Respected Legal Commentator.

Attorney Murat Erkan is a frequent legal commentator for publications including Massachusetts Lawyer's Weekly, the leading legal news periodical in the state.  Below you will find a selection of articles in which the legal community turned to Attorney Erkan to comment on newsworthy and cutting edge issues in our courts.

• SJC rejects 'pretext' test for traffic stops, Mass Lawyers Weeky

• Homicide conviction set aside over faulty jury instruction, Mass Lawyers Weekly

• Alleged drug dealer can't challenge search of alleged drug customer, Mass Lawyer's Weekly

• Local defense lawyers not surprised at Entwistle Conviction, Eagle Tribune

• "Suggestive" police identification of defendant admissible, Mass Lawyers Weekly

• Ex parte exchange between probation officer, judge OK, Mass Lawyers Weekly

• New rule announced for preserving appellate rights, Mass Lawyers Weekly

• "Judicial Warrior" faces toughest opponent, Eagle Tribune

Eagle Tribune, AMANDA SABGA/Staff photo

Newsworthy Cases.

Erkan & Associates, LLC handles a variety of high profile cases, many of which are featured below.

• SJC Rules On 'Straight Pride' Counter-Protester Prosecution, WGBH News

• Police: New Year's Eve murder stemmed from domestic dispute, Eagle Tribune

• Wage suit ruling could cost Lawrence over $1 million, Boston Globe

• Ex-bus driver arraigned on rape charges, Lowell Sun

• Judge considers GPS evidence in Boston arson case - Associated Press 

  

• Lawsuit: Police used inaccurate Breathalyzer rights form, Eagle Tribune

• $10,000 in heroin seized in Attleboro traffic stop, Attleboro Sun Chronicle

• 5 deportations in 10 years for suspected drug dealer, Boston Herald

• Attorney: Case against Lawrence superintendent's driver should be dismissed, Eagle Tribune

  

• Man held after coke sting in store's lot, Lowell Sun

• Attorney: Deputy's shot injured man's eye, Eagle Tribune

• DA says Laboy used school workers to do his errands, Eagle Tribune

• Attorney: Case against Lawrence superintendent's driver should be dismissed, Eagle Tribune

• Laboy's driver's trial on traffic charges postponed, Eagle Tribune

• Lawrence detective charged with intimidating witnesses, Eagle Tribune

• Lawrence man arrested in Andover held on high bail, Andover Townsman

  

• Man denies 3d border violation, Boston Globe

• Judge sets $1M in 'enormous' drug arrest,Eagle Tribune

• Nicole Paquette arrest for trafficking Cocaine, originally reported inEagle Tribune

• Police shootings on the rise in NH,Eagle Tribune

• Police target drug trade near highways,Eagle Tribune

  

Former prosecutor. 

During his years as a prosecutor, attorney Murat Erkan handled thousands of cases, some of which garnered widespread public attention.  

• 2 charged with murder in shooting,Eagle Tribune

• Man gets 8-10 years in meat cleaver assault, the Salem News

• Man gets 7-9 years in prison for bat attack,Eagle Tribune

• Brothers jailed for pot-robbery shooting,Eagle Tribune

• Men admit they beat a Newburyport man who has since died, Eagle Tribune 

• Woman indicted in beating,Eagle Tribune

• [State Police] Trooper Guilty of violating restraining order, Newburyport Daily News

  

• Peabody man convicted for rape in Lynn home, Lynn Daily Item

• Andover bar fight may be gay bashing,

• Man arraigned for robbing cabbie twice, Lynn Daily Item

• Teen gets 5 to 8 years for robberies, Salem Evening News

• Man sentenced to 12 for drug trafficking, Salem Evening News

• Police: money made here, Eagle Tribune

• Teacher: educator accused of rape,Eagle Tribune

• Robbery convict sentenced to jail, Salem Evening News

• Woman's screams save her from attack, Eagle Tribune

• Lynn man charged with manslaughter remains free on bail, Lynn Item

  

• Woman who used nieces to sell drugs goes to prison,Eagle Tribune

• dad gets year in jail for beating teen at stadium,Eagle Tribune

• Saugus man pleads guilty to drug, weapons charges, Lynn Item

• Man will serve jail time for beating,Eagle Tribune

• Mother, daughter talk deal with teenager's molestation, Eagle Tribune

• Man held on $10k bail for arson, prostitution, Eagle Tribune

• Gang opens fire on witness, Eagle Tribune

• Accused officers to testify today, Eagle Tribune

• Haverhill 'sweet-tooth' suspect arraigned, Eagle Tribune

• Trial set for alleged purse thief, Eagle Tribune

• Vermont man pleads not guilty to Salisbury man's beating, Eagle Tribune

• Drug gang recruiting ploy: no equals death, Eagle Tribune

• Raytheon protesters get year of probation,Boston Globe