Tabor, Jeffery S.

Attorney Richard J. Sweeney practices in District, Superior and Federal Court in criminal cases involving drugs, sex offenses, rape, robbery, trafficking, and other felonies as well as cases involving domestic violence, drunk driving, minors in possession of alcohol and other related matters. He also handles appeals of traffic citations and sex offender registry classifications at all levels He has successfully handled divorce cases, child support and DSS issues as well. Attorney Sweeney also assists many Boston attorneys who have business clients in need of assistance in family or other matters involving the police or courts. Finally Mr. Sweeney has used his negotiating talent to successfully handle mediations and arbitrations in both business and personal injury cases.

Richard Sweeney was born and raised in Boston. He graduated from Boston Latin School (‘76) and then went on to earn his degrees from Suffolk University and New England School of Law. Mr. Sweeney retired from the Boston Police as a Sergeant commanding one of Boston’s Drug Units. He spent many years working the streets and utilized this expertise to lecture Police Officers and Recruits at Police Academies and Colleges throughout the state, including Boston and surrounding towns, for over ten years. He was an instructor for the Mass. Criminal Justice Training Council in Criminal and Motor Vehicle laws, Warrants, Search and Seizures, Interrogations, Crime Scene and Evidence Collection as well as Drug Laws and Domestic Violence. He also lectured emergency room nurses and physicians on Domestic Violence, Sex Offenses and other related issues gaining a network of resources in police departments and hospitals throughout the state.

Attorney Sweeney is a member of the Quincy Bar Association and is on the Board of Governors of the Norfolk County Bar Association where he is the Judicial Liaison to the Norfolk County District Courts. He has also served as Co-Chair of the Membership Committee. He is an active member of the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Massachusetts Association of Trial Attorneys. Richard is married with 2 children. A past member of Westwood’s Finance Commission he is still a hockey referee and has coached both youth hockey and baseball for over twenty years.