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Boston criminal defense attorney Lefteris K. Travayiakis takes tremendous pride that his clients choose him for legal representation for their criminal charges. His clients know that one of the most important attributes any criminal lawyer could have is developing a theory of defense; disputing or minimizing the government’s evidence; not being afraid and having the confidence to take a case to trial; and always prepared to fight.

It is not easy to convince a Jury of ‘reasonable doubt’ when, under some circumstances, there is no question of guilt – but in several criminal trials, Attorney Travayiakis has managed to do just that time and time again. Through diligent case preparation, investigation and pre-trial motions practice, the odds of acquittal can be and often are exponentially increased even in those cases that initially, might appear hopeless.

Although attorney Travayiakis has a stellar record of obtaining acquittals after trial, he also has a tremendous reputation for obtaining extremely favorable dispositions short of trial on behalf of his clients. For a number of reasons, clients may elect not to proceed to trial. The evidence might be overwhelming or the client may elect the ‘safe’ disposition. In those circumstances, attorney Travayiakis has negotiated dispositions that have resulted in minimal exposure to incarceration and in many cases, no incarceration at all.

Below are highlighted cases in which attorney Travayiakis has obtained extremely favorable results and/or acquittals on behalf of clients in even the most difficult cases.

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February 2026 – Boston Firearms Charges Dismissed

A young man leaving work was the target of a road rage incident on his way home. After the other driver engaged in very aggressive maneuvers threatening to collide with the client’s vehicle, and fearing potential harm and injury by the other drive, the client brandished a firearm to scare off the other driver. The other driver quickly left the area but called the police, claiming that he was the victim of an assault by the client for allegedly threatening him with a gun. Massachusetts State Police were called and investigated the incident, eventually locating the client at his home. Despite being extremely cooperative and agreeing to speak with the police officers and giving his side of the story, the client was charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Improper Storage of a Firearm. On the day of trial, the “victim” balked at cooperating with the prosecutor and all charges were Dismissed.

Anytime a firearm is shown in some manner to another person there is an extremely strong likelihood that the person will be charged with Assault if the victim believes that the act of showing the firearm is to put them in fear of immediate bodily injury.

August 2025 – Brockton Murder Case Dismissed After Successful Motion to Suppress Unlawful Search & Seizure Litigated

Three co-defendants were charged murder following a shooting of a young man in Brockton. Attorney Travayiakis litigated a motion to suppress evidence and statements, challenging the client’s unlawful arrest that led to the seizure of the client’s cell phone and cell site location information. The officers who testified in court, the Massachusetts State Police and the Brockton Police, testified that they merely “requested” the defendant to accompany them to the police station to just “talk” to them. The police claimed the defendant agreed to go and then willingly agreed to a police interview and search of his cell phone. After hearing the detectives’ testimony and from other witnesses, the judge did not give the Massachusetts State Police or Brockton Police witnesses any credibility and suppressed or threw out the evidence unlawfully seized from the client. This successful motion led the government to file a “nolle prosequi” and dismiss the case against all three defendants.

February 2025 – Dorchester Division of Boston Municipal Court Firearms Charges Dismissed

Client was stopped and arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm in Dorchester, Massachusetts. After receiving a “tip” from a confidential informant, Boston Police stopped the client in Dorchester after he parked his car, chasing him down and arrested him. Boston Police searched his car and found a gun in a plastic bag on the floor of the passenger seat area. The client denied the gun was his and claimed that the “confidential informant” had planted the gun in his car and then tipped off the police to stop and arrest him. The Suffolk County District Attorneys Office ultimately dismissed the charges.

February 2025 – Assault & Battery on a Police Officer and A&B Dangerous Weapon Charges Dismissed

A young professional woman in Boston for a corporate event was arrested following an alleged drunken tirade at a downtown hotel. When police arrived on scene to remove her from the hotel, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office alleged that she was drunk and became combative and uncooperative with the responding Boston Police officers. She was charged with Resisting Arrest; Assault & Battery on a Police Officer; Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon; and Trespassing. Charged Dismissed.

