Attorney Sabrina Bonanno practices in courts across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Her practice includes criminal defense, hearings before the Sex Offender Registry Board, and on appeal in G.L. c. 30A actions in Superior Court. She has represented clients in a range of criminal cases including first-degree murder, embezzlement, bank robbery, sex trafficking, drug trafficking, drug possession, sexual assault, computer crimes such as possession, dissemination, and production of child pornography, assault and battery, criminal harassment, domestic violence, Harassment Prevention Orders, Restraining Orders, Petitions to Seal a Record, Abuse Prevention Orders and 209A Violations. She also represents clients before the Sex Offender Registry Board for initial classification hearings, reclassification hearings, and termination hearings. When applicable, she also handles the appeal from an adverse decision by SORB in Superior Court. There are many cases where she has represented a client during their criminal case and also at their initial classification hearing or reclassification hearing if they have been accused/convicted of a new offense.
Attorney Bonanno provides intelligent, experienced, and zealous representation in court and before SORB. She understands the impact of being charged with a crime and/or being required to register as a sex offender has on a person’s personal and professional life. She strives to ensure her clients understand the process and helps them navigate through a system that often seems unfair and stacked against them. Her commitment, perseverance, and unwavering advocacy on behalf of her clients has ensured her clients receive the best possible outcome.
Attorney Bonanno attended Dennis-Yarmouth High School on Cape Cod and later attended Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida where she received her Bachelor’s Degree. Sabrina went on to graduate from New England Law Boston Magna Cum Laude. She was a member of the New England Law Review and is a Published Author.
Attorney Bonanno began working at Sweeney & Associates, LLC (formerly Sullivan & Sweeney) as a law clerk in 2009. Her whole career has been spent on high-level criminal matters working side by side with experienced and well-respected attorneys. She has been co-counsel on four First Degree Murder cases and has been co-counsel on countless other serious felony cases. More importantly, Sabrina has successfully tried many of her own cases. She is well-versed in criminal law and hearings before SORB.
She is the current President of the Bar Association of Norfolk County, Vice Chair of the Criminal Justice Section Council of the MBA, and on the Board of Directors of the Plymouth District Bar Association. Sabrina also co-chaired the Clemency Task Force as part of her work on the Criminal Justice Section Council. The resolutions drafted by the Clemency Task Force were passed by the MBA’s House of Delegates and were in large part incorporated into Governor Healy’s Executive Clemency Guidelines.
Click HERE to listen to a podcast about clemency in which Sabrina Bonanno was interviewed.
Sabrina Bonanno has been Selected to the 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Massachusetts Rising Star list by Super Lawyers. Only 2.5% of attorneys in Massachusetts are selected each year after a thorough vetting process by Super Lawyers.
Education:
- New England Law, Boston, Massachusetts
- Law Review: New England Law Review, Published Author
- Flagler College, Saint Augustine
Memberships:
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section Council, Vice Chair
- Massachusetts Bar Association’s Clemency Task Force, Co-chair
- Bar Association of Norfolk County, President
- Plymouth District Bar Association, Board of Directors, Past President
- New England Law Review, Member, Published Author
