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Boston injury attorney Erin E. McHugh represents clients in personal injury cases involving: motor vehicle accidents, premise liability, products liability, medical malpractice, bicycle accidents, and dangerous drugs. She is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Connecticut.. Attorney McHugh Graduated from Suffolk University Law School and earned a bachelor’s degree from Lafayette College. As a law student, she served on the board of the Suffolk Public Interest Law Group, and was a member of the Lefkowitz Moot Court Team. She also graduated from Suffolk Law with Pro Bono Honors, having completed over 100 Pro Bono hours throughout the course of her law school career. As an undergraduate student, Attorney McHugh double majored in Government & Law and Spanish, and was inducted into Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Spanish Honors Society.. Prior to joining Sweeney Merrigan Law, Attorney McHugh worked for a small business litigation firm in Boston, as well as for the Boston Public Schools’ Office of Legal Advisor.. She’s a member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and the Boston Bar Association.

Boston Criminal Defense lawyer, Brad Bailey, a Massachusetts native white collar, sex, drugs & violent crimes (including homicide) attorney, graduated cum laude from Harvard College in 1980. He received his J.D. in 1983 from the University of Virginia, one of America’s premier (top 10) law schools. He began his legal career working for the New York County (Manhattan) D.A. as an Assistant District Attorney in the Nation’s largest and busiest D.A.’s Office. While there, he prosecuted serious street level felonies, including armed robberies, burglaries, attempted murders, felony weapons charges and felonious assaults. He achieved a conviction rate of 94% and handled thousands of cases during his tenure. From there, he returned home to Massachusetts and joined the Middlesex County D.A.’s Office, where he continued his career as an Assistant District Attorney. A senior Trial Attorney assigned to both the Cambridge and Lowell regions, Brad prosecuted some of the most serious cases in the D.A.’s Office including murders, rapes, attempted murders, armed robberies, child sexual assaults, and cocaine and heroin trafficking. In a mere 22 months, he tried 26 felony cases to verdict in the Superior Court (an Office record at the time). Losing only twice, Brad achieved an overall conviction rate of over 92%. Brad moved on from the Middlesex D.A.’s Office to the prestigious United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, where he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Boston, first with the Organized Crime Strike Force and later with the Drug Task Force (OCDEFT). While in the Strike Force, Brad directly participated in the prosecution of a number of members and factions of the Patriaca Crime Family of La Cosa Nostra (LCN) including reputed Underboss Charles Quintina, Capos Biagio DiGiacomo and Sonny-Boy Rizzo, and Soldiers Spucky Spagnuolo, Vincent “Dee Dee” Giachinni, Pryce Quintana and Freddy Chiampa. He also authored and oversaw numerous court authorized wire-taps. When in the Drug Task Force, Brad prosecuted numerous local, regional, national and international drug conspiracies, principally involving Colombian and Dominican distribution cells and Syrian and Lebanese drug traffickers. Also the co-lead prosecutor in a case involving the then largest marijuana smuggling ring in New England history, Brad never lost a trial as a federal prosecutor and achieved the Office’s highest ranking: “Outstanding Prosecutor.”. Brad went on to serve as Sheriff of Middlesex County for two years from 1995-1996. In that role, he was responsible for the daily care, housing and transportation of close to 2,000 inmates and detainees at correctional facilities in Cambridge, Framingham and Billerica and oversaw a staff of more than 750 county employees. He was also responsible for courthouse security and the service of civil process throughout Middlesex County. While Sheriff, he was honored as one of the 1996 “Ten Outstanding Young Leaders” by the Greater Boston Jaycees.. Brad returned to the private sector in 1998 and has concentrated since then in high-end state and federal criminal defense involving all types of crimes and charges.  He has defended some of the highest profile cases in Massachusetts, as well as throughout the New England Region and elsewhere in the U.S. He routinely defends clients in cases alleging: murder, rape, robbery, home invasion, larceny, theft/embezzlement, white collar offenses, fraud, public corruption, narcotics distribution/trafficking, arson, racketeering, child sexual assault, child pornography, felony assault, DUI, and all other types of federal crimes and charges.. A longtime member of the select CJA panel (approved by the U.S. District Court to represent indigent clients in federal court) as well as a member of the select CPCS murder list (for indigent murder clients), Brad is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, and also licensed full-time to practice in the District of Massachusetts (federal), the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (federal), as well as in all state courts, at all levels, in both Massachusetts and New York.  Despite being based in Boston, because of his national reputation, in addition to handling numerous cases in New Hampshire and Connecticut on a pro hac vice basis, Brad has also been admitted pro hac vice in federal or state courts in ME, CA, AZ, MD, WI, VA and NJ and has extensive appellate experience having filed and/or argued cases in the Federal 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, Supreme Judicial Court, and Massachusetts Court of Appeals. He also appears before regulatory agencies including the SEC and the NASD, as well.. A regular guest analyst on local radio and television stations, Brad now provides exclusive television commentary for FOX television’s Boston affiliate regarding cases of local, regional, and national importance.  A repeat Massachusetts Super Lawyer, including this year (2014), Brad has also been recognized as a New England Super Lawyer.  He received top ratings from Martindale Hubbell (“AV”) and AVVO (“Superb”) and was voted a National Top 100 Trial Lawyer.. A former Harvard Football Player, with four adult children, all of whom were accomplished high school athletes, three of whom also participated in varsity sports at the inter-collegiate level, Brad is well-versed in MIAA rules and regulations, as well as governing codes of discipline of high school and collegiate athletics. He remains active in his local community.

