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former federal prosecutor focusing on high stakes litigation, both complex civil and white collar defense

Employment counseling and litigation:. I counsel individuals and employers on workplace laws, review and negotiate employment contracts and separation agreements, and litigate employment- and other business-related disputes.. Investigations:. I conduct investigations for employers whose employees have made internal complaints of discrimination or harassment.. Appeals:. I represent clients in post-conviction criminal proceedings in both federal and state court. I also welcome clients with civil appeals, particularly in the employment litigation context. I have briefed, argued, and won appeals in the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Supreme Judicial Court, and the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Donna R. Corcoran is a trial lawyer and partner at Jones Kelleher. Her practice focuses on medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, premises liability and product liability.. Donna received her B.A. degree (magna cum laude) from Stonehill College in 1974. She graduated from Suffolk University Law School (cum laude) in 1985.. Selected as among the top 5% of practicing attorneys in Massachusetts and New England, Donna has been featured in the Massachusetts and New England Super Lawyers publications and recognized in Boston magazine. From 2010 through 2015, Donna was named by Super Lawyers Magazine as one of the top 50 female attorneys in Massachusetts and New England. Since 2015, Donna has selected by her peers for inclusion in the publication The Best Lawyers in America in the category of medical malpractice law, plaintiffs.. Donna is admitted to practice in Massachusetts state and federal courts. She is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, American Association for Justice, and the Women's Bar Association.

David Viens is an experienced business/commercial litigator and tort defense lawyer with substantial experience representing a broad variety of clients in business/commercial disputes and high exposure tort matters.  Dave also has significant experience representing clients in the hospitality industry in a broad variety of litigation matters.  Dave’s practice includes general contract/business/commercial litigation, close-corporation shareholder/partnership disputes, construction litigation, real estate litigation, employment litigation, insurance litigation and litigation involving financial institutions/professionals, as well as litigation implicating other professionals (insurance, medical, etc.).  Dave also devotes a large portion of his practice to defending corporate clients and large property owners, as well as an international utility company, in tort matters, including premise and product liability actions, negligence, strict liability, G.L. Chapter 93A, wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases.  Dave’s experience representing clients in the hospitality industry includes representation of large national hotel chains, convention centers, sporting arenas, event/entertainment venues, liquor licensees, food services businesses and public and private transportation authorities and businesses.. Dave represents clients throughout Massachusetts, has successfully tried cases (first and second chair) in the Massachusetts (state) Superior and District Courts and has appeared in every state and federal court department in Massachusetts.  Dave has also successfully appeared before the Massachusetts Appeals Court and Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”).  See, e.g., Fillepp v. Boston Gas Company, Inc., 85 Mass. App. Ct. 901 (2014); Lev v. Beverly Enterprises-Massachusetts, Inc., 457 Mass. 234 (2010).

David E. Cherny is a founding partner of the Boston Law firm of Atwood & Cherny, P.C., a nationally recognized law firm concentrating in the practice of complex matrimonial litigation at both the trial and appellate court levels.. Mr. Cherny and his firm have been involved in numerous family law cases and appellate decisions which have had a significant role in shaping family law in Massachusetts. He has served as appellate counsel in over 50 cases to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Massachusetts Appeals Court, Federal 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court, including cases such as: Pierce v. Pierce;  Dematteo v. Dematteo;  Zaleski v. Zalesski; Rodman v. Rodman; Young v. Young; and, Van Arsdale v. Van Arsdale.

David Dwork concentrates in business litigation and personal injury, with a special focus on brain injury. For over 20 years, he has successfully helped countless brain injury survivors in their legal battles, guiding them through the legal system and providing the experience, skill and resources required for a successful trial or out-of-court settlement.. Mr. Dwork is a former Assistant District Attorney for Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was a law clerk (1978-79) to the Honorable Frank J. Kennison, Chief Justice, New Hampshire Supreme Court. He also served as a teaching fellow at Boston College Law School (1979-80).. Mr. Dwork graduated magna cum laude from Boston University Law School (1977). Mr. Dwork has published numerous articles and is an accomplished lecturer on civil litigation matters, particularly traumatic brain injury. He is very active with the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, where he serves as their legal counsel and is a past President. He is also a member of the National Brain Injury Association. To learn more about our Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group and to connect to resources for brain injury survivors, please visit our brain injury web site at .

