December 13, 2013

• Steven Topazio wrote this May 5, 2014 at 4:30 am

The client, a 46-year old pharmaceutical professional, was arrested after getting into an argument with his wife after he threw a heavy book at her, hired Boston Domestic Violence Lawyer Steven J. Topazio to represent him. The client, who was in the United States on a work Visa, also faced the possibility of adverse immigration consequences that would follow a felony conviction. To make matters worse, following the incident, the client’s wife obtained a restraining order against him preventing him from any contact with her. Attorney Topazio filed a motion to modify the restraining order when he learned the wife moved out to the marital home. Attorney Topazio was successful in getting the court to modify to restraining order, which gave Attorney Topazio an opportunity to conference the case with the assigned prosecutor. The prosecutor involved in the case however would not dismiss the charges since the wife was on board with the prosecution and a cooperating witness who wanted the client to plead guilty to avoid jail time. Attorney Topazio requested that the wife be summonsed to court at the next pre-trial date so as to give him the opportunity to speak with her if she was willing to speak with him. After speaking with the wife, the wife exerted her marital privilege in court so as to not be forced to testify against her husband which the court accepted. Today, Attorney Topazio persuaded the court to dismiss the case against his client.