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Located in Downtown Boston, The McClintock Law Office, LLC assists clients in all aspects of their probate, estate planning and residential real estate needs.. Real Estate Law:. Represent lenders, buyers and sellers on all aspects of real estate  conveyancing including broker agreements, offers, purchase and sale contracts, financings, real estate titles, and foreclosures.. Estate and Probate Law:. Represent and advise individuals regarding their estate planning in order to protect their family and assets upon death, incapacitation or disability.. In addition to preparing wills and other documents in anticipation of death, we also work with survivors when someone has died to assist in the probate of the will and distribution of assets.

Kathy Jo Cook is the managing member of KJC Law Firm. She represents people who have been injured and people and businesses that have suffered an economic loss. This includes individuals who have been injured in a car crash, on a construction site, or by a doctor, nurse or lawyer. This also includes individuals and businesses which have been harmed by another as a result of unfair business practices or discrimination in employment.. Kathy Jo began her legal career at Lubin & Meyer, P.C. during law school. She joined Keches & Mallen, P.C. thereafter, where she handled complex claims on behalf of injured plaintiffs for 13 years. Kathy Jo litigated the first successful claim in Massachusetts to hold that an insurance company’s meritless appeal of an injured worker’s verdict was a bad faith insurance practice and violated the Consumer Protection Statute, securing the original judgment of more than 3 million dollars and an additional 4.2 million dollar punitive judgment against the insurance company for that practice. In 2010, she prevailed in Law v. Griffith, 457 Mass. 349 (2010),a case which was deemed to be one of the most important decisions of the year and one which continues to aid plaintiffs seeking damages at trial for medical expenses.. Kathy Jo’s outstanding abilities have been recognized by her peers and legal observers. In 1999, she was named by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as one of the top five "up and coming" attorneys in Massachusetts, and in 2007, she became the third lawyer ever to be inducted into the Lawyers Weekly "Hall of Fame." In 2008, Kathy Jo was named as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Massachusetts by Law & Politics Magazine (Best of Boston), and she has been named as a Super Lawyer by that same publication every year since. In 2010, Kathy Jo was admitted to the American Board of Trial Advocates, a distinguished organization which is open by application only to those with significant trial experience.. Kathy Jo has been rated as “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. This is the highest rating possible and is given only to lawyers who have very high to preeminent legal ability and who embrace very high professional standards. She has also been rated by Avvo as “Superb.”. Kathy Jo has also been active in bar association work and other efforts to promote fairness, justice and equality in the trial bar as well as society at large. She served on the Board of Directors of the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts for a number of years and was its President in 2008-2009. She is a member of the Labor & Employment Section Counsel of the Massachusetts Bar Association, where she has also served as Chair of the Judicial Administration Section Council, Co-Chair of the Plain English Jury Instruction Project, and as a member of the Standing Court Management Advisory Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee. Kathy Jo is a member of the Board of Governors of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and she has also served on its Executive Management Board. She has served as Co-Chair of the Legislative Policy Committee and the Executive Management Board of the Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association. Kathy Jo has also served on the Civil Right to Counsel Task Force, the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Section Council and the Diversity and Inclusion Section Council of the Boston Bar Association. She is also a member of the American Association for Justice, formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.. Kathy Jo frequently lectures on substantive legal issues, litigation techniques and gender equality at area law schools, professional conferences, and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. She has been featured in a number of publications, including the National Law Journal and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. She has received numerous first place awards in national writing and trial competitions, including the Association of Trial Lawyers of America National Trial Competition. Her writings have appeared in numerous publications, including the American Judges Association Journal and the Cleveland State Law Review.. About her work Kathy Jo says, "My focus has always been on justice. To me justice means working to promote equality, to protect important civil rights, and to help individual people, workers and consumers to obtain just compensation for injuries caused by the fault of others.”. Kathy Jo is an honors graduate of Suffolk University Law School and the University of Houston. She is licensed to practice before all state and federal courts in Massachusetts.

