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With 20 years’ experience, I concentrate my practice in the areas of commercial litigation and health care law.. I have a broad-based litigation practice before state, federal, administrative tribunals and arbitration panels.  My practice includes extensive experience  in contract, construction, leasing, employment and general litigation matters.  I co-author The Litigators’ Blog writing on current litiation topics for the Krokidas & Bluestein website.  I have also written for several publications on topics relating to my practice areas.. In my health care and non-profit practice, I provide regulatory and general counseling to non-profit and for-profit health care and social service institutional providers, as well as licensed practitioners, on a variety of matters.   My experience includes HIPAA and privacy matters, Tarasoff issues, fraud and abuse, credentialing and privilege disputes.  Advising institutional clients that include hospitals, community health centers, nursing homes and other providers on governance, employment, compliance, administrative appeals, survey matters and ethical issues.. I also represent providers in licensing and discipline matters before various boards of registration, as well as government and private insurers.  I have substantial experience conducting internal investigations regarding employment, billing, potential false claims, compliance and ethics issues and reporting and self-disclosure under self-disclosure protocols and corporate integrity agreements.

We help smart property owners become savvy investors.. Whether buying a home or managing an investment portfolio, our clients rely on our counsel to mitigate risk, make informed decisions, and plan for the future. That means we're there for you from your first closing and stay with you for the tough decisions, the unexpected challenges, and the big opportunities of real estate ownership.. - Real Estate Closings - Condominium Counsel - Investor Services

THE SOCIAL SECURTY LAW GROUP is a primier, Nationwide SSDI law firm. We were established in 1994, and have successfully represented over 75,000 clients nationwide, from the Initial Application stage to a complaint in Federal District Court.  In addition to our exceptional staff, our unparrelled technology called StatusStar allows you to have instant access to your SSDI claim on your smart phone.. We are not "Advocates".  We are attorneys and we are a Law Firm.  All our Attorneys are in-house, invested SSLG Staff Attornyes who will accompany you on one of the most critical days of your life. Call us today for a Free Consultation.

Steve Henry has broad experience in all aspects of intellectual property, with special expertise in the protection of communications and computer-related inventions (hardware and software), semiconductors, instrumentation and other electronic technologies and business methods, including financial systems. His practice spans the entire range of prosecution, litigation, licensing, and client counseling. He is particularly interested in fostering the growth of technology-based companies, large and small, by developing effective IP strategies.. Steve has litigated patent and trademark infringement suits and patent interferences for smaller and Fortune 500 companies, predominantly in the fields of computer hardware/software and telecommunications. He has served as a AAA-appointed arbitrator in technology-related disputes. Several of the patents Steve has written have been successfully asserted in litigation or in cross-licensing negotiations.. Cesari & McKenna, associate attorney and partner, 1978-1985.. RCA, Astro-Electronics Division - engineering intern, 1970-73, research and design of advanced communication and imaging systems for satellites.. American Bar Association. American Intellectual Property Law Association. Boston Bar Association. Boston Patent Law Association. Georgetown Club of Boston. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Licensing Executives Society. MIT Alumni Association. MIT Club of Boston. MIT Educational Council. Steve has repeatedly been elected a Massachusetts’ “Super Lawyer” in intellectual property law and has has been named to Best Lawyers in America 2008 Edition. He has also been listed in Who’s Who in American Law and carries the highest possible rating from the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory.. Steve has been elected to Sigma Xi (scientific research society-honorary), received the Robert C. Watson award from the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and has been named as a Certified Licensing Professional by the Licensing Executives Society.. In law school, Steve served as editor of Law & Policy in International Business.. Before finishing law school, Steve participated in three patent infringement and licensing litigations. He was also an adjunct professor at Suffolk University Law School for several years, teaching patent law. He is a frequent writer and lecturer on intellectual property developments and strategies.. Steve holds an Extra Class Amateur Radio license and has held Commercial Radiotelephone (First Class) and Radiotelegraph (second class) licenses from the FCC.. March 2008 - File European Patents Now to Beat April 1 FeeNovember 9, 2007 - Licensing Relationships

