Kevin R. Hayden

As a seasoned trial lawyer, Kevin R. Hayden focuses his practice on civil litigation and an array of criminal defense including white-collar crime, major felonies and juvenile representation. Kevin also counsels businesses, non-profit organizations and individuals in real estate negotiations and disputes, government enforcement actions, and corporate governance matters. Prior to joining Dhar Law, Kevin was a solo practitioner and member at a prominent mid-level Boston firm for several years representing corporations, non-profits and individuals at the federal, state and administrative levels.

Before entering private practice, Kevin practiced as an Assistant District Attorney for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office for almost twelve years. He served as Chief of the Safe Neighborhood Initiative and a member of the Gang Unit for most of his tenure. Kevin prosecuted many high profile gun and drug cases, violent crimes and homicides, and supervised a team of prosecutors that comprehensively addressed crime in several of Boston’s most challenged neighborhoods. Under Kevin’s leadership, the U. S. Department of Justice repeatedly awarded the Safe Neighborhood Initiative for its exceptional community collaborations and innovative strategies to combat crime. Kevin received the Brian J. Honan Award for excellence in the courtroom and extraordinary commitment to the community in 2006.

Kevin is a nationally recognized expert on firearm and gang-related crime, government and community affairs and relations and criminal offender re-entry programs. He has been a conference speaker and faculty member for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., the American Prosecutors Research Institute and the Crime and Justice Institute, the Nevada Advisory Council for Prosecuting Attorneys and the Mississippi Attorney General’s Youth Court Symposium.

Kevin also serves as Chairman of the Board for Youth Options Unlimited, a board member for the Justice George L. Ruffin Society and was a former board member for the Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation. He is a graduate of Boston University School of Law and Dartmouth College, and is licensed to practice in Massachusetts and the  U.S. Federal District Court in Massachusetts.