Boston Criminal Defense Attorney David Yannetti’s polished trial skills and professional demeanor have earned him the respect and admiration of clients, peers, competitors and judges throughout Massachusetts and the country. Attorney Yannetti has successfully tried important, high-stakes cases that were broadcast gavel-to-gavel on Court TV, New England Cable News and other networks, earning high praise from other commentators and legal experts. Mr. Yannetti himself has appeared as a legal analyst on Fox News, CNN, and I.D. Channel. Attorney Yannetti competed in the 2008 “Battle of the Lawyers” sponsored by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, a charity event designed to showcase masterful trial lawyers re-creating their famous closing arguments. Attorney Yannetti was chosen by a celebrity jury to have given the “Most Compelling Argument”, thereby naming him the winner of the event.. Boston Magazine 2024 “Super Lawyer”Attorney Yannetti has been selected to the exclusive Massachusetts and New England “Super Lawyers” list in Boston Magazine every year since 2007. In order to be named a “Super Lawyer,” an attorney must survive a rigorous and discerning selection process. Lawyers nominate other lawyers, who are then evaluated by a blue-ribbon panel consisting of top attorneys within each practice area. The blue-ribbon panel considers such factors as an attorney’s honors and awards, his experience, his scholarly lectures and writings, his education and employment background and other outstanding achievements. In the end, only 5% of Massachusetts lawyers are selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers list. Attorney Yannetti is proud to be among them, as a highly rated criminal defense attorney. Read Attorney Yannetti’s Super Lawyers profile page.. An “AV- Rated,” Pre-Eminent LawyerAttorney Yannetti has earned an “AV” Rating* – the highest rating possible – from the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings* every year since 1999. These ratings reflect the confidential opinions of judges and fellow lawyers regarding two aspects of an attorney’s practice: his or her legal ability and general ethical standards. An AV-Rated attorney is recognized to be pre-eminent in the practice of law and highly ethical. In fact, Attorney Yannetti’s AV Rating has qualified him for inclusion in The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers* every year since 1999. Only 5% of all U.S. law firms qualify and are included — confirming that Attorney Yannetti is one of the most distinguished and respected criminal defense lawyers in the country.. One of the “Best Lawyers in America” for 2021U.S. News and World Report recently named Attorney Yannetti one of the “Best Lawyers in America” for the second straight year and featured him in its magazine. According to its website, “Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. For more than three decades, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere. [The] lists of outstanding attorneys are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for an attorney are positive enough for inclusion in Best Lawyers, that attorney must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain on the list for each edition.”

Boston Attorney * Dedicated to Employment Law * Exclusively on Behalf of Employees. Based in Boston, David is the Founder of Conforto Law Group.. He dedicates his practice to employment law and exclusively represents employees. David has successfully represented hundreds of employees in numerous industries in cases involving sexual harassment; severance negotiations; whistleblower retaliation; and employment discrimination based on age, gender, pregnancy, race, disability, and religion.. We welcome the opportunity to put our expertise to work for you:.. Your Success | Our Goal. Let Us Help.. Conforto Law Group, P.C.20 Park Plaza, Suite 402Boston, MA 02109

