LOWN LAW FIRM

Criminal Defense & Personal Injury Law

ZACHARY LOWN

ATTORNEY AT LAW

MISSION

To listen carefully to you and to learn about your situation.

To work closely with you so that we are both fighting together to uphold your rights.

To fight for social justice and for laws that protect the rights of the less powerful.

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The advantage of a specialized law firm means that each client gets individual attention.
Every case is a "high priority" case. Telephone calls are returned within one business day and office meetings are encouraged.

YOU ARE THE PRIORITY

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Clients are confronted with a powerful government and a confusing legal process. As a matter of fairness, the client needs a highly skilled attorney.
Lown Law Firm’s aim is that you will take an active role in your case and that by doing so you will regain control over your life.

YOU PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE

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It is your life and you have the right to know what your lawyer is doing on your case. Attorney Lown will talk to you in a straight forward way that explains what we have to do and how we are going to do it.

YOU GET STRAIGHT TALK FROM YOUR LAWYER

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WHAT EXPERTS ARE SAYING

Attorney Lown is a skilled lawyer who fights avidly for each individual client.

- The Honorable Judge Leslie Harris (retired), Boston, MA

He is a zealous, committed, and thorough attorney.

- Attorney Michael Tumposky, Top Rated Criminal Defense Lawyer in Boston, MA

His steadfast commitment to his clients and passion for criminal defense show through in all of his work.

- Attorney Justin Drechsler, Massachusetts Trial Lawyer, Boston, MA

Zach is an attorney I can also call my friend. As my attorney 3/3 win.

Patrick, former client, from Facebook

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To be short and brief, in May of 2018 Zachary Lown helped me get my life back.

Clarence, former client, from AVVO.com

Attorney Lown is A Great Lawyer, He Has Helped My Family Through A Case That Seemed Tough But He Was Determined And Never Gave Up and Made Sure to Prove My Family Member’s Innocence And The Case Was Dismissed

Former Client, from Instagram

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CRIMINAL DEFENSE

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Do not talk about it to anyone other than your attorney. Anything you say, text, or post on social media will be twisted and used against you. A skilled prosecutor can usually take even the most innocent sounding statement and use it against you at trial. Call and begin preparing your defense.

If you were charged with a crime, or think you will be charged with a crime:

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You do not have to let them in, and you have the right to remain silent. ICE often present themselves as police officers. You do not have to allow any person to enter your home unless they have a warrant with your name on it. The warrant must be signed by a judge or magistrate. An ICE agent's signature does not give them access to enter your home. Ask to speak to a lawyer. Call to begin preparing your case.

If you are not a citizen and the police or immigration officials attempt to speak to you:

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🎊💥➡️ “Zachary Lown is a top-rated attorney who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts. Zachary Lown focuses on Criminal Defense, Personal Injury and Civil Rights.”

“Zachary Lown received Rising Stars designation for 2020 - 2023. He was selected for this honor subsequent to undergoing an evaluation of many different factors including peer recognition and professional achievement.”

➡️Dr. Cervantes’s patient, Hilda, suffered from kidney disease but because she lacked legal immigration status she was denied lifesaving dialysis treatment. Each week Hilda was admitted to the ER on the brink of death. Each week, her sons wondered if their mom would survive to the following weekend. Hilda finally decided to find adoptive parents for her boys so that they wouldn’t live in constant distress, and she stopped emergency dialysis. Ten years ago, Hilda died on Mother’s Day.

➡️Hilda’s doctor, Lila Cervantes, knew she faced a choice. “I didn’t know if I could change policy,” she stated, “but I knew I had to try.” Her campaign to provide Medicaid coverage to undocumented immigrants twice almost got her fired and nearly cost her career.

➡️Still, Dr. Cervantes pioneered groundbreaking research and later moved both Democrats and Republicans in her home state of Colorado to approve Medicaid coverage for kidney disease to undocumented persons. She built a cadre of doctors, developed talking points for both sides of the aisle, and as of today, has won passage of similar legislation in 20 states. Dr. Lila Cervantes is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Bernard Lown Award for Social Responsibility. 💥✊🏅

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, OTHER EVIDENCE PROVES RACIAL PROFILING: CASE DISMISSED.

➡️ A young man who was Black and had no prior record purchased a gun which he kept on him for safety. He never applied for a “license to carry.” Sometime later, a police officer followed him down Canton’s main commercial throughway, eventually pulling him over just as he arrived at his girlfriend’s job to pick her up from work. The officer later claimed that the reason for the stop was “following too close” to the car in front of him. The officer detained Attorney Lown’s client and recovered a gun from his jacket pocket.

