Daniel de Abreu

About Daniel

With two decades of experience as a skilled practitioner in and out of the courtroom, Daniel de Abreu handles general business litigation, including municipal and land use matters, criminal defense, and appeals. He appears regularly in Massachusetts courts. Prior to joining the firm, Dan was the First Assistant City Solicitor for the City of Taunton. In his eight years with the City, he provided counsel on a range of matters including procurement, public works projects, contracts and zoning law. He represented the City, in court or as in-house counsel, in the defense of civil rights and tort claims made against the City. He previously was in private practice with a focus on civil litigation and criminal defense. Dan represents clients at all stages of criminal proceedings, including show cause hearings, arraignment and bail hearings, pretrial motion hearings including evidentiary motions to suppress, and jury trials in District and Superior Court. When appropriate, Dan represents clients during plea negotiations. He has substantial experience in post-conviction appeals. He also handles matters involving abuse prevention orders and harassment prevention orders (both of which are often referred to as restraining orders). Recently, after a police department had applied for a criminal complaint for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, to wit, a firearm, Dan persuaded a Clerk-Magistrate not to issue a complaint against his client, through prompt investigation and thorough preparation.

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Edmund J Brennan Jr

Partner-in-charge of the Taunton office

Benjamin M Scungio

Co-Managing Partner

Thomas S Hemmendinger

Jon M Anderson

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