Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in Worcester, MA

A highly regarded trial attorney, Nicole Colby Longton is the founder of her eponymous law firm. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, she provides dedicated representation to clients throughout the Commonwealth. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts since 2003, Ms. Longton is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts as well as before the U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Ms. Longton focuses a significant portion of her practice on criminal defense matters. In this regard, she provides forceful advocacy on behalf of people who have been charged by the Commonwealth with misdemeanor and felony offenses. Ms. Longton has defended thousands of individuals facing charges of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, larceny, domestic violence, sex crimes, kidnapping, breaking and entering, assault and battery, fraud and other white collar crimes, and drug possession and distribution. During her distinguished career, she has obtained positive results for her clients through dismissals and acquittals as well as through the negotiation of favorable plea agreements with the prosecution.

Ms. Longton is a leader in the field of Title IX advocacy. She filed the first complaint in Massachusetts against a college/university under Title IX on behalf of an accused student. She has since represented both reporting and responding parties in Title IX proceedings at colleges and universities throughout the Commonwealth. She is frequently consulted on these matters nationwide.     

Ms. Longton handles personal injury and wrongful death litigation as well. Her client base in this area comprises people who have been harmed by the negligence or recklessness of other people or entities, and her cases have involved truck, motorcycle, and motor vehicle crashes, defective devices/consumer products, and premises liability. Ms. Longton has successfully obtained significant compensation for her clients. Her successful track record in all of these endeavors has earned her the recognition of her colleagues, as exhibited by her receipt of a 10.0 “Superb” peer review rating through Avvo and hundreds of perfect five-star reviews. Ms. Longton is a 2003 graduate of Harvard Law School and 2000 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross.