2026 - Stephen Neyman

Pretrial Probation Terminated Early

Stephen Neyman — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:13:12 GMT

Several months ago our client was accused of pointing a gun at some roommates. The police never found the weapon. He was charged with assault by means of a dangerous weapon pursuant to G.L. c. 265 section 15B. We were able to get him pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87. The pendency of the probation impacted our client’s employment opportunities. The remedy was to move the Court to terminate the pretrial probation early. The district attorney and the judge agreed with our request. Today, probation were terminated and the case was dismissed.

Charges of Domestic Assault and Battery do Not Issue After Clerk Magistrate Hearing

Stephen Neyman — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:03:45 GMT

On May 4, 2026 police were called by a woman about a domestic assault and battery committed by her husband. She reported that about 7 hours earlier her husband returned home from an event extremely intoxicated. The couple began arguing about citizenship issues. She claimed that our client pushed her in the chest several times, causing her physical harm. The police could not locate the husband at that time. Rather than attempt to arrest the man, the police summonsed him to the courthouse for a clerk magistrate hearing alleging domestic assault and battery in violation of G.L. c. 265 section 13M. The clerk magistrate agreed with our argument that the allegation was dubious and that the complaint should not issue. Had this complaint been issued our client’s efforts toward obtaining his citizenship would have been damaged.

Motion to Suppress Drugs Seized During Search of Storage Facility and House Allowed

Stephen Neyman — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:47:40 GMT

Our client is charged with trafficking cocaine in excess of 200 grams, G.L. c. 94C section 32E, 3 counts of trafficking fentanyl , G.L. c. 94C section 32E and distribution of cocaine, G.L. c. 94C section 32A. The district attorney alleged that in April of 2025 police in a southeastern Massachusetts obtained a warrant to track movement of the defendant’s car. While following he vehicle he was observed engaging in several hand to hand sales to an informant. He was also observed leaving a particular residence prior to and subsequent to these deals. Additionally, the tracking device showed him frequently vesting a storage facility. Based on this information, search warrants for the residence and the storage facility were granted. The searches revealed quantities of cocaine in excess of 200 grams and quantities of fentanyl in excess of 36 grams. If convicted he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 12 and 5 years respectively. Our office challenged the constitutionality of the search warrants. We believed that case law did not support the issuance of the search warrants for the home and the storage facility. We filed and argued a motion to suppress asserting that challenge. The judge agreed. The drugs seized as a result of the search warrants for the home and the storage facility are now suppressed.

Charges of Indecent Assault and Battery and Domestic Assault and Battery Against Sales Executive Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:40:01 GMT

Last year our client and his girlfriend lived together for several months. The relationship started to fizzle out and conflict arose between the parties. Inexplicably, earlier this year the woman complained to the local police that our client had struck her and sexually abused her by touching her breasts, buttocks, kissing her and grabbing her genital area all without consent. Our client was charged with indecent assault and battery under G.L. c. 265 section 13H and domestic assault and battery under G.L. c. 265 section 13M. Attorney Neyman was hired to represent him. Our investigation disclosed material highly suggestive of the fact that the woman was lying about our client’s actions. We brought this to the attention of the prosecution. A meeting between the district attorney and the woman ulitmately resulted in today’s dismissal of all charges.

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Pretrial Probation for PhD Candidate on Charges of Violation of a 209A Restraining Order and Criminal Harassment, Dismissal of Intimidation of a Witness Charge

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:18:36 GMT

In January of this year, our client, a PhD candidate at a prestigious local university had a falling out with a woman with whom he had a relationship. The woman got a 209A restraining order against him as a result. The police assisting her helped her obtain criminal harassment charges under G.L. c. 265 section 43A. They did this after learning that our client had a fixation on the woman, aggressively pursued her after the breakup and was delusional about their future. A few days later our client contacted woman and was charged with violating the restraining order under G.L. c. 209A section 7 and intimidation of a witness for threatening her to “drop” the charges against him or he would retaliate against her. This is a crime under G.L. c. 268 section 13B, a felony for intimidation of a witness. He was charged with this as well. Today, we were able to get the intimidation of a witness charge dismissed. Pretrial Probation under G.L. c 276 section 87 was imposed on the remaining charges. The case will be dismissed soon.

