News, Pleadings
David Nathanson
Public Trial Amicus Brief

On March 6, 2017, Attorney Wood and a team of attorneys from Ropes & Gray filed a brief in the Supreme Court on behalf of the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Weaver v. Massachusetts, No. 16-240. They argue that the Court should not shy away from vindicating the treasured right to a public trial. The government's argument that vindicating the right to a public trial would "open up the floodgates" is both factually incorrect and diverts attention from the real issue: whether our Constitution entitles everyone to a public trial. Read the brief here.

University Discipline

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Quick, Successful Defense Avoids Expulsion, Criminal Complaint

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In November 2019, Attorney Wood represented a Northeastern University student in a university disciplinary proceeding, based on misconduct allegedly witnessed by university police. Moving very quickly because of an abbreviated timeframe, Attorney Wood prepared a defense that convinced the the Northeastern Student Conduct Board (SCB) not to expel the client. Instead, the SCB allowed the client to finish the semester, and provided a path to allow him to graduate on schedule with his classmates. Attorney Wood also convinced the Northeastern University Police Department not to refer the matter to the municipal criminal court.

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Successful Title IX Defense Enables Client to Graduate

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In early 2019, Attorneys Wood & Jellison represented a student at a local college who was accused of Title IX violations. After an extensive investigation of thousands of pages of evidence, and a multi-week investigation by the Title IX investigator, Attorneys Wood and Jellison helped their client prove to the Title IX investigator that the complainant had not been truthful in describing the events. Moreover, Attorneys Wood and Jellison helped their client convince the head of the Title IX office not to expel him. Instead, she allowed the client to finish the semester, and provided a path to allow him to graduate.