Attorney Profile

Attorney Profile


Lopez-ScottPhone:
(617) 439-4990
Fax: (617) 439-3987
E-mail: splopez@lawson-weitzen.com

Attorney Scott P. Lopez is a former prosecutor with extensive trial experience in both federal and state courts. He concentrates his practice on defending individuals, small businesses and corporations in white collar criminal defense and complex business litigation. Mr. Lopez’s criminal experience includes representing targets, subjects, and witnesses in various grand jury investigations by state and federal authorities as well as individuals in investigations and prosecutions involving fraud in the areas of health care, tax, banking, mortgages, bankruptcy, securities and government procurement.

Areas Of Practice:
Trials & Appeals
White Collar Criminal Defense
Complex Business Litigation
Federal Civil Litigation
Federal Criminal Litigation
Administrative Law
Civil Rights
Criminal Law
Premises Liability
Products Liability Law
Securities Litigation
State, Local & Municipal Law
Tax Litigation

Litigation Percentage:

95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:
Massachusetts, 1987
U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1989
U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2006

Education:
Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1986
J.D.
Boston College, Newton, MA, USA, 1982
B.A.
Major: History
Major: Political Science

Representative Cases:
United States v. Brennick
Reid v. McCarthy, et. al.
McElrath v. MBTA
United States v. Trenkler
Fagone v. MBTA
FDIC V. Pettinari
Med-Tech v. Children’s Hospital
Stauss v. MBTA

Ruffin v Williams
Hornedo v. Wosny

Professional Association and Memberships:
Boston Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Massachusetts Bar Association
Member
Massachusetts Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
Executive Committee Member
Federal Bar Association
Member
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member
Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member

Past Employment Positions:Segal & Feinberg, Boston, MA, Partner, 1991 – 1997
Glaser, Titlebaum, & Connors, Sharon, MA, Associate, 1988 – 1991
Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, New Bedford, MA, Assistant District Attorney, 1986 – 1988

Birth Information:
June 24, 1960, Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Attorney Scott P. Lopez offers white collar criminal defense and complex business litigation services to clients in metropolitan Boston and throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including Barnstable County, Bristol County, Essex County, Middlesex County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, Suffolk County, and Worcester County.