Charges of Domestic Assault and Battery Dismissed After Successful Opposition to Excited Utterance Motion

Stephen Neyman — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:07:32 GMT

In April of this year police responded to a call for a domestic disturbance. The defendant and her husband lived in a large apartment building. When the police arrived the located the victim in an elevator holding on to his groin area. When asked what happened he answered that his wife “kicked him in the balls”. The wife are located and questioned. She was arrested based on the husband’s statement and charged with domestic assault and battery in violation of G.L. c. 265 section 13M. The district attorney learned quickly that the husband intended to exercise his marital privilege. Accordingly, the prosecutor filed a motion to admit the statement of the victim under the excited utterance exception to the hearsay rule. Today, a judge denied that motion. After that decision the case was dismissed.

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Criminal Complaint Application Against Physician for Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle is Denied After Clerk Magistrate Hearing

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:58:08 GMT

Our client is a well known surgeon. In April of this year he was involved in a serious car accident. Witnesses to the crash told responding police officers that our client was driving at a high rate of speed. He unlawfully passed several vehicles crossing over the double yellow lines to do so. He crashed into a truck causing damage to both vehicles. He was cited with negligent operation of a motor vehicle under G.L. c. 90 section 24. We represented him at a clerk magistrate hearing earlier today. Attorney Neyman prevailed upon the magistrate not to issue the complaint. The matter was dismissed.

Diversion Allowed for Two Men Charged With Soliciting a Prostitute

Stephen Neyman — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:45:59 GMT

Over the weekend several sting operations targeting people soliciting prostitutes were operating through eastern Massachusetts. Two of the men caught up in this were arrested and charged with soliciting a prostitute also known as sex for a fee. This is a misdemeanor under G.L. 272 section 53. Attorney Neyman was hired. At the arraignment he convinced the judge, over the objection of the district attorney, to impose diversion under G.L. c. 276A. Provide the men successfully complete a 16 hour online prostitution awareness course all charges will be dismissed in 6 weeks.

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Pretrial Probation for Military Veteran Charged With Trespass, Assault and Battery, Resisting Arrest, Drug Possession and Disorderly Conduct

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:26:08 GMT

Our client is a Marine veteran with an impeccable employment and military history. Late last fall he was visiting a Massachusetts gaming establishment. A security guard contacted local police to complain that a person he had removed from the resort had returned and struck him when again asked to leave. Officers confronted the man who responded by getting in a fighting stance. The officers subdued him. They pat frisked the man and found in his possession a small amount of cocaine. An arrest was made. The charges were trespassing, G.L. c. 266 section 120, resisting arrest, G.L. c. 268 section 32B, disorderly person, G.L. c. 272 section 53, assault and battery, G.L. c. 265 section 13A and drug possession, Class B, G.L. c. 94C section 34. After some protracted negotiations our office secured pretrial probation for the man under G.L. c. 276 section 87. All charges will be dismissed in a few months.

Charges of Assault and Battery on a Police Officer and Trespassing and Malicious Destruction to Property to be Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:01:55 GMT

The defendant is an heads the Information Technology department at an out of state hospital. About a year ago he was visiting Massachusetts. He went to a concert where he overindulged. He got lost on the way to the train station and entered an historic landmark. The police were notified. The officer responding went to investigate. When he confronted our client the officer was kicked and injured. The injuries required he be placed on leave for several months. Also, during the course of the incident the officer’s cruiser was damaged by our client. The charges that followed were trespass under G.L. c. 266 section 120, assault and battery on a police officer, G.L. c. 265 section 13D and malicious destruction to property over $1,200, G.L. c. 266 section 127. The latter charge is a felony in Massachusetts. We prevailed on the district attorney to amend the felony to a misdemeanor, malicious destruction to property under $1,200 and continue all charges without a finding (CWOF). All charges will be dismissed in a few months.