James A. Swartz is a nationally known and respected trial attorney and consumer advocate.  Mr. Swartz’ law practice is headquartered in the historic John and Ebenezer Hancock House on the Freedom Trail in Boston, Massachusetts.. James Swartz is a dedicated consumer advocate. For many years, Mr. Swartz, as a Director with the non-profit charitable corporation World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc. (W.A.T.C.H.), has issued an annual “10 Worst Toys” list to alert parents and other consumers to the dangers of unsafe toys. James Swartz has, in recent years, been responsible for an annual press conference to alert the media and public to unsafe toy hazards. Articles about James Swartz and the W.A.T.C.H. press conference have appeared in newspapers and other print media throughout the country. As a director and founding member of W.A.T.C.H., he has been dedicated to children’s causes and committed to the creation of multidimensional education programs, including “TOYS, YOU and the REAL WORLD”, a bilingual educational curriculum which has been taught in public schools in several states.. Mr. Swartz has authored and co-authored numerous articles and book chapters relating to child, medical and product safety, including “Med Mal and Products Liability: A Dangerous Intersection”, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys Journal (Winter 2007, Vol. 1, No. 4); “Medical Instruments And Devices”, Medical Errors And Litigation: Investigation And Case Preparation (Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co., Inc., 2004); “Danger At Play”, TRIAL (November, 2003); “Fighting Mandatory Arbitration”, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys Journal (Summer, 2002); “Hazardous Playthings Causing Injury To Children”, Children and Injuries (Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co., Inc., 2001); “Holding The Electronic Game Industry Accountable For The Deleterious Effects Violent Video Games Can Have On Our Children”, Products Liability Advisory (May, 2001); “The Common Law In The New Millenium—Protecting Our Children”, Civil Trial Practice—Winning Techniques of Successful Trial Attorneys (Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co., Inc., 2000); “Keeping Our Children Safe”, Facts & Findings (Nov., 1999); “Protecting Our Children”, Products Liability Advisory (Oct., 1998); and “Supreme Court Rejects Medical Device Preemption”, Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers Journal (Nov., 1996). Mr. Swartz also provided research and editorial assistance for Toys That Kill (Vintage Books/Random House 1986), a book on toy safety authored by Edward Swartz. Mr. Swartz was appointed as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for Trial Preparation Tools (James Publishing 2009).. James Swartz has testified before the New York City Council, Committee on Consumer Affairs, at a hearing regarding “Consumer Education and Safety”. He has appeared on such national television programs as “TODAY” and “EXTRA” on NBC, “American Morning” on CNN, “The American Family” and “Geraldo At Large” on Fox, “Take It Personally” on CNNfn, “Newsfront” on MSNBC, “Legal Cafe” on COURT TV, “Crook and Chase” on the Nashville Network (TNN), “Lifetime Live” on LIFETIME TELEVISION NETWORK, interviews on BLOOMBERG BUSINESS NEWS and FOX NEWS television networks, and in news reports on other national news Ruled Paper for Pleadings and Motions  Mr. Swartz  has also appeared on many regional television programs, including shows on the New England Cable News Network and Boston area network affiliates.  Mr. Swartz has been interviewed on UPI, CBS, USA, CNN and TALK AMERICA Radio Networks, as well as many regional radio news programs.

Jaclyn Kay Gagne (maiden name: Sexton) is an Attorney working for the Department of Public Health prosecuting cases on behalf of various Boards of registration for health professionals (i.e. Board of Registration in Nursing, Board of Registration in Pharmacy).  Prior to working at DPH, Jaclyn worked in insurance defense at Brand & Tapply in Wellesley and as an Assistant District Attorney in Norfolk County.

