Practice Areas

The practice of criminal law is no place for part-timers. The stakes are high. The Lane Law Office is a specialty criminal defense firm, period

Along with a narrow criminal-law focus comes a depth of practice experience in nearly every area of criminal law. Attorney Lane has defended clients charged with crimes including :

Motor vehicle offenses

  • Operating under the influence of alcohol, or BAC over .08% – “drunk driving”
  • Operating under the influence of drugs – “drugged driving”
  • Negligent operation of a motor vehicle
  • Reckless operation of a motor vehicle
  • Operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license
  • Operating a motor vehicle with a license suspension due to an OUI
  • Homicide by negligent operation of a motor vehicle
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Various Criminal Charges

  • Assault and battery
    • on a family member – “domestic violence”
    • on a police officer or public employee
    • on a child, senior, pregnant and disabled person
  • Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon
  • Breaking and entering
  • Home invasion
  • Kidnapping
  • Resisting arrest
  • Robbery
  • Stalking
  • Threatening to commit a crime
  • Violating a harassment order or an abuse-prevention order, also called a “restraining order”

Drug Crimes

  • Possession of heroin, fentanyl, meth, crack cocaine and powder cocaine, mushrooms, opioid pills, unprescribed pills and others.
  • Distribution and trafficking of banned drugs
  • Possession of drugs with intent to sell them, including marijuana
  • School-zone drug crimes
  • Drug conspiracy

Sex Crimes

  • Indecent assault and batteries on children and adults
  • Rape
  • Disseminating or distributing obscene material
  • Failing to register as a sex offender
  • Intimidation of a witness – “witness tampering” or “obstructing justice”
  • Lewd public behavior
  • Sexual conduct for a fee – “prostitution”

Firearms Crimes

  • Possessing or carrying a firearm without a federal ID card or license
  • Possessing ammunition
  • Storing a firearm improperly
  • Defacing a firearm serial number, or receiving a firearm with one
  • Discharging a firearm near buildings
  • Carrying a dangerous weapon

Clerk-Magistrate’s hearings – sometimes referred to as “show-cause hearings”

Warrants

  • Defaults from missed court dates
  • Straight warrants due to missed first appearances
  • Warrants for violating conditions of pre-trial release
  • Warrants for violating conditions of probation

Serving all of Western Massachusetts