About The Firm

Why Hire M. Koes Law, LLC?

M. Koes Law, LLC is a Massachusetts law firm focused on criminal defense and civil rights litigation. When your record, freedom, or constitutional rights are on the line, you need clear advice, strong advocacy, and a lawyer who stays steady under pressure.
You’ll get direct communication, realistic expectations, and a strategy built around the facts—not promises.

15+ Years of Experience 

Attorney Matthew Koes has practiced in Massachusetts since 2007. His work centers on criminal defense matters, post-conviction and appellate issues, and civil rights cases involving serious violations of constitutional protections.

He is known for explaining legal options in plain language, preparing thoroughly, and staying focused on practical outcomes.

Attorney Koes

Skilled Advocacy

Strategic, prepared representation focused on facts, deadlines, and leverage—built for high-stakes criminal defense and civil rights matters.

Clear Communication

You’ll know where your case stands, what happens next, and why. Straight answers and consistent updates—no guessing.

Transparent Fees

Clear billing expectations up front. The goal is predictable, professional representation without surprise costs or vague promises.

Attorney Profile

Attorney Koes

Attorney Koes has more than fifteen years of experience zealously advocating for his clients.
Attorney Koes is a Massachusetts attorney with more than fifteen years of experience focused on criminal defense and civil rights litigation. Clients value calm guidance, direct communication, and realistic expectations from the start.

Attorney Koes represents clients in criminal defense matters where the stakes are high and the process is complex. He focuses on careful fact review, motion practice when appropriate, and strong advocacy in and out of court.

In civil rights litigation, he handles matters involving serious constitutional issues and accountability. His approach emphasizes credibility, documentation, and a strategy built around the record—not headlines.

When appellate or post-conviction work applies, the focus is identifying legal error, building the strongest record possible, and pursuing the correct procedural path on strict deadlines.

Attorney Koes lives in Framingham with his family.

  • University of Massachusetts School of Law, 2006
  • Stonehill College, 2002
  • Connecticut, 2006
  • Massachusetts, 2007
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2007
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 2022
  • Commonwealth v. Sajid S., 494 Mass. 305 (2024)
  • Murphy v. Commissioner of Correction, 493 Mass. 170 (2023)
  • Shea v. Department of Correction, 103 Mass. App. Ct. 369 (2023)
  • John Doe No. 22188 v. Sex Offender Registry Board, 101 Mass. App. Ct. 797 (2022)
  • Alvarez v. City of Worcester, 605 F. Supp. 3d 304 (D. Mass. 2022)
  • John Doe No. 7546 v. Sex Offender Registry Board, 487 Mass. 568 (2021)
  • Alvarez v. City of Worcester, 450 F. Supp. 3d 74 (D. Mass. 2020)
  • John Doe No. 234076 v. Sex Offender Registry Board, 484 Mass. 666 (2020) (Amicus Brief)
  • Commonwealth v. Carlos Alvarez, 480 Mass. 1017 (2018)
  • Commonwealth v. Thomas Buckley, III, 90 Mass. App. Ct. 177 (2016)
  • Commonwealth v. Ramon Torres, 470 Mass. 1020 (2015)
  • John Doe No. 7083 v. Sex Offender Registry Board, 472 Mass. 475 (2015) (Amicus Brief)
  • John Doe No. 3839 v. Sex Offender Registry Board, 472 Mass. 492 (2015)
  • Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL)
  • National Police Accountability Project (NPAP)
  • Supervising Attorney, Massachusetts Parole Preparation Partnership (MPPP)
"The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and angle of contingency, and qualifies all his qualifications, but who throws himself on your part so heartily, that he can get you out of a scrape."
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1883