2015 – The Law Offices of Keren GoldenbergThe Law Offices of Keren Goldenberg

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 announce that Ms. Goldenberg has been accepted as a member of Criminal Justice Act panel for the Boston Federal Court. This honor is indicative of Ms. Goldenberg’s skill, experience, and high regard… 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… Read More I’ve been thinking a lot about jury nullification recently because it has come up in my practice and in the news. Jury nullification occurs when a jury returns a verdict that is contrary to the letter of the law. In a trial, the jury listens to the… Read More The right against self-incrimination is fundamental in criminal prosecutions. Any person who is interrogated must be properly explained his “Miranda rights” and his statements must made voluntarily. If either of these requirements are not… Read More Sex offense convictions have terrible consequences. Not only does the person convicted face long state prison sentences, but he will also be required to register as a sex offender following his release from incarceration. Even mere accusation of sexual… 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 that you agreed or planned to commit a crime with at least one other person. This charge is most often seen in in drug cases where multiple people are believed to be part of a drug dealing… Read More If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook (shameless plug: please follow me on Twitter or Facebook) you will have seen that I have been recently posting a lot about Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS). Most notable was some excellent reporting by Yvonne Abraham… Read More Like everyone else living in New England, I could not avoid the exhaustive media coverage of the St. Paul School rape trial. From a legal perspective, there was nothing sensational about this case: a 15 year old student claimed that she had been forcibly… Read More