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Karen Read finally got proven after two murder trials following the 2022 death of his ex-boyfriend, Boston policeman John O'Keefe, thanks jurors for finding her vocal crowd of supporters who have found her innocent supporters of all the charges related to the homicide.
She will be suspended for one year for driving while drunk.
Read's father, William Read, attributed the result to her legal team – which saved her from the maximum penalty for life imprisonment, as well as years of imprisonment on a series of fewer charges.
“I want to acknowledge the greatest team of lawyers,” he told her cheering supporters from the court steps. “The first one we found was David Yannetti. We added Alan Jackson and Liza Little. Bob Alessi, you know, OK. It's a great team, but we need all of them to beat that.”
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Karen Read was discharged Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at the Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts. (Richard Beetham for Fox News Digital)
He also thanks Read's vocal supporters and Internet “content providers”.
But it was her legal team who participated in the leg work. They are already high-function lawyers from the largest urban trio in the United States: Boston, New York and Los Angeles. Experts say they have now risen to new heights.
“All of these lawyers can write votes in what type of high-profile cases, but I'm sure they want to take a break after that,” said Randolph Rice, a Maryland attorney.
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Karen Read's attorney Alan Jackson left Norfolk County Chore Court on May 20, 2025 at Norfolk County Choreforce in Dedham, Massachusetts. (Hans Pennink for Fox News Digital)
“The experiment like this takes it physically and emotionally,” he told Fox News Digital. “I've seen some lawyers like to back off for a while, smaller cases, while others like high school and want to do another case right away.”
But audiences can expect to see them tour on TV and in other documentaries, he said.
After her first trial, Read famously sat down for multiple interviews – an unorthodox move that prosecutors tried to use against her by playing Soundbites for the jury. During the trial, she also spoke repeatedly, but her lawyer was still raised due to the court's orders.
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Defense attorney David Yannetti listened to testimony during the trial of Karen Read in Dedham on May 16, 2025. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle, AP Pool)
“I think that makes them a stratosphere representing celebrities and big cases, and that will further boost their reputation as long as they continue to win,” Rice said.
Jackson, based in Los Angeles, has put the theory into practice. He provided the opening and closing ceremony for the defense. He has previously sued music producer Phil Spector for murdering actress Lana Clarkson and defending actor Kevin Spacey for nantucket's groping charges.
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Jackson is a partner company: Werkman Jackson and Quinn.
Defense attorney Robert Alessi made a point while crossing the questioning of digital forensic analyst Shanon Burgess during a trial in Karen in Dedham on May 20, 2025. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald via AP, swimming pool)
Robert Alessi is a partner at DLA Piper, an international law firm. Read added him to the team before the second trial, and translated complex data by questioning experts discussing their domain and finding details.
David Yannetti – Read's Boston lawyer and local Lynchpin may get the most out.
Jack Lu, a retired Massachusetts judge, said even Hank Brennan, who has also used a high-profile lawyer, has also seen his business improve, as well as a former lawyer who stole Mobster Whitey Bulger.
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Special Attorney Hank Brennan takes lunch break from Norfolk County Superior Court on May 20, 2025. (Hans Pennink for Fox News Digital)
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Lu told Fox News that “they will all be overwhelmed by new clients.” “Brennan will be ejected as a star because anyone can see his talent. I would say Yannetti and Brennan’s practices are national.”
As for Red, the well-known attorney turned into legal analyst Linda Kenney Baden, hoping she would file a series of new lawsuits against the investigators who accused her.
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“Especially for civil rights litigation [Michael] Proctor,” she said, referring to the former homicide detective, who lost his job by sending text messages about Read’s case.