General Continuance for Sales Rep Charged With Domestic Assault and Battery

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:24:02 GMT

The defendant is a sales rep who is well known throughout New England. He represents beer distributors. In February of this year police responded to a well known hotel where our client was staying. The officers were called by hotel staff and patrons. They were directed to a penthouse room where they encountered the defendant and the alleged victim, his boyfriend. Responding officers quickly learned that the men had been drinking and began physically fighting over plans they had for the evening. A determination was made that our client was the first and primary aggressor. Consequently he was arrested and charged with domestic assault and battery in violation of G.L. c. 265 section 13M. Our office was hired. We immediately learned that the couple was still together and that the alleged victim wanted the charges to be dismissed quickly. To achieve that result we prevailed upon the assistant district attorney and the judge to give a general continuance for three months. This means that all charges will be dismissed at that time provided our client does not get into trouble within that time period. This result differs from pretrial probation, G.L. c. 276 section 87 in the sense that there are no probationary conditions that our client needs to abide by.

Conditions of Release on Rape Case Modified by Removing Travel Restrictions

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:55:03 GMT

Our client is a young man charged with rape under G.L. c. 265 section 22. He was arraigned a few months ago. One of the conditions of release was that he not travel outside of Massachusetts without permission from the Court. This would require filing a motion and scheduling a hearing each time our client wanted to needed to leave the state. This is a common condition of release for cases such as this one. The condition is usually set at the bail hearing. We prevailed upon the judge sitting today to permit domestic travel without the need to file motions and reappear in court to do so.

Warrant Recalled for Woman Charged With Human Trafficking

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:57:39 GMT

In December of 2025, police in a suburban Boston town conducted a sting operation to infiltrate a human trafficking operation. An undercover officer entered a “massage” establishment. Purportedly, an employee offered him a hand job for $60 and, alternatively, oral sex for $100. The undercover officer declined but asked to arrange for full sex on another day. He was directed to the front desk where he made a reservation. Armed with this information the police obtained a search warrant that was executed the next day. In the course of the search a woman identified as the owner of the establishment was interviewed. Just a few days later she was charged with deriving support from a prostitute, G.L. c. 272 section 7, keeping a house of prostitution, G.L. c. 272 section 24 and trafficking a person for sexual servitude, also known as human trafficking, G.L. c. 265 section 50. Rather than summons the woman the police obtained an arrest warrant. However, unbeknownst to the officers the woman went home to China to visit family. She did not know about the warrant for several months. Fully intending to honor her obligations to the legal system the woman purchased an airline ticket back to the United States. Fearing that the pending warrant would result in her arrest at the airport she hired our office. Today, we succeeded in getting the warrant vacated. The woman does not have to worry about being arrested upon her arrival.

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Felony Assault and Battery Against Local Mechanic Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:40:45 GMT

In November of last year our client was arrested and charged with assault and battery on an elderly person under G.L. c. 265 section 13K. According to the police report, our client and his 68 year old father were arguing about money. During the argument our client got angry and threw his father to the ground. The police were called. Our client had left the scene. He was later located, arrested and charged. This crime is a felony in Massachusetts. It is punishable by up to 2 1/2 years in the house of corrections. Family situations like this often resolve favorably for the accused. In this case, nearly 7 months has passed since the incident. The alleged victim had ample time to calm down and let the matter play out. He took advantage of that time and made the decision not to appear for trial which was scheduled for today. As such, the case was dismissed.

OUI Case Against Physician to be Dismissed (CWOF)

Stephen Neyman — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:16:52 GMT

Just a few month ago after watching a band at a bar, our client, a prominent physician, made the decision to drive home. By all accounts she had several glasses of wine. On a major highway, only a few miles from her home, she lost control of her car. The vehicle flipped. She was trapped inside. The local police department arrived, removed her from the car and took her to the hospital. Fortunately she was discharged the next day with minimal injuries. The police report indicated the officers removing her from the car noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from her breath as she was responding to their questions. While at the hospital, blood was taken from our client. It was tested for alcohol among other things. The blood alcohol reading was a .15, nearly twice the legal limit. Our client was charged with OUI liquor under G.L. c 90 section 24. Given the blood alcohol reading and the fact that there was no reasonable explanation for the crash she opted to resolve the case. She was given the 24D first offender’s disposition and a continuance without a finding (CWOF) which is typical in a case like this. The matter will be dismissed after a successful completion of probation.

