Massachusetts sports attorney and Ethiopian immigrant Derege Demissie of Apex Athletics Agency in Cambridge, Massachusetts is representing Robel Phillipos who is said to be a friend of suspected bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Further, Westfield, New Jersey attorney Robert Stahl and New York attorney Harlan Protass have signed on to represent two other alleged Tsarnaev friends accused of intentionally obstructing the bombing investigation.