James Haynes
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Licensed for 12 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Business
Language
English
About
I graduated from Wabash College in 1998, which I attended as an Eli Lilly Fellow, and I received Distinction – the highest grade awarded – on the comprehensive examinations in both my majors, Political Science and English. After graduating, I spent several years working as a newspaper reporter. I worked for a variety of papers, both weekly and daily, throughout the Boston area and suburbs. My last few years were spent primarily as a politics reporter and as a courts and police reporter. I also honed my skills as an investigator (back in the days before one could simply Google up an answer...) and learned to love, or at least developed a significant tolerance for, document digging and paper chasing. The experience made me an avid researcher and interviewer, a diligent and skilled investigator, and a cogent, precise and analytical writer. I received my law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in 2009. During law school, I was a member of the school's law journal, was a research assistant for Professor Wendy Parmet, and was a judicial intern for the Hon. Raymond Brassard of the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and was a law clerk for the National Security Archive, Hrones, Garrity & Hedges, LLP, and Krokidas & Bluestein, LLP. Despite graduating into what might be charitably described as a challenging legal economy, I was able to develop my skills as an attorney. In the absence of a post-graduation job, I basically made my own by working as a freelance attorney. The pay was frequently lousy, but I did actual lawyer work (as opposed to document-review) and cobbled together a number of interesting assignments, working for a variety of talented attorneys. By the time I was hired as an associate, I’d helped try a criminal case in federal court, written several appeals, worked on murders, complex drug conspiracies, gun cases, civil rights cases, done state and federal sentencing advocacy, and helped a few friends form and register their businesses. I am now an associate at Hedges and Tumposky, LLP. I work on criminal matters – I am a bar advocate in Suffolk County, and do appellate work for indigent defendants – and assist in the firm’s civil rights and employment law matters. I am a member of the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Suffolk Lawyers for Justice, and the New England Marathon Swimming Association.
Practices Areas
Criminal Defense
Business
Employment and labor
Civil Rights
Language
English
Contact
Reviews
Attorney Haynes acted as my court appointed defense attorney. He carefully explained each proceding and kept me updated on the status of the case continuously. He was understanding and helpful. He painstakingly researched the law and several cases for precedent in the state to prepare a motion for my case and was successful in getting it dismissed. He put an incredible amount of effort into my case! He always acted professionally and I could tell that he was well respected by his peers and the court officials. I would recommend him as an attorney without hesitation!
Attorney Haynes acted as my court appointed defense attorney. He carefully explained each proceding and kept me updated on the status of the case continuously. He was understanding and helpful. He painstakingly researched the law and several cases for precedent in the state to prepare a motion for my case and was successful in getting it dismissed. He put an incredible amount of effort into my case! He always acted professionally and I could tell that he was well respected by his peers and the court officials. I would recommend him as an attorney without hesitation!
Attorney Haynes acted as my court appointed defense attorney. He carefully explained each proceding and kept me updated on the status of the case continuously. He was understanding and helpful. He painstakingly researched the law and several cases for precedent in the state to prepare a motion for my case and was successful in getting it dismissed. He put an incredible amount of effort into my case! He always acted professionally and I could tell that he was well respected by his peers and the court officials. I would recommend him as an attorney without hesitation!