2026 - Stephen Neyman

Charges of Unlawful Possession of Assault Weapon and Large Capacity Devices Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:42:25 GMT

The defendant owned a large company that developed cable network systems for large corporations and major cities. He was an avid gun collector. A couple of years ago he brandished a lawfully owned firearm to protect himself during a dispute where he was seriously physically threatened. Notwithstanding the lawfulness of his conduct local police revoked his license to carry. In doing so they went to his home and confiscated his firearms. When the police inventoried the weapons they observed several assault style guns and a good number of high capacity feeding devices. These weapons are illegal to possess in Massachusetts even though our client had a valid license to carry. He was charged with a dozen counts of unlawful possession of assault weapons in violation of G.L. c. 140 section 131. These are felonies in Massachusetts that carry a mandatory minimum prison sentence. Attorney Neyman was hired to defend him. We were able to show that the government was unable to prove that the weapons had been purchased after the date making such weapon possession unlawful. As a result, all charges were dismissed.

Charges of Leaving the Scene of an Accident With Property Damage Against College Professor Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:39:38 GMT

Our client is a very popular local college professor who has published a considerable amount of literature in her field of expertise. A few months ago she was involved in a motor vehicle accident. According to the alleged victim, after the vehicle collision our client fled the scene. She was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage in violation of G.L. c. 90 section 24. Today, our office was able to get the charge dismissed.

Dismissal of Strangulation and Domestic Assault and Battery Case Sealed

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:33:54 GMT

Several months ago we succeeded in getting charges of strangulation G.L. c. 265 section 15D and domestic assault and battery G.L. c. 265 section 13M dismissed for our client. He wanted us to file a petition to seal to minimize the chances of prospective employers accessing this information. We filed the petition under G.L. c. 276 section 100C. The judge allowed the petition over the objection of the government.

Pretrial Probation for Combat Veteran Charged With Drug Possession

Stephen Neyman — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:30:43 GMT

Our client is a combat veteran with distinguished service. He was wounded during combat. His recovery led to drug abuse as a tool to deal with pain. Recently he surrendered to Massachusetts State Police who contacted him for warrants in New Hampshire for motor vehicle offenses. He did not realize that doing so would result in his arrest. During the arrest process state police officers located controlled substances in his possession. He was charged with violating G.L. c. 94C section 34, several counts for the various drugs he had in his possession. We were able to get him pretrial probation pursuant to G.L. c. 276 section 87. All charges will be dismissed shortly.

Charges of Indecent Assault and Battery Against Retired Software Engineer to be Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:26:32 GMT

Our client is a software engineer working at the same company for over 30 years. He has a remarkable work history. Last year he was accused of assaulting a young female employee by grabbing her buttocks and breast while at the workplace. After the assault the young woman allegedly hid in a bathroom where she called her mother to report the assault. Her mother arrived and confronted our client. He denied the allegations. The police became involved and our client was arrested and charged with indecent assault and battery, a felony under G.L. c. 265 section 13H. A conviction for this offense would require sex offender registration. Our office had our client evaluated by a well respected forensic psychologist who concluded that our client posed no risk to the public. These efforts resulted in our client getting the case continued without a finding (CWOF). All charged will be dismissed in a few months.

Pretrial Probation for Financial Analyst Charged With Assault and Battery and Assault and Battery on a Police Officer Resisting Arrest and Trespassing

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:20:30 GMT

Last summer our client and a friend were in Massachusetts for a concert. They observed what they believed to be several police officers harassing and physically assaulting women. They tried to intervene and confronted the officers. The officers were having no part of this and demanded that our client and her friend vacate the area. They refused and became belligerent. The officers responded aggressively. Our client was arrested and charged with several counts of assault and battery on a police officer, G.L. c. 265 section 13D, resisting arrest G.L. c. 268 section 32B and trespass under G.L. c. 266 section 120. The body worn cameras did not favor our client. That notwithstanding, Attorney Neyman was able to secure pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87 for our client. All charges will be dismissed shortly.

Felony Registry of Motor Vehicle Fraud Against College Student Case Does Not Issue After Clerk Magistrate Hearing

Stephen Neyman — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:02:41 GMT

Our client is a college student who is at a university in the south on a baseball and academic scholarship. A few months ago he was in Massachusetts visiting a family member celebrating a birthday. At the time, our client was underaged. He was carrying a fake driver’s license, one that closely resembled a real identification. He presented it to a bouncer at a local karaoke bar. Troubled by the youthful appearance of our client, the balancer kept the ID and provided it to police detectives who run a detail investigating false identification and registry fraud. The detectives quickly learned that the identification was fake. Our client received a summons for a clerk magistrate hearing charging him with registry fraud under G.L. c. 90 section 24B. Today attorney Neyman convinced the magistrate not to issue the complaint.

