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Federal judge suppresses $40,000 seized from van following traffic stop recorded on state trooper’s body-worn camera

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jul 10Categories: Drug Crimes, Recent Win, Federal Practice

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...

Motion to Dismiss Allowed for Failure to Provide Show Cause Hearing

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jun 25Categories: Criminal Defense, Recent Win

A judge in the Boston Municipal Court recently allowed Attorney Goldenberg’s motion to dismiss the charges against her client because the clerk issued a criminal complaint without holding a show cause hearing. Her client was legally entitled to this...

Restraining Order Vacated

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: May 31Categories: Recent Win

A judge in the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court vacated a restraining order issued against Attorney Goldenberg’s client. The client had not received notice of the hearing and the restraining order was issued in error when he did...

Federal sentence reduced under amendment 821 to the US Sentencing Guidelines

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: May 06Categories: Recent Win, Federal Practice

Another one of my clients benefited from Amendment 821 to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines which permits a sentencing reduction for qualifying individuals with no criminal record before their federal conviction. Not everyone without a prior record qualifies,...

Fraud Alert: Families of People Serving Federal Sentences Targeted

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Apr 09Categories: Federal Practice

Families of people serving sentences in the Bureau of Prisons are getting calls from “Jason Williams,” who claims to work for the BOP. He tells them that their family member is eligible for compassionate release and they need to provide a...

Client sentenced to probation in federal court

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Mar 02Categories: Recent Win, Federal Practice

A client who was indicted in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute contraband smokeless tobacco avoided a prison sentence and instead was placed on probation for 2 years. The sentencing guidelines for his case suggested that...

Title IX Complaint Dismissed by University

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Feb 11Categories: Sex Crimes, Recent Win

I have been representing a student at a university in a neighboring state who was accused of a Title IX violation by his ex-girlfriend. We just learned that the university has dismissed the complaint against him. Many students who face Title IX allegations...

Client’s federal sentence reduced under new law

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Feb 06Categories: Recent Win, Federal Practice

One of the big, recent developments in federal criminal law is an amendment to the United States Sentencing Guidelines that allows for a decrease of two levels from the offense level for defendants who had no prior criminal history points at the time...

Motion to Suppress Statements Allowed

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Nov 29Categories: Recent Win, Criminal Defense

A judge in the Salem Superior Court allowed my motion to suppress my client’s statements made while local police and federal agents were executing a search warrant in his house. While my client was not formally in custody as he was in his home and not...

Firearm charges against armed non-resident visitor to Massachusetts dismissed as unconstitutional

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Oct 14Categories: Gun Charges, Recent Win, Criminal Defense

Charges against my client, a New Hampshire resident, for possessing a firearm without a license in Massachusetts were dismissed today. Judge John Coffey (Presiding Judge of the Lowell District Court) ruled that it is unconstitutional to criminalize the...

Not guilty by reason of insanity verdict

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Aug 25Categories: Mental Health, Recent Win

Yesterday Keren Goldenberg’s client was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the Wrentham District Court. The court did not order any further psychological evaluation following the verdict so the case is over. It is essential when litigating...

Judge denies prosecutor’s motion for independent psychological evaluation

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Aug 08Categories: Mental Health, Recent Win

A judge in the Essex Superior Court sided with Attorney Goldenberg and denied the Government motion to have her client independently evaluated by their forensic psychologist. Attorney Goldenberg’s client is charged with a serious crime but the criminal...

Client found not guilty by reason of insanity

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Aug 02Categories: Mental Health, Recent Win

Attorney Goldenberg’s client was found not criminally responsible in the Dedham District Court and no period of hospitalization was ordered. After five difficult years, her client finally got the verdict he deserved. To be found not criminally responsible...

Twenty-six not guilty verdicts in the Norfolk Superior Court

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jun 26Categories: Recent Win, Child Abuse, Sex Crimes

My client was found not guilty of all 26 indictments issued against him in the Norfolk Superior Court. Most of the indictments alleged child rape. It was a long and difficult trial and we are grateful to the jury for his acquittal.

Clerk Magistrate declines to issue complaint for Possession of Class C substance

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: May 08Categories: Drug Crimes, Recent Win

A clerk magistrate in Ayer District Court declined to issue a complaint against my client, who is under 21, and had been caught at school in possession of a vape pen with a hash oil cartridge. The police department had applied for a criminal complaint...

