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ERIC TENNEN |
Eric Tennen joined the law firm in 2004 and became a partner in 2011. His work focuses on criminal defense and civil rights matters. Attorney Tennen has extensive experience as a trial litigator and appellate advocate.
Attorney Tennen specializes in issues related to sex offenses and collateral consequences, such as involuntary civil commitment and sex offender registration. He has won the release of many persons facing civil commitment as a sexually dangerous person and has successfully petitioned for the release of persons who were already involuntarily committed. He has also successfully represented clients before the Sex Offender Registry Board. Attorney Tennen has been on several continuing legal education panels as an expert in sex offender registration practice. He has worked alongside Attorney John Swomley in the successful defense of persons charged with serious felonies in both state and federal court.
In addition to his work as a trial attorney, Attorney Tennen has extensive experience as an appellate advocate. Attorney Tennen began his career as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Justice John Mason of the Massachusetts Appeals Court and for the Honorable Chief Justice Michael Kruse at the High Court of American Samoa. He has successfully argued many cases in the Appellate Courts of Massachusetts. He has also authored several amicus briefs on behalf of various organizations.
Attorney Tennen is one of few attorneys authorized to represent indigent defendants in District Court, Superior Court, and in post-conviction matters (appeals), as well as persons who are charged with murder, petitioned for involuntarily commitment, and those appearing before the Sex Offender Registry Board. He also represents Federal defendants through the Criminal Justice Act.
In 2011, he was awarded the Paul Liacos Mental Health Advocacy Award by the Committee for Public Counsel Services for zealous advocacy on behalf of indigent defendants. In 2007 and 2013, Attorney Tennen was recognized as “Massachusetts Rising Star.” Since 2015, he has been selected as a "Super Lawyer" as published in Boston Magazine.
He graduated from the University of Michigan, with distinction, in 1998. He graduated from Boston University School of Law, magna cum laude, in 2001. He received his LL.M. in Criminal Law from the University of Buffalo School of Law in 2004.
He frequently lectures in Massachusetts and beyond about issues related to sex offenders. He was a keynote address at the National Reform Sex Offender Laws conference in 2015 (click here for presentation); he spoke at the Massachusetts Juvenile Bar Association annual meeting in 2017; he presented at the Law and Psychiatry program and UMass Medical center; and he frequently speaks on legal education panels throughout Massachusetts.
He has taught classes on legal writing, criminal procedure, and "Sex Crimes" at Boston University School of Law and the Boston University Metropolitan College.
He is on the Board of the Criminal Justice Policy Coalition and an active member of the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He was a member of Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins' transition team.
Attorney Tennen specializes in issues related to sex offenses and collateral consequences, such as involuntary civil commitment and sex offender registration. He has won the release of many persons facing civil commitment as a sexually dangerous person and has successfully petitioned for the release of persons who were already involuntarily committed. He has also successfully represented clients before the Sex Offender Registry Board. Attorney Tennen has been on several continuing legal education panels as an expert in sex offender registration practice. He has worked alongside Attorney John Swomley in the successful defense of persons charged with serious felonies in both state and federal court.
In addition to his work as a trial attorney, Attorney Tennen has extensive experience as an appellate advocate. Attorney Tennen began his career as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Justice John Mason of the Massachusetts Appeals Court and for the Honorable Chief Justice Michael Kruse at the High Court of American Samoa. He has successfully argued many cases in the Appellate Courts of Massachusetts. He has also authored several amicus briefs on behalf of various organizations.
Attorney Tennen is one of few attorneys authorized to represent indigent defendants in District Court, Superior Court, and in post-conviction matters (appeals), as well as persons who are charged with murder, petitioned for involuntarily commitment, and those appearing before the Sex Offender Registry Board. He also represents Federal defendants through the Criminal Justice Act.
In 2011, he was awarded the Paul Liacos Mental Health Advocacy Award by the Committee for Public Counsel Services for zealous advocacy on behalf of indigent defendants. In 2007 and 2013, Attorney Tennen was recognized as “Massachusetts Rising Star.” Since 2015, he has been selected as a "Super Lawyer" as published in Boston Magazine.
He graduated from the University of Michigan, with distinction, in 1998. He graduated from Boston University School of Law, magna cum laude, in 2001. He received his LL.M. in Criminal Law from the University of Buffalo School of Law in 2004.
He frequently lectures in Massachusetts and beyond about issues related to sex offenders. He was a keynote address at the National Reform Sex Offender Laws conference in 2015 (click here for presentation); he spoke at the Massachusetts Juvenile Bar Association annual meeting in 2017; he presented at the Law and Psychiatry program and UMass Medical center; and he frequently speaks on legal education panels throughout Massachusetts.
He has taught classes on legal writing, criminal procedure, and "Sex Crimes" at Boston University School of Law and the Boston University Metropolitan College.
He is on the Board of the Criminal Justice Policy Coalition and an active member of the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He was a member of Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins' transition team.
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