Bill Friedler is a Trusts and Estates Attorney and Counsel with the Private Clients and Fiduciary Services Group of Verrill Dana LLP in Boston.  Prior to joining Verrill Dana LLP,  Bill was a Shareholder in the Firm of Ruberto, Israel & Weiner P.C in Boston. Bill had previously served as a Partner and Chair of the Trust & Estate Planning Group at Conn Kavanaugh, Rosenthal, Peisch & Ford LLP in Boston. Prior to that Bill served as the founder and Managing Partner of The Friedler Law Group for 25 years, a boutique law firm specializing in Trusts and Estates law.. Bill has been chosen by his peers and Boston Magazine from 2009-2019  to be designated as a Massachusetts “Super Lawyer” in the field of Estate Planning. Bill has also been selected to be included every year since 2015 in "Best Lawyers In America", recognizing him for his knowledge of Elder Law.. With many years of experience in the practice of estate planning, probate administration, and Medicaid planning, Bill Friedler is held in the highest regard by his peers and clients alike and is a specialist in the highly sophisticated and ever changing field of estate tax law.. Since his admission to the Massachusetts Bar in 1981, Bill has concentrated his practice in the areas of complex estate planning, probate and trust administration, planning for adults or children with special needs and disabilities, elder law and Medicaid planning. Within the context of estate planning, Bill represents his clients for their corporate and real estate needs and is knowledgeable about business succession planning.. Throughout his career, Bill has authored many estate planning articles and has appeared on radio and television to address tax and estate planning matters.  He is frequently called upon to speak on these subjects to members of the bar, private industry and the general public. He authored “MedicaidPlanning Update”, published by the Massachusetts Bar Association (1998), and is a contributing author to “Practical Estate Planning in Massachusetts”, a book published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (2003-2024).. Bill served as President of Temple Beth Avodah in Newton, MA (2009-2011). He has also served as an Endowment Trustee for the Temple and has served as a member of the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees.. Bill also served from 1995 to 1996 and from 1997 to 1998 as Chairperson of the Massachusetts Bar Association Taxation Section. Bill also acted as Co-chairperson of the Massachusetts Bar Association Estate Planning Subcommittee from 1989 until 1995.. Bill was a member of  the Executive Management Board and the Budget and Finance Committee of the Association, (1999- 2002). From 2001-2002, he served  as Chairperson of the Investment Sub-Committee of the Budget and Finance Committee which was responsible for selecting and overseeing an investment advisor for the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Foundation. From 1997 to 2004 he served as a Delegate to the Massachusetts Bar Association House of Delegates, the legislative and policy making body of the Massachusetts Bar Association. From 1986 to 1989 Bill was as an adjunct faculty member of the Graduate Tax Program of Boston University School of Law.. For more information see our website at .

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.

Benjamin Duggan is a litigator and trial lawyer. Prior to joining the KJC Law Firm, Ben worked as a staff attorney for the Committee for Public Counsel Services in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Ben has represented hundreds of clients in the trial courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusets, in cases ranging from drug possession and operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs, to armed robbery and aggravated rape. At trial, Ben has successfully obtained not guilty verdicts on a variety of charges, including reckless operation, firearm possession, and assault with intent to murder. Ben has been equally successful in getting his clients’ cases dismissed prior to trial, prevailing in dozens of motions to dismiss and motions to suppress. And when his clients’ suffered adverse rulings, Ben obtained reversals on appeal to the Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Appeals Court. In one particular case, Commonwealth v. Jessica McDonald, No. 13-P-1365 (Nov. 13, 2014), Ben was able to convince the Appeals Court to reverse a decision against his client, based on a cutting-edge issue in Massachusetts law related to the decriminalization of marijuana. Due to his work in the case, Ben was asked to author a guide for defense attorneys on issues related to changes in Massachusetts marijuana laws. His article, “Recent Case Law Developments Related to Marijuana,” was published in June 2015 by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education as part of their Cutting Edge Issues in Northern Massachusetts Criminal Law Practice seminar.. Ben has also worked on a wide variety of civil cases, including personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, contract, consumer protection, employment, foreclosure, and intellectual property. He has written dozens of memoranda of law regarding motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment, filed in Massachusetts District and Superior Court and the United States District Court. He has also written several appeals briefs, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, and the First Circuit Court of Appeals.. Ben graduated summa cum laude from Suffolk University Law School in 2012. While at Suffolk, Ben was a member of the Suffolk Defenders student clinic, where he was appointed to represent indigent defendants in the Boston Municipal Court. Ben received several academic accolades, including awards for Dinstinguished Oral Advocate and Distinguished Brief. He was also a member of Suffolk’s nationally-ranked mock trial team, where he won a regional championship in the American Association for Justice’s annual competition, advanced to the regional final in the National Trial Competition, and was invited to compete, along with advocates from the top-16 mock trial programs in the country, in the “Top Gun” mock trial tournament at Baylor University, where he advanced to the semi-finals. Ben continues his involvement with Suffolk’s mock trial team by volunteering as a coach.

