[1] In 1908, Hurlburt defended Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives John N. Cole, who was indicted by a grand jury on 123 separate counts of violating a law which prohibited Government officers from asking for railroad passes or tickets at reduced rates for themselves or others.

[8] In 1911, Hurlburt and Charles F. Choate defended former Boston city treasurer George U. Crocker, who was accused of bribing a jury that ruled on his father's will.

[9] The charges were dropped by district attorney Joseph C. Pelletier, who stated that the indictments had been based false evidence.

[10] In 1913, Hurlburt and Samuel L. Powers defended American Woolen Company president William Madison Wood, who was accused with conspiring to plant dynamite to sway public opinion against workers during the 1912 Lawrence textile strike.

[17] In 1921, he prosecuted Middlesex County district attorney Nathan A. Tufts, who was accused of 32 allegations of malfeasance, misfeasance, and nonfensance.

[18][19] On October 1, 1921, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found Tufts guilty of misconduct and removed him from office.