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…
Continue reading ›Our client is a retired business man. He is an immigrant who worked hard for years, obtained citizenship and enjoys his retirement. He meets with friends every afternoon for coffee and reminiscing. Several weeks ago he and his wife along with some friends met at their preferred coffee shop. He was approached by the ex-wife…
Continue reading ›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…
Continue reading ›Our client is a college professor who would lose his job if convicted of the two crimes for which he was charged, one of which is a felony. In July of this year he and his older brother got into an argument over the care of their father whose health was failing. The brother claimed…
Continue reading ›In January of this year our client was blindsided by his girlfriend when he was served with a 209A restraining order. Believing he could convince the judge not to extend the restraining order the client appeared without a lawyer. He was wrong. The judge did in fact extend the restraining order for a year. Nevertheless,…
Continue reading ›Our client is a plumber. Just a few days ago he was served with harassment prevention order under G.L. c. 258E. The accuser claimed that for years our client went to her home when her husband was working and forced her to perform oral sex on him. She claimed that the most recent time this…
Continue reading ›Our client is an engineer with doctorate degrees in several disciplines. He and his wife are going through a very contentious divorce. Apparently things were not favoring the wife in the probate court prompting her to fabricate a story about her husband contacting her in violation of the 209A section 7 restraining order. A clerk…
Continue reading ›Our client and his former wife have been battling over child custody, visitation and support for years. The woman was awarded a harassment prevention order HPO against our client many years ago. In the past two years the ex-wife has accused our client of harassing her and of violating the harassment prevention order. In all,…
Continue reading ›Our clients are mother and son with strong military connections. The mother is actively involved in helping veterans get housing and jobs in eastern Massachusetts. The plaintiff is one of the veterans she helped. She loaned him money for food, pots and pans, clothing and household items to get started in a new life. She…
Continue reading ›Our client is in a branch of the military with the intention of remaining there for life. Several months ago he was charged with violating a restraining order under G.L. c. 209A by an unscrupulous police officer. The officer claimed that our client failed to advise him of the location of certain weapons that he…
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