Toni Messina
Toni Messina has been practicing criminal defense law since 1990, although during law school she spent one summer as an intern in a large Boston law firm and realized quickly it wasn’t for her. Prior to attending law school, she worked as a journalist from Rome, Italy, reporting stories of international interest for CBS News and NPR. She keeps sane by balancing her law practice with a family of three children, playing in a BossaNova band, and dancing flamenco. She can be reached by email at tonimessinalw@gmail.com or tonimessinalaw.com, and you can also follow her on Twitter: @tonitamess.
Posts by Toni Messina
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Courts
The Way Women Are
The opinions in the book cover issues of equal rights, gender discrimination, separation of church and state, workers’ rights, voting powers, and abortion. -
Trials
Got Kicked Out Of School On A Charge Of Sexual Harassment? Help Is On The Way.
The new standards set up specific procedures safeguarding the due process rights of the accused without diminishing the rights of the accuser. - Sponsored
AI’s Impact On Law Firms Of Every Size
How solo lawyers, midsize firms, and global large law firms have an opportunity to adjust the way they work. -
Crime
What Overturning The Boston Bomber Death Sentence Means
The judge should have asked about not just about their degree of exposure to the case, but the kind of exposure.
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Crime
The Journey To Self-Discovery In Prison
Some of the toughest issues my client has to face are after the trial’s over. -
Environment / Environmental Law
The Intersection Of The Longest Climate March And Black Lives Matter
Social change isn’t easy. It comes in fits and starts and takes concerted effort and planning. -
Immigration
DACA Recipients Can Breathe A Sigh Of Relief But Maybe Not For Long
The interesting thing about DACA is that all litigants in the recent Supreme Court argument agree that it was unlawfully established. -
Crime
Is Defunding Police Departments The Answer?
No one believes we don’t need police at all. We just need to use them differently. -
Courts, Trials
'When Will I Get My Trial?' Being A Criminal Defense Attorney During COVID
My work right now is more psychology than law because there’s really not much I can do to advance cases without being able to start a trial. - Sponsored
Law Firms Now Have A Choice In Their Document Comparison Software
Six months on since its launch, over 200 firms worldwide are now using Draftable Legal for accurate and reliable document comparison, including UK Top 50… -
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Crime
'Bad Education' -- How To Justify School Fraud
With great acting, slow buildup, and real-to-life characters, it’s a slow-burn crime drama well worth watching. -
Courts
How To Bail Out An Inmate
According to reports, most people being released from jail due to the COVID-19 outbreak are staying quarantined and out of trouble. -
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Courts
You Think You’re Going Stir Crazy? What If You Were In Jail?
Clients of criminal defense attorneys have been calling every day, telling us they’re worried as hell and being ignored.
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AI’s Impact On Law Firms Of Every Size
How solo lawyers, midsize firms, and global large law firms have an opportunity to adjust the way they work.
Sponsored
Law Firms Now Have A Choice In Their Document Comparison Software
Six months on since its launch, over 200 firms worldwide are now using Draftable Legal for accurate and reliable document comparison, including UK Top 50…
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
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How Transactional Lawyers Can Better Serve (And Maintain) Their Clients
Sign up and join us for our CLE webinar. From importing your checklist to delivering the closing book, you can bolster client service throughout the…
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Courts
Being A Prisoner During COVID-19
Calls received from jail are panicked. One client at Rikers said, 'Things are so bad in here, I think a riot is going to break out.' -
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How Useful Is A Prison Consultant To Harvey Weinstein
It's a lot more than just coaching on which toilet wine pairs best with prison meatloaf. Weinstein will face a remarkably steep learning curve on how to survive the carceral hierarchies he must now exist within. -
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The End Of Weinstein
Part of me is gleeful for his fall and the lesson he symbolizes. But part of me is wary. -
Crime
My Prediction On The Harvey Weinstein Verdict, And Why The Prosecution Already Won Even If There’s An Acquittal
The case may well shape a new definition of rape and determine which cases prosecutors pursue in the future. -
Crime
Press Gags: Why They Help The Prosecution And Never The Defense
If the family of victims and sundry prosecution witnesses and hangers-on are allowed to disseminate their views to the media, defense counsel should have equal access. -
Courts
An Exoneration And Weinstein Update
Media draws attention seekers, and the Weinstein trial had its fair share. -
Courts
Now That The Jury’s Picked, What To Expect In The Harvey Weinstein Trial
During jury selection, prosecutors protested what they saw as defense systematically striking young white women from the panel.