BBB Rating: A+. Background and Experience. Experienced Business Attorney and Entrepreneur, starting in 1999. DelMar Law Offices established in 1999.. Representative Matter. Represented the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Eastern MA, ME & VT in its acquisition of the Rhode Island Better Business Bureau.. Media Quotes and Interviews. ARN, Airport Revenue News concerning ACDBE and Airport Concession Leasing, Industry Officials Discuss Best Practices in Judging RFP Responses. "Michelle DelMar thinks many airports need to alter their evaluation process to focus less on bidders' history and overall balance sheet and more on finding good concepts and making sure that operators have the financial capabilities to deliver." "These [current] requirements effectively eliminate the possibility of new, innovative business prevailing on . . . bids for space and substantially reduces the overall possibility that a new innovative business will lease any space in airports.". Mainebiz. Impacts felt from new LLC law changes. "Wherever the [LLC] Agreement fails to specifically spell out the members' wishes, default provisions of the [new LLC] law apply . . . Even sophisticated business owners are going to need a lawyer to create an LLC.". Boston Business Lawyer: Founder of DelMar Law Offices, estab. 1999; Admitted to the Massachusetts Bar; Member of the Boston Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, and the Massachusetts Better Business Bureau.. Maine Business Lawyer: Admitted to the Maine Bar; Member of the Maine State Bar Association, Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Maine Better Business Bureau.. Prior Legal Experience: Essex Superior Court, Law Clerk Intern, 1999; U.S. Attorneys Office, Law Clerk Intern, 1998; Law Firm Experience in various capacities since 1989; New England Law Boston, Acting Registrar, 1999-2000.. Education: New England Law Boston (J.D., cum laude) 1999, (Award for Best Brief in International Competition); Northeastern University, Boston (B.S., cum laude, Political Science); The School of Language and Culture for Foreigners, Siena, Italy; and Massachusetts College of Art.. Recipient/Achievements: Recipient of Excellence for the Future Award; Best Brief Award in International Competition; Participant in the International War Crimes Project; Recipient of Women Achievers Award.. Author: Establishing a Joint Venture with the P.R.C., A Guide for American Businesses, New England International and Comparative Law Journal, 1999; Proposed Sentencing Guidelines for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, submitted by request to the Prosecutor’s Office of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; and How to Start a Virtual Law Practice, New England International andComparative Law Journal 2001.. Other Interests and Activities: Studied in Europe, including Italy and Greece; Education started with the arts, evolved to political science and then to Law (a true testament showing that, what you set out to do, is not always what you end up doing); Enjoy spending quality time with her children, practicing yoga, sailing, and spending time in nature.. Life Philosophy: Live and Work Passionately. If you follow a path for which you are truly passionate, at home and at work, you will be amazed at what you can create and who can benefit from your efforts. Also, when you always do the “Right” thing and do your best, all the pieces fall into place.. Speaking Engagements:. Legal Instructor: Supervising Attorney, International Law Clinic and Business Law Clinic, New England School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts.. Directorships: Former Member of the Board of Directors of the Falmouth-Cumberland Community Chamber of Commerce; Former Member of the Board of Directors, Better Business Bureau, Boston 2002 to 2008; Former Member of the Board of Directors, Women in World Trade of Boston 2000-2004;. Massachusetts Business Attorney, Maine Business Attorney, Founder and President, DelMar Law Offices, Founder of the International Business Lawyers Connection.

