J. W. Carney Jr.
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Education | B.A. Holy Cross College J.D. Boston College Law School |
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Known for | Defense attorney for |
Website | www |
J. (Jay) W. Carney Jr. is an American criminal defense attorney.[1] Carney has defended reproductive health clinic shooter John Salvi,[2] Al-Qaeda associate Tarek Mehanna,[3] and mobster Whitey Bulger.[4]
Career
Carney began his legal career in 1978 at the Massachusetts Defenders Committee in Boston for five years and then served as a prosecutor in Middlesex County for the next five years.[5] He has been in private practice since 1989.
References
- ^ Maria Cramer (2011-07-01). "Seasoned, well-known lawyer faces a big challenge". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ^ Christopher B. Daly (1996-03-19). "Salvi Is Convicted of Murder in Abortion Clinic Shootings". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ^ Abby Goodnough and Liz Robbins (2009-10-21). "Mass. Man Arrested in Terrorism Case". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ^ WGBH News (2018-10-30). "A Look Back At James "Whitey" Bulger's Trial". WGBH. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ^ "J. W. Carney Bio" (PDF). Boston Bar. Retrieved 2018-12-27.