About The Law Office of Michael P. Stapleton
The Law Office of Michael P. Stapleton is a general law practice, with specialization in the handling of Criminal Defense and Personal Injury cases. All initial case consultations are provided free of charge.
Attorney Michael P. Stapleton was admitted to both the Massachusetts Bar and the Florida Bar in 1998, and to the US District Court of Massachusetts in 2006. He has had an extensive career as a trial attorney in both the prosecution and defense of all types of cases (see Practice Areas below), and he currently specializes in both Criminal Defense cases and Personal Injury claims.
Attorney Stapleton grew up in Boston and Canton, Massachusetts and graduated from Canton High School. He earned an Engineering Degree from Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzard’s Bay, MA, where he then worked testing systems aboard the U.S. Navy’s nuclear aircraft carriers. He attended New England School of Law and Boston College, graduating Cum Laude and earning graduate degrees in both Law and Business Administration. He worked as a consultant for Ernst and Young in the Netherlands.
Upon returning from the Netherlands, Attorney Stapleton worked in the Norfolk County District Attorney’s office for eight years. As Assistant DA, he prosecuted hundreds of cases in Dedham and Quincy District Courts and in Norfolk Superior Court. His cases included drug, firearm, OUI, motor vehicle homicides, assault and batteries, white collar larcenies, armed robberies, home invasions, trafficking and felony assaults. In 2005, Attorney Stapleton opened up a law office in Canton, MA. He and his family presently reside on the South Shore.
Practice Areas:
Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Family Law, Commercial Litigation, Civil Litigation and Corporate Law.
Admitted:
- Massachusetts Bar
- Florida Bar
- U.S. District Court of MA
Other Licenses:
2010 Licensed Real Estate Broker
Law School:
New England School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude, 1998
Graduate School:
Boston College Carroll School of Management, M.B.A., 1998
Undergraduate:
Massachusetts Maritime Academy, B.S. in Marine Engineering, 1984
Work Experience:
Attorney at Law, Private Practice, 2005-present
Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office, Assistant D.A., 1995-2005
Ernst & Young, Management Consultant, 1998-1999
Tenneco Inc., Newport News Shipbuilding, Marine Engineer
The Law Office of Michael P. Stapleton, Attorney at Law
1209 Washington Street
Canton, MA 02021
P (781) 821-0035
F (781) 828-4946
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