Why Denner Lamanna
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You have a serious problem.
- A criminal charge.
- A government investigation.
- A business dispute.
- A devastating injury.
- A family crisis.
- A case that could change your life.
Serious problems require serious lawyers. That’s what we do.
The real question
Why this firm—when other serious lawyers are available?
Large firms can staff a matter. Boutique specialists can try a case. Few do both with the same senior lawyers from the first call through final appeal—and fewer still want the matters that arrive messy, public, or unfinished.
That is the gap we fill.
Strategic advantages
Why clients come to us
Not personalized service. Not experienced attorneys. Not dedicated representation. The advantages that actually decide who gets hired when the stakes are real.
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We get involved early.
Grand jury. Search warrant. Target letter. Agency inquiry. The decisive moves often happen before a complaint or indictment exists. We engage while exposure is still forming—before the narrative hardens and options disappear.
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We prepare every case for trial.
Settlement leverage comes from being ready to try the case. Discovery, experts, and motion practice are built for the courtroom—not for a quiet handoff to someone else if talks fail.
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We know how to litigate—and how to appeal.
Trial and appellate strategy live under one roof. We build the record with the next court in mind, then carry the same strategy into the Appeals Court, SJC, First Circuit, and specialized forums. No restart with a separate appeals department that never lived the case.
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Senior lawyers stay involved.
Your matter is driven by experienced trial counsel—often a founding partner—not parked with a rotating associate roster after the pitch. The lawyer in the strategy meetings should be the lawyer in the courtroom.
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We handle matters other firms will not.
Public, politically sensitive, reputationally radioactive, unfinished, or simply too hard for a volume practice. Clients come to us when the ordinary firm wants distance—or when the fight has already gone sideways.
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We are comfortable when the stakes are high.
Freedom. Fortune. Family. Reputation. Career. We work where the consequences are permanent and the opponents are well funded. That is not an edge case for this firm. It is the work.
How we work
Built differently on purpose
Not a volume shop
We take fewer matters so senior counsel can stay inside the fight. High-stakes litigation is not a docket to be managed. It is a problem to be solved.
Not a handoff machine
Investigation, trial, and appeal are one continuous strategy. When the case moves to a higher court, you do not start over with strangers reconstructing the record.
Not limited to one forum
Boston is home base. The work runs through Massachusetts state and federal courts, military justice, and coordinated national and international forums where licensing permits.
The record is public: verdicts and results · press coverage · practice areas
Next step
You have a serious problem.
Let’s figure out what to do about it.
A phone call is always best. Call (617) 886-5188.