David A. Marsocci is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and Massachusetts School of Law. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1995 and the New Hampshire bar in 1997. He has a diverse background in real estate law, including land use, municipal law, landlord-tenant, litigation, foreclosure, bankruptcy, and conveyancing.. Attorney Marsocci began his legal career in 1994, clerking for the Presiding Chief Justice of the Land Court in Boston. The Land Court retains exclusive jurisdiction over many land matters including foreclosures, tax disputes, land use issues such as subdivisions, variances, special permits and other various municipality challenges.. Attorney Marsocci then worked for a private attorney in Dedham, where he concentrated his practice in the areas of real estate law, secured transactions and the disposition of probate property.. Attorney Marsocci returned to the public sector with the Neighborhood Legal Services in Lynn, where he acted as counselor and attorney for qualifying low-income participants. His representation included such diverse legal issues as the preservation of supplemental income benefits, landlord-tenant and bankruptcy related matters.. In 1995, Attorney Marsocci accepted an Associate position with Harmon Law Offices, P.C., a large suburban real estate firm in Newton. Attorney Marsocci acted as counsel to numerous banks, mortgage companies and property managers, and he concentrated his practice in the areas of real estate law and creditors' rights.. In 1997 he was promoted to lead Harmon's Landlord/Tenant Department where he was responsible for managing and overseeing the handling of a large volume of pre-litigation and litigation matters. During this time, Attorney Marsocci also authored an article that was published and distributed by an exclusive national network of foreclosure and bankruptcy attorneys. He continued to participate in foreclosures, bankruptcies and real estate-related litigation as well.. Prior to joining Dolan Connly, P.C.. Attorney Marsocci was the principal in Marsocci Law Offices located in Boston, MA, and concentrated his practice in the areas of real estate law, including land use, municipal law, landlord-tenant law, litigation, foreclosure, bankruptcy, and conveyancing.. Attorney Marsocci joined Dolan Connly, P.C. in April of 2002 to manage and oversee the Real Estate Department. His practice continues to be concentrated in the areas of conveyancing, land use, landlord-tenant law, foreclosure, bankruptcy and related litigation.. Attorney Marsocci has authored a number of articles covering a variety of topics including withholding rent, condominium conversions, the homestead act, toxic mold, I.R.C 1031 tax deferred like kind exchanges, nominee trusts and miscellaneous landlord-tenant matters.. Attorney Marsocci has served as the Chairman of the Hull Zoning Board of Appeals and was a member of the Duxbury Zoning Board of Appeals.

