Why would a detective call you? Clients have told me: “A detective wants to meet with me.” I advise against it and the reasons are outlined below At least once a week I get a call to my office from someone telling me that the police would like to speak to them. I am grateful […]
Following a thorough investigation, a Boston-area college has found that the sexual assault and harassment allegations made by 3 students against against my client were not supported. The representation was challenging since he was accused simultaneously… Read More
In one of my favorite books, The Bonfire of the Vanities, author Tom Wolfe quotes New York State chief judge Sol Wachtler who said that “a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich, if that’s what you wanted.” Yesterday an Ohio grand jury opted… Read More The Law Office of Keren Goldenberg is pleased to […]
What Boston criminal lawyer, Keren Goldenberg, wants you to know about how to handle getting arrested Getting arrested can be frightening and overwhelming. As an experienced Boston criminal lawyer, Keren Goldenberg knows how scary it can be, and how… Read More The First Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the criminalization under Massachusetts state […]
A judge in the Salem Superior Court allowed my motion to suppress my client’s statements made while local police and federal agents were executing a search warrant in his house. While my client was not formally in custody as he was in his home and not under arrest, the 6 a.m. entry of 11 or […]
Murder vs. manslaughter: both homicide charges carry very different consequences within the criminal justice system. A key distinction between murder vs. manslaughter is intent. Both murder and manslaughter charges are further broken down by degree to most accurately capture the intent and severity of a homicide. This impacts the intent and severity of any resulting […]
Some clients believe that it is easier to avoid significant penalties when a first offense is involved. This is unfortunately not true, especially when it comes to first offense felony drug charges in the state of Massachusetts. Just because a drug charge is a first offense, don’t assume that you may not be facing serious […]
Do you need Massachusetts defense attorneys to protect your rights? Boston, Belmont, and Lowell are served by The Law Offices of Keren Goldenberg If you or a loved one has been charged with a crime, or you have reason to believe there is an investigation… Read More After a shocking discovery that the Commonwealth of […]
Our client who was accused of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon was found not guilty in the Lowell District Court today. She was accused of stabbing her ex-boyfriend with a knife. We never believed his story and the jury didn’t either…. Read More
Freedom of speech is a constitutionally protected right that is sometimes infringed upon by law enforcement. Recently, Attorney Keren Goldberg was able to convince a judge in the Concord District Court to dismiss a case against her client because the charges were in violation of his freedom of expression which is protected by the First Amendment […]
Defense attorneys Blake Rubin and Angela Cavanaugh were found not guilty of witness intimidation after being accused of arranging for a key witness in a human trafficking case to be bailed out and made difficult to locate. Rubin represented Fabian Beltran who was charged with human trafficking. Cavanaugh was representing the witness who was held […]
Do you understand a harassment prevention order? MA is home to a criminal defense firm that can help educate you I want to tell you about an interesting case recently decided by the Appeals Court in which a school-age girl was granted a harassment prevention… Read More
Following Governor Baker declaring a state of emergency and imploring residents to practice social distancing in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the courts have placed some limits on their proceedings. These limitations are changing rapidly… Read More
Do you understand a harassment prevention order? MA is home to a criminal defense firm that can help educate you I want to tell you about an interesting case recently decided by the Appeals Court in which a school-age girl was granted a harassment prevention… Read More Conspiracy charges are brought forward when the prosecutor alleges […]