Lovins & Metcalf represents individuals accused of committing felonies and misdemeanors in district, superior, and appellate courts in the greater Boston area and across Massachusetts. We vigorously defend clients at all stages of the criminal process, including investigations, clerk magistrate hearings, arraignments, bail appeals and bail revocation proceedings, discovery and motion practice, plea negotiations, trials, sentencing hearings, appeals, post-conviction advocacy, and probation violations. Practice areas with which Lovins & Metcalf has substantial experience include:  

• Drug Offenses

• Firearm and Weapons Offenses

• Domestic Crimes and Restraining Orders

• OUI and Motor Vehicle Offenses 

• Violent Crimes

• White Collar, Fraud, and Other Financial Crimes 

• Theft and Property Crimes

• Sex Offenses

• Public Order Offenses 

In addition to defending clients formally accused of or charged with committing a crime, we frequently represent individuals to protect their interests during police questioning and investigations, to resolve outstanding criminal-related matters, and to remove barriers of collateral consequences from their involvement in the criminal justice system. Representative matters include: 

• Police Interviews and Questioning 

• Government Investigations

• Internal Investigations

• Juvenile Offenses 

• Student Misconduct and Discipline

• Probation Violation / Surrender Hearings

• Warrant / Court Default Removal Hearings

• Sex Offender Classification, Registration, and Termination

• Criminal Record Sealing and Expungement 

• Civil Commitment Hearings

Civil Litigation

Appeals