Gun Charges Against City Youth Dismissed After Successful Motion to Suppress

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:57:38 GMT

Several months ago Attorney Neyman prevailed on a motion to suppress an unlawful stop, search and seizure of a firearm. The police officer’s stop of our client was pretextual. He was charged with several firearm crimes including but not limited to large capacity G.L. c. 269 section 10(m) and G.L. c. 269 section 10(a). He was facing a mandatory minimum 18 month sentence and likely more for additional charges of improper storage, G.L. c. 140 section 131L and a loaded firearm under G.L. c. 269 section 10(n). The successful motion to suppress prevented the district attorney from continuing its prosecution of our client. As such, all charges were dismissed today.

Charges of OUI Against School Administrator to be Dismissed and Reckless Operation and Leaving the Scene With Property Damage Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:53:08 GMT

In July of last year, police in a suburban Boston town were involved in a motor vehicle accident with our client. They claimed that while responding to a domestic disturbance they heard a loud crash. The officer looked towards the noise and saw that a minivan had struck his cruiser. The operator was still in gear and the police ordered him to turn off the engine. He complied. The officer smelled a strong odor of alcohol coming from our client. He asked our client to get out of the car and had him perform basic field sobriety tests. He failed all of them. He was arrested and taken to the station where he was booked and charged with OUI, G.L. c. 90 section 24 and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, also G.L. c. 90 section 24 as well as leaving the scene of an accident under G.L. c. 90 section 24. All charges with the exception of the OUI were dismissed. The OUI charge was continued without a finding (CWOF) under the 24D program. Once our client successfully completes his probationary conditions the charges will be dismissed.

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Conditions of Release Modified to Permit Domestic Partners Contact

Stephen Neyman — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:31:14 GMT

The defendant is charged with domestic assault and battery against his longtime boyfriend in violation of G.L c. 265 section 13M. He was arraigned a week ago and the judge set a condition that he stay away from and not contact the boyfriend. Our office was hired yesterday. We went into court today and successfully removed the stay away and no contact order. The couple can resume their relationship.

Firearm Charges Against Former Marine Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:27:01 GMT

Last summer our client, a former Marine and combat veteran was pulled over for a moving violation. The police quickly learned that his license had been suspended and that he was in violation of G.L. c. 90 section 23, an arrestable offense in Massachusetts. During the arrest the police located a loaded firearm for which our client did not have a license. He was charged with G.L. c. 269 section 10(a) and G.L. c. 269 section 10(n) for those charges. The 10(a) carries a mandatory 18 month house of correction sentence upon conviction. Our client was also charged with improper storage of a firearm under G.L. c. 140 section 131L and possession of ammunition under G.L. c. 269 section 10(h). Our office was able to get the mandatory charges dismissed. Our client then got a continuance without a finding (CWOF) for the unlawful possession of ammunition charge. All charges will be dismissed in a few months.

Release Secured for Man Held Under 58A Dangerousness Conditions

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:19:42 GMT

A few days ago our client was arrested for several crimes of violence against his girlfriend. The crimes included domestic assault and battery, G.L. c. 265 section 13M, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, G.L. c. 265 section 15A, strangulation and suffocation, G.L. c. 265 section 15D, witness intimidation, G.L. c. 268 section 13B and vandalism, G.L. c. 266 section 126A. He was initially detained under the Massachusetts dangerousness statute, G.L. c. 276 section 58A. Attorney Stephen Neyman was hired. Today, we succeeded in getting our client released.

Charges of Domestic Assault and Battery and Intimidation of a Witness Against Non-Citizen Mechanical Engineer Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:32:45 GMT

Our client is a non-citizen who, back in July was charged with domestic assault and battery, G.L. c. 265 section 13M for slapping his wife and throwing her to the ground. The police respond to the wife’s 911 call. When they arrived she was visibly shaken but showed no signs of having been physically assaulted. She claimed that during an argument our client became violent. She ran out of the house seeking help after he took her cell phone from her to prevent her from calling the police. This is a felony in violation of G.L c. 268 section 13B. While outside screaming, a neighbor permitted her to use his phone. Our client was arrested and hired Attorney Stephen Neyman to represent him. We argued that the victim’s 911 call was inadmissible. The judge agreed and excluded the recording. The wife then embraced her marital privilege and we succeeded in getting all charges dismissed.

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Charges of Domestic Assault and Battery Against Welder Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:29:57 GMT

Last summer in a large Massachusetts city, a witness saw a man dragging a woman from the passenger seat of the car by her hair and throwing her onto the street. He quickly notified the police of his observations. Responding officers located our client and the woman. After interviewing this witness and several others a decision was made to arrest our client. Our office was retained to represent the man. He was charged with violating G.L. c. 265 section 13M, domestic assault and battery. We were hired to represent him. Today, we succeeded in getting the case dismissed.

