Law Office of James Budreau — Boston Massachusetts (MA) Criminal Lawyer | Mortgage Fraud Lawyer | Legal Services | Defense | Attorneys | Burlington VT

The Law Office of James Budreau is a Boston based firm that specializes in complex criminal trials, appeals and related civil litigation throughout Massachusetts and the northeast. Areas of practice include:

Financial crimes including mortgage, bank and tax fraud
Cases where identification is a core issue at trial
Technology based crimes and forensic investigations
Homicide, manslaughter and other crimes against the person
Complex conspiracies and narcotic trafficking cases
Specialize in Federal Guidelines and Sentencing
Trials and appeals in state and federal court
Mistaken Identifications and those wrongly accused

James Budreau, who taught at Harvard Law School, has been trying and winning complex criminal cases for the last twenty years. Known for cutting edge use of technology and forensic experts, exhaustive investigations and effective trial tactics, Mr. Budreau has successfully defended clients charged in courtrooms throughout Massachusetts and federal courts throughtout the country.

Preparation, persistence and persuasion are at the core of Mr. Budreau's practice and those values translate into quality representation at all levels. He has been AV rated by Martindale Hubble for the last fifteen years. Click for examples of federal and state cases defended by Mr. Budreau.

Boston, Massachusetts • Burlington, Vermont
Portland, Maine • Concord, New Hampshire
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Contact James Budreau at 617.338.5566 (Ext 113) for a completely confidential consultation.

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ID Cases: The Experts
Testimony from identification experts is becoming more common and acceptable under Daubert standards. Courts are recognizing that jurors routinely overestimate the reliability of eyewitness identifications.
The Statistics and Research
In the last decade over 250 people convicted of murder and rape have been exonerated through DNA testing. More remarkable is the fact that 75% of these convictions were based upon "confident" and "reliable" identifications. Half of these cases involved "multiple" witness identifications. Untold others are wrongly convicted in cases where no DNA is available to exonerate them.
Innovative Legal Approaches
Presenting an expert requires experience, knowing the law of the jurisdiction and what the forensic studies show about the particular factor at issue. This is an evolving area of science and law that requires the best forensic scientists and legal team to present this defense.
Specialized Legal Team
Our lawyers have tried dozens of ID cases. Jim Budreau has won two separate first degree homicide cases for the same cleint where the reliability of the ID was the core issue. He has taught at Harvard Law School and speaks at legal seminars in Massachusetts about trial techniques including the use of ID experts.

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