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Former Prosecutor Experience

Having formerly served as a prosecutor, Jay Carney uses his insight from the other side of the courtroom to focus on protecting your rights. He understands the evidentiary thresholds and how to develop a defense designed to challenge them. This insight allows us to identify weaknesses in the prosecution’s case early and address them with precision and strategy.

Uncompromising Discretion

What you share with our firm stays protected. Discretion is at the core of everything we do. From the moment you contact a sex crime lawyer at Carney, Gaudet & Carney until the resolution of your case, everything you share with us remains confidential. We go beyond basic confidentiality, handling every case with care, sensitivity, and strict control over your information and defense strategy.

Direct Access to Your Lawyer

Your comfort with your legal representation is first and foremost when defending against a violent crime accusation. When you work with Carney, Gaudet & Carney, you will have direct access to your lawyer every step of the way. We never hand your case off to paralegals. Your case will receive dedicated attention from your lawyer at all times.

Supportive Advocacy. No Judgment.

Everyone deserves a fair defense without the fear of being judged. Our duty as defense attorneys is to advocate zealously on your behalf, regardless of the allegations. Offering respectful representation and non-judgmental legal support, we focus solely on protecting your rights and crafting the strongest defense strategy possible.

Our client, a commercial truck driver, was wrongly accused of viciously strangling and beating a woman that he met on a dating application. He was also accused of sexually assaulting her during the incident. Client hired the firm and was represented by Attorney Dan Gaudet. The case went to trial in Salem District Court. Attorney Gaudet repeatedly pointed out inconsistencies in the alleged victim’s account during his cross examinations of her and the responding police officers. The jury acquitted our client of all charges after only an hour of deliberations.

Indecent Assault and Battery and Strangulation

Result: Jury finds client not guilty of all charges after trial

Our client was charged with first-degree murder in Middlesex County after stabbing a woman to death at a library. Both defense and Commonwealth experts evaluated our client for mental illness and found that he was insane at the time he committed the offense. After a bench trial, the judge found our client not guilty because of his severe mental illness.

First Degree Murder

Verdict: Not Guilty

Our client, a young woman who had been in an abusive relationship with the father of her children, was accused of cutting the throat of her ex-boyfriend during a child custody exchange. She was initially held in jail pending trial under the dangerousness statute, and her ex-boyfriend was granted full custody of both children. Attorney Nat Carney convinced the Court to release our client pending trial. Attorney Nat Carney thoroughly investigated the allegations and employed several experts in emergency room medicine and intimate partner violence. At trial, Attorneys Nat Carney and J. W. Carney, Jr. presented evidence that our client acted in proper self-defense at the time of the incident and that our client suffered from battered woman syndrome/post traumatic stress disorder due to the extensive domestic violence she endured during her relationship with her ex-boyfriend. The jury quickly acquitted our client of all charges against her. Additionally, based on the evidence presented at trial, the judge granted our client emergency custody of both of her children after the verdict. Our client had not held her children in her arms since the day of her arrest.

Armed Assault with Intent to Murder, Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon Causing Serious Bodily Injury

Result: Charges Dismissed

Our client, a 31-year-old from Boston, was indicted in Suffolk Superior Court on two counts of First-Degree Murder stemming from a 2003 drive-by shooting. Federal and local law enforcement apprehended our client after he had been a fugitive for nearly ten years. Our firm prepared the case for trial. On the morning of jury selection, Attorney J.W. Carney, Jr. negotiated a guilty plea that allowed our client to plead guilty to accessory after the fact to murder with five years to serve in state prison. This allowed our client to avoid the risk of two life sentences if convicted of murder at trial.

First Degree Murder

Result: Favorable Plea Offer Avoiding Two Life Sentences

~ Shane F.

" Nat carney is one of the best lawyers out here I was recently found NOT guilty on all charges firearm possession he fights 100% for his clients paid or court appointed. Also his co counsel attorney Bri was great and she fights the same as Mr.Nat carney i HIGHLY RECOMMEND him to any one who’s looking for an attorney"

" Dan Gaudet, Jay Carney and all their associates were nothing short of amazing when it came to handling my case. The sheer knowledge and intelligence about the world of criminal justice between them both is immense. They treated me with kindness and worked diligently to get my case resolved with the best possible outcome, and they achieved this."

~ Mason T.

~ Althea D.

" Dan Gaudet left no stone unturned in building an overwhelming and successful defense for our son. It was such a relief to have him on our side. With his personal care and meticulous work, he gave us courage and hope in a dark time for our family and we can't imagine a better choice for lawyer."