Charges of Minor in Possession of Alcohol do Not Issue After Clerk Magistrate Hearing

Stephen Neyman — Fri, 29 May 2026 18:30:59 GMT

The defendant is a senior in high school who was recently accepted into a top ranked New England University. In April of this year he was on his way to visit friends at a college in Western Massachusetts. He parked his car by a dormitory. He had several friends in the car all of whom got out at about the same time. Campus police officers observed some of the friends enter the trunk of the car and remove a few cases of beer. The officer cited our client with being a minor in possession of alcohol, a crime under G.L. c. 138 section 34. Our office was hired to represent him at a clerk magistrate hearing. Today, we prevailed on the clerk magistrate not to issue the criminal complaint. The matter was dismissed.

Default Removed and Probation Terminated and Case Dismissed Against Man Charged With Various Motor Vehicle Crimes

Stephen Neyman — Thu, 28 May 2026 17:10:50 GMT

Back in 1990 our client was charged with several motor vehicle crimes. The cases were continued without a finding (CWOF) on the condition that he pay $375 in fines. He never did and a default warrant was issued for him for violating his probation. Now, the man lives out of state and is applying for citizenship. His immigration lawyer found this case. He told the client that he needed to clean this up or his citizenship application would be rejected. His family hired us to address this. We were very lucky to be dealing with a very conscientious clerk’s office. They retrieved the file and provided us with a copy in a matter of hours. We got the district attorney to agree to removing the warrant, paying the fines and having the case dismissed. The judge did better for our client. She vacated the warrant, remitted the fees and dismissed the case. The impediment to citizenship has been removed.

Charges of OUI Against AI Company CEO to be Dismissed (CWOF)

Stephen Neyman — Thu, 21 May 2026 18:27:45 GMT

Our client is the CEO for a major AI company. In March of this year he was in Massachusetts promoting his company to tech firms in Boston and the suburbs. He had been at a client’s home enjoying some drinks. He got into his car and drove back towards his home. Unfamiliar with the area he got lost at an off ramp and made an ill advised u-turn on a state highway. This was witnessed by a police officer who stopped him. The man failed all field sobriety tests and had a very high breathalyzer reading. He was charged with OUI in violation of G.L. c. 90 section 24. He opted to resolve the case with a continuance without a finding (CWOF) and the first offender 24D program. All charges will be dismissed upon completion of probation.

Charges of Open and Gross Lewdness Against Top Level Energy Consultant to be Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Mon, 18 May 2026 18:23:50 GMT

In July of 2025 police in a Massachusetts densely populated area were called for a report of a man masturbating in a parking lot in his car. The officers met with a witness to the incident. This person, a woman, stated that the man backed into a parking space next to her car. He opened his door and started manipulating his penis in front of her. While doing this the man was smiling at her. She got his plates and identified him from a Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles driver’s license photo. The police summonsed him to court charging him with one count of open and gross lewdness in violation of G.L. c 272 section 16. This is a felony in Massachusetts. Stephen Neyman was hired. We had our client evaluated by a forensic psychologist who determined that he presented no risk to the public. The judge agreed that our client should not receive a felony conviction for these actions. She continued the case without a finding (CWOF). All charges will be dismissed in a few months.

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Charges of Domestic Assault and Battery Against Accountant Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:21:46 GMT

In January of this year police in a coastal Massachusetts town had information about a domestic violence situation involving a husband and wife. The officers met with the wife who claimed that during an argument her husband, our client, struck her several times. This activity supposedly occurred in the presence of the wife’s daughter from a prior relationship. The daughter denied seeing anything. However she did relate that she heard yelling and screaming in an adjacent room. The police arrested our client and charged him with domestic assault and battery. This is a crime under G.L. c. 265 section 13M. Our office was hired. The wife moved out of state and made clear to our office that she did not want to proceed with this case. Accordingly, Attorney Neyman expedited the case and moved for a non-binding bench trial. This type of proceeding must be agreed to by the prosecutor. It facilitates an anticipated result without further delaying the process. Today, the charges were dismissed.