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  • 2024
    • October
      • Sweeney & Associates Announces Sabrina E. Bonanno As Its Newest Partner
  • 2023
    • August
      • How Can a Drunk Driving Conviction Affect Your Life in the Long-Term?
    • July
      • Modifying Child Custody Orders in Massachusetts: When and How to Seek Changes
      • Mistakes to Avoid After Divorce
    • May
      • Divorce and Domestic Violence: Protecting Yourself and Your Children
  • 2021
    • December
      • Richard J. Sweeney Is a 2021 Boston Magazine Top Lawyers Winner
  • 2020
    • May
      • Restraining Orders in the Age of COVID-19
    • March
      • Crisis in the Courts: COVID-19 Causes Significant Disruptions to Court Proceedings
    • January
      • New Massachusetts Hands Free Cell Phone Law
  • 2019
    • November
      • The Importance of Remaining Silent
    • October
      • How to Cope When a Loved One is Charged with a Crime
    • September
      • The Dangers of Internet Encounters
    • July
      • Possible Criminal Case Results in Massachusetts
    • June
      • Peeping Toms, Upskirting, and the Punishment for Recording Someone
      • Negligent Operation and Drunk Driving
    • May
      • Operation Playpen: The court weighs in on whether the FBI was right to run a child pornography website
      • Learner’s Permit Violations
    • April
      • Do I Need an Attorney If I’m Guilty?
    • March
      • How To Stay Out Of Trouble On A Holiday
    • February
      • What's the Difference Between Criminal and Civil Harassment under Massachusetts Law?
    • January
      • What 2019 May Bring for Massachusetts Marijuana Laws & Regulations
  • 2018
    • November
      • Attorney Richard Sweeney Talks His Legal Career & Police Background During Radio Show
    • July
      • Rape: Definitions, Penalties, and Collateral Consequences
    • May
      • Criminal Justice Reform Part III: Changes to Conditions of Probation and Violations of Probation
      • Massachusetts 2018 Criminal Justice Reform Act Changes the Penalties in Mass OUI Laws
    • April
      • Massachusetts Law on Indecent Assault & Battery
    • March
      • Probation Violations in District Court
      • Modifications of Divorce Agreements in Massachusetts Family Courts
      • Massachusetts Habitual Traffic Offender Suspensions
      • Defense Against Child Pornography Charges
    • February
      • DIVORCE: ALIMONY FACTORS IN MASSACHUSETTS
      • Amicable Divorces
    • January
      • Unexpected Consequence of Operating Under the Influence
      • Fun Facts about Trafficking and Other Drug Crime in Massachusetts
  • 2017
    • December
      • Massachusetts Sobriety Checkpoints
    • November
      • Pre-Gaming: Students Charged with Possession of a Fake ID, Underage Drinking or Other Criminal Charges.
    • October
      • How to be Successful at Clerk Magistrate's Hearing
      • Halloween: Having Fun While Avoiding Criminal Charges
    • September
      • Changes Made to Calculation of Child Support
      • Field Sobriety Tests Lose Importance in OUI Marijuana Cases
      • College Students' Legal Guide
    • August
      • Testifying Before a Grand Jury
    • July
      • Sexual Assault and the Defense of Consent
    • June
      • Abuse Prevention Orders and Harassment Prevention Orders
      • Drug Crimes and How to Fight the Charges
    • May
      • The Implication of Criminal Charges on Your Family
      • New Legislation involving Sexting and Revenge Porn
      • Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB) Hearings
    • April
      • Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board
    • March
      • Statutory Rape and Sex Education for High School Students
    • February
      • Massachusetts Breathalyzer Test Results Flawed Between June 2012 and September 2014
      • Child Pornography and the Changing Legal Landscape
      • When Criminal Charges Lead to a Civil Lawsuit
  • 2015
    • March
      • Massachusetts Police Crack Down on Texting while Driving
      • Celebrating St Patrick's Day in South Boston or Downtown? Drinking??
  • 2013
    • November
      • Sealing a criminal record in Massachusetts
      • Family Law, Divorce, Mediation
      • Child Pornography Laws
      • The Insanity Defense
    • April
      • Possession of a Fake ID - Loss Of License in Massachusetts
    • January
      • What Happens If You Get Arrested in Massachusetts
      • Massachusetts Drunk Driving Law
      • Massachusetts Hardships License
  • 2012
    • October
      • Search and Seizure
    • September
      • New England Patriots, UMass Football and Gillette Stadium Concert fans are being arrested in record numbers.
      • Massachusetts Habitual Traffic Offender
    • August
      • Child Pornography Investigations by Homeland Security
      • Massachusetts License to Carry a Firearm Denied Due To My Old Criminal Record
    • June
      • The New CORI Law and who can see my record
  • 2010
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      • Massachusetts Drug Lawyer
    • July
      • MASSACHUSETTS DUI DEFENSE: HOW TO AVOID A MASSACHUSETTS DRUNK DRIVING ARREST AND MASS DRUNK DRIVING ROADBLOCKS
    • June
      • Mass Criminal Law - Legal Information for College Students and Parents
      • Mass Motor Vehicle Laws, Ticket Appeals, Driver's License Suspensions and Fake IDs
    • March
      • Drug Crimes in Massachusetts - CEO or Student it's a Big Problem!
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      • What does it cost to hire a lawyer?
    • July
      • Elderly Driver Issues
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