An oldie! On July 23, 2001, EV, then 22 years old was arrested by the Lawrence PD for Assault & Battery and Resisting Arrest. He went to court, was found guilty and was placed on probation for one year. He was ordered to comply with certain conditions. He did not comply and then moved to Florida. The probation department issued a probation surrender notice and EV failed to appear and on October 22, 2002 the Court issued a warrant for EV’s arrest. The warrant sat for two decades. In 2023, EV, then 44 years old, had married, had three children, and had a good job as a foreman for a large construction company in Florida. He had family in Lawrence and wanted to be able to visit. He was terrified of the warrant and was afraid that he would get arrested at the airport or that he would get locked up when he went to Court.
In October of 2023 EV contacted Attorney Robert Lewin from Andover. EV retained Attorney Lewin to review his case, to speak with probation, and to advise him as to what he should do. Attorney Lewin went over to Lawrence District Court and reviewed the Court papers. More importantly, Attorney Lewin opened up a conversation with the Chief Probation Officer of the Court to see what, if anything, the probation department was looking for if EV came to court to clear the warrant. Attorney Lewin asked the probation officer if she would be willing to terminate EV’s probation and and end the case. The probation officer told Attorney Lewin that given the age of the case and given the fact that EV was doing so well, that she felt that was a reasonable request. Attorney Lewin communicated this good news to EV.
Attorney Lewin advised EV to come up to Massachusetts and get the case finished. EV was still very scared about coming up to Massachusetts. He could not shake the belief that he would get locked up.
Finally, in the Fall of 2025, EV contacted Attorney Lewin and said he would come up to get the warrant cleared. Attorney Lewin was able to get a wonderful letter from EV’s employer attesting to EV’s great work habits. On October 20, 2025, EV and his wife and son flew up from Florida and met Attorney Lewin at Lawrence District Court. The case was called in Courtroom 1. Attorney Lewin informed the Judge that the probation department and the defense had reached an agreement to recommend to the Judge that the warrant be cancelled and that EV’s probation be terminated. Probation confirmed the agreement. The Judge then ordered as follows: (1) that the warrant be cancelled, (2) that EV’s probation be terminated; (3) that EV be discharged from any further responsibility to the court on this case and (4) that the case be fully closed. EV walked out of the courtroom a free man! The warrant was gone. The case was gone.
Lawrence District Court is one of the District Courts in Massachusetts that will not clear a warrant without the person appearing in person. Attorney Lewin has been handling hundreds of warrant clearing cases over the fifty years that he has been practicing criminal law. There are few lawyers who bring to every case they handle the years of experience and know how that Attorney Lewin brings to every client.