Scott Lopez has been providing clients with skilled legal representation in white collar criminal defense and complex business litigation in federal and state courts for over 30 years. He has served clients in metropolitan Boston and throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts primarily in the areas of white collar criminal defense, complex business litigation, tax litigation, and government litigation.. Attorney Lopez's white collar criminal defense practice includes representation of targets, subjects, and witnesses in governmental or grand jury investigations by state and federal authorities, as well as individuals indicted for securities fraud, health care fraud, tax fraud, bank fraud, mortgage fraud, bankruptcy fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, RICO conspiracies and other white collar crimes.. Attorney Lopez also understands that the business world is treacherous, and doing business can be complicated. Even the most careful and scrupulous business owner can get involved in a dispute during the course of doing business.  Having an experienced trial attorney to advise you before any dispute arises will be in your best interest.  However, should you be threatened with a lawsuit, have one filed against you or your company, or if you need to file suit to protect your legal rights, call or email Attorney Lopez.. Over the past three decades, Mr. Lopez has built a strong reputation as an experienced, ethical, aggressive, and effective trial lawyer. He is committed to providing high quality, personal, and effective legal defense services at a reasonable and cost-effective hourly rate.

Rory P. Pheiffer is an associate in the firm’s Business Department and a member of the intellectual property practice group. He focuses his practice primarily on the prosecution of domestic and international patents in a variety of fields including medical instruments and devices, biotechnology, microfluidic applications, and various devices in the electrical and mechanical arts. A sampling of some of the medical technologies that Rory has worked with include devices and methods for tissue and ligament attachment, tissue engineering, blood sampling devices, electrochemical cells, respiratory apparatuses, surgical instruments, endoscopic devices, gastric bands and bypass procedures, cell sorting apparatuses, stents, scaffolds, drug delivery devices and methods, and nucleic acid analysis devices.In addition to prosecuting patents, Rory also has experience analyzing international patent portfolios, negotiating and drafting licenses, advising clients with respect to trademark portfolios, and protecting clients’ trademark rights. Prior to joining the firm, Rory worked for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a trademark, copyright, and licensing attorney in MIT's Technology Licensing Office. During his time at MIT, Rory was responsible for handling every aspect of prosecuting, enforcing, and licensing a trademark portfolio of over forty marks and also gained extensive experience licensing software, acquiring a particular niche for Open Source software licensing.Rory is an active member of the Boston Bar Association, Boston Patent Law Association, the American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and the Association of University Technology Managers. In 2008, Rory co-authored a published article about the citation of prior art references to the United States Patent and Trademark Office in light of McKesson Information Solutions, Inc. v. Bridge Medical Inc. Rory is also an active participant in the firm’s pro bono program. Recently, Rory litigated to completion a successful outcome for a pro bono client in a landlord-tenant dispute.While at Suffolk, Rory became the first-ever recipient of Suffolk's Sokoloff Intellectual Property Award, recognizing that he was held in the highest regard by his peers and the faculty in addition to achieving high academic success.

On August 18, 2014, Best Lawyers named Katherine J. Michon as a 2015 “Lawyer of the Year” based on the high esteem in which she is held by her colleagues.  She was also selected for the 2016 Edition of “Best Lawyers in America.” Ms. Michon co-leads the firm's executive and professional advocacy practice.  She was also named by Boston Magazine as one of Boston’s Best Employment Lawyers, which described her as “one of the best negotiators in the business.” She holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected to be named by Law & Politics/Boston magazine in Super Lawyers for ten consecutive years, as well as being listed in its Top 50 Female Super Lawyers in Massachusetts and for all of New England. Ms. Michon is well known for her work on senior executive transition matters, including change-in-control agreements, severance and compensation arrangements, and covenants not to compete. In addition, she advises small companies in sophisticated employment matters. As an established leader in the field, Ms. Michon is a frequent author and speaker on employment law matters, including managing the complexities of executive transition.

My principal practice areas are real estate law and business law, with particular emphasis on commercial leasing, the acquisition, management and sale of properties, financing transactions, commercial loan workouts and residential and commercial development. My clients include commercial landlords and tenants of retail and office space, private and institutional lenders, hotel and restaurant operators and brokers. I am most proud of the fact that my clients often credit my responsiveness and business acumen with maximizing their business opportunities and minimizing their financial and legal risks. When not at work, I am active in the community. I am a member of the North Shore and Cape Ann Chambers of Commerce and have served as a member of the Advisory Board of the Wheelock Family Theatre and a board member of Newton Youth Soccer.

My activities encompass the entire spectrum of complex transactions for businesses and developers, including problem loan restructuring and corporate restructurings. High-end, sophisticated entrepreneurs with complex transactions comprise my primary clientele, although I also represent many smaller businesses and developers as well as national and regional corporations with their debt and equity financing and business needs.

