Benjamin L. Falkner

Attorney Benjamin Falkner joined Krasnoo, Klehm & Falkner LLP as an associate in 2006 and was graduated from The Ohio State University (magna cum laude, 2002) and Suffolk University Law School (magna cum laude, 2006). With over eighteen years of experience, Ben devotes his entire practice to criminal and civil litigation in the state and federal courts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He has tried both civil and criminal cases in U.S. District Court, as well as in the Massachusetts and New Hampshire Superior Courts, and the Massachusetts District and Juvenile Courts. He has argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Ben is a tireless fighter for the rights of the accused. He stands up for those accused of any crime, from trespass to murder, including internet crimes, drug crimes, sex crimes, violent crimes, property crimes and drunk driving. He helps children and adults accused of crimes. Ben has also represented people facing the loss of their job or suspension from school. He also represents people before administrative agencies, such as the federal Merit Systems Protection Board, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services. He also represents people facing classification by the Sex Offender Registry Board. Ben currently accepts court appointments to represent indigent criminal defendants in the New Hampshire Federal District Court, New Hampshire Superior Court and in the Superior, District and Juvenile Courts of Middlesex and Essex Counties in Massachusetts. Ben is a member of the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Lawrence Bar Association (where he serves as President) and the Massachusetts Bar Association. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Benjamin L. Falkner included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Rising Stars, Criminal Defense, Super Lawyers Other Sources of Feedback About Benjamin L. Falkner Included on the 2026Massachusetts Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list 2024 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list 2023 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list 2022 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list 2021 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list 2019 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list 2018 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list 2017 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list 2016 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list 2015 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list 2014 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list 2013 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list

• Partner

• Krasnoo | Klehm LLP, Associate, 2006 - 2014
• Languages
• English (Primary)

• Federal Criminal Justice Act Panel, District of New Hampshire, Indigent Criminal Defense, 2007 to Present
• Committee for Public Counsel Services Panels, 2007 to Present

• Massachusetts, 2006
• New Hampshire, 2006
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 2007
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2006
• U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire, 2006
• Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2011

• Lawrence Bar Association, President, 2025
• Lawrence Bar Association, Executive Committee, 2016 – present
• Lawrence Bar Association, 2006 – present
• Massachusetts Bar Association, Juvenile & Child Welfare Section Council, Vice Chair, 2025
• Massachusetts Bar Association, Juvenile & Child Welfare Section Council, 2024 – present
• American Bar Association, 2009 – present
• National Lawyers Guild, Massachusetts Chapter, Board of Directors, 2006 – 2009, 2015 – 2019
• National Lawyers Guild, Massachusetts Chapter, 2006 – 2020
• National Police Accountability Project, 2007 – 2020