Clyde Bergstresser is a shareholder in the Boston office of Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. After graduating magna cum laude from Newark Institute of Technology, Mr. Bergstresser earned his law degree from Boston College Law School. He is admitted to practice in all courts of Massachusetts.. Mr. Bergstresser represents plaintiffs in major personal injury litigation, including medical malpractice, legal malpractice, psychiatric malpractice and other professional liability. An experienced trial lawyer, he served as trial and appellate counsel in Glicklich v. Spievack, 16 . 488 (1983), the first reported decision in Massachusetts addressing the issue of causation in a case involving "delayed diagnosis" of cancer.. Mr. Bergstresser periodically lectures for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), Massachusetts Bar Association, Massachusetts Association of Trial Attorneys, Harvard Risk Management, Massachusetts Psychiatric Association, Massachusetts Psychological Association, Harvard Continuing Medical Education, Boston University Law School, and Boston College Law School, among others. He continues to be invited to speak in training sessions for medical and psychiatric staff at are hospitals including New England Medical Center, McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Christopher S. Finnerty is an attorney in Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough's Intellectual Property Practice Group.  Mr. Finnerty represents clients in antitrust, distribution, Internet and intellectual property matters. He serves as antitrust counsel to both national and international corporations, advising on both legal and practical aspects of distribution. He concentrates his practice in the design and implementation of distribution strategies, with resale price maintenance strategies such as unilateral or "Colgate" policies for companies with annual sales ranging from $10 million to $5 billion. Mr. Finnerty routinely negotiates national and international distribution contracts for manufacturers.Mr. Finnerty's intellectual property practice includes trademark and copyright infringement litigation and advice regarding intellectual property dilution over the Internet. Specifically, Mr. Finnerty helps companies devise strategies to limit unauthorized resale of their products and importation of counterfeit products by targeting both consumer web sites (such as eBay) and business-to-business web sites (such as DHGate). The Brand Equity and Strategic Distribution group has working relationships with more than 100 of the world’s largest consumer and business-to-business web sites, in an effort to limit the grey market and eliminate counterfeit sales. Mr. Finnerty has more than five years of online monitoring experience with a focus on the eBay marketplace. He assists companies with the early detection and suppression of online counterfeits as well as providing companies with the tools to protect their distribution strategies and enforce their intellectual property rights.Mr. Finnerty's team has created a unique approach to combating the issues that arise on eBay by combining proprietary software and a knowledge of worldwide intellectual property laws. The number of auctions shut down on eBay by WolfBlock's Boston team in a year averages 15,000 per company. In addition to simply shutting down auctions, Mr. Finnerty has worked to identify marketplace trends and has successfully pursued litigation against the biggest sellers.Representative clients of Mr. Finnerty include GN Netcom, Inc., Corsa Performance and the Roll-N-Lock Corporation.Mr. Finnerty is a member of the Section of Antitrust Law of both the American Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association.Mr. Finnerty is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, the First Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School and Gettysburg College.

Chris advises and defends companies, organizations and individuals on contracts and agreements, construction and development, workforce management and product integrity and safety.  His clients are local and national, and represent industries as diverse as real estate, construction, manufacturing, health care, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and food services. Chris also represents public officials and political candiates on election law and public policy matters.. Chris also brings his expereince as a trial lawyer to work with clients on advise, risk management, negotiation, mediation, arbitration and courtroom strategy.

Ben’s practice is dedicated to the litigation and trial of personal injury cases, with an emphasis in the areas of product liability, medical malpractice, construction site accidents, and premises liability.   In connection with this practice, he has also litigated through trial and appeal cases aimed at obtaining insurance coverage for injured clients where coverage is disputed.  Ben’s success for clients both in and out of the courtroom is the result of his in-depth understanding of the law and trial practice, his tireless attention to detail in developing the facts of a case, and his commitment to his clients.   Ben is a member of numerous bar organizations and committees, is a regular lecturer at continuing legal education programs and to local law students.

Attorney Greene is an award winning employment lawyer in Massachusetts.. "Top Woman of the Law"  honoree by MA Lawyers Weekly, Massachusetts Top 50 Women Attorneys as rated by Super Lawyers, included in the 2025 Best Lawyers in America ® for employment and employment litigation in MA, ThreeBest rated, Expertise Best Employment Lawyers in Boston.. We protect our clients' professional reputations and advocate for the compensation they deserve.  Our attorneys are skilled at advising professionals and executives in the fields of technology, bio-technology, pharmaceutical, health care, retail, finance, banking, human resources, secondary and higher education, law,  manufacturing, architecture, engineering and construction.. We advise on severance agreements and negotiate severance pay, bonuses, stock and other benefits.  We advocate for employees who are in a job transition to leave with dignity and their earned compensation.  Our firm also advises employees who have received warnings, performance improvement plans, as well as employees who are being subjected to workplace investigations.. Our firm handles sexual harassment, discrimination. wrongful termination, glass ceiling and failure to promote cases.  We empower employees with wrongful termination, sexual harassment, discrimination, unpaid wage and overtime cases to take back control.  We provide tailored employment services to meet your goals.. Your employer has a team of tough, experienced lawyers.  Shouldn't you have that too?

