Personal Injury & Military-Criminal Defense Attorneys Serving Brockton, MA
Headquartered in Warwick, RI – Serving Brockton & Southeastern MassachusettsThe first days after a serious crash, an arrest or a knock from military investigators are when the other side gains ground. Insurers start shaping the story of who was at fault. Command investigators start collecting statements. Prosecutors in Plymouth County and in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts start assembling evidence. The lawyer you bring in now can change how the entire matter ends.
Committed Legal Representation for Brockton’s Most Serious Cases
Every injury claim brings its own challenges, but our method stays the same. We are selective about the cases we accept, and we build each one for trial from day one, because insurers pay attention when they know a jury is a real possibility. We decide the pace, not the adjuster. Across thirty years, our attorneys have secured multi-million dollar settlements for people and families hurt in car crashes, life-altering injuries and wrongful deaths. We didn’t earn our reputation by taking every case that came through the door. We earned it by outworking the other side, and we measure success by what our clients recover, not by how many files sit on our desks.
Personal Injury Cases – Attorney Amanda L. Corrao
Known for generations as the City of Champions, Brockton is home to more than 105,000 people packed into about 21 square miles. Route 24 runs along the city’s west side, Routes 27 and 123 cross at its center, and Route 28 carries traffic north and south straight through downtown, Montello and Campello. Attorney Corrao represents injured people in Brockton and the surrounding communities of southeastern Massachusetts.
A few of the case types Attorney Corrao handles include:
Highway-speed crashes on Route 24, intersection collisions along Main Street and Belmont Street, and fender-benders that turn out to be anything but minor all demand a careful response. Massachusetts uses a modified comparative negligence rule, so a victim found more than 50 percent at fault recovers nothing, and insurers know it. They move quickly to shift blame. Attorney Corrao moves quicker.
In a city of tightly packed neighborhoods and multi-family homes, a single loose dog can cause lasting harm. Massachusetts holds dog owners and keepers strictly liable for most injuries their animals cause, without requiring proof that the dog had a history of aggression. Insurers still look for exceptions, and Attorney Corrao is ready for them.
Triple-deckers, converted shoe-factory buildings and busy retail lots near Westgate all bring their share of hazards, including crumbling stairs, poor lighting and ice left untreated after a nor’easter. Property owners must use reasonable care to keep visitors safe, and since 2010 Massachusetts courts have applied that duty to all snow and ice, natural accumulation or not.
When someone’s negligence takes a loved one, the family left behind deserves both answers and support. Attorney Corrao pursues claims under the Massachusetts wrongful death statute with the care and seriousness these cases call for.
Additional Personal Injury Cases
Attorney Corrao also handles a broad range of other injury claims for Brockton-area clients, including:
Military Law Cases – Attorney Nelson Robles
Massachusetts’ military community stretches from Hanscom Air Force Base to Joint Base Cape Cod, and Brockton’s VA medical center campus serves veterans from across the region. Active-duty service members, Guard members, Reservists and veterans live throughout Plymouth County. Attorney Robles represents them across the East Coast and in federal matters.
Courts-martial, Article 15 non-judicial punishment, CID investigations and NCIS inquiries all follow the Uniform Code of Military Justice, not civilian rules. Attorney Robles defends service members against the complete range of UCMJ offenses, from drug allegations to desertion and conduct unbecoming.
Administrative actions draw less attention than a court-martial, yet they can end a career just as abruptly. Attorney Robles handles separation proceedings, bars to reenlistment, bar-on-post orders, security clearance denials and revocations, military record corrections, Article 15 rebuttals, VA claim denials and USERRA violations.
Criminal Defense Cases – Attorney Nelson Robles
Most criminal cases from Brockton begin in Brockton District Court on Main Street, which also covers Abington, Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater and Whitman. That court handles misdemeanors and many lower-level felonies. More serious felonies are indicted by a grand jury and prosecuted in Plymouth County Superior Court, which holds criminal sessions on Belmont Street in Brockton, while federal charges are brought in the U.S. District Court in Boston.
Attorney Robles prepares every case as though it is headed to trial. Brockton borders Stoughton and Avon in Norfolk County and Easton in Bristol County, so an arrest just over the city line can mean a different courthouse and a different district attorney’s office. He represents civilians in Massachusetts and Rhode Island who are facing:
How Long Do You Have to Act in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts statutes of limitation put hard deadlines on legal claims. Let one pass, and options that were open to you can close for good.
Most personal injury lawsuits in Massachusetts must be filed within three years of the injury, and wrongful death claims generally share that three-year window. Claims against a city or state agency carry an additional requirement: written notice must usually be presented within two years. Long before any deadline, though, evidence starts slipping away. Vehicles get repaired, witnesses move on and surveillance footage is erased, so early action gives your claim its best chance.
Criminal cases run on a different clock. Anything said to police before a lawyer is involved is very difficult to walk back, and the evidence gathered in those first days often frames everything that follows. Getting a defense attorney involved early is one of the most consequential decisions a person under investigation or facing charges can make.
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Serving Communities Throughout Southeastern Massachusetts
Corrao & Robles Law represents clients in Brockton and the surrounding communities of southeastern Massachusetts, including:
Plymouth County: Brockton, Abington, Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Whitman, Hanson, Halifax, Middleborough, Lakeville, Rockland, Hanover, Pembroke, Kingston and Plymouth.
Norfolk County: Stoughton, Avon, Randolph, Holbrook, Canton, Sharon, Braintree and Quincy.
Bristol County: Easton, Raynham, Taunton, Mansfield, Attleboro, North Attleborough, Fall River and New Bedford.
