Biography

Andrew Stacey graduated Suffolk University Law School in 2014 with Pro Bono Honors. During law school he interned for the First Justice of the Orleans District Court. He then went on to intern with the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office in the Major Felonies Division, working on matters of armed robbery and murder. Attorney Stacey transitioned to working as a student prosecutor under Rule 3:03 in the Charlestown Division of the Boston Municipal Court. While there he litigated discovery motions, motions to dismiss and evidentiary motions to suppress, having handled every type of case in the district court. At the same time, Attorney Stacey was teaching Constitutional Law to inner-city, high school seniors as part of the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project. Wanting a more well-rounded view of the criminal justice system, he later joined the Suffolk Defenders clinic, where he provided representation to indigent clients in the Boston Municipal Court accused of misdemeanor and concurrent felony charges.

Following graduation, Attorney Stacey joined the Law Office of Russell Matson, P.C. in Braintree, MA which exclusively represented private clients in criminal defense matters. He was the first associate hired and helped grow the firm to include five attorneys, becoming the lead associate. At this firm, Attorney Stacey represented clients across Massachusetts, appearing in every district court in the Commonwealth. Cases ranged from pre-arraignment matters to bench and jury trials, consisting of violent crimes, drug crimes, OUIs, weapons charges and sex crimes.

In 2017, Attorney Stacey left the firm and joined two other attorneys to found Equitas Law, LLP in Brookline, MA. His reputation for quality representation developed a book of happy, repeat clientele, and he expanded the practice to include additional areas such as landlord-tenant disputes, family law, and property law while still maintaining a focus in criminal defense. Attorney Stacey continued to offer high quality service to clients facing charges in district court and superior court cases.

In 2019, Andrew got married and made the decision to leave his firm, joining his wife in Washington, D.C. as she pursued an opportunity to work in Congress. While living in DC, Attorney Stacey performed contract work for the Department of Justice, Civil Division, Frauds Unit working on multi-billion dollar medicare fraud cases. He also contracted for the trial unit of the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Enforcement Division, providing aid on a number of cases.

Attorney Stacey is proud to say he has been trusted by nurses, veterans, firefighters, law enforcement, and even other attorneys when their liberty was on the line and quality representation mattered most.