➡️ Lown’s statistical expert analyzed every traffic stop completed by this officer in the previous 4 years. Relying on US census data as well as direct observation of motorists in three different parts of town, the statistician accounted for nearly every possible variation regarding the racial mix of drivers on that Canton street on any given day. He ran 10,000 simulations using different racial variations which accounted for Canton’s demographics, that of its surrounding towns, the towns’ relative population size, the likely number of drivers vs. non-drivers, and the likelihood regarding each town’s contribution to the driving population of Canton. (Looking only at census data, Canton’s population is 9.8% Black while 29.5% of the arresting officer’s stops were of Black drivers).

➡️ Ultimately, this data showed that the percentage of Black drivers whom this officer stopped far exceeded every possible, fair representation of Canton’s Black driving population on any given day. In other words: race played a factor. After Attorney Lown provided this devastating evidence the prosecutor’s office voluntarily dismissed the case. ⚖️💪💥

TWO CASES DROPPED AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS

In two separate cases involving different women, an abusive boyfriend stashed his gun in his girlfriend’s car just prior to getting stopped by the police. There was little evidence that either woman had ever handled much less owned a gun, yet the Suffolk County DA’s office charged both with helping the boyfriend to transport an illegal firearm. ➡️ Both were mothers and the charges carried mandatory jail time and, as a potential consequence, forced removal from their children. ➡️ Lown hired a “battered women’s expert” to explain why a person conditioned to abuse is more likely to succumb to pressure.

➡️ The first case took three years and a mis-trial before the DA finally agreed to drop the case. The second case took two years of litigation, court dates and moral pressure but ultimately the DAs office agreed to drop the charges. Both women suffered greatly under the constant threat of prosecution.

“I want to thank the Suffolk County DA’s office and especially two of the prosecutors who worked on this for keeping an open mind and for ultimately deciding to do the right thing,” Lown said.

DIGITAL RE-CREATION EXONERATES LOWN’S CLIENT

Four Boston police officers identified Attorney Lown’s client “Brian” as an armed robber based on surveillance video. One identifying officer claimed to have known Brian for 20 years. ➡️ At the time Brian was 42 years old, had no criminal convictions and worked at a Boston housing development’s community center with at-risk youth. ➡️ Because police officers observed Brian interacting with youth who the police alleged were gang members the police used these “documented associations” to label Brian as a gang member himself and entered him in their permanent “Gang Database.”

Attorney Lown and his investigators not only defended Brian in court, they accumulated enough evidence to prove who the real suspect was. Finally, by subpoenaing the surveillance videos and dressing Brian as the robbery suspect, Lown’s team was able to reenact the robbery, a digital recreation which revealed obvious physical differences between Brian and the robber. ➡️➡️ One year later, the DA’s office agreed to drop the case. 💪👏

➡️Dr. Altaf Saadi’s family escaped the Saddam Hussein government, migrated to Iran, and eventually to the US. ➡️Moved by her own personal experience, as a neurologist in Boston she now leads Mass General’s asylum clinic. Her work has led to dozens of asylum cases being granted. She later debunked the junk science behind a phony diagnosis called “excited delirium” which police officers had used to describe the people they arrested so as to justify deadly force. To name but a few of her accomplishments….💪💪💪

Said Dr. Saadi: “When I tell people about the work that I do, a common reaction is, ‘Wow, that’s so depressing,’ or ‘Wow, that’s so hard…’ In fact, it is inspiring. It infuses me with purpose. How could I not be inspired by the resiliency of the individuals I serve?”

🎉👏Congratulations to Dr. Altaf Saadi for receiving this year’s Bernard Lown Award for Social Responsibility, 2023!🎊👏

Attorney Lown won a not guilty verdict - his sixth straight - after a trial before a judge on a DUI case in Framingham.

