Stephen Neyman

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.

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.

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.

Charge of Shoplifting by Concealing Merchandise Converted to a Civil Infraction and Dismissed on $100 Court Costs

Stephen Neyman — Fri, 08 May 2026 18:17:42 GMT

In November of last year our client got a little greedy and stole food from a local grocery store. He was caught by loss prevention and the incident was caught on security video. He was charged with shoplifting under G.L. c. 266 section 30A. We were able to get the charges dismissed and converted to a civil conversion under G.L. c. 277 section 70C.

Felony Larceny From a Building Charge Against Recent College Graduate Dismissed Prior to Arraignment

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 06 May 2026 18:14:04 GMT

In December of 2025 two unrelated individuals, living in the same apartment building went to their local police station to make a report. They had video footage of packages in their building being stolen by another tenant in that building. Both victims were able to positively identify our client as the perpetrator. She was a recent graduate of one of the best universities in the country. This young woman was summonsed to court for arraignment charging her with two counts of larceny from a building. This crime is a felony in Massachusetts in violation of G.L. c. 266 section 20. The accused quickly hired our office to represent her. Having successfully handled countless similar cases over his career, Attorney Neyman pushed the arraignment back. We had our client reimburse the victims for their loss. She also wrote letters of apology. This convinced the assistant district attorney, the victims and the judge to agree to a dismissal prior to arraignment. Because of this result the young lady does not have a PCF number; thus she has no criminal records.

HVAC Technician Found Not Guilty After OUI Jury Trial After Breathalyzer Reading Over .10

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 05 May 2026 18:05:32 GMT

On Friday, September 13, 2024 a police officer in northeastern Massachusetts observed a car exit a restaurant parking lot. He followed the vehicle and observed it cross the double yellow lines into the lane of oncoming traffic. The officer saw this car nearly collide with the car on the other side of the street. He then stopped the vehicle and contacted the driver. The officer was wearing a body camera. He detected the odor of alcohol on the man. He observed glassy and bloodshot eyes. Accordingly, he asked the man to take the field sobriety tests. The officer noted that the man failed all of the field sobriety tests. He was arrested. At the station the man took the breathalyzer test and blew a .10. That is twenty-five percent higher than the legal limit of .08 percent. The man was charged with OUI, a crime under G.L. c. 90 section 24. He hired Attorney Stephen Neyman who is a well known criminal defense lawyer in Massachusetts. Notwithstanding the breathalyzer results the man opted to go to trial. It was our position that the defendant passed the field sobriety tests. We believed that the body worn camera refuted what the officer claimed to have observed. We couple that with the argument that the breathalyzer is simply a machine, subject to error. Moreover, our cross examination of the officer who administered the breath test revealed that the officer knew only how to operate the machine. He did not know how the machine converts a breath sample into a blood alcohol reading. The jury deliberated for about an hour and found our client NOT GUILTY

Felony Charges of Tagging Property do Not Issue After Clerk Magistrate Hearing

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 05 May 2026 18:00:55 GMT

In March of this year police officers in a Massachusetts city observed an individual spray painting symbols on the sidewalk. The man explained that he worked for an advertising company marketing products in this unique way. The officers advised the man that his actions constitute a felony in Massachusetts, specifically, tagging in violation of G.L. c. 266 section 126B. This is a misdemeanor in Massachusetts. The man was given a summons for a clerk magistrate hearing. Attorney Stephen Neyman was hired immediately. Our office convinced the clerk not to issue the complaint.

Harassment Prevention Order Against Retired Businessman Does Not Issue

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:51:28 GMT

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 of a friend who took issue with our client continuing his friendship with this man. She began to publicly insult him. She called him a plethora of foul names in their native language. She left the coffee shop, went to the courthouse and applied for a 258E harassment prevention order.

In her supporting affidavit she claimed that our client threw coffee at her, threatened her with physical harm and punched her in the chest. Notwithstanding the incredulity of the accusations she was given a hearing. We prevailed at that hearing by showing the judge that the requisite 3 acts of abuse did not occur thus preventing the issuance of the order.

Harassment Prevention Orders in Massachusetts are governed by G.L. c. 258E. In the context of this case, for a judge to issue a lawful HPO he would have to have found that our client: 1) Committed 3 malicious acts with cruelty, hostility or revenge, 2) Directed at the plaintiff and 3)With the intention to cause fear, intimidation or abuse. He did not and the order did not issue.

Chargers of Unlawful Possession of an Assault Weapon and Discharging a Firearm Within 500 Feet of a Building and Failing to Register a Firearm Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:04:04 GMT

Our client is a young man who had a license to carry (LTC) a firearm in Massachusetts. However, he unlawfully owned an assault weapon that was not properly registered. Given the date that the weapon was purchased it was not grandfathered, meaning the possession, even with an LTC is still unlawful. He was not aware of this obligation under Massachusetts. Regardless however, unlawful firearm possession such as this is a crime. Additionally, while in possession of the gun our client accidentally discharged the gun in his apartment building. The bullet pierced the home of a neighbor leading to the police being called. The charges against him were as follows:

Violation of G.L. c. 269 section 12E discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building;
Violation of G.L. c. 140 section 131M unlawful possession of an assault weapon, and;
Violation of G.L. c. 140 section 121B failing to register a firearm.

The case has superior court jurisdiction only regardless of the fact that it was initiated in the district court. Thus, in order to resolve this case in the district court the charges would have had to have been reduced. We hoped that to be the case. The matter was scheduled for a probable cause hearing six times. The government was never ready and thus today, the case was dismissed. The district attorney’s office can still indict the case should they elect to do so.

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.