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 |
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J. (Jay) W. Carney Jr. is an American criminal defense attorney. [1] He 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.