➡️➡️Lown’s client was almost 70 years old and was in his own driveway and walking into his home when a police officer stopped him at his front door. The officer stated that someone had called to complain about his driving. The officer then had this elderly individual do a series of balancing exercises, held him to unfair expectations and arrested him for DUI. On cross examination, the officer was exposed for failing to verify the client’s medical conditions, including the fact that he was wearing a back brace, and for disregarding all of the evidence which showed that an arrest was unjustified. The complete acquittal meant that the client could get his license and his life back. ⚖️

Attorney Lown argued his client’s case before the full Pardon Board whose members voted unanimously to grant the request. It was then sent to Governor Baker who gave it his approval and soon after it was ratified by the Governor’s Council. ⚖️

➡️ Attorney Lown’s client, now 60, was arrested when he was 21 for stealing a spare tire after the car he was riding in got a flat. He accepted responsibility, pled guilty and paid restitution. He went on to raise two children as a single dad, even selling his motorcycle at a young age to fund his daughter’s private school education, and he later went on to become an electrical engineer for a defense contractor. Yet the conviction from when he was a young man still haunted him. It resulted in the state refusing to renew his gun license after a restrictive law change in 2015, and it blocked him from getting security clearance so as to rise in his company, secure a higher position and better pay. A single youthful mistake should not have this type of impact.

➡️ Over the past 25 years, Massachusetts governors have pardoned a total of just 5 people. Pressure had built recently to increase the exercise of this “extraordinary power” with the Mass Bar Association issuing a report decrying the Pardon Board’s backlog and delays in hearing petitions. Mass ranks at the bottom of the list of states to utilize this power to forgive. We need more pardons. At least for this client, life can start anew.

Dr. Mona blew the whistle on Flint’s lead-water crisis, withstood ridicule and government pressure, and forced the Governor to admit that its residents - and especially its children - were being poisoned. ➡️ As a pediatrician, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha saw elevated blood-lead levels in her young patients. Without access to wider data she used her own patient’s medical records to confirm the danger. ➡️ She forced the State to switch water systems, repair its rusting pipelines, and screen children for learning disabilities, - programs which continue to this day. ➡️➡️➡️ We are still waiting on broader accountability for those responsible. ⚖️ Dr. Mona was rightly selected as the winner of the Dr. Bernard Lown Award For Social Responsibility.🏆🏅🏵

Time to celebrate. This was from an LLF client and friend.

Zachary Lown went above and beyond any expectations I could have had for legal representation. This having been my first time going through the legal process I was unsure of what to expect, but he made sure to adequately prepare me for what was to come and kept me informed every step of the way. Zach is an incredibly knowledgeable and competent attorney who committed themselves 100% to my case. As a result, all of my charges were dismissed. I could not have been more satisfied with how he handled my case from beginning to end. Zach is a consummate professional who I would recommend to anyone going through a hard time. He is a great attorney and above all a great person.

| Lown wins compassionate release for dying client | ➡️➡️➡️ It took six months of litigation and a lawsuit. A few months ago the Commissioner of Correction finally agreed to release Lown’s client on medical parole. This client has stomach cancer and was given less than a year to live. Around 10 percent of these requests have been allowed since the medical parole statute was enacted in 2018. “We are very sad but also extremely relieved that he will be able to die with his family,” Lown said.

Another one 👉 “Attorney Lown is A Great Lawyer, He Has Helped My Family Through A Case That Seemed Tough But He Was Determined And Never Gave Up and Made Sure to Prove My Family Member’s Innocence And The Case Was Dismissed”🙏🙌

Attorney Lown selected to Super Lawyers "Rising Stars." — According to Super Lawyers, this is a recognition awarded to 2.5% of attorneys in Mass.

Thank you to my friends, colleagues and comrades for your support, and to everyone working for social justice. Thank you @ariellewiton for creating this collage which I’ve reposted. We love you all.

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🗣🗣Testifying to the City Council to support City Councilors @ricardonarroyo and @campbelldistrict4 Andrea Campbell’s ordinance to restrict Boston police officers’ use of chemical weapons against the people of Boston ➡️🚨(1) These chemical weapons have been banned from use in warfare under the Geneva Convention of 1925 but are used against Bostonians 🚨(2) Chemical weapon irritants are indiscriminate by nature 🚨(3) These weapons can cause injuries to lungs, burning of skin, excessive vomiting, exacerbation of pre-existing heart and lung disease 🚨(4) Disturbing effects have been shown on women such as inducement of menstruation 🚨(5) The proposed ordinance is not a complete ban but does impose reasonable and necessary restrictions. ⇉ call 📞or email 📩your City Councilor (google “find my Councilor”)

“What this proves is that there’s a lot of fat on the system. There are a ton of resources that could be reinvested,” said Lown. “It’s a question of political will.” ➡️ 🔗link in bio

BAIL SHOULD NOT BE A TOOL TO KEEP DEFENDANTS BEHIND BARS

BOSTON GLOBE, Letter to the Editor, August 13, 2020:
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The outrage displayed in reporting on the Massachusetts Bail Fund is misplaced.
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Everyone charged with a crime is protected by the presumption of innocence. The only legitimate purpose of bail is to determine an amount that will ensure a defendant comes back to court. Bail is not a tool to prejudge a defendant as guilty and jail that person until a trial.

