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Should I have an attorney at my probation violation hearing?

In Massachusetts, I would say you’re basically crazy if you don’t have an attorney represent you in a probation violation. As a matter of fact, very often, you have an absolute right to be represented and if you can’t afford an attorney you’re indigent and the court will assign you somebody. But, the fact is, even if that‘s not the case, and you don’t qualify for court-appointed counsel, you got to have an attorney that’s experienced in dealing with probation violation hearings. They’re they’re animals in and of themselves, different from other criminal cases. And, without that representation, you’re probably going on a voyage. I’m Sam Goldberg, lead counsel for criminal defense matters, at Altman and Altman in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I have twenty-five years of experience. If you’re in trouble and you need someone in your corner, who cares, and will fight for you, give me a call.

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attorney: Altman & Altman, LLP

Is it a probation violation to leave the state of Massachusetts?

If you're on probation in Massachusetts, you have to do what the probation officer tells you to do. If it appears to you to be something that's unreasonable, you can hire counsel you can bring it before the judge, but absenting that you have to do what the probation officer tells you to do. That includes whether or not you can leave the state, usually depending upon the circumstances you can't, but you can't do it unless the probation knows and has OK'd it otherwise it is a violation of probation. I'm Sam Golberg lead counsel for criminal defence matters at ALTMAN & ALTMAN in Cambridge Massacusetts. I have 25 years of experience, if you're in trouble and you need someone in your corner who cares and will fight for you, give me a call.

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attorney: Altman & Altman, LLP

Can I avoid jail after a probation violation?

It is absolutely possible to be incarcerated after a probation surrendered hearing. What's going to make the difference - frankly your defence, because the facts are really quite simple. You've violated probation, now with the right representation, perhaps you can either show, number one: you didn't violate it, or you didn't mean to violate it or there is a particular reason that it was violated and here's the reason that it wouldn't happen again. You need an experienced attorney who's handled probation violations to realize how to defend you, because it's different from other cases. I'm attorney Sam Golberg, lead counsel at Altman & Altman in Cambridge Massachusetts. I have 25 years of experience. If you're in trouble and you need someone in your corner who cares and will fight for you, gimme a call.

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attorney: Altman & Altman, LLP