Not guilty verdicts for client accused of child rape

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Mar 29Categories: Child Abuse, Sex Crimes, Recent Win

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,...

Client found not guity of aggravated rape of a child

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jan 13Categories: Sex Crimes, Recent Win

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...

Client discharged from probation early for good behavior

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Aug 10Categories: Recent Win, Probation

A Middlesex Superior Court judge allowed Attorney Goldenberg’s motion to terminate her client’s probation early because he had done so well on supervision. Clients who are successful while on probation and have completed more than half of...

Double Victory: Harassment Prevention Orders not issued against mother and son clients

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jul 16Categories: Recent Win

Attorneys Kayla Weaton and Keren Goldenberg represented a mother and son whose neighbor tried to get harassment prevention orders against both of them. On two different days, in two different courts, two different judges declined to issue these orders...

Motor Vehicle Homicide charges dismissed

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Apr 06Categories: Driving Offenses, Recent Win

For the past 3 years Attorney Goldenberg has been representing a client accused of negligent motor vehicle homicide. From the first time they met, she suspected that he had suffered a seizure that resulted in the fatal collision. He had never been diagnosed...

Client not found in violation of probation despite new charges

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jan 13Categories: Criminal Defense, Probation

A client on probation in the Middlesex Superior Court was found to have not violated his terms of probation despite being charged with a crime while on probation. The judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence that the probationer had committed...

Client found not guilty by reason of insanity in Essex Superior Court

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Oct 19Categories: Mental Health, Domestic Violence, Recent Win, Violent Crimes

Attorney Goldenberg’s client was found not guilty by reason of insanity following a jury-waived trial in Essex Superior Court. Her client was not involuntarily committed for further evaluation so the case is really over. Attorney Goldenberg said,...

Clerk declines to issue felony charges against juvenile

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Sep 23Categories: Recent Win, Juvenile Defense

An Assistant Clerk Magistrate in Waltham Juvenile Court declined to issue felony delinquency charges against our young client. In this case, one of the charges that the police sought was not supported by probable cause. Our client’s impressive academic...

Juvenile complaint against adult client discharged following transfer hearing

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Mar 21Categories: Recent Win, Sex Crimes, Juvenile Defense, Criminal Defense

A Massachusetts Juvenile Court judge discharged the delinquency complaint that issued against my client. My client is a man in his 30’s accused of committing sexual assault when he was a teenager. Following an evidentiary hearing, which included...

Motion to suppress allowed in Lowell District Court

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Feb 12Categories: Criminal Defense, Recent Win, Violent Crimes

Kayla Fahey won a Motion to Suppress and was able to get all incriminating evidence discovered in her client’s car suppressed for trial. The Chelmsford police represented in their police report that they had permission to search her client’s car through...

Not Guilty on domestic assault charges

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jan 27Categories: Violent Crimes, Domestic Violence, Criminal Defense, Recent Win

Kayla Fahey successfully defended her client at trial facing serious domestic charges including: Domestic Assault and Battery, Kidnapping and Strangulation. The prosecution presenting testimony from her client’s ex-girlfriend, who claimed to be the...

Assault Charges Dismissed for Mom Standing Up for her Son

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Oct 31Categories: Violent Crimes, Recent Win

Assault charges were dismissed against a client who confronted the person who had been harassing, humiliating, and stalking her transgender son. A review of the harasser’s anti-trans social media posts and corroboration by my client’s son of the ongoing...

A One-Day Federal Prison Sentence on a Drug Conspiracy

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Oct 15Categories: Federal Practice, Recent Win, Drug Crimes

For the first time ever I had something good happen in federal court at a sentencing hearing. I’m not talking about getting the best lousy outcome available (like the judge imposing a mandatory minimum but not going higher), but a legitimately good...

Statements Suppressed in the Lowell District Court

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Sep 05Categories: Recent Win, Driving Offenses

My associate, Kayla Fahey, successfully convinced a Lowell District Court judge to suppress her client’s incriminating statements made to the police during a traffic stop. During the Motion to Suppress hearing, Attorney Fahey elicited testimony from...

College finds that Title IX charges were not supported

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Sep 02Categories: Sex Crimes, Recent Win

Following a thorough investigation, a Boston-area college has found that the sexual assault and harassment allegations made by 3 students against against my client were not supported. The representation was challenging since he was accused simultaneously...