My practice focuses on complex business and real estate litigation. I have represented financial institutions, landlords, tenants, individual property owners, developers and title insurance companies in a wide variety of real estate and commercial disputes in both state and federal courts.  My experience includes contract claims, resolution of title defects, title insurance litigation, permitting and zoning, and commercial and residential summary process eviction actions, including post-foreclosure eviction litigation.. I also have extensive experience defending financial institutions, national banks, institutional lenders and other creditors from various lender liability claims, including M.G.L. c. 93A, private causes of action under the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and other modification programs, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Predatory Home Loan Practices Act, and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.

My practice encompasses real estate and business law, focusing on real estate acquisitions and sales, financing of properties, leasing of retail and office space, all aspects of the hospitality industry as well as working with small business owners.  I am committed to cultivating an understanding of my clients' day-to-day business legal and business needs and am focused on producing client driven results, and building and maintaining long-term client relationships.

Ms. Rochwarg is a partner in the construction practice group of Seyfarth Shaw LLP and is a LEED® Accredited Professional. She possesses an understanding of green building practices and principles and familiarity with LEED® requirements, resources, and processes which assists her in counseling public and private clients who either voluntarily or by virtue of local, state or federal requirements seek to design, construct or renovate utilizing green or sustainable building practices.. Ms. Rochwarg’s practice focuses on the representation of construction, energy and real estate industry clients, with an emphasis on construction and commercial litigation and construction law. Member of the Firm’s Alternative Energy and Climate Change Group and member of Massachusetts Bar Association’s Energy and Environmental Task Force. Extensive experience in handling complex construction and commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation for public and private owners, contractors, design professionals, subcontractors and suppliers. Transactional practice includes negotiation of solar power purchase agreements, drafting and negotiation of contracts for construction, design, project and construction management, disaster response, consulting services, remediation and repair. Serve as project counsel to clients throughout the development and construction process, advising clients regarding: design and construction services procurement; bid protest issues; claims for delay/disruption; defective design and construction; payment and performance issues; payment and performance bond enforcement; insurance disputes; risk management and conflict avoidance measures.

Matthieu Parenteau is a 6-consecutive-year winner of the Rising Star award by Super Lawyers (2016-2021), with a license as a trial attorney in both the Federal and State Courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Maine.. Attorney Parenteau studied a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts, and a B.S. from the Portland State University, Matthieu has represented clients and families for many types of injuries, with case results for his clients of $10 million, $5.5 million, $5 million dollars, among others.. He's a member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, the Massachusetts Bar Association, and the Maine Bar Association.

Massachusetts Lawyer Thomas M. Kiley has been representing individuals against insurance companies since 1976.. He was referred to as the “Million Dollar Man” in a featured article by the Boston Herald Sunday Magazine in it’s “Personal Best Series.”  This was based on his record of obtaining million dollar verdicts and settlements in complex cases in which he represented injured victims against insurance companies.. FOr over 30 years, Mr. Kiley has practised exclusively as a plaintiff's trial lawyer and has collected seven figure wins for clients with brain injuries, paralysis, and a myriad of other injuries.. Mr. Kiley is a respected member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Association for Justice, the Mass. Academy of Trial Attorneys, and the Mass. Bar Association.

Kenneth R. Berman is a partner in Nutter’s Litigation Department. He co-chairs the firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group and co-chairs the firm’s Pro Bono Committee. Ken is a seasoned litigator representing clients in complex business cases, intellectual property disputes, intra-company and intra-family disputes, and real estate and land use litigation. He is also the author of the acclaimed American Bar Association book Reinventing Witness Preparation: Unlocking the Secrets to Testimonial Success, which explains the dangers of conventional witness preparation and teaches a transformative approach on how lawyers should work with witnesses to help them achieve a higher level of testimonial performance. The approach is a paradigm shift from how lawyers have historically prepared their clients and witnesses to testify.

