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Recreational Marijuana Use in MA: Rules of Engagement

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Dec 15Categories: Drug Crimes

Earlier this year Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly voted to pass Question 4, “The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act.” Non-medical possession and use is now legal for adults 21 years and older with some limitations. The Act takes effect today,...

Motion to Dismiss Allowed

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Oct 19Categories: Recent Win

A judge in the Quincy District Court allowed a motion to dismiss that I had argued today. My client had been charged with Breaking and Entering and the judge agreed with my argument that there was insufficient evidence to have ever charged him with the...

The Law of Consent

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Oct 16Categories: Sex Crimes

This morning I read an opinion piece in the New York Times titled How to Be a Man in the Age of Trump by Peggy Ornstein. In the piece Ms. Ornstein advocates the importance of teaching young people about consent. Talking to young people about consent...

Client Found Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity (NGRI)

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Oct 16Categories: Criminal Defense, Recent Win, Mental Health, Violent Crimes

Attorney Keren Goldenberg’s client was found not guilty by reason of insanity yesterday. A year ago while Ms. Goldenberg was representing the same client on a separate case, she convinced a judge to suppress his confession to a life felony because...

Attorney Kayla Fahey Joins the Law Offices of Keren Goldenberg

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Sep 12Categories: Uncategorized

The Law Offices of Keren Goldenberg welcomes Attorney Kayla Fahey to the team! Ms. Fahey joins the firm with a strong background in criminal defense and family law and has chosen to focus her immense litigation talents on her criminal defense practice....

No Right To Counsel When Deciding Whether To Take The Breathalyzer

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Sep 07Categories: Driving Offenses

In Commonwealth v. Neary-French the Supreme Judicial Court once again held, as it did back in 1989, that there is no right to counsel before a suspected drunk driver decides whether to take a breathalyzer test.” The SJC held that despite the creation...

The Law Offices of Keren Goldenberg Opens New Office in Belmont, MA

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Sep 01Categories: Uncategorized

The Law Offices of Keren Goldenberg is proud to announce the opening of its new office located in Belmont Center. The office is located at 19A Alexander Avenue in Belmont, MA and can be reached by phone at 617-431-2701. The office will allow Attorney...

INFOGRAPHIC – WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX LAWS

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Aug 26Categories: Sex Crimes

This is a follow up post to put in visual form what was discussed on a previous blog about sex laws. Check out the blog post HERE. If you or someone you love is accused of a sexual assault or anticipates being questioned about a sexual encounter, please...

Another Shaken Baby Syndrome conviction overturned

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Aug 22Categories: Child Abuse

Shaken Baby Syndrome is a form of child abuse that presents as bleeding and brain swelling in an infant that is believed to be caused by violent shaking. Tragedy is compounded when prosecutors rely on outdated medical literature that claims to find evidence...