Our client is a famous chef who owns several restaurants throughout the country. He has appeared on several television shows and at one time had his own culinary show. A former girlfriend took out a 209A restraining order against him over a year ago. Later, she claimed that he violated the order by hanging around…
Continue reading ›Our client, a successful software engineer, was charged with violating a 209A restraining order. The victim is his wife who, through a probate lawyer, provided the judge with evidence of a lengthy history of documented violence and abuse. The prosecutor asked for jail time. Our office was able to show the judge our client’s mental…
Continue reading ›The defendant had a 209A restraining order pending against him. He is a local car salesman whose job was in jeopardy if the restraining order was not vacated. The man hired our office to fight the extension of the order. Today, Attorney Neyman demonstrated to the judge that no abuse had occurred nor was there…
Continue reading ›Our client had a harassment prevention order pursuant to G.L. c. 258E issued against her about fifteen months ago. Afraid that she would lose her job she hired our office to appeal the order. Today, pursuant to Massachusetts Rule of Appellate Procedure 23 the Massachusetts Appeals Court appealed the order. They held that the plaintiff…
Continue reading ›Our client is a firefighter. Over a year ago he was in a relationship with a woman that ended. Afterwards, the woman lost her job. She believed that the defendant, our client had something to do with this. He did not. Nevertheless, the woman went to exact revenge against him. She took out a restraining…
Continue reading ›The defendant and the complaining witness were in a dating relationship for several years. A few months ago the two broke up. The defendant owned the home the two lived in and asked the woman to leave. She refused and was ultimately legally forced to do so. She later went to the police and claimed…
Continue reading ›Towards the end of last year the defendant was charged violating a harassment prevention order under G.L. c. 258E. He was released on personal recognizance with conditions that he stay away from the victim, her place of employment, her home and some of the cities and towns where she spent a significant amount of time.…
Continue reading ›Several months ago our client was served with a 209A restraining order by his wife. The order precluded him from contacting her directly or indirectly. That notwithstanding, our client sent various documents to his wife in direct violation of the order. Unbeknownst to him these actions constitute a violation of the 209A order. The wife…
Continue reading ›The defendant, a non-citizen is charged with domestic assault and battery under G.L. c. 265 Section 13M in a suburban Boston court. At the time of arraignment his wife, the complaining witness, filed for and obtained a 209A restraining order against him. The order prevented him not only from contacting her but also from contacting…
Continue reading ›The defendant and the plaintiff were in a dating relationship. As a result of suspicions of infidelity the two got into an argument. The argument became physical and our client allegedly struck the other party several times in a violent manner. An emergency restraining order under G.L. c. 209A was issued without our client having…
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