Summary
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Work History
Education
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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
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CARRIE A. SPIROS

CARRIE A. SPIROS

Danvers

Summary

Highly experienced trial attorney with extensive investigation and trial skills. Proven ability to manage large, complex cases and large teams. Deeply committed to the ethical, fair, & compassionate practice of law.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief, Assistant District Attorney

Middlesex District Attorney’s Office
01.2023 - Current
  • Currently serving as the Chief of the Malden/Framingham Superior Court Region Trial team and the Fugitive Unit.
  • Supervising a team of 15 people - six prosecuting attorneys and nine support employees.
  • Serving on the Office’s executive team assisting and advising the District Attorney.
  • Tried over 30 superior court felony cases, including eight first-degree murder cases- as first chair- and two additional as second chair. Currently responsible for 6-8 pending homicide related cases or investigations.
  • Assigned to “on call” rotation tasked with responding to a scene of a death investigation and handling the case from investigation to trial with local and state law enforcement.
  • Serving as the primary point of contact for 20 plus law enforcement agencies in investigations and charging analysis.
  • Reviews & assigns all superior court level cases in my region.
  • Conducts trainings for other lawyers and law enforcement.
  • Assisted in identifying and securing expert witnesses for trial.

Assistant District Attorney, Superior Court Trial Team

Middlesex District Attorney’s Office
01.2012 - 01.2023
  • Conducted investigation & prosecution of all Superior Court level crimes, including murder.
  • Regularly handled presentation of cases to the grand jury, arraignments/bail hearings, motion hearings/writing and jury/bench trials.
  • Specialization in sexual assault, human trafficking, and high-risk domestic violence cases.
  • Prepared and presented numerous trainings for police, community partners & other prosecutors on high-risk domestic violence cases, strangulation, dangerousness hearings & human trafficking.
  • Assisted daily in advising police departments in all steps of investigative work.
  • Worked regularly with victim witness advocates to meet with and ensure crime victims’ rights were honored.

Assistant District Attorney, District & Juvenile Courts

Middlesex District Attorney’s Office
01.2008 - 01.2012
  • Regularly tried cases, handled motions and managed a very large case load – primarily of serious domestic violence cases.
  • Daily interaction with judiciary, clerks, defense bar and law enforcement.
  • Participated in community-based justice meetings.
  • In 2011, named supervising ADA in the Woburn District Court.

Appellate Court Experience

Middlesex District Attorney's Office
01.2009 - 01.2012
  • Briefed and argued two cases before the Massachusetts Appeals Court- CW v. Hicham Marchoud (No. 12-P-464) CW v. Frank Dannolfo Jr., Appeals Court (No. 09-P-1393)

Legal Externship/Internships

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Office of the Prosecutor, The Hague
01.2008 - 04.2008
  • Assigned to the Office of the Prosecutor to assist with a war crimes case on trial at the time. Helped to prepare witnesses, wrote direct examination questions, analyzed evidence, provided legal writing and research for internal memorandums and Court-filed motions. Present in court on three occasions to assist with witnesses.

Freelance News Producer/Writer

WFXT-TV (FOX25)
Dedham, Massachusetts
09.2005 - 12.2007

Legal Externship/Internships

Suffolk County Dist. Atty's Office - Boston, Massachusetts
01.2006 - 03.2006
  • Assigned to the Superior Court General Felony team to assist prosecutors in researching legal issues and drafting memorandum.

Senior News Producer

WBZ-TV (CBS4)
Boston, Massachusetts
03.2004 - 08.2005

News Producer

WLNE-TV (ABC6)
Providence, RI
06.2000 - 01.2004

Education

Juris Doctorate -

New England Law
Boston, MA
05-2008

Bachelor’s of Arts - Political Science, Public Service

Providence College
Providence, RI
05-2000

Skills

  • Legal analysis
  • Supervisory skills
  • Courtroom demeanor
  • Case preparation
  • Decision-making
  • Team building
  • Ethics & collegiality

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Girls Softball Asst. Coach, Danvers, Massachusetts, 2023, Present, Serve as an assistant coach for a girls’ recreational softball team. The league provides girls with an opportunity to learn the game and to build confidence and skills.
  • Danvers People to People Food Pantry, Danvers, 2016, Present, For a decade, my 15-year-old daughter has run a large-scale food drive for the People to People Food Pantry in Danvers. This pantry serves families who are food insecure in the Town of Danvers. I assist her in all aspects of this drive. This past year, the drive, which takes place in the fall, raised over 6,000 items for the Pantry.
  • Parent Advisory Council, Vice President, Danvers, MA, 2019, 2021, Served on the Great Oak Elementary School Parent Advisory Council to support educational needs of students & teachers

Honors

American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow 2024-Present 

  • Membership is by invitation only and is limited to 1% of the total lawyer population in any state. Membership is extended to trial lawyers whose careers have been “marked by the highest standards of ethics conduct, professionalism, civility, and congeniality.”

Thomas F. Reilly Trial Team Award 2016 

  • Awarded by the Middlesex DA’s Office for exhibiting superior standard of teamwork & collegiality

Scott Harshbarger Prevention & Intervention Award 2010 

  • Awarded by the Middlesex DA’s Office for creation, implementation or involvement in prevention and intervention efforts.

PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENTS:

  • Enhancing Well-Being & Civility in Courts, Panelist Mass Bar Association March 2025 Woburn, Massachusetts Panelist for presentation on guide to best practices on lawyer well-being and civility in the courts.
  • Merrimack College, Guest Presenter 2022, 2023 Andover, Massachusetts Co-presented to classes of police recruits and undergrad criminal justice students on the investigation and prosecution of homicide case
  • MCLE (Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education), Panelist/Faculty Member Boston, Massachusetts 2018, 2011 “Handling Sexual Assault Cases” Panelist Boston, Massachusetts
  • MA Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Summit, Presenter January of 2020 Norwood, Massachusetts Presented to a large group of prosecutors, law enforcement, and community partners on best practices in human trafficking investigation and trials.
  • Boston Bar Association/PILP Domestic Violence Series, Guest Presenter, March 2017, Boston, Massachusetts. Presented to BBA lawyers on topic of Domestic Violence after the passage of the August 2014 Act Relative to Domestic Violence & best practices in prosecution.
  • Boston Bar Association: “The New Domestic Violence Law” Panelist, March 2015, Boston, Massachusetts. Panelists in discussion about the August 2014 Act Relative to Domestic Violence

Timeline

Chief, Assistant District Attorney

Middlesex District Attorney’s Office
01.2023 - Current

Assistant District Attorney, Superior Court Trial Team

Middlesex District Attorney’s Office
01.2012 - 01.2023

Appellate Court Experience

Middlesex District Attorney's Office
01.2009 - 01.2012

Assistant District Attorney, District & Juvenile Courts

Middlesex District Attorney’s Office
01.2008 - 01.2012

Legal Externship/Internships

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Office of the Prosecutor, The Hague
01.2008 - 04.2008

Legal Externship/Internships

Suffolk County Dist. Atty's Office - Boston, Massachusetts
01.2006 - 03.2006

Freelance News Producer/Writer

WFXT-TV (FOX25)
09.2005 - 12.2007

Senior News Producer

WBZ-TV (CBS4)
03.2004 - 08.2005

News Producer

WLNE-TV (ABC6)
06.2000 - 01.2004

Bachelor’s of Arts - Political Science, Public Service

Providence College

Juris Doctorate -

New England Law