In Suffolk Counties and throughout Massachusetts, an assault and battery charge can result in serious jail time and fines for a defendant. The state vigorously prosecutes such crimes and defendants must ensure that you are properly represented in such cases.

When accused of misdemeanor or felony assault and battery, which involves being charged with threatening and/or causing bodily harm to another person, clients depend on Boston Criminal Defense Attorney Michael DelSignre for the experienced and aggressive legal representation they need to protect their freedom and their rights.

Boston Criminal Defense Lawyer Michael DelSignore serves clients who have been charged with a violent crime involving injury to another person and are being prosecuted in a district court of Massachusetts in and around Boston and Cambridge, Brighton, Brookline, Newton, Chelsea, Worcester, Framingham, Dorchester and Lowell.

His experience as a defense attorney dealing with violent crimes allows Michael DelSignore to properly and vigorously defend complex assault and battery charges, which can involve a wide range of mitigating factors. Most involve significant jail or prison sentences if convicted. By becoming involved in the very earliest stages of a client's assault and battery case, Boston Criminal Defense Attorney DelSignore can use his knowledge and experience to seek a reduction or dismissal of the charges. If contacted early enough, he may even be successful in preventing charges from being filed in the first place.

As a professional litigator, Michael DelSignore has successfully represented Suffolk and Middlesex county clients charged in all types of assault and battery cases, including either “intentional assault and battery” or “reckless assault and battery” as a felony or misdemeanor. And if the charges are enhanced by any additional factors, such as seriousness of the injury and whether or not a weapon was used, Criminal Defense Attorney DelSignore is well-prepared to aggressively take on any type of charge, including assault on an elderly person or child, indecent assault, or assault on a police officer or emergency worker.

Boston Criminal Defense Lawyer Michael DelSignore will combat a state's case of assault and battery throughout the entire legal process, weighing legitimate defenses, such as self–defense, as he seeks a dismissal or reduction of the charges or prepares a case for trial.

Because the state must prove that you came into contact with an accuser without provocation or legitimate reason, in many cases such charges rely upon the statements of the parties involved. Often, Criminal Defense Attorney DelSignore will know when to simply object to the nature or type of assault and battery charge or challenge the evidence in a case, winning judgment by showing that a client was inappropriately charged or insufficient evidence existed to warrant a criminal charge. In other cases, a witness or alleged victim is simply not believable.

In cases involving assault and battery with a dangerous weapon charges, which is a serious felony that can lead to prison time of up to 10 years, Boston Criminal Defense Lawyer Michael DelSignore can persuasively challenge a claim that the defendant used a deadly weapon, which can include anything from a knife to a gun and from a vehicle to a baseball bat. Criminal Defense Attorney DelSignore's experience with dangerous weapons cases gives him the skill to defend a client and secure a reduction or dismissal of the weapons count in some cases, which will at the very least drastically reduce the penalty for the assault and battery charge.

In Boston; Suffolk and Middlesex counties; and throughout Massachusetts, the outcome of a serious assault and battery case can have lasting consequences on your freedom, your livelihood, your finances and your family.

If you have been charged with assault and battery in Massachusetts, contact Boston Criminal Defense Lawyer Michael DelSignore at (617) 694-6287 for a free and confidential consultation to discuss your defense, 24 hours a day, seven days a week including holidays.

Call assault and battery Boston Criminal Defense Attorney Michael DelSignore at (617) 694-6287.