Leah J. Boisclair

Leah J. Boisclair is a criminal defense attorney representing clients in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Her practice covers DUI and traffic charges, drug offenses, domestic violence allegations, violent crimes, sex offenses, theft and property charges, white-collar matters, firearm charges, public-order offenses, and computer crimes. Boisclair also assists people facing investigations, restraining-order issues, and expungement matters, with an emphasis on preparation and courtroom advocacy.

Boisclair earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Rhode Island in 2017, graduating cum laude, and received her J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law in 2019, also cum laude. During law school, she participated in trial team and moot court competitions. She served as a Rule 9 Student Attorney in the Criminal Law Clinic and represented clients facing misdemeanor charges in Rhode Island District Court.

Boisclair began working in criminal defense as a law clerk in 2018 at a Providence firm, assisting with federal and state criminal matters, including a federal jury trial and suppression hearings in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Her internships included the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Rhode Island and the Committee on Public Counsel Services in Massachusetts, broadening her exposure to state and federal defense work.

Leah J. Boisclair remains active in Rhode Island’s criminal defense community. She serves on Executive, Legislative, Bylaws, and Finance Committees of the Rhode Island Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and co-chairs the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal Bench/Bar Committee. Her practice combines legal research, case preparation, motion and hearing experience, and direct advocacy for people confronting criminal accusations, investigations, traffic matters, and related proceedings.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Law Office of Leah J. Boisclair
• Member, Rhode Island Bar Association
• Co-Chair, Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal Bench/Bar Committee
• Member, Executive, Legislative, Bylaws and Finance Committees, Rhode Island Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Licensed State

• Rhode Island

Education

• Roger Williams University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Rhode Island
  Bachelor’s degree

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