
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 40 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).
- 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
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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.
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- Suffolk University Law School
- J.D. (1984) | Criminal law, student lawyer clinical program, labor and employment
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- Florida State Bar  # 642540
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- Massachusetts State Bar  # 544172
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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
- Q. How to clear mother's name on wrong traffic citation in MA?
- A: Your son in law must attend the hearing in June, and answer when that case when his mothers name is called. If possible, bring the envelope and save it that the MV citation was mailed in. By law, tickets are supposed to be issued in hand at the time and place of the MV stop unless it is within 3 exemptions, and I don't see them in this scenario. G. L. c. 90C, § 2.
What they must have done is it auto entered the registration data on the ticket that issued, instead of the license produced when stopped. The mothers name may have appeared 1st on the registration, I am guessing. It might make sense to bring a copy of the registration in as well. Stop calling the clerk, as you are only ... Read More
- Q. What should I do after receiving a notice for a magistrate's hearing for assault and battery in MA?
- A: A & B is a misdemeanor, and you are entitled to have this preliminary hearing. The law states that you are entitled to be heard personally, or through counsel. Usually an attorney would relate all the information to the clerk that you would otherwise testify to. However, some clerks might prefer testimony, and it varies from Court to Court.
The clerk's hearing is really a two (2) part process. The first part is ordinarily presented by a police prosecutor to the clerk, and is presented so the clerk can determine whether there is probable cause "PC" to believe you committed a crime. The clerk may have questions about the facts or the report as well. Then the proceeding ... Read More
- Q. Officer threatened me during a traffic stop; seeking damages and accountability.
- A: This seems pretty outrageous as you describe it! There are other ways to press the complaint, epending on how you already went about it, which you do not describe. You can also file a complaint at the POST Commission here: https://policecomplaints.mass.gov/complaint and let them look into it, or write up the chronology and file a complaint with the Town Manager if the police dept did not take it seriously. One thing you may want to consider is whether you live in the community where this officer acted, or drive through it, or are likley to bump into him again. If any of those things might happen, I suggest you speak to an attorney 1st to determine if there are any pitfalls to filing a formal ... Read More