks up on your right.