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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


  

Commonwealth v. John Doe, Plymouth District Court
Complaint Not Issued
Domestic 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 Issued
Improper Storage of a Firearm

 

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

 

Commonwealth v. John Doe, Quincy District Court 
Complaint Not Issued
Larceny

 

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

 

Commonwealth v. John Doe, Boston Municipal Court
Complaint Not Issued
Larceny

 

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

 

Commonwealth v. John Doe, Brockton District Court
Complaint Not Issued
Shoplifting

 

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

 

Commonwealth v. John Doe, Taunton District Court
Complaint Not Issued
Threats

 

Commonwealth v. John Doe, Dorchester District Court
Complaint Not Issued
Assault

 

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

 

CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS SCULLY & LAGOS serves clients in Boston, Massachusetts, and across the state, including the cities and towns of: Amesbury, Andover, Avon, Belmont, Beverly, Boxford, Braintree, Brookline, Burlington, Cambridge, Canton, Carlisle, Cohasset, Concord, Danvers, Dedham, Dorchester, Dover, Framingham, Franklin, Gloucester, Haverhill, Holbrook, Ipswich, Lexington, Lincoln, Lynn, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Marlborough, Marshfield, Medfield, Medway, Melrose, Methuen, Middleton, Millis, Natick, Needham, Newburyport, Newton, Norwood, Peabody, Plymouth, Quincy, Randolph, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Scituate, Sharon, Sherborn, Stoughton, Sudbury, Swampscott, Topsfield, Walpole, Wayland, Wellesley, Weston, Weymouth, Winchester and Cape Cod.

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