06/01/2026
A recent very nice review was left for me on Avvo. The situation was unusual. My client exercised self defense and it seemed the state police could see it was probably justified but, as they often do, wanted to leave it up to the courts. So they requested a summons to both parties to a clerk magistrate hearing. The clerk however issued a complaint against both parties for felonies. Now, the general rule that all lawyers and judges know is that there is no right to a hearing for a felony (unlike a misdemeanor for which you aren't arrested which usually requires one.) But there is a lesser known special provision for when the police request a hearing on a felony which provides that the court must conduct a hearing. After much explaining, and citing the guide issued by the trial court, the case was dismissed. Recently, the client's firearm license was also restored too.
"Amazing and Efficient! Neil is a great guy, easy to talk to and extremely efficient. Neil took my case and went straight to work. And promptly got my case dismissed. He's no fuss and to the the letter of the law I appreciate him keeping me grounded and did not feed me false assurances. He was straight forward and a force in the courtroom. I recommend Neil to anyone that needs his expertise in those areas of law.
