Restraining Orders

Warrant for Man Charged With Violating a Restraining Order Vacated February 11, 2026 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.  Read More in Default Removal

Pretrial Probation for College Professor Charged With Felony Assault and Battery on a Person Over 60 and Violating a 209A Restraining Order December 5, 2025 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 that the argument became physical and that our client hit him. In as much as the older brother is over the age of 60 the crime for which our client was charged is a felony, assault and battery on an elderly person, a crime under G.L. c. 265 section 13K.  At the time of the incident the brother also took out a restraining order against our client under G.L. c. 209A.  Just days later the brother claimed that our client had violated the restraining order by encroaching on the hundred foot exclusion zone established by the order.  Consequently, another charge, a violation of the restraining order under G.L. c. 209A section 7 issued against our client. Attorney Neyman was hired. Today, we were able to get our client pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87. All charges will be dismissed in just a few months.  Read More in Restraining Orders

Charges of Violating a 209A Restraining Order do Not Issue After Clerk Magistrate Hearing May 27, 2025 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, the two maintained contact. During one of their arguments our client supposedly made threatening statements. The woman walked into the police station and made her complaint. An application for a criminal complaint was issued and a clerk magistrate hearing was scheduled. The man was then charged with violating the restraining order in violation of G.L. c. 209A section 7. He then hired Attorney Stephen Neyman. Today, Attorney Neyman convinced the magistrate not to issue the criminal complaint.  Read More in Restraining Orders