Kevin Reddington has represented major clients in Massachusetts for 50 years, ahead of the Lindsay Clancy trial, perhaps the most high-profile case of the veteran defense attorney's career. Reddington, who accused a juror of lying in a heated exchange with Judge William Sullivan on Friday, spoke to NBC Boston ahead of the murder trial that thrust him into the national spotlight five decades after being admitted to the Massachusetts Bar. Reddington, 75, argued that Clancy, a 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of her three young children, did not receive adequate medication to treat postpartum psychosis prior to strangling them in the basement of the family's home in 2023.
"Everybody knew that Lindsay Clancy was just an incredible wife, mother, friend, and here she is now," Reddington told NBC Boston on August 18. "Tragic." Prosecutors alleged Clancy deliberately strangled her children, Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and 8-month-old Callan before attempting to take her own life, insisting her actions were intentional and calculated. Here's a closer look at Reddington, whose aggressive courtroom style and frequent interactions with reporters and Sullivan have spawned several nicknames online, including "Big Redd" and "Shreddington." Reddington graduated from Boston College in 1972 and received his law degree from Suffolk University three years later.
He was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1975 and later to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the U.S. Reddington then worked as a partner at Kelly & Reddington, a law firm based in Brockton, Massachusetts, from 1975 through 1991.
He has since led his own independent practice, typically representing clients facing serious criminal charges like murder, drug or weapons offenses, DUI, domestic violence and assault. His website identifies him as a decorated attorney known throughout Massachusetts "A lawyer you can trust," the site reads. "A focus on the best outcome for you!" Reddington has enjoyed "sustained recognition" for his courtroom performance and professional standing, according to a Lexinter Law Directory listing.
In 1996, became a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and was later named among Massachusetts Super Lawyers from 2004 through last year. "He appeared among its Top 100 lawyers from 2004 through 2010 and its Top 10 in 2004 and 2005," Reddington's bio reads. "His honors reflect decades of peer recognition, trial skill, and commitment to criminal defense." Reddington has repeatedly argued that Clancy had been suffering from severe postpartum psychosis prior to strangling her children.
During his 52-minute closing argument, Reddington said Clancy's children had been her entire world. "She lived for her kids until she had a psychotic break," Reddington said, adding that Clancy's children were victims of an act driven by mental illness rather than intentional murder. Reddington has also repeatedly claimed improper medical care and supervision by health professionals left Clancy overmedicated on a dangerous mix of drugs that eventually triggered severe postpartum psychosis.
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