JOSEPH SANTO OTERI

I speak of you at least 4 or 5 times a month especially when I speak to a few of my closest friends and relatives. I always say that you are definitely one of the most intelligent compassionate people I have ever known and how I feel blessed to have been your friend. I miss you my dear friend and always say prayers for you. Love you brother

I will always remember fondly all of his intriguing stories and wonderful conversations. He literally was the most interesting man in this world. Love Joe always ..

It's been many years, but Joe and I first met on the witness stand. I was 13 years old and Joe was defending my mom, Marcia Francis in a case were she was accused of shooting and killing an intruder in our home in Dorchester. We only spoke briefly before my testimony, but it was clear to me that this guy was going to do the very best he could for mom. Massachusetts had no 'Castle Doctrine' at the time so although the jury did convict mom for manslaughter, she only spent 6-months in...

Joe Oteri represented me when I was a juvenile in 1969..He shared the story of his youth with me and wanted me to have a good life.it´s been good times and not so good times..He offered to mentor me!! I was a little bit untamed ..Joe Oteri was a very good man..Great reputation..kind and generous! God Bless !

Joe was, and continues to be, an inspiration for swashbuckling trial attorneys across the country.

I had the privilege of working with Joe and Joseph Collins, Col USMCR, on a court-martial in 2010. I was a Captain in the Marine Corps at that time and a young trial attorney trying to learn the ropes. Joe had been hired to represent a military defendant facing court-martial charges for espionage. I don’t think I quite knew what I was getting myself into the first time I met Joe...

Joe was my first attorney beginning in 1960 and for many years afterwards. Moreso, he was always a good and supportive friend throughout years.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h'anam dílis

Sligo, Ireland and Ragusa, Sicily

I met Joe about a year after I graduated law school. (Although he may not have cared to admit it) Joe was my mentor. He was a great lawyer and a great friend for 40 years. We had a lot of laughs together. Debbie, Paula: please accept our deepest condolences.