Current Employment Position(s)

FounderPartner

Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Attorney Jeffrey A. Denner is a Founder and Partner of Denner Pellegrino, LLP, Counselors At Law. For over 30 years, Mr. Denner has concentrated his practice in the defense of complex, often high profile criminal cases on behalf of individuals and organizations throughout both the United States and internationally. He also involves himself in selected civil cases, particularly for individuals whose civil rights have been violated by the Government.

Mr. Denner's practice encompasses both trials and appeals in the state and federal court systems as well as before administrative (licensing, regulatory and disciplinary) boards and agencies. His legal representation commences at the investigative, pre-indictment/pre-charging stage and carries through to appeal, post-conviction, and parole/ pre-release, as applicable.

A graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School, Mr.Denner has been a partner in several larger Boston Law Firms during his approximately 35-year career. He and many of his cases have been profiled in local and national television shows, newspaper accounts, and magazine articles. He has also been a legal commentator for various local and national television shows. Mr. Denner is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the (federal) United States District Court for Massachusetts, the (federal) First Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Military Appeals, the United States Claims Court, the United States Tax Court, and the United States Supreme Court. He has also litigated cases in approximately 35-40 state and federal jurisdictions at the trial or appellate levels in the United States, as well as in Canada, Asia, Central America, and Western Europe.

Mr. Denner is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. He is a former clinical Teaching Fellow at the Harvard Law School. He truly has made a motto of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys - that "the Criminal Defense Lawyer is the last bastion of freedom in this country," into a central theme of his own practice and life.

Jeffrey Denner combines his extraordinary training, experience and ability with a compassion and commitment to excellence which, assisted by his partners, associates and forensic expert resources, places clients into the best position to successfully resolve their problems. Mr. Denner also communicates frequently with his clients, as he strongly believes that such interaction is necessary to obtain the best results.

Mr. Denner can be reached 24-hours daily, 7 days per week at (866) 348-0900 or (617) 227-2800 to address your legal problems whatever, and wherever, they may be.

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Defense
• Civil Rights

Representative Cases

• McIntyre v. U.S., 254 F.Supp.2d 183 (D.Mass. 2003)
• U.S. v. Rodriguez, 53 F.3d 327, 1995 WL 253071 (1st Cir.(Mass.) 1995)
• U.S. v. Olivier-Diaz, 13 F.3d 1 (1st Cir.(Me.) 1993)
• In re Extradition of Howard, 996 F.2d 1320 (1st. Cir.(Mass.) 1993)
• State v. Tarsitano, 134 N.H. 730, 599 A.2d 474 (N.H. 1991)
• U.S. v. Moreno, 947 F.2d 7 (1st Cir.(Me.) 1991)
• U.S. v. Sabatino, 943 F.2d 94 (1st Cir.(Me.) 1991)
• U.S. v. Hallock, 941 F.2d 36 (1st Cir.(Me.) 1991)
• U.S. v. McMahon, 938 F.2d 1501, 34 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 516 (1st Cir.(N.H.) 1991)
• U.S. v. Cambara, 902 F.2d 144 (1st Cir.(Mass.) 1990)
• U.S. v. Santana, 895 F.2d 850 (1st Cir.(N.H.) 1990)
• Aiken v. Seifert, 1989 WL 32153 (D.Mass. 1989)
• Aiken v. Seifert, 1988 WL 73439 (D.Mass. 1988)
• U.S. v. Tedeschi, 774 F.2d 511 (1st Cir.(Mass.) 1985)
• Detenber v. Turnage, 701 F.2d 233 (1st Cir.(Mass.) 1983)
• Withum v. O'Connor, 506 F.Supp. 1374 (D.Puerto Rico 1981)
• State v. Burke, 415 A.2d 1314 (R.I. 1980)
• Socialist Workers Party v. Davoren, 378 F.Supp. 1245 (D.Mass 1974)
• U.S. v. Martinez, 102 F.Supp.2d 39 (D.Mass. 2000)
• U.S. v. Brito, 103 F.Supp.2d 42 (D.Mass. 2000)
• U.S. v. Nachef, 1998 WL 151270 (D.Mass. 1998)
• Com. v. Selby, 426 Mass. 168, 686 N.E.2d 1316 (Mass. 1997)
• U.S. v. Skodnek,, 933 F.Supp. 1108 (D.Mass. 1996)
• Kettenbach v. Demoulas, 901 F.Supp. 486 (D.Mass. 1995)
• U.S. v. Chan, 901 F.Supp. 480 (D.Mass. 1995)
• U.S. v. Skodnek, 896 F.Supp. 60 (D.Mass 1995)
• U.S. v. Arboleda, 929 F.2d 858, 32 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1164 (1st Cir.(N.H.) 1991)
• Craft v. Hodel, 683 F.Supp. 289 (D.Mass. 1988)
• U.S. v. Porter, 764 F.2d 1 (1st Cir.(Mass.) 1985)
• State v. Andrews, 125 N.H. 158, 480 A.2d 889 (N.H. 1984)
• State v. Burke, 427 A.2d 1302 (R.I. 1981)
• U. S. v. Rexroad, 9 M.J. 959 (AFCMR 1980)

West Practice Categories

Civil Rights, Criminal Law

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
• U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Massachusetts Bar Association (Member)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (Member)
• Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Former Clinical Teaching Fellow, Harvard University

Classes and Seminars

• Former Clinical Teaching Associate, Suffolk University

Education

• Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1973
  J.D.
• Yale University, 1969
  B.A.

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Address

Four Longfellow Place, 35th Floor
Boston, MA 02114-1634

Phones

617-227-2800
866-348-0900 (Toll Free)

Faxes

617-973-1562

Emails

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Websites

http://www.dennerlaw.com
http://www.rdplaw.com
http://www.dennerlaw.net