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Warrant for Man Charged With Violating a Restraining Order Vacated

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:23:26 GMT

Last spring our client went into court without a lawyer after receiving a summons for a 209A restraining order. The order was issued. The man moved out of the country to live with family. A few days after he left, his wife, the person who took out the restraining order went to the police department claiming that her husband made threats through a third party. Without investigating the matter the police applied for a complaint charging our client with violating the restraining order under G.L. c. 209A section 7. They also successfully applied for a warrant for his arrest. All of this was not made known to him for several months. The man makes several trips to Massachusetts throughout the year for medical treatments. Once he realized that there was a warrant for him he contacted Attorney Neyman and hired his office to represent him. Today we successfully moved a judge to vacate the arrest warrant. Now our client can return to Massachusetts without the worry about being arrested when he enters the country.

Dismissed Charges of Domestic Assault and Battery Sealed

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:20:01 GMT

Many years ago our client got pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87 for a domestic assault and battery against her husband. At that time she was represented by another law firm. Given that she was not a citizen at that time the deal was one that she felt she had to accept. Many years later this disposition had a negative impact on her life. She is a school teacher and this document kept surfacing anytime she sought employment even though she is now living on the west coast. Accordingly, she hired Attorney Stephen Neyman to seal this document. Today, over the objection of the district attorney’s office a judge sealed the file.

Charges of Forgery of a Registry of a Motor Vehicle Document Against College Student do Not Issue After Clerk Magistrate Hearing

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:15:23 GMT

In November of this year a local college freshman was drinking in a bar with several similarly situated friends. All had typical underaged fake ID’s. Each student presented their card to the bouncer upon entering the establishment. The bouncer quickly determined that the ID’s were not real. As is the policy of this establishment, the bouncer refused to return the cards, instead forwarding them to a local police detective responsible for underaged alcohol control in this area. A few weeks later the student received a summons in the mail for a clerk magistrate hearing looking to charge her with forgery of an RMV document, a felony under G.L. c. 90 section 24B. Today, our office was able to convince the clerk magistrate not to issue the criminal complaint.

Charges of Assault by Means of a Dangerous Weapon Against Non-Citizen to be Dismissed After Pretrial Probation

Stephen Neyman — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:11:31 GMT

Our client is a non-citizen who was getting his Doctorate and working in Massachusetts. In October of last year he was arrested and charged with assault by means of a dangerous weapon. This is a felony under G.L. c. 265 section 15B. Just two weeks ago he hired Attorney Stephen Neyman as his second lawyer. Given that the man had a student visa due to expire later this month, a resolution in short order was necessary. Our office advanced the case for a trial in less than two weeks. Today, we got pretrial probation pursuant to G.L. c. 276 section 87 for our client. The case will be dismissed shortly and our client should not have any problems returning to the country in the future.

Charges of Leaving the Scene of an Accident Against Police Office do Not Issue After Clerk Magistrate Hearing

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:14:47 GMT

Our client is a police officer with several years experience at a Suburban Boston City Police Department. Several months ago there was a motor vehicle accident in a suburb that involved eyewitness identifications. The witnesses uniformly reported the license plate of the vehicle involved in the incident. Their reports regarding the appearance of the driver varied. Each of them further reported that the driver fled the scene without attempting to make his identity known. The local police contacted the man, our client. He in turn refused to discuss the matter with them. Consequently, the police applied for a complaint charging leaving the scene with property damage in violation of G.L. c. 90 section 24. Attorney Neyman was hired to defend the man. Today, after a clerk magistrate hearing the case was dismissed. No charges were filed. This case is a classic example of why we tell all of our clients to never talk to the police. Nothing good comes of it. Had our client admitted that he was driving the result at the clerk’s hearing would have been far different.

Charges of Domestic Assault and Battery Against Flight Attendant Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:12:34 GMT

This past summer our client, a flight attendant with a major airline company, was visiting Massachusetts with his wife who was also a flight attendant. The two had been drinking for several hours and decided to walk it off and get something to eat. During their walk and argument ensued. The argument turned physical. Several witnesses including a police officer claimed to have observed our client strike his wife, throw her to the ground and push her. He was immediately arrested and charged with domestic assault and battery in violation of G.L. c. 265 section 13M. Our office was hired immediately. We secured a personal recognizance release for our client as well as permission for him to return to Florida where he lives and where he is based for employment. The man has a pending application and interview to become a pilot for a major commercial airline. Any conviction or attribution of responsibility for this crime would end his employment and well as his professional aspirations. Today, attorney Neyman succeeded in getting all charges dismissed.