Specializing in Criminal Defense
At our firm, empowering your legal decisions with trusted expertise is our top priority. The decisions you need to make are so important, don’t rely on what you think you know. Our seasoned team can help you navigate that world and interpret the data, putting you in the best position to make the best decision for your life and your liberty. We know too well, there’s a lot at stake for you and your loved ones. Don’t go it alone. Trust us to be your ally, transforming legal complexities into clear, manageable paths forward. Choose a lawyer who’s ready to get into the arena and fight for your life and liberty.
Service Areas
Trial Lawyer with Poise, Passion, and a Proven Record
Nathaniel Spinney, Esq.
With over 10 years of experience in criminal defense, Nathaniel Spinney excels in advocating for his clients. He handles matters in courts in both Massachusetts (Superior, District, and Juvenile Court) and Nova Scotia (Provincial and Supreme Court). With creative and diverse strategies, he will help you explore all options from negotiating favorable plea deals to taking the matter all the way to trial. Whichever strategy suits your needs, he will pursue those goals with compassion, dignity, and confidence.
Services – Vast Jury Trial Experience
Thriving in the courtroom, Attorney Spinney has tried over 30 cases by jury trial to verdict with a proven success rate. Specializing in trial practice, he is known for strategic legal analysis and innovative solutions. Nathaniel’s approach ensures practical advice and exemplary oral advocacy in the courtroom when it matters most. Nathaniel has been a member of the Essex County Bar Advocates Association since 2016 representing indigent defendants. He has been recognized by his peers as a thought leader.
Fees – Compassionate Representation
Sometimes, circumstances dictate resolution of your matter without going to trial. In that case, you will want an advocate who knows all possible avenues for you to consider. Nathaniel spent five years handlings cases in specialty courts like the Juvenile Court and the Recovery Courts. The boundary line between substance addiction and the criminal justice system is thin. Nathaniel is trauma-informed and will help you fight for justice, mercy, and healing. Our fees reflect our mission.
Client Testimonials
The mission of Spinney Law has always been the same: to be a voice for the voiceless. It is so easy for anybody, regardless of life’s privileges or disadvantages, to be overwhelmed by the legal process – especially in the criminal law arena. Attorney Spinney cares deeply about the lived experience of his clients and the outcomes they face.
To be the instrument of preserving one’s life and liberty, that’s what it’s all about. -Attorney Spinney
Success Stories
District Court – Massachusetts
2026 – Motion to Suppress Granted – Case Dismissed
Nathaniel Spinney argued that it was improper for the local police to issue an exit order and subsequently pat frisk a person who was in a passenger in an idling but legally parked car. The only evidence the government relied on for the exit order was the officer’s plain view of a glass pipe described to be a “crack pipe”. The court ordered that without more, a glass pipe is an instrument equally reasonably to be used for legal activities. Thus, the officer unreasonably infringed on his client’s constitutional rights.
Provincial Court – Nova Scotia
2025 – Sexual Assault – Not Guilty
The court found the defendant Not Guilty. Nathaniel Spinney successfully cross-examined the government’s witnesses to show that the allegations were falsely made. Instead, the allegations stemmed from a jilted relationship that turned bad and the complainant was merely upset and attempted to tarnish the Defendant’s reputation with the accusations. After multiple witnesses, the Court agreed with the Defense and found the Defendant Not Guilty on all counts.
District Court – Massachusetts
2026 – Operating Under the Influence – Not Guilty
The court found the defendant Not Guilty. The government’s evidence included evidence of a legally obtained Breathalyzer sample indicating BA content over the legal limit. However, Counsel was able to show that the Defendant’s on-camera (officer’s body worn camera during investigation and arrest) behavior, cooperation despite a language barrier, and the weather conditions failed to support the conclusion that the Breath Test result was credible. The Massachusetts jury acquitted the Defendannt.