Now, all these years later, Hank Brennan returns to the limelight, not as a defense lawyer, but as a special prosecutor of Karen Read, who has already endured one sham trial and now faces a second

Ms. Read will receive the dignity and fairness that every defendant deserves in our criminal justice system,” Hank Brennan said Wednesday.

FBI informant James “Whitey” Bulger has been tapped to lead the prosecution at Karen Read’s upcoming retrial.Attorney Hank Brennan, who represented Bulger, will serve as special assistant district attorney when Read’s retrial begins on January 27.