Even criminal charges for what seems like a minor offense can result in serious repercussions. If you have charged with a crime, you may be facing a lengthy term of probation, significant fines, and even jail time. Additionally, a criminal conviction can make it very difficult to get a job, financial aid, or even rent an apartment […]
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 […]
Thank you Harvard Law School for once again inviting me to serve as faculty for the Trial Advocacy Workshop. I had a great time and learned quite a bit from the students.. Much respect to the aspiring public defenders in my group assigned to represent… Read More Yesterday in the middle of trial the judge […]
Murder is defined in Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 265, Section 1 as the unlawful killing of a human being either with malice or in the commission or attempted commission of certain felonies that are punishable by life imprisonment. Malice is short for “malice aforethought” which is the conscious intent to cause death or great bodily harm to […]
Characteristics of the best drug defense lawyer include previous experience representing clients, winning cases, and consulting on how to present drug charge defenses If you or a loved one is under suspicion of possessing or selling drugs, or you have… Read More Are you wondering how to win a protection order hearing or a domestic […]
Sex trafficking is defined as “the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act, in which the commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age.” […]
Massachusetts gives little discretion to judges regarding sex offender registration when an individual is convicted of a qualifying sex offense. Pursuant to Massachusetts General Law chapter 6, section 178E (f) a judge may waive the registration requirement… Read More On October 23, 2017 my client was found not guilty in the Middlesex Superior Court of […]
I am happy to report that my client was found not guilty of rape of a child by force by a Middlesex County jury. This accusations were made by an adult who claims to have been sexually assaulted as a child. After hearing from prosecution and defense witnesses,… Read More
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts handed down an opinion yesterday that is astonishing for the sole reason that it needed to be written. The SJC held that a judge running a “drug court” cannot remove lawyers from cases because they are too adversarial. The drug court judge in the Lowell District Court complained that certain […]
A judge in the federal court in Boston suppressed $40,000 in cash seized from Attorney Goldenberg’s client’s van. Her client was the subject of a drug investigation by the DEA, which was still in its infancy. Agents procured a location-monitoring warrant for his cellphone and saw that he had driven out of state towards towards […]
Kayla Fahey won a very tough domestic abuse trial in the Lowell District Court. Because of her client’s criminal record, the prosecutor’s office was very eager to see her client convicted and harshly sentenced but they never got the chance. After Kayla’s cross-examination of the alleged victim her client was found NOT GUILTY IN THE […]
Some domestic violence defense attorneys rise above the rest Domestic violence is commonly understood as spousal abuse — but there’s more to it than that. Criminal acts of abuse committed by one family member or housemate against another also qualify… Read More
Yesterday a Middlesex Superior Court jury found my client not guilty of three counts of aggravated rape of a child. He was facing 10 year mandatory minimum sentences. Sex crimes, especially when allegedly committed against children, carry an unofficial… Read More
Drug crimes are some of the most commonly prosecuted crimes in Massachusetts and the penalties can be quite severe. When it comes to defending your rights and future, find a team of drug charge lawyers you can trust. Call the moment you realize you might be facing charges. A strong legal defense team will give […]