Juliet received her B.A from Brown University in 1985 and her J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley - Boalt Hall in 1990.  She has repeatedly been recognized as a Massachusetts and New England Super Lawyer and is rated AV - preeminent by Martindale Hubbell, the highest possible rating.  Juliet concentrates her practice in the areas of business litigation, employment litigation and law, and fiduciary and probate litigation.  Admitted to practice in Massachusetts and New York, Juliet has a broad litigation background and deep experience representing individuals and companies in the trial and appellate courts, before agencies and in mediation and arbitration.. Juliet has successfully represented employers and employees in a wide range of employment disputes and issues.  In 2013, the Superior Court adopted her argument, in a case of first impression in the Commonwealth, that, as a matter of common law, the president of a corporation does not have the power to terminate an employee who was put into office by the Board of Directors in a closely-held family business.  In 2012, she obtained the enforcement of a two-year restrictive covenant in the highly competitive medical device industry against an employee who had left the company’s employ 15 months earlier and defeated the enforcement of a non-competition agreement in that same industry only a few months prior.  She is experienced in bringing and defending a wide array of employment-related claims, including claims for enforcement of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements and other restrictive covenants, claims for gender, race, disability and age discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, claims for violations of the wage and hour laws and claims under the Family Medical Leave Act.  Juliet regularly advises employers and employees with respect to their legal rights and obligations and frequently represents clients in the drafting and negotiation of employment, termination and severance agreements.  She has achieved six and seven figure settlements for numerous employee clients.. Juliet frequently represents individuals, beneficiaries, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries in disputes concerning estates and trusts, including the management and administration thereof, the duties of fiduciaries and the interpretation of trust and estate planning instruments.  In 2013, she achieved a settlement resulting in a professional trustee paying $12 million in trust funds outright to her client.  In 2012, in a case of first impression, the Appeals Court upheld the Probate Court’s ruling in favor of Juliet’s client that a guardian who transferred funds of her ward to a trust after his death acted unlawfully and was required to repay those funds to the decedent’s estate.  She has prevailed in numerous proceedings to remove fiduciaries of trusts and estates, and at times have uncovered egregious wrongdoing by fiduciaries in those proceedings and recovered substantial six figure fee awards.  She has also tried and prevailed in a number of will contest cases.. Commercial disputes and litigation are the backbone of Juliet’s practice and her expertise in employment law and fiduciary litigation arises from her commercial litigation background.  Juliet represents clients of all types and sizes in claims for breach of contract, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty and claims for unfair trade practices in violation of M. G. L. c. 93A.  She is frequently counsel in complex shareholder/partnership disputes in family-owned or closely-held businesses in matters relating to the operation and control of the business.   She is also experienced in advising on, and litigating, matters of corporate governance, including in start-up businesses and ventures.

J. Tucker Merrigan is co-managing partner at Sweeney Merrigan Law, LLP. He started Sweeney Merrigan Law with his brother and fellow co-managing partner, Peter M. Merrigan, in 2010. Since, Sweeney Merrigan Law has become a Massachusetts and National powerhouse in the practice of plaintiff’s litigation. It has been many years since the firm began with its first settlement of $9, and has evolved to recovering over $30 Million in its most recent litigation.. Much of the success attributable to Sweeney Merrigan is a direct product of Attorney Merrigan’s commitment the firm’s reputation as practicing with the highest integrity and genuine commitment to the craft of passionately advocating for his clients. Along with his brother, Peter, they have assembled a team of New England’s very best and most aggressive litigators and trial attorneys in the area of plaintiff’s injury litigation.. Attorneys Tucker and Peter Merrigan have devoted much of their practice to representing over 125 Massachusetts Cities and Towns in the National Opioid Litigation, filing lawsuits against some of the world’s largest companies for their roles in causing the Opioid Crisis. Born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, Tucker takes great pride that his hometown of Greenfield was the first City to file suit in the Opioid Litigation in December 2017.. Boston personal injury attorney Tucker Merrigan is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. His practice concentrates on cases involving personal injury, defective medical devices, dangerous drugs, wrongful death, premises liability, products liability, medical malpractice, and insurance law.. Attorney Merrigan is currently a member of the American Association for Justice, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, the Boston Bar Association, and Massachusetts Bar Association. From 2015-2021, J. Tucker Merrigan was named a Top 40 Under 40 Trial Attorney by National Trial Lawyers. From 2018-2021, Attorney Merrigan was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers. Tucker graduated from New England School of Law and earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science at Tufts University.. J. Tucker Merrigan is a graduate of New England Law, Boston. While in undergraduate at Tufts University, Tucker was captain of the Varsity Men’s lacrosse team at Tufts, earning All-American and Scholar All-America honors. He volunteers as a Big-Brother in the Big-Brother Big-Sister foundation of the greater Boston area.