Barbara O'Donnell has more than 20 years of experience in matters of insurance coverage, extra contractual liability, insurance agent/broker liability, employment, and professional liability law. Ms. O'Donnell's practice is regional, and she has handled matters in several state and federal courts and before administrative and arbitration tribunals.Ms. O'Donnell's insurance coverage practice includes the resolution and litigation of a broad range of liability coverage issues under commercial, specialty lines, professional, directors and officers, employment practices, and other standard form and manuscript policies. She regularly advises and represents insurers in complex coverage disputes involving allocation issues, primary/excess obligations, advertising injury coverage, additional and other insured questions, application misrepresentation defenses, and the application of exclusions under claims made and occurrence based policies.  Ms. O'Donnell also counsels insurers concerning claims handling obligations and effective ways to minimize exposure to extra contractual liability claims.Drawing on the breadth of her insurance coverage and industry experience, Ms. O'Donnell also drafts policy forms and endorsements for insurers.   Ms. O'Donnell also prepares and presents custom tailored training programs for insurance professionals on claims handling best practices, emerging issues, and effective ways to resolve difficult coverage disputes.  Ms. O'Donnell's professional liability practice includes the representation of insurance agent/brokers against claims alleging the failure to procure requested or appropriate coverages.  In defending agent/brokers against these claims, Ms. O'Donnell often draws upon her insurance coverage experience to establish that the agent/broker's conduct did not cause the alleged loss in any event.     In her employment law practice, Ms. O'Donnell counsels employers about effective ways to minimize liability exposure under the expanding array of state and federal laws governing employee/employer relations. Ms. O'Donnell regularly negotiates and prepares agreements to resolve disputes, including separation, nondisclosure, and settlement agreements.Ms. O'Donnell holds leadership positions in national bar and insurance industry organizations. She is the current chair of the Reinsurance, Excess and Surplus Insurance Section of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel ("FDCC") and a past chair of the FDCC's Extra Contractual Liability Section and the ABA/TIPS Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee.  Drawing on her expertise in resolving complex insurance coverage and bad faith disputes, Ms. O'Donnell served on the faculty of the FDCC's Graduate Litigation Management Program attended by senior level corporate and insurance industry litigation management professionals for a number of years. Ms. O'Donnell is the incoming co-chair of the ABA/TIPS Book Publishing Board and a liaison to the ABA Standing Committee on Publishing Oversight.  She is a past editor of TortSource, an ABA/TIPS publication, and also served for several years on the editorial board of the ABA/TIPS Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Law Journal. For over ten years, Ms. O'Donnell served as the articles editor for The CGL Reporter, a biannual International Risk Management Institute publication.. Ms. O'Donnell has also been recognized as one of the leading insurance coverage attorneys on the Massachusetts and Corporate Counsel Super Lawyers list in each of the past ten years.. Ms. O'Donnell frequently writes and speaks on emerging insurance coverage issues and effective ways to avoid or minimize bad faith liability. Her 2015 presentations included a panel discussion on "Making (and Avoiding) the Case for Bad Faith" at the February 2015 ABA/TIPS Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Midyear Meeting and moderating a program entitled "Navigating Extra Contractual Insurance Claims" at the May 2015 ABA/TIPS Spring Meeting. In February of 2014 she addressed "Current Battlegrounds in Defective Construction Coverage Disputes" at CLM's Insurance Bad Faith/Construction Conference. In March 2012, she spoke at DRI's Insurance Coverage Claims Institute on the topic "Defenses To Bad Faith Actions: Do They Exist And Do They Work" and moderated a panel discussion on "Multiple Claimants and Insufficient Limits - Can Insurers Lessen their Exposure to Bad Faith Claims" at the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Winter Meeting. Ms. O'Donnell's article entitled "Asserting the Genuine Dispute Doctrine as a Defense to Extracontractual Suits" appears in the Spring 2014 issue of DRI's For the Defense. She also authored the opening chapter on "Insurance Policy Interpretation and Construction" in the West Group/American Bar Association (ABA) treatise entitled "The Law and Practice of Insurance Coverage Litigation". Ms. O'Donnell's article entitled "The First Wave of Decisions Interpreting Employment Practices Liability Policies" appeared in the Fall 2005 issue of The Brief, an ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) publication.. Ms. O'Donnell received her B.A., with distinction, from the University of Virginia and her J.D., cum laude, from Boston College Law School.  She is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Ms. O'Donnell also holds a Martindale-Hubble AV (preeminent) rating.

Background. A lifelong resident of Stoneham, with offices in Boston, MA serving the Greater Boston and North Shore area.  With a passion for solving problems, I'm grateful for the opportunity to help my clients and local community achieve their goals. I pride myself on leaving lasting impressions amongst my peers and clientele, and thrive on the referrals that my business was built on.  When I'm not at the office, I spend my time with my wife, Becky, and two dogs, Lucy and Ashley.. Education. Attending Stoneham schools from K-8, I graduated from the Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School where I was enrolled in the schools Electrical Program. I completed undergrad at Suffolk University and Florida Gulf Coast University with a major in Criminal Justice and minor in Sociology. I earned my Juris Doctorate from Massachusetts School of Law before becoming an attorney.

Attorney Comenzo is a distinguished litigator and oral advocate. In law school, he won trial advocacy, appellate advocacy, and negotiation competitions. He earned the award for the Best Advocate in New England in the regional round of the 2006 American College of Trial Lawyers’ National Trial Competition. Following law school, Attorney Comenzo spent several years at a boutique civil litigation firm in Boston handling complex civil litigation matters and product liability cases. Later, he transitioned to a solo practice where he focused on criminal defense. During this time, Attorney Comenzo had the privilege of working with esteemed criminal defense attorney, Marty Leppo. He assisted Attorney Leppo with his national criminal defense practice, and handled numerous high-profile criminal matters in both State and Federal courts in Massachusetts and beyond. Today, Attorney Comenzo continues to maintain a small solo litigation practice where he handles all forms of litigation matters, including criminal defense, civil rights, divorce and family law, personal injury and general civil litigation. He lives presently in Needham with his wife and three lovely children.

Attorney with both courtroom and law office experience currently working as a Litigation Associate at Lawson & Weitzen LLP in Boston, Massachusetts. Sworn into both the State and Federal Bar of Massachusetts, as well as the State and Federal Bar of Rhode Island. Selected by Super Lawyers as a 2021 and 2022 Rising Star.