Where prosecutors believe the defendant poses a threat if released, they must seek a dangerousness hearing, where a defendant has the right to offer opposing evidence and to present a defense. This process protects the public and upholds our constitutional rights.

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins defended her decision to use high bail rather than seek a dangerousness determination in the case of Shawn McClinton because she claimed that the hearing could traumatize the alleged victim. First, an alleged victim’s testimony is not necessary at a dangerousness hearing; a judge can reach a decision based on other evidence. Second, any prosecution may be traumatizing for an alleged victim, but that does not mean that we send people to jail without a trial or without a court finding that there is sufficient justification to deprive them of their liberty.

The Massachusetts chapter of the National Lawyers Guild fully supports the Massachusetts Bail Fund in its policy of posting all bails regardless of the charges. Bail means pretrial liberty for the well-to-do and pretrial incarceration for those with modest resources. We cannot allow prosecutors to use high bails to avoid a constitutional dangerousness hearing, and we cannot allow freedom to depend on wealth.

Thanks to the incredible work of the bail fund, defendants are actually realizing the promise of being innocent until proven guilty, and our judges and prosecutors are being forced to adhere to the law.

Bonita Tenneriello, Cochair
Zachary Lown, Board member
Massachusetts chapter National Lawyers Guild
Tenneriello works as an attorney with Prisoners’ Legal

#bospoli #massachusettsbailfund #nlgma @rollins4da

🗣🗣1.You have the right to remain silent. That means you do not have to answer any questions. If you are on foot, that includes questions about your name. It always includes questions about where you are from.
2.Ask if you are being detained. If the answer is “no,” calmly walk away.
3.You do not have to consent to any search.
4.Ask for a lawyer.
5.You will NEVER talk yourself out of an arrest. Explaining yourself will provide evidence that will be used against you by the prosecution.
—> google “NLG Mass Chapter” for local resources ⚖️💪 ✊

Thanks to YOUR efforts, Boston became the second largest city to ban use of a face surveillance dragnet. Excellent work by all of the sponsors! 🌹💪

Call your Boston city councilor to support the Face Surveillance Ban scheduled for a vote tomorrow! .
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This has the potential to create a surveillance dragnet that puts your face in a database every time you walk down a particular street. It will be used to target specific communities, people of color and immigrants. Big support from @muslimjusticeleague @join_sim @nlgma

Public defenders and criminal defense lawyers rally for Black Lives. #criminaldefenselawyers #blacklivesmatter

Legal observing the caravan with @nlgma for Families for Justice as Healing to #freeher - clemency, parole, release for incarcerated women under Covid-19 threat

NOT GUILTY! On all counts. That’s five in a row😄! 📷: my very happy client/friend. (Cheesy blog post forthcoming).

👊💼⚖️➡️ After an extraordinary hearing that lasted over 4 hours, Attorney Lown prevailed on behalf of his client in the Lynn District Court. The opposing party was attempting to use a restraining order to gain leverage over a divorce proceeding that was being heard in a different court. Attorney Lown exposed the ploy. At the end of the day, Judge Jean Curran denied the restraining order. Lown’s client emerged victorious.

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Amazing gift from Nick Feener @mmfeener 💼👊

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About Lown Law Firm

LOWN LAW FIRM

Dedicated Trial Lawyer

Dedicated Attorney: Lown Law Firm is a solo practice run by Attorney Zachary Lown. It is focused on criminal defense and personal injury law. Attorney Lown has won difficult cases as a trial lawyer and gotten excellent results for his clients. Attorney Lown is a top-rated attorney in Boston, Massachusetts on AVVO.com and Martindale.

Rated for Excellence

Gold Level client rating on Martindale.com

Rated 10 out of 10 on Avvo.com

Peer rated by other attorneys for professional excellence

Rising Star on Superlawyers.com

Social Justice

Social Justice: A client comes to their lawyer in a time of crisis. The lawyer must wield the law in the client’s favor. Attorney Lown aims to fight for the individual client and to participate in our communities’ efforts to change the laws so that they better protect our rights.

