David J. Lemasa, Esq.

East Hartford, Connecticut

Of Counsel

Attorney David J. Lemasa has dedicated the majority of his career to criminal law and has tried over a hundred cases successfully to jury verdict. He has represented clients at every stage of litigation. Attorney Lemasa regularly lectures at various legal seminars, providing trial and courtroom training to fellow lawyers.

After graduating from Northeastern University’s College of Criminal Justice in 1998, he went on to Suffolk Law in Boston, where he focused his studies primarily on criminal law and procedure. He also worked in the Boston office of the United States Attorney during his final year of law school and was a special prosecutor in the Plymouth County (Mass.) District Attorney’s Office.

After law school, Attorney Lemasa worked in various Boston-area law firms handling complex civil cases, including medical malpractice, construction/contract disputes, shareholder rights, premises and commercial liability, and personal injury matters. In 2007, Attorney Lemasa left private practice to work as an Assistant District Attorney in the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office (Hampshire and Franklin Counties), handling all types of misdemeanors and felonies. He was later an Assistant District Attorney in Hampden County, prosecuting crimes in Springfield, Massachusetts. While in that office, then ADA Lemasa was a member of the Special Victims Unit, prosecuting child sexual and physical abuse cases.

In 2013, Attorney Lemasa left public service to establish a solo practice in Springfield, Massachusetts focusing on criminal defense and civil litigation. In July, 2015, Attorney Lemasa joined The Woolf Law Firm, LLC as ”Of Counsel,” handling a broad range of criminal and civil matters in the Connecticut and Massachusetts courts.

Attorney David J. Lemasa provides legal assistance to clients in the following areas and more:

• Criminal Defense
• Personal Injury
• Medical Malpractice
• Business Litigation (Plaintiff and Defendant)
• Construction Disputes
• Assault, Sexual Assault and Murder
• White Collar Crimes
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Civil Litigation (Plaintiff and Defendant)
• Family Law
• Department of Children and Families Matters
• Law Enforcement Defense
• Probation and Parole Matters
• Habeas Corpus Petitions
• Appellate Matters
• Pardons Before the State Board of Pardons and Parole
• DUI and Motor Vehicle Offenses
• Drug Offenses
• Burglary/Robbery
• Risk of Injury to a Minor
• Domestic Violence
• Post Conviction Relief
• Weapons Charges
• Child Neglect
• Internet/Computer Crimes
• Rape
• Kidnapping
• Child Pornography

Bar Admissions:

Connecticut, 2015
Massachusetts, 2002

Education:

Suffolk University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 2001
J.D.

Northeastern University, College of Criminal Justice, 1998
B.S., Minor in Political Science

Honors and Awards:

Finalist, Tom C. Clark Appellate Advocacy Competition, Suffolk Law, 2001
Best Oral Advocate, Suffolk Law, 1999

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Connecticut Bar Association
Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member
Massachusetts Bar Association: Small Firm Practice Section Council member, Past Criminal Justice Section Council Member
Hampden County Bar Association (MA): Secretary (2012 – 2015), Criminal Law Section Vice-Chair, Practice Development Committee Member
Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association (Civil): Past Chair, Associates Division, Past Board Member