Attorney William E. Gens graduated Cum Laude from Tulane University Law School with a Juris Doctor degree in 1990. While at Tulane University, he was a recipient of the Forgotston Merit Scholarship and editor of the Tulane Law Review. Prior to law school, he received his BA in Anthropology from Brandeis University.. A few important facts about Attorney Gens include that he is licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, he taught at Harvard University Law School as adjunct instructor from 2000 until 2006 and he was selected the "Lawyer of the Year" by Lawyers Weekly USA in 1997.. He has been successfully representing clients at all court levels in various types of criminal and civil proceedings since 1990! Visit his website to learn more about his firm.

Attorney Tyler Langlais is an Associate at the Law Offices of Michael O. Smith. Prior to joining the firm Attorney Langlais was an Associate at a Framingham based law office where he represented clients in a wide range of areas, from employment law and discrimination cases to personal injury, criminal and business matters.. During law school Tyler served as a law clerk for a number of Boston based law firms working in the areas of Personal Injury, Probate Law, Criminal Defense and Consumer Defense. Tyler earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Juris Doctor from New England Law Boston. While at New England Law Boston, Tyler successfully represented indigent clients as a 3:03 certified student attorney at the New England Law Boston Clinical Law Office.. Attorney Langlais is a committed advocate for the rights of his clients. On a daily basis he assists clients from across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with their personal injury, disability and workers compensation matters.. Attorney Langlais is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association.. While not practicing law, Attorney Langlais enjoys cycling in the Boston area and spending time with family and friends.

Attorney Tara M. Swartz of Swartz Law, LLC has handled claims arising out of the workplace for almost 20 years. She represents employees and small business owners in all phases of workplace disputes. Her practice includes a wide range of cases, including all forms of discrimination and retaliation, sexual harassment, medical leaves and violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law (MPFML), disabilities and the reasonable accommodation process, unpaid wages and other wage and hour violations, non-competition and non-solicitation matters, and contract and tort claims. Attorney Swartz also drafts and negotiates employment contracts and severance packages. She places an emphasis on avoidance, early detection, and resolution and believes that dedicated, one-on-one servicing of her clients is of utmost importance.. In the business context, Attorney Swartz knows that startups and small businesses have many of the same employment contract and compliance concerns as large corporations but do not always have the internal resources to assign issues when they arise. She assists small businesses in determining what they need to focus on, how to achieve their goals, and importantly how to stay out of trouble.. Swartz Law services clients throughout Massachusetts and in the Kansas City Metro Area through its offices in Boston and Kansas City. Swartz Law is your top-rated Massachusetts employment law firm and Kansas City employment law firm.

Attorney Susan Khurshudyan Schwartz provides quality legal representation across the Boston Metro Area in family law (including prenuptial agreements, divorce, custody, and support) offers a full range of legal services, including unbundled services as well as full representation.. Visit us on our website at. Call for a free consultation today -.

Attorney Stephen T. Novick understands the severity of a criminal charge which is why he has dedicated his firm to the practice of it. He is a former police officer and police prosecutor who understands the justice system. He has been trained in investigation techniques as well as interrogation, interview and racial profiling. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the United States Supreme Court Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Attorney Novick was admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court in 2008, a high honor for an attorney. He not only has extensive experience in legal practice, but has pursued a high level of education in it receiving a BS in Law Enforcement, an MS in Criminal Justice Administration, MBA and his Juris Doctor from New England School of Law. He excels in the study practice of criminal defense, and shares his strong comprehension of it by teaching graduate level criminal law and criminal justice classes.

Attorney Stephen P. Wilkie founded The Wilkie Group, LLC after a decade of litigating general civil matters in courts across Massachusetts. At TWG, his practice focuses on debt collection, judgment enforcement and accounts receivable, as well as general business transactions and disputes. Steve has a comprehensive knowledge of state contract law and the Uniform Commercial Code, along with the state and federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and related legislature. A seasoned litigator in a variety of contractual matters, he appears routinely in courts state-wide to advocate for his clients’ rights.. Clients who work with Steve know that they aren’t just hiring another attorney- his approach to each collections matter includes an in-depth debtor analysis and litigation strategy proven to generate results. Steve’s work as a collections attorney extends to his general practice as well. With a decade of enforcing judgments for lawyers and non-lawyers alike, Steve provides his clients the comfort of knowing that he isn’t just working to win their case, but to get them paid.. A Quincy native and graduate of Boston College and Syracuse University College of Law, Steve lives in Milford with his wife and their cat, Bolton. When not in the courtroom, he spends his time woodworking, renovating their 19th century home and watering bare patches on the lawn.

