DAVID YANNETTI ATTORNEY AT LAW - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Member of the Legal Team
• Paralegal

Erin began her career as an aide in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In this role Erin acted as liaison to citizens, lobbying groups and House members, as well as honed her professional research and writing skills. Moving next to the position of Committee Researcher and ultimately to Chief of Staff, Erin managed constituent services, media relations, speech writing and review of legislative proposals. In all, she worked in the House from 1993-1998. Entering the corporate realm, Erin became a Public Affairs Associate at Liberty Mutual's Corporate Legal Division in Boston. In this role, she managed the political events program, the political action committee (LibertyPAC) and grassroots education program. Further, she was administrator for the public affairs intranet and extranet sites and databases of employee resources and public affairs content management. She was promoted to senior associate after two years and grew the events and grassroots programs significantly for the corporation until 2002. Erin holds a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and English as well as a Paralegal Certification from Northeastern University. Additionally, Erin has completed significant coursework in Writing at The Fine Arts Work Center.

Job Titles:

• Boston Criminal Defense Attorney Greg L. Johnson

In January 2011, Attorney Yannetti handpicked Attorney Greg L. Johnson to join him at the Yannetti Criminal Defense Law Firm after the two attorneys had battled each other in a highly contested and lengthy gun case in the Lawrence District Court. At the time, Greg was working as a prosecutor for the Essex County District Attorney's Office. Attorney Yannetti viewed first-hand the skill Greg exhibited, as well as the respect he commanded from judges and court personnel. Attorney Yannetti was so impressed that he offered Greg an associate's position in the firm. Attorney Greg L. Johnson has established himself as a true rising star in the criminal-defense bar. In both 2020 and 2021 Attorney Johnson was named to Massachusetts Super Lawyers, a selection process limited to those who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Between 2013 - 2018 he was nominated as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers six consecutive years. Only 2.5% of eligible attorneys nationwide are honored with the "Rising Star" distinction. This accolade further cemented Attorney Johnson's growing reputation for top-level representation in criminal courts throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire. For the press release issued by our firm in November of 2013 announcing this honor, click on the following link: Super Lawyers Rising Star During his career as an assistant district attorney, Greg L. Johnson gained invaluable trial experience, which included his representation of the Commonwealth as lead counsel in approximately fifty jury trials. In 2008, he was selected to work under the Project Safe Neighborhood Grant funded by the U.S. Attorney's Office. His responsibilities in that position included prosecuting all firearms and gang-related offenses in the City of Lawrence. In that role, Attorney Johnson handled a wide variety of serious felony cases, including shootings, assaults by means of dangerous weapons, narcotics distribution and firearms cases. In 2008, the Massachusetts District Attorney's Association selected Greg to receive the Spotlight Award which is issued annually to prosecutors in recognition of outstanding service, spirit, and professionalism. Attorney Johnson was promoted in January of 2010 to the position of Supervising ADA at the Lawrence District Court, one of the five busiest courts in the Commonwealth. He was responsible for the training and supervision of ten Assistant District Attorneys. Before leaving the District Attorney's Office, Attorney Johnson presented approximately ten serious felony cases to the Grand Jury and handled those matters in the Essex County Superior Court. Attorney Greg L. Johnson's extensive experience and substantial growth as a trial lawyer are integral components of his success at the Yannetti Criminal Defense Law Firm. His ability to assess, analyze, and exploit the weaknesses in the prosecutor's cases against his clients is a tool that informs his daily approach to our cases inside and outside the courtroom. Attorney Greg L. Johnson graduated from the Suffolk University Law School in May of 2005, cum laude. While at Suffolk Law School, Greg achieved Dean's List recognition every semester. He was also selected to be a member of the prestigious Suffolk University Law Review. He worked as a Note Editor while on the Law Review and was honored at the conclusion of his first year at Suffolk with the Honorable Mention Award in the 2006 Best Brief Competition. Greg graduated from Colgate University in May of 2000 with a degree in International Relations.

Job Titles:

• Attorney

Ian first began working with the Yannetti Criminal Defense Law firm while attending Northeastern University School of Law. Beginning in 2019, Ian started drafting substantive motions - including motions to dismiss, motions to suppress, motions in limine, and discovery motions - for both Attorney Yannetti and Attorney Johnson for their cases in District and Superior Courts throughout Massachusetts. After completing an initial summer internship, Ian decided to continue working with the firm part-time while completing law school. After graduating from Northeastern University School of Law in 2020, Ian continued working in the field of criminal defense. He spent nearly two years working as a Bar Advocate - a private attorney who represents indigent criminal defendants in Massachusetts - for Norfolk County Bar Advocates, Inc., in addition to managing his own private caseload. Ian continued to appear on behalf of clients represented by the Yannetti Criminal Defense firm in courtrooms all over Massachusetts before joining as a full-time Associate in 2022. Ian has represented hundreds of clients at all stages of criminal proceedings in Massachusetts, from clerk magistrate's hearings through verdict at trial, in both misdemeanor and felony matters. He has represented countless clients at contested two-party restraining order hearings, which - though civil in nature - can have serious consequences for the firm's clients. Ian has also represented clients before the Land Court, a specialty Court in Massachusetts with jurisdiction over real estate and land use matters, as well as the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Ian's attention to detail in his written advocacy has assisted both Attorney Yannetti and Attorney Johnson in obtaining the best possible results for their clients, including as a member of a four-person legal team in a high-profile murder case currently pending in Norfolk County Superior Court. As the only attorney at the Yannetti Criminal Defense firm who did not begin his career as a prosecutor, Ian's legal work on criminal cases has solely been in his capacity as a defense attorney. Prior to attending law school, Ian graduated summa cum laude from Berklee College of Music - where he ultimately transferred from Tufts University - with a Bachelor's Degree in Professional Music. Though Ian initially planned on attending Berklee for just one semester in lieu of studying abroad during his sophomore year, he decided to transfer to Berklee beginning in his junior year to focus on music. While at Berklee, Ian also completed a minor in English, obtaining a 4.0/4.0 grade point average. After taking a "Legal Aspects of the Music Industry" course at Berklee, which was taught by an entertainment lawyer, Ian began exploring the idea of attending law school. He ultimately decided to attend Northeastern University School of Law beginning in 2017 after being offered a full-tuition merit scholarship. Ian is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts as well as all Massachusetts State Courts.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Legal Team
• Elementary School Counselor
• Paralegal

Lisa began her career in the business arena working as an Executive Assistant for the Chairman and CEO of a mid-size print management organization. Within her 13-year employment, Lisa broadened her knowledge base by taking on the role of Office Manager for the commercial real estate business owned by same. Lisa holds a Master's Degree in Counseling and Psychology. A licensed Elementary School Counselor, Lisa enjoys working with all individuals in all ages, stages and circumstances in life. Prior to coming on board for Attorney Yannetti, Lisa worked in child development and then again as an Executive Assistant this time for the President and CEO of a biotech organization. Lisa holds a Bachelor's Degree, Legal Assistant studies, where she utilizes her education and experience working as a Paralegal for Attorney Yannetti. Her responsibilities include day-to-day interactions with clients, communications with court and other Commonwealth personnel, office correspondence, research, writing, and transcribing, and technical support.