Philip G. Cormier

  January 2017 - Present, Partner, Good Schneider Cormier & Fried, Boston, MA. Principal and founding member of the firm, ranked as a Tier 1 Best Law Firm by U.S. News and World Report. For more than 25 years, Mr. Cormier has defended criminal cases in the federal courts in the United States and in the Massachusetts state courts. Clients of the firm have included executives of Fortune 500 companies, principals in privately-owned and closely-held companies, doctors, lawyers, and other professionals. His practice concentrates on defending white collar criminal cases and litigating civil cases involving: Mail and Wire Fraud, Tax Evasion and Tax Fraud, Computer Hacking, Securities Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Environmental Violations, Harboring/Employment of Illegal Aliens, and Asset Forfeiture. He has also defended against charges of Homicide, Rape, Child Pornography, Drug Trafficking, Robbery, Illegal Firearms Possession, Motor Vehicle Homicide, and other Serious Felonies. Other practice areas include: Defense of college and university students and professors in Title IX investigations who have been accused of criminal offenses including rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and academic misconduct involving plagiarism or exam cheating. The representation of professionals before various professional boards, including the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers, the Board of Registration in Medicine, the Board of Registration in Dentistry and the Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine. Litigation in the defense of clients' First Amendment rights and civil liberties. Previously, Mr. Cormier was a partner in the Boston law firms of Good Schneider Cormier, Good & Cormier, and Silverglate, Good & Cormier. He began his criminal defense practice with the firm of Silverglate, Gertner, Fine & Good in 1989. Lecturer in Law, Boston University School of Law, Wrongful Convictions Clinic, 2015 - 2018 Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL). Member, New England Innocence Project (NEIP) Case Screening Committee. Bar Admissions: Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Federal District of Massachusetts; United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit; United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; and, the United States Tax Court. Education: Northeastern University, J.D., 1989; Bates College, B.A., 1983. Interests: Cycling, Mogul Skiing, Hockey, Downeast Boats.