Client’s probation terminated early

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jul 24Categories: Criminal Defense, Recent Win

Today I convinced a judge in the Middlesex Superior Court to terminate my client’s probation two years prior to its scheduled termination date. I emphasized that she had completed the conditions set forth for probation, had secured a full time job,...

NOT GUILTY of Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jun 20Categories: Criminal Defense, Recent Win, Driving Offenses

Yesterday a jury in the Cambridge District Court quickly returned a not guilty verdict for our client. Our client called the police following a minor car accident because the other driver was irate and behaving bizarrely. Instead of addressing the situation,...

Firearm Suppressed in the Lowell District Court

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jun 04Categories: Recent Win, Gun Charges

A judge in the Lowell District Court allowed my motion to suppress a firearm located by police when they executed a search warrant on my client’s house. I argued in my motion that the Court should not have issued the search warrant based on the...

NOT GUILTY in the Cambridge District Court

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jun 01Categories: Recent Win, Domestic Violence

Earlier this week a jury in the Cambridge District Court returned a verdict of NOT GUILTY for our client charged with violating a restraining order. The jury found that our client did not violate the order when he called a friend of his wife’s to...

NOT GUILTY in the Lowell District Court

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: May 21Categories: Recent Win, Domestic Violence

Our client who was accused of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon was found not guilty in the Lowell District Court today. She was accused of stabbing her ex-boyfriend with a knife. We never believed his story and the jury didn’t either....

ICE Freezes Justice in Massachusetts State Courts

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: May 02Categories: Criminal Defense, Immigration

ICE arrests non-citizens appearing in state courts, a sitting judge is indicted, and public defenders and District Attorneys sue to get ICE out of the courts It has become the routine practice of ICE Agents to camp out in state courts to catch their prey....

Motion for New Trial Allowed!

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Mar 20Categories: Recent Win, Immigration

I am thrilled to announce that a Motion for New Trial for a non-citizen client was allowed in the Cambridge District Court. The client had accepted a continuance without a finding (CWOF) to the charge of Larceny by a Single Scheme almost 7 years ago without...

Prostitution or Human Trafficking? A look at the available evidence against the Florida massage parlor where Robert Kraft visited

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Feb 23Categories: Immigration, Criminal Defense, Sex Crimes

By now everyone in New England (and beyond) has heard that Robert Kraft, the loved and hated owner of the New England Patriots, has been accused of soliciting a prostitute in Jupiter, FL. News reports suggest that he frequented the Orchids of Asia Spa...

Court Ruling: Breathalyzer results excluded from trial evidence until state gets its act together

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jan 11Categories: Criminal Defense, Driving Offenses

It has been an uphill battle for defense attorneys, but the court has issued a good ruling Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ use of unreliable breath tests in OUI/DUI cases. The most recent round of litigation concerning the scientific reliability of the...

Mistrial Granted in Lowell Assault Case

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Sep 13Categories: Domestic Violence, Criminal Defense, Violent Crimes, Recent Win

Yesterday in the middle of trial the judge granted my motion for a mistrial after the key witness for the prosecution violated the court’s order and blurted out accusations against my client unrelated to the case on trial. I convinced the judge that...

NOT GUILTY verdicts returned in less than 15 minutes

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jul 16Categories: Domestic Violence, Criminal Defense, Violent Crimes, Recent Win

A jury in the Lowell District Court found my client NOT GUILTY of assault & battery and witness intimidation against her ex-boyfriend with whom she has two children. This case was one of many Probate and Family Court disputes that spilled over into...

Evidence of Drug Distribution Found in Rented Garage Thrown Out Following Illegal Search

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: May 30Categories: Drug Crimes, Criminal Defense, Recent Win

A judge in the Malden District Court suppressed evidence of drug distribution found by police in a rented garage pursuant to a search warrant. The judge agreed with Attorney Goldenberg that the police’s application for the search warrant was deficient;...

Non-citizen client found NOT GUILTY of OUI

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Dec 22Categories: Immigration, Driving Offenses, Criminal Defense, Recent Win

I am thrilled to report that a beloved client was found not guilty of Operating Under the Influence of alcohol (OUI) earlier today. This case had extra significance because the client is not a US citizen and a conviction for OUI could have very serious...