In 34 years of practicing environmental and maritime law, Harlan has always been the kind of attorney who gets out from behind his desk, puts on boots and walks the client’s site or factory floor or dons a float coat and boards a vessel to see his client’s technology in use at sea. He believes the best way to advise a client on siting a facility, complying with environmental or maritime regulations, resolving enforcement matters, re-developing a brownfield site, or structuring a transaction is get to know the client’s business: how it works and its business goals – so he may then stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the client in helping realize those goals. Harlan’s long-time clients understand and expect this. When the environmental vice president at one of Harlan’s client companies enrolled in a British Standards Institution course covering the implementation of ISO-14000 series environmental management systems, he called Harlan and said “of course you’ll take the course with me?”  The only lawyer and non-engineer in the course, after several, study-intensive 14 hour days, Harlan passed the examination and became certified in that discipline.. Harlan feels strongly that it’s important to impart to the next generation of environmental lawyers the lessons he’s acquired by his participation in major appellate and other court cases which helped shape the law of coastal development, environmental impact reporting, water and air quality, and wetlands protection, including over fifteen years as a lead counsel in the matters dealing with the cleanup of Boston Harbor. He does this in part by serving as an adjunct professor for the Law Schools at Boston College and at Roger Williams University. He has also written and taught courses in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. His writings include all editions of the Fisheries and Wildlife Law chapter in MCLE’s Massachusetts Environmental Law treatise. In 2011, University of Maine will publish Maritime Cabotage Laws and Wind Power Installations in the Gulf of Maine, a chapter co-authored by Harlan.Since 2001, Harlan has also exercised his environmental and maritime skills as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. His duties include the pre-arrival screening and shipboard inspections of foreign flag vessels for Sector Boston Port State control.  If you want to see Harlan in his real “habitat”, however, watch for him fishing with his son Ryan, sailing with his wife Kathy or simply hanging out in the woods with Lucy, the family setter.

If you are in need of a criminal lawyer in Boston, you can rest assured in the help and support you can procure at the law office of Thomas A. Brant. This law firm exists to support individuals just like you—people who are facing allegations of criminal activity and who need immediate support from a trusted attorney. When you come to this law office, you can rest assured in the help and support you can procure because Attorney Brant is competent for the task at hand and committed to fighting for you. He has dealt with all kinds of criminal cases and has a thorough understanding of the issues at hand. More importantly, however, he is equipped and qualified to stand by your side and effectively fight for you and the outcome that is in your best interests. Have you been accused of a violent crime, such as domestic violence? Are you facing indictments of drug crimes, internet crimes, juvenile crimes, or federal crimes? You can have confidence in the help and support you can procure when you come to this law office because Attorney Brant is well equipped to take on your case and support you today. He has dealt with misdemeanors and felonies of all kinds, and he wants to come to your assistance and fight for you at this time. Are you dealing with indictments of military crimes? Have you been accused of probation violations? Take the proactive approach and procure the help you need without any further delay! Attorney Brant has served in the Massachusetts Supreme Court, the First Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Massachusetts Appeals court. He is ready to stand by your side and support you throughout the entirety of your case when you pick up the phone and contact this law office today.

I've been a practicing attorney for more than 36 years now. I graduated from the New England School of Law in Boston with my Juris Doctor cum laude and went on to receive my Master of Laws and Letters in American banking Law Studies from Boston University School of Law.  I worked for the FDIC as thier primary bankruptcy counsel in the New England area for about 6-1/2  years from 1990 to 1996. In 1995 I received dual Board Certification from the American Bankruptcy Board of Certification (now the American Board of Certification) in both Consumer and Business Bankruptcy Law as separate disciplines. I have been re-certified by the ABC in 2000, 2005 and 2010 since my original certification. I have operated my own boutique law practice since June of 1996 in the Metro-Boston Area representing, Debtors, Creditors and Trustees in Bankruptcy. I have also served as adjunct factulty in courses on Bankruptcy law at Bently University, New England School of Law and Northeastern University Law School, as well as giving seminars on bankruptcy law to Massachusetts District Court Judges and Massachusetts Probate and family Court Judges. Very rencently, I was voted one of the 2023 Lawyers of the Year by the Editorial Board of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, for my work in obtaining a direct appeal to the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals and successfully overturning an adverse bankruptcy court decision that an Internet Payday Lender sponsored by an Indian Tribe was not entitled to claim sovereign immunity from liability arising from a violation of the Automatic Stay and then successully defended that First Circuit decision before the United States Supreme Court in an 8-1 decision.. One of the nicest things that my colleagues and clients have repeatedly told me (and others) is that my approach to bankruptcy practice is very "creative" and that I am able to look at problems using a very much "outside the box" approach, so that even where a client has "dug themselves a hole", I am able to salvage their situation so as to protect their practical interests, not just their technical legal rights. I take great pride in coming up with practical solutions to difficult issues that push the envelope of what is possible, even using something as complex as the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

