J. W. Carney Jr.

J. W. Carney Jr.
EducationCollege of the Holy Cross (BA)
Boston College (JD)
Occupation
  • lawyer
Known forDefense attorney for
Websitewww.carneydefense.com

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

  1. ^ Maria Cramer (2011-07-01). "Seasoned, well-known lawyer faces a big challenge". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  2. ^ Christopher B. Daly (1996-03-19). "Salvi Is Convicted of Murder in Abortion Clinic Shootings". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  3. ^ Abby Goodnough and Liz Robbins (2009-10-21). "Mass. Man Arrested in Terrorism Case". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  4. ^ WGBH News (2018-10-30). "A Look Back At James "Whitey" Bulger's Trial". WGBH. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  5. ^ "J. W. Carney Bio" (PDF). Boston Bar. Retrieved 2018-12-27.