Scully & Lagos are experienced, aggressive criminal defense lawyers who have successfully defended clients in Clerk's Hearings in district courts throughout Massachusetts.

If you have been summonsed to appear at a Clerk's Hearing, also called a Probable Cause Hearing, you have a chance to win your case before it even gets to Arraignment. This means that it would not appear on your record as a criminal case.

A Clerk's Hearing is an informal hearing at the Court before a final decision on criminal charges has been brought.  It is usually off the record in a conference room at the Clerk's office.  Some courts create a more formal recorded proceeding.  You have a right to be represented by counsel at this proceeding and taking advantage of that right can make all the difference.  Many cases are settled before the Clerk's Hearing even happens.  In many other cases a good defense can be presented at the hearing, convincing the Clerk to not even issue a Complaint.  Getting ahead of the hearing is essential.

Below Is a Survey of Recent Cases Successfully Defended by Scully & Lagos

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Commonwealth v. John Doe, Plymouth District Court
Complaint Not IssuedDomestic Assault and Battery

  

Commonwealth v. John Doe, Boston Municipal Court
Possession of a Fake ID Card Complaint Not Issued
Under 21 Possession of Alcohol Complaint Not Issued

  

Commonwealth v. John Doe, Plymouth District Court
Complaint Not IssuedImproper Storage of a Firearm

 

Commonwealth v. John Doe, Plymouth District Court
Complaint Not IssuedAssault and Battery

 

Commonwealth v. John Doe, Quincy District Court 
Complaint Not IssuedLarceny

 

Commonwealth v. John Doe, Hingham District Court
Complaint Not IssuedLeaving the Scene of an Accident

 

Commonwealth v. John Doe, Boston Municipal Court
Complaint Not IssuedLarceny

 

Commonwealth v. John Doe, Brockton District Court
Complaint Not IssuedOUI - Drugs

 

Commonwealth v. John Doe, Brockton District Court
Complaint Not IssuedShoplifting

 

Commonwealth v. John Doe, Plymouth District Court
Complaint Not IssuedMinor in Possession of Alcohol

 

Commonwealth v. John Doe, Taunton District Court
Complaint Not IssuedThreats

 

Commonwealth v. John Doe, Dorchester District Court
Complaint Not IssuedAssault

 

Commonwealth v. John Doe, South Boston District Court
Complaint Not IssuedSolicitation