I'm an attorney focused on civil litigation and personal injury matters. I am passionate about advocating for people who have suffered harm due to another’s negligence and in protecting the rights of individuals. I make client communication a top priority in each case, continually keeping clients informed throughout the legal process.. I became a lawyer because I wanted to help the people in my community whose lives have been adversely affected by the wrongful actions of others.. Bar and Court Admissions:Commonwealth of MassachusettsUnited States District Court of MassachusettsUnited States Court of Appeals First CircuitState of New HampshireState of Georgia

I'm a proud dad to two great kids, and an avid gardener (food and flowers).  I love cycling and kayaking, I play ultimate, softball, and tennis, and I'm a sci-fi loving geek.  I live in Newton, Mass., next to Boston, and enjoy all of the cultural and recreational opportunities here.

I represent men and women from throughout Massachusetts on a variety of divorce and family law matters, from simple to complex. These include divorce, child custody and support, alimony, modification of support and custody and paternity issues. I am adept at handling complex cases, including complicated custody battles and those with allegations of domestic abuse.My clients appreciate the fact that I take the time to understand their particular situation, including their needs and objectives, and work with them to develop the best strategy for their particular case. They know they can count on me to provide zealous advocacy, whether at the negotiating table or in court, to obtain the best possible outcome in each and every case

I represent general contractors, subcontractors and owners in commercial and residential construction litigation related matters.  I also have experience representing owners and retailers in premises liability litigation and against claims for negligent security and false imprisonment.

I joined the law firm of Costa & Riccio, LLP (formerly the Law Offices of Richard M. Costa) as an Associate Attorney in 1999. I earned my law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and also have a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, I was an Associate Attorney for four years with the law firm of Ross, Martel & Silverman in Boston, specializing in family immigration, business immigration and asylum cases. Prior to receiving my law degree, I served as a legal intern with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Washington, D.C. and worked as a legal intern for the law firm of Maggio & Kattar and the non-profit Ayuda, Inc.  in Washington, D.C. and as an immigration paralegal for the law firm of Dechert Price & Rhoads in Philadelphia, PA

I have thirty years' experience in successfully resolving business disputes through litigation, mediation, and arbitration. My first focus in each case is preparation of a thorough, analytical and practical assessment, working with the client to develop an accurate picture and a strong, sensible strategy for optimal resolution at controlled cost. Each client has personal access to me throughout the representation, but we also have a "deep bench" of support in all relevant areas of legal expertise. My goals are to continue to improve in all aspects of the complicated problem-solving that we do, and to make each client a satisfied continuing member of a mutually beneficial network.. Business and partnership restructuring and separation; fiduciary and directors' and officers' disputes; patent, trademark and copyright litigation; bankruptcy litigation including claims resolution, contested matters and adversary proceedings; international arbitration.

I have over 9 years of experience in patent preparation and IP portfolio management.             I graduated from the Suffolk University Law School with a J.D. degree and concentration in intellectual property law, patent law specialization. I am admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and I am licensed to practice law in Massachusetts.             After graduation, I worked as a patent examiner at the USPTO, conducting searches and analyses, and preparing office actions on the applications related to the semiconductor fabrication and other relevant fields. I worked as a consultant at a small IP boutique law firm in Lexington, Massachusetts. I managed PCT patent applications related to the biotechnology and chemical engineering fields, including nanotechnology, semiconductors, and device fabrication areas. Currently, I work as a solo patent attorney on prosecuting patent applications. Also, I hold an M.S. degree in chemical engineering with specialization in the semiconductor device technology and I have extensive experience in the field of fabrication, testing and characterization of semiconductor devices. I am experienced in managing IP portfolio, writing patent applications, as well as conducting patent search and analysis using such search programs as PatentCafe, Delphion, LexisNexis, and Westlaw, as well as using USPTO search programs such as EAST and WEST.

