Marissa Elkins
- Biography
Marissa Elkins is a proven litigator, comfortable in any courtroom environment. Whether a case involves a trial before a jury of twelve in Superior Court or six in District Court, or complicated legal motions and arguments before a judge, Attorney Elkins has the experience and legal expertise to represent clients zealously and with integrity.
With experience in courts throughout Western Massachusetts and the rest of the Commonwealth, she is an attorney that commands respect for her clients and works to get them favorable results at every stage of litigation.
- Practice Areas
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Massachusetts
- Since 2007
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- Professional Experience
- Partner
- Allison, Angier, Bartmon, Elkins, & Fernald, LLP
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2009 –
2012
- Staff Attorney
- Committee for Public Counsel Services, Northampton Superior Court Office
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2006 –
2009
- Education
- University of Connecticut School of Law
- J.D. | Law
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2002
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2005 - Honors: Dean’s Scholar; LexisNexis Law Publishing Award, Highest Second Year GPA; CALI Award, Civil Appellate Litigation Clinic; Best Oral Advocate & Second Best Brief, National Juvenile Law Moot Court Competition, 2004. Champion, UConn Loiselle Moot Court Competition, 2003
- Activities: Moot Court Board; Public Interest Law Journal; Lambda Law Association; Public Interest Law Group
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- University of Houston – Main Campus
- M.A. | Theater
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1999
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2002 -
- Austin College
- B.A. | History/Communication Arts
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1993
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1997 -
- Awards
- Lawyer of the Year
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
- 2015
- Recognized for work as appellate counsel in the matter of Commonwealth v. Dorazio, 472 Mass. 535 (2015).
- Professional Associations
- National Association Of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Indigent Defense Committee
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2012 –
Current -
- Hampshire County Bar Association
- Executive Committee
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2011 –
Current -
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Member
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2009 –
Current -
- Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member
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2009 –
Current -
- Websites & Blogs
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