I concentrate my practice on the corporate, transactional and tax needs of the firm’s clients.. I represent a broad spectrum of non-profit and public entities, including health and human service providers, charter schools and other educational institutions, and financial institutions which lend to non-profits and public entities.. My advice to non-profit clients addresses the concerns of both newly-formed and well-established entities. It includes creating appropriate organizational structures for clients, and advising them on tax planning and tax exemption compliance. I negotiate and implement joint ventures and other corporate affiliations, and assist clients with their employment and executive compensation arrangements. I also  represent both borrowers and lenders in conventional, tax credit and tax exempt bond financing transactions.. I write and lecture on nonprofit governance, charter and public school regulations, tax exemption compliance and New Markets Tax Credit financings.

I  have over 30 years of experience in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, sales, financing, leasing, loan work-outs and restructuring, debt assumption, and joint venture activities. I have represented a wide variety of clients, including banks and other financial institutions, equity investors, and owners and developers of retail centers, office buildings, hotels, condominium developments, multi-family residential property and mixed use developments. In addition, I have experience in sophisticated financing transactions including construction and mezzanine financing, loan defeasance, and loan portfolio acquisitions.

I joined Lawson and Weitzen as an associate in March 2016, after completing a fellowship with Boston University's Office of the General Counsel. Since joining Lawson & Weitzen my practice has focused on all aspects of business, ranging from the review of contracts, to mergers and acquisitions, and even litigating business disputes. I routinely negotiate and review agreements and guide clients through complex transactions, using my knoweldge of business litigation as a way to prevent my clients from unknowingly walking into liability or other issues down the road. In my time at Lawson & Weitzen I have worked with a corproate transaction team that has closed nearly $200 million in acquisitions, while simultaneously working with a litigation group that has resolved countless business disputes either by way of settlement, mediation, or trial. As a result, I have built a walth of knowledge and expereince that I would like to put to work for you!

I joined Krokidas & Bluestein in 2013. I concentrate my practice in the areas of health care, non-profit, administrative and corporate law.. I represent hospitals, long-term care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, community health centers, behavioral health providers, hospices, visiting nurse associations, assisted living residences, CCRCs, community-based human service organizations, and allied health professionals on matters relating to contracts, corporate compliance and legislative and regulatory matters.

I have served the small business, startup, and artist communities since launching my own practice in 2009, and as Business Counsel at startup-focused law firm Fort Point Legal P.C. I have experience structuring organizations from formation to dissolution, negotiating, drafting, and revising the contracts that make businesses tick, and litigating disputes when relationships break down. In addition, I'm an intellectual property nerd and help clients leverage copyright, trademark and trade secret protections to develop their products, grow their brands, and succeed in the marketplace.In 2017, I joined Casner & Edwards as part of the firm’s acquisition of Fort Point Legal P.C., and continue to represent the entrepreneur community.

I have over forty years experience performing a full complement of services to the real estate, hospitality, and finance industries specializing in acquisitions, sales, development and complex financing transactions. I have currently added specialization in the placement, evaluation, and closing of real estate and asset-based financing, including substantial work in the purchase of loan portfolios and in loan restructuring. This experience includes representation of buyers, sellers, and developers in complex transactions from Maine to Florida together with representation of institutional and fund lenders.

I focus my practice exclusively in the area of Domestic Relations and cover the full spectrum of family law issues.. With respect to Divorce there is a difference between giving up and knowing when you've just had enough.  At this critical point in your life, who you select as your counsel, can make a difference in not only the result but also the person you become in the process of it all. What might feel like a painful end is a whole new beginning.  What if the journey isn't so much about undoing a marriage but about finding out what you are capable of becoming.  I pride myself in enpowering and supporting my clients through this process, not just to receive a great and equitable result but to get them to the other side with strength, power and optimism.. Education:  I attended Northeastern University in Boston and obtained a Bachelors in Science with a double major in Criminal Justice and Political Science. I attended Suffolk University Law School where I obtained my Juris Doctorate Degree, and was admitted to practice before the Massachusetts Bar that same year.

I concentrate my practice in the areas of health care, non-profit, administrative and corporate law.. I represent teaching and community hospitals, long term care hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, community health centers, behavioral health providers, hospices and visiting nurse associations, assisted living residences and CCRCs, community-based human service organizations, private special education schools, physicians and allied health professionals in matters involving transactions (mergers, acquisitions, affiliations), corporate compliance, contracts, legislative and regulatory matters, and tax-exempt bond financing.. My practice includes writing and lectures for professional and trade organizations on topics such as compliance, non-profit governance, and transactions.