Neil S Tassel Boston, Massachusetts
| phone | (617) 830-2723 (866) 516-2179 (Toll Free) |
| fax | (617) 973-1562 |
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Attorney Neil Tassel primarily focuses his practice at Denner Pellegrino, LLP, Counsellors At Law on criminal defense and related civil litigation in State and Federal Courts.
A graduate of Vanderbilt University (BA, 1987) and Tulane Law School (JD, Cum Laude, 1990), he became a federal judicial law clerk for two years following graduation in the Western District of Louisiana, and in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
In 1992, he joined the Criminal Bureau of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office. He briefed and argued many appeals in Court of Appeals,
A significant portion of Mr. Tassel's work load in Superior Court was repeat offender drug distribution and armed career criminal/repeat offender firearm cases. One of the first prosecutors to use the state's armed career criminal statute; he became familiar with all the issues that can arise from its application. He assisted in the organization and execution of many undercover investigations and search warrants for drugs and other evidence.
Mr. Tassel has diverse interests in private life that include scuba diving (he is a PADI diving instructor), computers, and motorcycles.
Since entering private practice, Mr. Tassel has used his experience and knowledge of the criminal justice system to assist many individuals who are facing problems. His understanding of the complex repeat offender firearms and drug laws can be of immense value in those cases. He can be reached 24 hours a day through the firm's phone numbers above.
Restraining Orders & Domestic Violence
Money Laundering & Structured Transactions
- Year Joined Organization:
- 2005
- Education:
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana,
1990
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Moot Court Board
Honors: Winner, Louisiana Appellate Competition, 1990
Honors: Winner, National Regional Negotiations Competition, 1989
Honors: Coach, National Negotiations Team, 1990 - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee,
1987
B.A.
Major: Liberal Arts (Sociology)
- Past Employment Positions:
- Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Lead Prosecutor, 1997 - 2005
- Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, SNI Prosecutor, 1993 - 1997
- Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Criminal Appellate Division Attorney, 1992 - 1993
- U.S. District Court Judge Naumann Scott, Western District of Louisiana, Judicial Law Clerk, 1990 - 1992
- U.S. District Court Judge Morey Sear, Eastern District of Louisiana, Extern Judicial Law Clerk, 1989 - 1990
- United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, Legal Intern, 1987 - 1989
- Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, Criminal Bureau, 1992 - Present