August 2024 – Lowell District Court Assault & Battery Charges Dismissed

Attorney Travayiakis’ client was charged with Breaking and Entering, Assault & Battery and Malicious Destruction of Property in Lowell District Court for allegedly breaking into the home and beating the lover of his wife after discovering their affair. Charges dismissed.

April 2023 – Norwood Murder Indictment Dismissed

Two defendants were charged in Norfolk Superior Court with murder for the drive-by shooting of a man in Norwood. The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office alleged that Attorney Travayiakis’ client was the driver of a car when the passenger/co-defendant abruptly got out of the car and fired several shots, killing another man who was getting into his parked car. The defense maintained that the client had no advance knowledge of his passenger’s intent and actions, and therefore did not act in “joint venture” with him to commit the murder. The evidence was thin and the government could not establish that the client had assisted in the planning of the murder and that he “shared the lethal intent” required for the killing. The prosecutor’s office acknowledged the deficiencies in their case and dismissed the murder indictment upon a change of plea to a much lesser charge of Accessory After the Fact for driving the shooter away from the crime scene.

February 2023 – Newburyport District Court Criminal Complaint of Assault with Dangerous Weapon (Firearm) Charges Dismissed

The defendant was charged by the Essex County District Attorney’s Office in Newburyport with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, to wit a Firearm. The prosecutor alleged that, during a road rage incident, the defendant brandished a firearm and assaulted the other driver. The client maintained that the other driver initiated the road rage incident and was the aggressor, and that he merely brandished the firearm to diffuse the situation and get away from the other driver. Charges were dismissed.

April 2022 – Suffolk County Jury Acquits Client of Murder; Convicts of Manslaughter

Attorney Travayiakis’ client was indicted by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office for the shooting death of a man in Mattapan. The prosecutor alleged that the defendant shot and killed the man for no reason, and then fled the scene. At trial, Attorney Travayiakis was able to establish that the shooting was precipitated by an attack on the client by two men, the shooting victim and his nephew who jumped the client. One man threatened and beat the defendant with a gun, while his nephew beat him with a baseball bat. Attorney Travayiakis presented evidence at trial that the defendant was attacked first, and thoroughly prepared his client to testify at trial in his own defense. The client explained to the jury that after being jumped by the two and while being beaten, the man dropped the gun. While the defendant was on his knees and continued to be beaten, he saw and picked up the gun, firing and killing the victim in self-defense. Although the jury acquitted the defendant for 1st degree murder and 2nd degree murder, he was found guilty of only the lesser offense of voluntary manslaughter for excessive use of self-defense.

February 2022 – Firearms Charges Against West Roxbury Business Owner Dismissed

A West Roxbury business owner was working in his store when masked intruders came into his establishment to rob him. The client, a licensed gun owner, defended himself and fired one shot at the suspects. Despite being lawfully licensed to carry a firearm and doing nothing more than defending himself, Boston Police charged initiated charges and proceedings against him and sought a hearing before the licensing board. Charges Dismissed.

April 2019 – Drunk Driving Trial Not Guilty

Client was charged in Framingham District Court for OUI/DUI following a single motor vehicle crash after leaving an event at a bar and swerving off the road and hitting a tree. The Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office alleged she was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. Attorney Travayiakis took the case to trial. Although the client admitted that she had consumed some alcohol at a bar much earlier in the evening, the defense established that the accident occurred, not because the client was under the influence, but due to her having to avoid an oncoming vehicle that had failed to stop at an intersection. Client was found not guilty.

December 2019 – Client Found Not Guilty in Lynn Shooting and Murder

Two defendants were indicted in Essex Superior Court for the shooting of a man in Lynn, Massachusetts. The Essex County District Attorney’s Office alleged that two men drove to an apartment complex and ambushed a man in his backyard, shooting and killing him. The allegations against the client were circumstantial and with tenuous evidence of identification. The prosecutor relied on surveillance video and cell phone location evidence to charge the client with murder.

Attorney Travayiakis successful had the murder indictment dismissed after a length hearing and motion to dismiss that was filed, establishing that the prosecutor relied on false evidence to obtain the murder indictment. After the murder indictment was dismissed, the Essex County prosecutor re-filed and obtained a new murder indictment. The case went to trial and Attorney Travayiakis was able to secure not guilty verdicts for his client.

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