As an experienced business attorney, I try to bring my clients sound practical and legal advice. Over the last thirty years, my full-service law firm and I have assisted thousands of individuals and companies in meeting their personal and professional goals, be it business consulting, negotiating or litigating.In addition to advising businesses on partnership and corporate law issues, I have significant legal and business expertise in real estate, construction and employment law. I also have considerable experience handling business divorces and stockholder litigation. I have further been a Director, Trustee, and Corporator of several Boston-area banks, and that experience has helped me in several of my practice areas, including workouts and lending, and in the defense of lender's liability claims.I believe it is important to stay abreast of the ever-changing business climate through active participation in business and industry groups. I am a frequent writer and speaker on a variety of legal topics and have received the highest rating attainable, "AV," by Martindale-Hubbell, the national directory of lawyers.I also believe in giving back to the greater community where I live and work. I am personally involved and committed to serving several organizations such as the New England Anti-defamation League, The Governor's Academy, Jewish Rehabilitation Center for the Aged of the North Shore (AVIV Centers for Living), and have been elected or appointed to various volunteer positions for the Town of Swampscott and the Town of Marblehead.Specialties: Complex business litigation, commercial transactions, real estate, construction law, business divorce, contract disputes, shareholder rights, employment law.

Andrea's litigation practice focuses on employment law, probate and trust litigation and tort litigation. She has extensive experience in product liability litigation and the defense of electric utilities in complex liability cases. Andrea has successfully tried cases in both state and federal courts and has appeared extensively before administrative agencies including the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and the Massachusetts Division of Insurance.  She has argued before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Appeals Court.. Andrea is a 1976 cum laude graduate of Smith College and a 1987 magna cum laude graduate of Boston College Law School. She also holds a Masters in Social Work from New York University.  Since 2004, Law and Politics has recognized Andrea as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer in its annual list published in Boston Magazine.  Only 5% of the lawyers in Massachusetts are awarded that designation.  Since 2013, Andrea has been listed in Best Lawyers in America, a highly esteemed, national peer review guide of attorneys.

An advocate with twenty years of experience, Kristin concentrates her practice in family law, assisting clients in matters including divorce, paternity, modifications of alimony and child support, custody disputes, removal, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, restraining orders, and guardianships. A substantial portion of Kristin’s practice is devoted to the resolution of high-conflict custody disputes and children’s issues, including the negotiation of parenting plans, removal cases, jurisdictional disputes, and cases involving children with special needs.. Kristin’s clients benefit from her broad professional background. A former commercial litigator at a multi-national firm, Kristin recognizes and understands how other areas of the law such as tax, securities, real estate, intellectual property, and estate planning may impact the outcome of a family law case. Knowing that each client’s family law matter is unique, Kristin focuses on developing the right strategy to create a successful resolution tailored to each client’s individual needs.. Kristin values client relationships and works closely with clients throughout her representation. She provides practical advice, helping clients to set goals and develop sound legal strategy. As an experienced trial lawyer and zealous advocate, Kristin is as comfortable in the courtroom as in the conference room. She has achieved favorable results for clients through trials as well as arbitrations, mediations, conciliations, and negotiated resolutions.. Kristin is a cum laude graduate of Middlebury College and Suffolk University Law School. While at Suffolk, she served as Executive Editor of the Suffolk Law Review.

A veteran trial attorney with comprehensive experience in intellectual property and other complex business litigation. I've litigated dozens of patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, licensing, false advertising, unfair competition, and other technology disputes in state and federal courts and before arbitration panels.I represent high-tech businesses in many different sectors, particularly in the software industry, advising clients on matters such as proprietary and open source software development and licensing, IT system development and integration, internet and e-commerce, trade secrets and non-competition agreements, and online and traditional media.Additionally, I have considerable appellate experience, having argued before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts and written briefs on a wide range of issues to the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, and Federal Circuits, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and the Massachusetts Appeals Court.