Attorney Shafran is a partner at the Boston law firm of Rudolph Friedmann LLP.. He is an experienced Massachusetts employment attorney who has counseled clients on all aspects of the employment relationship. Adam has been selected as a Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star for employment litigation every year since 2014. This award recognizes the top 2.5% of attorneys under the age of 40 in Massachusetts.. Adam has recovered millions in unpaid wages for his clients, having represented employees in unpaid wage claims arising from minimum wage violations, overtime violations, prevailing wage violations, tip act violations, unpaid commissions, unpaid bonuses and unpaid vacation time.. Adam has also represented hundreds of individuals who have been misclassified by their employer as independent contractors. With Adam’s representation, these individuals have recovered the large sums of money owed to them as a result of the often significant expenses they were forced to bear due to their misclassification. The type of relief Adam has obtained on behalf of misclassified employees has included recovery for the share of payroll taxes, unemployment insurance premiums and workers compensation premiums borne by the misclassified employee, recovery of unpaid overtime wages, and recovery of business expenses incurred by the misclassified employee that he or she would not have incurred had they been properly classified as an employee.. Adam also represents employees who have been the victim any negative employment decision, from demotions, reprimands and negative performance reviews, to the most serious employment decision; wrongful termination. Although most employees within Massachusetts are “employees-at-will,” which means that they can be terminated for any reason at all, employers may not base their decision to terminate or otherwise punish an employee on a discriminatory factor, such as age, race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability. In this vein, Adam has successfully represented employees who have been unlawfully terminated as result of an employer’s discriminatory bias.. Adam regularly represents employees and executives in the negotiation and litigation of claims arising out of employment agreements, including “for cause” terminations, and noncompete, nonsolicitation and confidentiality/proprietary information disputes. Adam has significant experience reviewing and advising clients on issues related to compensation, equity, severance and related issues. Adam has reviewed hundreds of employment agreement across dozens of industries, such as healthcare, pharmaceutical, construction, financial services, entertainment, retail, transportation, food services, engineering, public sector, and more.

Attorney Schipani is a seasoned litigator and highly skilled negotiator. Schipani has been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyer since 2014. Schipani works predominantly on a contingent fee and is known to take on higher-risk cases than other litigators. Since Schipani is known to take on higher-risk cases and to trial he often gets higher settlements. Schipani wants his clients to know that he has just as much to lose as they do. Schipani has also been involved with hundreds of real estate and business closings.. Schipani was previously an assistant city solicitor for the City of Brockton where he represented the city in civil litigation, oversaw labor negotiations, defended the license commission, zoning and planning boards, and reviewed city ordinances.. Schipani is a graduate of St. Sebastian’s, Hamilton College, and Suffolk University Law School. Schipani played collegiate ice hockey and enjoys investing in real estate. Schipani owns rental properties throughout the Greater Boston area. Schipani lives with his wife and daughter in Duxbury Massachusetts.

Attorney Peter M. Merrigan is a partner at Sweeney Merrigan Law, LLP. A native of Western Massachusetts, Peter practices alongside his brother, J. Tucker Merrigan, and father, Thomas T. Merrigan.. Attorney Merrigan focuses 100% of his practice on litigation, including Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Maritime accidents, Wrongful Death, Defective Products, Slip or Trip and Fall incidents, Insurance Disputes, and General Liability accidents. He has helped his clients recover millions of dollars on behalf of his clients through his exceptional negotiation and trial schools. Indeed, The National Trial Lawyers recognized Peter as a Top 40 under 40 Trial Attorney for three consecutive years, from 2015-2018. Super Lawyers also listed him as a “Rising Star” on three separate occasions and designated him a “Super Lawyer” in 2019.. Peter graduated with honors from the New England School of Law, where he received the Cali Excellence for the Future Award. He is licensed to practice law throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Attorney Merrigan is currently a member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, the Boston Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, and the National Lawyers Guild. He is also active in his community, volunteering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston in his free time.

