Tanis Yannetti, Attorney
OF COUNSEL
Attorney Tanis Yannetti began her career in the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office in the early 1990's, where she initially served as a victim-witness advocate handling domestic violence cases. For there, she attended the New England School of Law, where she competed in and won the law school's Moot Court Competition in 1994. She graduated with her juris doctor degree in May, 1994.
After her law school graduation, Tanis served for three years as an assistant district attorney in Middlesex County. In that capacity, Tanis handled hundreds of criminal cases. She left the D.A.'s Office in 1997 to pursue her legal career in private practice, concentrating mainly in the area of criminal law.
Tanis now serves as an attorney, "of counsel," to her brother David R. Yannetti. A seasoned, experienced and smart attorney in her own right, Tanis regularly makes court appearances for David when he is on trial. She also serves as a "second seat" when Attorney David Yannetti is defending some of his larger and more complex cases -- including a 2008 murder case on which the Yannetti legal team achieved a "Not Guilty" verdict on behalf of a client who had unjustly served 16 years in state prison as a result of false confession to the police.
LISA M. YAGER, PARALEGAL
Lisa began her career in the business arena working as an Executive Assistant for the Chairman and CEO of a mid-size print management organization. Within her 13-year employment, Lisa broadened her knowledge base by taking on the role of Office Manager for the commercial real estate business owned by same.
Lisa holds a Master's Degree in Counseling and Psychology. A licensed Elementary School Counselor, Lisa enjoys working with all individuals in all ages, stages and circumstances in life.
Prior to coming on board for Attorney Yannetti, Lisa worked in child development and then again as an Executive Assistant this time for the President and CEO of a biotech organization.
Lisa holds a Bachelor's Degree, Legal Assistant studies, where she utilizes her education and experience working as a Paralegal for Attorney Yannetti. Her responsibilities include day-to-day interactions with clients, communications with court and other Commonwealth personnel, office correspondence, research, writing, and transcribing, and technical support.
ERIN FRANCOEUR, PARALEGAL
Erin started her career as an aide in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In this role Erin acted as liaison to citizens, lobbying groups and House members, as well as honed her professional research and writing skills. Moving next to the position of Committee Researcher and ultimately to Chief of Staff, Erin managed constituent services, media relations, speech writing and review of legislative proposals. In all, she worked in the House from 1993-1998.
Entering the corporate realm, Erin became a Public Affairs Associate at Liberty Mutual's Corporate Legal Division in Boston. In this role, she managed the political events program, the political action committee (LibertyPAC) and grassroots education program. Further, she was administrator for the public affairs intranet and extranet sites and databases of employee resources and public affairs content management. She became a senior associate after two years and grew the events and grassroots program significantly for the corporation until 2002.
Erin now performs the following in the law office of Attorney Yannetti: client services, research and writing and web site management.
