Attorney Myong J. Joun
(pronounced, “me-young john”)
Attorney Myong Joun is committed to defending your rights. He knows what’s at stake — your job, your reputation, your freedom. He will thoroughly and professionally represent you at every phase of your case.
Attorney Joun is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and Suffolk University Law School. He is admitted to practice in:
- United States Supreme Court
- Supreme Judicial Court
of Massachusetts - United States Court of Appeals
for the First Circuit - United States District Court for the
District of Massachusetts.
Attorney Joun represents clients in the following courts:
- Federal Courts:
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- United States District Court in the following Districts of Massachusetts: Eastern Division (Boston), Central Division (Worcester) and Western Division (Springfield).
- State Courts:
- Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Appeals Court
- Superior Courts of the following counties: Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and Worcester Superior Courts.
- District Courts in the following communities: Ayer, Attleboro, Brockton, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Clinton, Concord, Dedham, Dudley, East Brookfield, Fall River, Fitchburg, Framingham, Gardner, Gloucester, Haverill, Hingham, Ipswich, Lawrence, Leominster, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, Marlborough, Milford, Natick, New Bedford, Newburyport, Newton, Peabody, Plymouth, Quincy, Salem, Somerville, Stoughton, Taunton, Uxbridge, Waltham, Wareham, Westborough, Winchendon, Woburn, Worcester and Wrentham District Courts.
- Boston Municipal Courts:
- Brighton, Central, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Roxbury, South Boston, and West Roxbury Divisions.
Attorney Joun is a member of the following professional associations:
- National Police Accountability Project (NPAP)
- Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
- Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA)
- Boston Bar Association (BBA)
- Asian American Lawyers Association (AALAM), President, 2003-2005
- American Association of Justice (AAJ), formerly, Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), Civil Rights Section
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA)
- National Lawyers Guild, Massachusetts Chapter (NLG-Mass.)
- Federal Bar Association (FBA), Massachusetts Chapter
- Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association (MELA)
- National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
- American Bar Foundation (ABF), Fellow
- Massachusetts Bar Foundation (MBF), Life Fellow.
Mr. Joun is also active in the community. He serves on the Board of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (ACLUM) and has served on the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) and the Board of Directors of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law of the Boston Bar Association (LCCR-BBA). He volunteers his time and expertise at the National Lawyer’s Guild’s “Stop and Search” clinics at various community training centers, DYS facilities, shelters, and temporary homes. He is frequently asked to lecture on topics relating to criminal justice, civil rights and civil liberties. He has been a speaker at many local law schools including Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University, New England School of Law, Northeastern University, Suffolk University, and Western New England College.
In each of the last three years, 2009-2011, Attorney Joun has been selected as a Boston Magazine Super Lawyers “Rising Star” as a Boston criminal defense lawyer. No more than 2½ percent of the lawyers in the state are named to the list. Attorney Joun is also rated 10.0 out of a possible 10 by Avvo, an on-line directory where former clients and other lawyers rate and review lawyers to assist others looking to hire one.
You are invited to contact Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense and civil rights lawyer, Attorney Myong J. Joun for a free and confidential consultation.
(617) 304-6186