Attorney Peter Bellotti is a preeminent trial lawyer who has had a major impact in Massachusetts in the practice areas of criminal defense and personal injury.  As founder and president of Bellotti Law Group, Attorney Bellotti has been instrumental in the firm’s stellar reputation and continues to play a vital role in most cases undertaken by the firm. A distinguished and respected trial attorney, fellow lawyers often turn to Peter to try complex cases for their clients.  His inexhaustible zeal, dedication, and skill have netted his clients millions of dollars.  Attorney Bellotti is extremely well regarded by his peers, clients, and others in the legal and judicial community, as showcased by his AV Preeminent peer review rating, an honor he has held since 2000.  Often, he is immediately recommended to clients facing difficult or unique circumstances, as Attorney Bellotti embraces the challenge of a complex case and ensures the best possibility of success for his clients.  Peter has had success in front of every court in Massachusetts and consistently brings the same level of attention, detail, and skill to every case he tries, whether modest or prominent.. Attorney Bellotti began his career as a former senior assistant district attorney for Middlesex County.  As a prosecutor, he perfected his skills to become a talented and tenacious litigator who has tried hundreds of cases in the superior and district courts and presented arguments before the Appeals Court and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.. As his long practice and impressive record of success shows, Attorney Bellotti is one of the Commonwealth’s foremost trial attorneys in civil and criminal litigation.  He is also a former senior assistant district attorney for Middlesex County. As a prosecutor, he perfected his skills to become a talented and tenacious litigator who has tried hundreds of cases in the superior and district courts and presented arguments before the Appeals Court and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.. In 1989, Attorney Bellotti transferred his skills into private practice when he opened Bellotti Law Group (then known as Bellotti & Barretto, before Attorney James Barretto was nominated by Governor Deval Patrick and later accepted a judgship as Associate Justice of the Massachusetts District Court).  After decades of successful practice, Peter has gained unique experience, valuable insight, and a keen perspective on nearly every facet and nuance of litigation, while losing none of the enthusiasm, diligence, and meticulousness he possessed as a younger attorney.  Peter built Bellotti Law Group on the promise of being client focused and results driven.  He has never strayed from that belief and practices law daily with those ideals in mind.. In his practice, Attorney Bellotti is an industry leader in the area of personal injury. He is a resolute and successful plaintiff’s counsel, who will relentlessly pursue his client’s best interests. Attorney Bellotti has more than 15 years experience with personal injury cases and cases that involve catastrophic injuries. Attorney Bellotti has an excellent reputation and credibility with insurance companies who know he is willing to take a case to trial on behalf of his client. Attorney Bellotti always considers the best needs of his clients when making decisions or recommendations and his superior negotiation skills at mediations have yielded seven and six figure settlements on behalf his personal injury clients.  Peter’s reputation often leads to favorable settlements for his clients, but when his client’s interests are not maximized, he is prepared to bring sharp, knowledgeable, and thorough litigation on behalf of his client.. Attorney Bellotti remains active in the legal and academic community and has a wide range of experience as an attorney for the Public Protection Bureau and the Medical Malpractice Tribunal and as a mediator for the Middlesex Superior Court. For the past ten years, he has been an adjunct professor of Constitutional Law at Curry College in the Department of Government and History.  He is also a keynote speaker and lecturer on various topics of law, namely Constitutional issues, whose speaking engagements has been enjoyed by thousands in attendance and in syndication.. Attorney Peter Bellotti’s legal prowess is appreciated in Massachusetts and on the national stage, as he is a sought after legal analyst and has appeared on WB-56 television network in Boston, and has appeared on several national news programs, including Good Morning America, Catherine Crier, FOX News, and CNN’s Nancy Grace. He also makes regular radio appearances as a legal analyst on WBZ’s Paul Sullivan Show.. Attorney Bellotti is a life-long resident of Massachusetts and lives on the North Shore with his wife and his three sons. He is actively involved in his community and is a youth basketball coach.

Attorney Nancy Baskin brings over twenty-five years of experience in the field of family law to her clients’ cases. She graduated from Dartmouth College cum laude in 1981 and, after spending a year working for the United States Senate, attended New York University School of Law, from which she received her J.D. in 1985. While at law school, Ms. Baskin served as a member of the editorial staff and then an editor of the New York University Law Review. She is the author of an article entitled “Widgery v. United States: Probable Acquittal,” 59 New York University Law Review 1285, 1984. After two years of practicing commercial real estate in a large law firm in Manhattan, Ms. Baskin began exclusively practicing domestic relations law in 1988, first at the premier Manhattan divorce law firm now known as Aronson, Mayefsky & Sloan, LLP for approximately five years and then, upon relocating to Boston in 1993, with a Boston domestic relations firm for five years. After practicing in the domestic relations department of a large law firm for over two years, Ms. Baskin opened her own practice in Boston in March 2001. Ms. Baskin’s firm has since grown to four attorneys, all exclusively practicing domestic relations law. She is widely regarded as a preeminent practitioner in the field of family law.. Ms. Baskin has been appointed by the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court as a Discovery Master and as a Guardian ad Litem and is a volunteer for the Probate and Family Court Lawyer for the Day program. She is trained in collaborative law, and practices both litigation and mediation. She has served as a mediator and a conciliator in divorce cases at the request of other Boston family law attorneys. Ms. Baskin is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut and is a member of the Boston Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, and Women’s Bar Association.