Attorney Lown is a former Board Member of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, an organization which fights for justice in the courts and in the streets. He is currently a member of the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Boston Bar Association.

Former Board Member of the National Lawyers Guild Massachusetts Chapter

Boston Bar Association Member

Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Member

Persuasive Legal Writing

Legal Writing: Attorney Lown's legal research and writing skills are furthered by his educational background. Attorney Lown graduated cum laude from the George Washington University in Washington DC. He received a Master's degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his law degree from the Northeastern University School of Law in Boston.

Attorney Lown sharpened his research and writing skills by working as a journalist in Venezuela. Doing this work meant bolting over fences to avoid the tear gas of security forces during street demonstrations. It also honed his ability to distill a complicated situation into a written narrative. This skill-set enables Attorney Lown to write compelling motions to help win his client's case.

Northeastern University School of Law - Law Degree

The University of Texas at Austin - Master's Degree

The George Washington University - Bachelor's Degree

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Dismissing cases outright would help defendants avoid the stigma of a criminal record, Lown said. "It's impossible to get a job with a criminal record...or get an apartment or a place to live. It's a moral issue," Lown said

- The Boston Globe

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Address: 88 Broad Street, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110

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LOWN LAW FIRM

ZACHARY LOWN

MISSION

LOWN LAW FIRM?

The advantage of a specialized law firm means that each client gets individual attention. Every case is a "high priority" case. Telephone calls are returned within one business day and office meetings are encouraged.

YOU ARE THE PRIORITY

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Clients are confronted with a powerful government and a confusing legal process. As a matter of fairness, the client needs a highly skilled attorney. Lown Law Firm’s aim is that you will take an active role in your case and that by doing so you will regain control over your life.

YOU PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE

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It is your life and you have the right to know what your lawyer is doing on your case. Attorney Lown will talk to you in a straight forward way that explains what we have to do and how we are going to do it.

YOU GET STRAIGHT TALK FROM YOUR LAWYER

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WHAT EXPERTS ARE SAYING

​- The Honorable Judge Leslie Harris (retired), Boston, MA

​- Attorney Michael Tumposky, Top Rated Criminal Defense Lawyer in Boston, MA

​- Attorney Justin Drechsler, Massachusetts Trial Lawyer, Boston, MA

Zach is an attorney I can also call my friend. As my attorney 3/3 win.

Patrick, former client, from Facebook

To be short and brief, in May of 2018 Zachary Lown helped me get my life back.

Clarence, former client, from AVVO.com

Attorney Lown is A Great Lawyer, He Has Helped My Family Through A Case That Seemed Tough But He Was Determined And Never Gave Up and Made Sure to Prove My Family Member’s Innocence And The Case Was Dismissed

​Former Client, from Instagram

PRACTICE

AREAS

PERSONAL INJURY

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CRIMINAL DEFENSE

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Do not talk about it to anyone other than your attorney. Anything you say, text, or post on social media will be twisted and used against you. A skilled prosecutor can usually take even the most innocent sounding statement and use it against you at trial. Call and begin preparing your defense.

If you were charged with a crime, or think you will be charged with a crime:

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LOWN LAW FIRM

Dedicated Trial Lawyer

Rated for Excellence

Social Justice

Persuasive Legal Writing

Begin your confidential consultation by using the contact information below.

Consult with a "personal injury lawyer near me" or a "criminal defense attorney near me" by using this contact link.

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Dismissing cases outright would help defendants avoid the stigma of a criminal record, Lown said. "It's impossible to get a job with a criminal record...or get an apartment or a place to live. It's a moral issue," Lown said

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- The Boston Globe

CONTACT

The advantage of a specialized law firm means that each client gets individual attention.
Every case is a "high priority" case. Telephone calls are returned within one business day and office meetings are encouraged.

Clients are confronted with a powerful government and a confusing legal process. As a matter of fairness, the client needs a highly skilled attorney.
Lown Law Firm’s aim is that you will take an active role in your case and that by doing so you will regain control over your life.

- The Honorable Judge Leslie Harris (retired), Boston, MA

- Attorney Michael Tumposky, Top Rated Criminal Defense Lawyer in Boston, MA

- Attorney Justin Drechsler, Massachusetts Trial Lawyer, Boston, MA

Former Client, from Instagram

If you are not a citizen and the police or immigration officials attempt to speak to you:

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