Client found NOT GUILTY of domestic assault and battery

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Oct 29Categories: Domestic Violence, Recent Win, Violent Crimes

On Friday October 27th a jury in the Lowell District Court returned not guilty verdicts for a client accused of assault and battery on her soon to be ex-husband and sister-in-law. It is common to see divorce proceedings spill over into the criminal court....

Client Found Not Guilty of Life Felonies

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Oct 23Categories: Recent Win, Violent Crimes, Sex Crimes

On October 23, 2017 my client was found not guilty in the Middlesex Superior Court of all indictments against him including Aggravated Rape and Armed Robbery. I am so happy and relieved for him and his family.

State Agency Withheld Evidence of Faulty Breathalyzer Machines

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Sep 17Categories: Driving Offenses, Criminal Defense

After a shocking discovery that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Alcohol Testing intentionally withheld information about its faulty breath tests, District Attorney’s Offices all over the state have suspended the use of breathalyzer testing...

Client found NOT GUILTY of domestic abuse

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Aug 24Categories: Domestic Violence, Recent Win

After a jury trial in the Lowell District Court, Keren Goldenberg’s client was found NOT GUILTY of two counts of domestic assault and battery, intimidation of a witness, and threats to commit a crime.

Client Will Not Face Mandatory Jail Time

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Aug 18Categories: Recent Win, Violent Crimes, Sex Crimes, Child Abuse

After trial in the Middlesex Superior Court, Keren Goldenberg’s client was found not guilty of a sex offense that carried a mandatory minimum of ten years and a maximum of life imprisonment and was convicted of a less serious charge that carries...

University Finds that sexual assault accusation against student was not supported

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Aug 17Categories: Sex Crimes, Recent Win

A Boston-area university investigated allegations of sexual assault against my client. Today we learned that the university found that there was insufficient evidence of sexual assault. Because the Title IX complaint was not supported, the complaint has...

MANY WINS AT CLERK MAGISTRATE HEARINGS

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jun 07Categories: Recent Win

Attorney Goldenberg recently convinced clerks in the Woburn, Malden, Charlestown and Lowell District Courts not to issue criminal charges against her clients. If you get a notice for a Show Cause Hearing, do not ignore it! With effective representation...

SJC: Judge Can’t Kick Public Defenders Off of Cases for Being Too Adversarial

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: May 26Categories: Criminal Defense, Drug Crimes

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...

CLIENT ACCUSED OF DOMESTIC ABUSE FOUND NOT GUILTY

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: May 25Categories: Recent Win

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...

Client Found NOT GUILTY of Rape

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Apr 06Categories: Recent Win, Criminal Defense, Sex Crimes

Over four years ago my client was accused of rape. I never doubted his innocence. Today he was found not guilty by a jury in the Middlesex Superior Court.

Charges Dismissed Against Client Who Has Never Been Competent

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Mar 27Categories: Mental Health, Recent Win

Following years of litigation, the charges against a client who has never been competent to stand trial since the case began were finally dismissed. Courtroom hugs all around.

Client charged in shooting found NOT GUILTY!

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Mar 03Categories: Violent Crimes, Recent Win, Gun Charges, Criminal Defense

Yesterday a jury in the Middlesex Superior Court in Lowell found my client not guilty on all indictments. He was accused of shooting another person and charged with Armed Assault with Intent to Murder, Assault and Battery by Discharging a Firearm, and...

Client Found Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity Not Involuntarily Committed to Hospital

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jan 02Categories: Mental Health, Recent Win

I represented a client at trial and he had been found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI). While involuntary psychiatric commitments often occur following a finding of NGRI, he was released after I convinced a superior court judge to deny the Department...

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: Violent Crimes, Recent Win, Mental Health, Criminal Defense

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...

Appeals Court reverses statutory rape conviction because of irrelevant evidence of defendant’s possession of gay pornography

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jul 26Categories: Sex Crimes, Child Abuse

In Commonwealth v. Christie, the Appeals Court reversed the defendant’s convictions for statutory rape “because evidence of [his] possession of videotape depictions of adult men engaged in same-sex sex was improperly admitted to demonstrate the defendant’s...

Miranda 101: They Never Read Me My Rights!

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jul 17Categories: Criminal Defense

When I meet a new client who has recently been arrested one of the first things that I am often told is, “they never read me my rights!” My follow-up question to this statement is whether the police questioned that client. If the answer is “no”...

