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What Happens If You Miss Your Clerk Magistrate Hearing in Massachusetts?
What happens if you miss your clerk magistrate hearing in Massachusetts? It can be the difference between stopping a case before it appears on your record and facing a full criminal proceeding in District Court. If you’ve already missed your hearing, or are worried you might, here’s what you need to know and what you […]

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Why We Don’t Take the First Offer: How Persistence Saved a Client’s Career
A recent assault and battery on a family or household case resulting in a rare 1-year pretrial probation in Cambridge District Court is a clear example of why persistence matters and what can happen when a Boston criminal defense attorney William J. Manchinton, Jr., refuses to settle for “good enough.” In this domestic assault and […]

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What Does It Mean When a Complaint Is Held Open Following A Clerk Magistrate Hearing?
If you’ve been through a clerk magistrate hearing in Massachusetts, you may have left with what feels like an unresolved outcome. The complaint was neither issued nor dismissed outright. Instead, it was “held open.” This result can feel uncertain, and for good reason: it comes with real conditions and real consequences if things go wrong. […]

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The 4-Day Rule: Requesting a Clerk Magistrate Hearing After a Motor Vehicle Citation
If you received a citation for a criminal motor vehicle offense in Massachusetts, there is a deadline you need to know about immediately. Under M.G.L. c. 90C, § 3(B)(2), you have just four days from the date of the violation to request a clerk magistrate hearing before a criminal complaint issues against you. Miss that […]

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What Is a GAL in a Massachusetts Divorce or Custody Case?
If you are going through a contested divorce or custody dispute in Massachusetts and children are involved, you may hear a judge or attorney mention the possibility of a Guardian ad Litem, commonly called a GAL. For most people, the term is unfamiliar and the process is abstract. Here is a plain-language explanation of what […]

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