Lissa McKinney
33 Years District and Superior Court throughout Massachusetts
Lissa McKinney graduated Suffolk University (1981) and Suffolk University Law School (1984) and started as a trial lawyer with the Committee for Public Counsel Services in Worcester and Boston. Her courtroom and trial experience spans 33 years and more than 1,000 bench or jury trials, probable cause hearings, restraining order hearings and evidentiary hearings. Lissa's practice concentrates on labor and employment law, personal injury, consumer fraud complaints, administrative hearings, and ALL matters of criminal defense.Out of the courtroom, she represent clients at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, Department of Employment and Training, DSS Fair Hearings, disciplinary hearings of licensed occupations, and firearms licensing appeals.
McKinney was an Adjunct Clinical Trial Practice Instructor at Suffolk University Law School where she supervised third year law students providing indigent criminal defense. She served as Staff Attorney for Suffolk Lawyers for Justice (SLJ), the Suffolk County bar advocate program assuring the quality of lawyers representing indigent criminal defendants. McKinney has also been a lecturer at various educational seminars sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), the Boston Bar Association, Suffolk County Bar Advocate Program, Suffolk Lawyers for Justice, and the Committee for Public Counsel Services, such as: District Court Bar Advocate Training; Essential Rules of Criminal Procedure; Trying Drug Cases in Massachusetts; Emerging Areas of Criminal Practice; Hot Tips for Trying Criminal Cases, Probation Violation Proceedings; Defending on a Shoestring; Pre-Trial Conference Rules; Evidence-Getting It In and Keeping It Out.
Lissa is a member of the Massachusetts Bar, the U.S. District Court for the First Circuit, & the Florida Bar,
Membership: Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL); Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA).
- Suffolk University Law School
- J.D. (1984) | Criminal law, student lawyer clinical program, labor and employment
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- Probation Surrenders, Boston
- Suffolk Lawyers for Justice (SLJ)
- Evidence: Getting it in-Keeping it Out, Boston
- Suffolk Lawyers for Justice (SLJ)
- Pre-Trial Conference Rules, Boston
- Suffolk Lawyers for Justice (SLJ)
- Defending on a Shoestring, Boston
- Suffolk Lawyers for Justice (SLJ)
- Essential Rules of Criminal Procedure, Boston
- Boston Bar Association
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Consumer law cases brought under MGL ch. 93A will include a claim for attorney fees. Efforts to recover costs and fees are always made in these cases, but not guaranteed. Accordingly, attorney fees on an hourly basis are billed pending resolution and recovery of fees.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Traffic Tickets
- Suspended License
- English
- Q. Why would a dismissed speeding violation still appear on RMV website as money owed?
- A: Most likely it was communicated wrong from the Court or someone else possibly used your name/ID and had another ticket. It is possible that you didn't pay the appeal fee as well and that is what is owed. If you defaulted on a speeding ticket your license would not be renewed until it was cleared up. You need to get a copy of your MA license record and see if it is the same ticket. If it is, then you need to go to the Court, in person if possible, and get a copy/abstract of that ticket hearing. Usually when you leave the hearing the Court clerk will give you a copy of the result. Even if the clerk's papers aren't still there after 1 year, the Court recording of the hearing with the judge will be and that will be the evidence that it was submitted incorrectly. Good luck.
- Q. is it legal to take a bus stop sign off the ground if there's already a replacement up in place?
- A: Of course it is! You stole a sign that belonged to the city that was doing replacements. Whether it was trash or not or abandoned might be e defense if you are accused or get caught. If it was lying there for months it may have been begging to be taken but it did not belong to you and you did not ask the owner if you could have it. In MA, theft of something under $1200 is a misdemeanor.
- Q. Where can I find a traffic lawyer that will not charge me an arm and a leg to help me?
- A: Typically the RMV sends the suspension notice to the license address on file. If you moved and failed to change the address, that is why you may not have been notified. Three (3) speeding tix in 2 years or any 5 moving offenses result in suspension. If you are lucky you are getting a Notice for a clerk's hearing. If it is a Notice of an Arraignment then you could have other issues. Go to the RMV and get a copy of your registry driving history. That will enable any lawyer looking at it to assist in the resolution. I am not sure what kind of legal fees you are hearing, but diminishing the work and value of a lawyer won't help you. There are many factors that go into the fee structures, and it is a whole lot less expensive to look for success before a criminal arraignment, as that will surely double the fee. As a practical matter, the fees are not just based on your particular issue, or the time involved, which can be substantial. They include the lost opportunity cost as the lawyer cannot take any other work that morning or afternoon, as well as the waiting around time for your case to be called. In addition, these days, simple cases can take all day as the Court constantly stops and starts where all people are working remotely. If it is a clerk's hearing you are noticed for, invest now and it will save you later. Good luck