Law Firm Overview

Criminal Law

• OUI/DWI
• Restraining Orders
• Assault & Battery
• All District Court and Jury matters
• Superior Court
• Clerk Magistrate Hearings / Tickets
• Juvenile Delinquency matter

I have been trying and negotiating criminal cases, including juvenile cases, since 1982 when I was appointed to serve as an Assistant District Attorney In Middlesex County Massachusetts. My years a prosecutor gave me a unique prospective, access and insight into the Commonwealth's approach to criminal cases.

I know and work daily within local court systems, dealing directly with the personal therein. The Counties I have worked in include extensive experience in Middlesex, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk Counties and experience in Barnstable and Worcester Counties. I have represented clients in hundreds of OUI / drunk driving matters from simple to complex including those involving deaths, (motor vehicle homicides). I have consistently remained active in representing clients in minor motor vehicle and traffic ticket cases in District Court while maintaining an active criminal trial and plea negotiation practice at every level.

• Domestic Partnerships
• Domestic Abuse
• Guardianships
• Divorce, Separation and Property Settlements
• Child Custody, Visitation Rights, Adoption
• Paternity

I handle a full range of family law matters including adoption, divorce, separation, pre-marital agreements, paternity, custody and support. I use a direct personal approach with a high level of consciousness of the emotional and financial impact of these matters on the client and family. I recently represented a father of two children; 9 and 11 years old, for whom we successfully fought through trial and appeal to gain custody. See Kelly v. Kelly , 2000, W.L. 1477107.

• Law Suits
• Negotiation
• Pre-Litigation Negotiation and Advice

I represent clients who are or may become involved in a law suite as a result of a dispute, including, prevention and settlement, and such areas as personal injury, contract disputes, family law, commercial matters and land lord tenant disputes.

• Motor Vehicle Injuries
• Slip and Fall
• Wrongful Death
• Toxic Injuries
• Legal Malpractice

I represent individuals involved in controversies alleging a wrong or damage to another person, rights, reputation, or property resulting from events or activities such as automobile accidents, slip and falls, defective products, infliction of emotional distress, intentional misconduct, and negligence.

• Offers to Purchase
• Purchase and Sale Agreements
• Mortgages, Note and Financing
• Leases, Rental Agreements

I represent Buyers and Sellers of residential and condominium real estate. I provide experienced and cost effective advise from the pre-purchase phase through the offer to purchase, drafting the purchase and sales agreement and representing clients at the closing.

• Lease and Rental Agreements
• Evictions (Landlord and Tenant)
• Negotiations

I have represented both Landlords and Tenants in all aspects from negotiating complex business leases, (making and breaking) to evictions.

• Incorporation
• Pre Entity Advice
• Litigation
• Negotiation

I represent business owners and Businesses in various phases of negotiation and litigation. I have represented business owners in the negotiation of business agreements, the selection of a business entity form "corporation, sole proprietorship, etc." I have assisted business clients in the various disputes and other aspects of the ongoing decision making process of a business owner or operator.

• Wills
• Trusts
• Estates

I have been drafting wills since 1986 for those needing simple, affordable and quick services.

• License Loss Appeals
• OUI - License Loss
• Surcharge Appeals
• Bureau of Motor Vehicle Liability Policy and Bond Appeals

I have represented clients in license loss appeals at every level of the process and can assist clients in working their way through the labyrinth of this system.

West Practice Categories

Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Juvenile Crimes, Juvenile Law, Family Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Paternity, Child Support, Childrens' Rights, Custody & Visitation, Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Toxic Torts, Legal Malpractice, Real Estate Law, Sales & Use Taxes, Foreclosure & Alternatives, Banking & Finance Law, Landlord/Tenant, Business Organizations, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Motor Vehicle, Licensing