Charles W. "Charlie" Rankin, Jr. - Lawyer in Lexington, MA

AttorneyCharlie Rankin began practicing criminal law in 1980. He practices in bothstate and federal courts. Charlies practice focuses on representingclients in a diverse array of complex criminal matters, but he is best knownfor his work representing clients charged with white collar crimes, includinghealth care fraud, Medicare and Medicaid fraud, computer or cybercrimes,financial fraud, telemarketing fraud, tax fraud, and public corruption. Inrecent years, he was successful in avoiding indictment for several clients whowere the targets of criminal investigations. He recently won an acquittal for a client charged with fraud following athree-week long jury trial in federal court.

Charlieserved as a member of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the Board ofDirectors of the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and theCouncil of the Boston Bar Association. He was Chairman of the Criminal JusticeAct Board established by the United States District Court from 1996 to 2009. In1997, the Boston Bar Association awarded Charlie the Thurgood Marshall Awardfor extraordinary efforts to deliver legal services to the poor. In 2010,Charlie was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Charliehas been listed in The Best Lawyers in America from 1991 to date, and inMassachusetts Super Lawyers from 2004 to date. In 2010, he was selected toBostons Best Lawyers. He has also achieved a Martindale-Hubbell Peer ReviewRating of AV, signifying the highest level of professional excellence.