Massachusetts Criminal Lawyer Blog
PH is a 54 year old personal trainer. PH has her own workout studio but also travels to clients’ homes, particularly elderly or disabled clients. On November 15, 2024, PH was travelling from her studio in Rowley to the home of an elderly client in Amesbury. At an intersection in Amesbury she ran a red light and got pulled over by the Amesbury Police. When the police ran her license it came back that her license was suspended. The police cited PH for Operating After Suspension of License. The police had her car towed and issued her a citation.
PH contacted and retained Attorney Robert Lewin from Andover. Attorney Lewin instructed PH to immediately request a Clerk-Magistrate Hearing which PH did. It turns out that PH’s license was suspended because she had failed to pay a ticket. To her credit PH went and immediately paid the ticket and the reinstatement fee online and her license was reinstated. Attorney Lewin explained to PH that if anything helps to make these operating after suspension cases go away, it is getting your license reinstated before the hearing date.
Attorney Lewin contacted the Amesbury Police Prosecutor and explained that PH’s license had been suspended because of an unpaid ticket. Attorney Lewin further explained to the prosecutor that PH had immediately paid the ticket and the reinstatement fee and that her license was now reinstated. Attorney Lewin asked the prosecutor to agree to dismiss the charge.
On March 12, 2025, Attorney Lewin and PH appeared at Newburyport District Court for PH’s Clerk-Magistrate Hearing. Attorney Lewin explained to the Clerk-Magistrate that PH’s license was now fully reinstated. The police prosecutor told the Clerk-Magistrate that he had no objection to the application for the criminal complaint being dismissed. The Clerk-Magistrate dismissed the application for criminal complaint.
Attorney Lewin explained to PH the following:
- She had NOT been charged with any criminal offense.
- NO criminal complaint had been issued against her.
- She did NOT have to return to Court and go before a Judge.
- NO entry would be made in the Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) System against her.
- She would have NO criminal record as a result of this incident.
- There would be NO further action taken against her license.
Although this was a relatively simple case, the case shows the attention to detail that Attorney Lewin gives to every case that he handles and to every client that he represents.