SPECIALIZING IN CRIMINAL LAW

boston LAW OFFICE OF JAMES BUDREAU boston

20 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 905, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116
PHONE (617)227-8558 FAX (617)338-9538

 


Attorney Profile

 

Criminal Law

Selected Verdicts & Cases
Trial
Federal Sentencing
State Sentencing
Appeals

 

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Federal and State Criminal Practice

Includes representation of individuals accused of white collar offenses, environmental and cyber crimes, mail fraud, money laundering offenses, firearm crimes, homicide, narcotic violations, oui and driving offenses as well as all major felonies in state and federal courts in Massachusetts and cities throughout the country. Appeals and habeas petitions in all federal courts. Cutting edge legal analysis on all areas including right to privacy, Gall, Booker, Crawford, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Fifth Amendment invocations, and Fourth Amendment search & seizure related issues.

Successful Verdicts

Mr. Budreau's recent successes include acquittals in a complex federal conspiracy and a state homicide case and the reversal of a federal conspiracy conviction in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He is also one of the few lawyers in the country to have won two separate acquittals for the same defendant charged with two separate and distinct homicides. See Selected Verdicts

In a landmark decision,, Mr. Budreau recently convinced a federal judge to quash a grand jury subpoena seeking the password from a client's computer by forcing him to type it in rather than verbally provide it. The Court agreed with the defense and found that even typing it would be testimonial as the password is not a physical key but a mental image which is, therefore, deserved of Fifth Amendment protections.

Appeals

Appellate cases tend to be much more academic oriented than trials. Mr. Budreau's academic background includes teaching at Harvard University School of Law and Northeastern University School of Law and a judicial clerkship. This experience together with his trial background has led to success as an post-conviction lawyer including recent reversals in the United States Court of Appeals for the First and Eleventh Circuits as well as the granting of new trials in various jurisdictions. See Appeals

Representation Designed To Your Needs

Mr. Budreau has litigated major fraud cases involving allegations of $50 million in tax fraud, $25 million in mortgage fraud and tens of million in corporate theft. Mr. Budreau has also litigated civil complaints involving allegations of patent infringement, environmental regulatory misfeasance and employment discrimination.

Mr. Budreau also works with a team of federal lawyers who are all specialists in the criminal trial and appellate fields. These lawyers are experienced and successful trial practitioners who, as a group, have litigated hundreds of criminal cases and scores of appeals. This group of lawyers is among the best in the country and have won acquittals, obtained dismissals and reversed convictions in complex white collar, conspiracy, major felony and serious misdemeanor cases throughout the United States. If your case requires more than one lawyer, Mr. Budreau can design a legal team to meet your company or family's needs.

 

 

Academic Experience:

Harvard University School of Law: 2003-2004; Northeastern University School of Law: 1988; Massachusetts Superior Court: Law Clerk 1989.

 

 

 

 

Bars

Mr. Budreau is a member of several state and federal bars including the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of Maine, the United States District Courts in Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont as well as the First and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal.

 

 

All Major Credit Cards Accepted

 

 

 

 


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