Motion for New Trial Allowed for Non-Citizen Client

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: May 24Categories: Immigration, Drug Crimes, Recent Win

Today a judge in the Lowell District Court allowed Attorney Goldenberg’s Motion for New Trial for a client who received constitutionally deficient advice concerning the immigration consequences of his admission to sufficient facts. Ten years ago...

Advising Non-Citizen Clients on Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: May 24Categories: Drug Crimes, Immigration

One of the first questions that I ask any new client is whether he or she is a U.S. citizen. My reason for asking is that criminal charges can carry serious immigration consequences for any non-citizen (including permanent residents who have held this...

Attorney Goldenberg Convinced Judge Not To Issue Restraining Order Against Her Client

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: May 04Categories: Recent Win

Attorney Goldenberg Convinced a judge in the Somerville District Court not to issue a restraining order against him. The Plaintiff presented lengthy and dramatic testimony about alleged conduct that annoyed and angered her but did not meet the legal standard...

Clerk-Magistrate Declined to Issue Complaint Against Client Accused of Improper Storage of Firearm

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Apr 28Categories: Recent Win, Gun Charges

Recently Keren Goldenberg represented a client who had received notice of a Clerk-Magistrate’s Hearing regarding the police department’s application for him to be charged with Improper Storage of a Firearm. Attorney Goldenberg convinced the...

License Reinstated After Years of Suspension

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Apr 11Categories: Driving Offenses, Recent Win

Many people throughout the state of Massachusetts drive from place to place on a daily basis, and the inability to do so would cause significant difficulties. For this reason, it is important to avoid driver’s license suspension or revocation if at...

Attorney Keren Goldenberg Secures Acquittal for Client Accused of Assault by Means of a Dangerous Weapon

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Feb 24Categories: Violent Crimes, Recent Win

Being accused of a violent crime is a serious matter that can result in significant penalties including jail time. Recently, Lowell Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer Keren Goldenberg was able to secure a “not guilty” jury verdict on behalf of...

No Probable Cause to Issue a Criminal Complaint

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Feb 20Categories: Recent Win, Shoplifting

Being accused of a crime is a serious matter, regardless of the specific offense of which you are accused. When a person who has been accused of a crime has not been arrested, charges may be brought against him/her through a written application that is...

Attorney Keren Goldenberg Secures Acquittal for Client Facing Life Felonies

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Feb 10Categories: Recent Win

A life felony, as the name suggests, is a felony that is punishable by up to life in prison. This punishment is reserved for only the most serious crimes. Recently, Lowell criminal defense lawyer Keren Goldenberg was able to secure acquittals for a client...

Leaving the Scene of an Accident

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jan 26Categories: Recent Win

Drivers who leave the scene of an accident where there has been property damage or injury to another person without stopping to exchange insurance information have committed a crime that can result in jail time and license loss. Recently, attorney Keren...

Lowell District Court Judge Grants Motion to Suppress Gun

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jan 07Categories: Recent Win

The U.S. Constitution and Massachusetts Declaration of Rights place significant limits on the way in which law enforcement and other government actors may search or seize people or property. When these rules are not followed, a judge may rule that any...

Keren Goldenberg Accepted as Member of Criminal Justice Act Panel for Boston Federal Court

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Dec 17Categories: Recent Win

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...

Case Dismissed: Judge Agrees that Grabbing Crotch and Shaking It At Police Officer is Protected Speech

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Dec 16Categories: Recent Win

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...

Attorney Keren Goldenberg Successfully Suppresses Confession to Armed Robbery and Case is Dismissed

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Dec 03Categories: Violent Crimes, Mental Health, Recent Win

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...

Not Guilty Verdicts In Middlesex Superior Court for Client Accused of Sexual Assault

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Nov 02Categories: Recent Win

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...

Conspiracy Charges Dismissed Against Criminal Defendant in Lowell

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Oct 22Categories: Recent Win

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...

Minor in Possession of Alcohol: No Criminal Complaint Issued

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Aug 15Categories: Juvenile Defense, Recent Win

Criminal convictions related to alcohol can have significant legal and collateral consequences, particularly for younger people. Even a misdemeanor conviction that results in nothing more than a fine and perhaps community service can limit a person’s educational...

Appeals Court Reverses Client’s Convictions

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Aug 12Categories: Recent Win

In August of 2015 Keren Goldenberg experienced what she described as a “highlight” in her career when she drove to visit one of her favorite clients in prison to tell him that his convictions had been reversed by the Appeals Court. Her client...

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