Mr. Ettenberg is a Director at Gould & Ettenberg, P.C. His practice is focused exclusively in the area of criminal defense in both the state and federal courts of Massachusetts and is regarded as one of the preeminent trial lawyers in the Commonwealth. He is frequently called upon by other lawyers seeking his advice.Mr. Ettenberg has served as President of the Worcester County Bar Association; Chair of the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) Criminal Justice Section; and the MBA Joint Task Force on Sentencing. Mr. Ettenberg is a member and Past President of the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL); the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) Certification Advisory Board; and the MCLE Criminal Law Curriculum Advisory Board. He has also been Past President and member of the Board of Directors of the Bar Advocates of Worcester County. He served on the Governor’s Judicial Nominating Commission, from 2005-2007. He has also been the Chair of the Merit Selection Panel appointed by the US District Court to select the US Magistrate Judge for the District of Massachusetts, sitting in Worcester.Mr. Ettenberg is a frequent lecturer on criminal law on behalf of the Mass. Bar Association, The Worcester County Bar Association and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. He is a contributing author to The Massachusetts Superior Court Criminal Practice Manual.In 2012, Mr. Ettenberg was elected a fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. Membership in the American College is by invitation only and is limited to no more than 1% of the lawyers in each state.Best Lawyers in America continuously since 1994Super Lawyers continuously since 2006Martindale-Hubble AV peer review rating