I have been a litigator at Smith Duggan since 2000. Before coming to Smith Duggan, I served as law clerk to Justice John A. Dooley of the Vermont Supreme Court. My practice has focused on defending businesses and individuals in workers’ compensation, employment, contract, premises liability, Consumer Protection Act and business disputes. I have litigated cases to trial at the state and federal District Courts, the Superior Court, and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, and have successfully defended appeals to the Massachusetts Appeals Court.. In addition to practicing litigation, I advise small businesses and entrepreneurs on corporate, employment and intellectual property issues, and am active in the Massachusetts Women’s Bar Association and Massachusetts Bar Association. I speak German, and have a particular expertise in the issues that face working artists.. In my spare time, I spend time with my husband and two sons, compete in agility trials with my two dogs, and teach agility to other handlers and their dogs.

I am an employment law and education law attorney.. I assist employees faced with discrimination, hostile work environment, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, severance agreements and employment contracts, unpaid wages and similar employment issues.. Additionally, I represent students, teachers, faculty and professors faced with sexual harassment, discrimination, and disciplinary matters.. I practice in Massachusetts state and federal courts, the Commission Against Discrimination and other regulatory departments.

I am a founder and managing partner of Kimball Brousseau LLP which is a boutique employment law and employment litigation firm located in historic downtown Boston.  My firm provides clients with individualized solutions at competitive rates.   Whether you are an employer or an employee, I can provide you with advice and representation on a broad spectrum of employment issues.  For example, I can help you with  employment agreements, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), executive compensation, non-compete and non-solicitation issues, “whistleblower” complaints, compliance with state and federal wage and hour laws, family and medical leave laws, performance management, termination issues, personnel policies, and all aspects of discrimination and harassment law. To read about my specific practice areas visit: .. The firm litigates employment disputes for its clients in state, federal and appellate courts, before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.  It also utilizes arbitration and mediation services to resolve employment disputes in appropriate circumstances.. The firm's partners are leaders in the Massachusetts employment bar, having served as Chairs of both the Boston Bar Association and Massachusetts Bar Association's Labor and Employment Sections and other leadership positions at the BBA and the Women’s Bar Association.  We also write and speak extensively on trial practice and employment law topics. To view my speaking engagements and publications visit:

Having recovered millions of dollars worth of compensation for his clients, John M. Vlassakis is a personal injury lawyer at Joel H. Schwartz, P.C., who has the knowledge and experience necessary to get results. Mr. Vlassakis graduated from Suffolk University Law School with his Juris Doctorate in 1988. He got his start with Joel H. Schwartz, P.C., a few years before that, in 1986. Since then, Mr. Vlassakis has developed a staunch reputation as a relentless litigator - a fitting skill since he is the head of the litigation department at the law firm. From car accidents to workers' comp, John M. Vlassakis has the experience necessary to get his clients the compensation they need and deserve.. In the world of personal injury law, experience is everything. The more experience an attorney has, the better they will be able to understand the complexities of the law and build a strong case on your behalf. John M. Vlassakis has been representing injured clients for over 30 years. As a member of several Bar associations and a massive track record of great results, Mr. Vlassakis has the experience you need on your side. And it is not just his clients who have a great deal of admiration and respect for his work - his peers do too. Mr. Vlassakis has been named one of the Top Rated Personal Injury Attorneys by superlawyers.com for six consecutive years. He has taught many seminars in the past based on his years of experience and the strategies he employs.

Handle all phases of domestic relations practice, including drafting antenuptial agreements, preparing and arguing motions, taking and defending depositions, mediation, negotiation, trial, post-trial motions and appellate practice. Handle primarily complex, high net worth cases presenting sophisticated and cutting edge legal and financial issues. Special interest in assisting parents with resolving their cases in a personalized matter which best preserves their ability to coparent effectively and meaningfully in the best interest of their children.

Graduate of New England Law | Boston. Licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Office conveniently located in downtown Boston.. All calls and correspondence are answered in a timely manner.

Gelerman and Cabral, LLC is committed to providing the highest quality legal services to its clients.. Attorney Cabral works with clients in the following areas:. Real Estate. -Buying/Selling. -Condominium. -Property disputes. -Title claims. -Landlord/Tenant. Land Use/Zoning/Development. Estate Planning. Probate Administration. Business. Please contact us for a free initial consultation.  We look forward to working with you.

Frank J. Federico, Jr. has been practicing in the area of personal injury litigation since 1987. Attorney Federico has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in serious personal injury matters in many areas including, but not limited to, motor vehicle collisions, construction site accidents, premises liability claims, medical malpractice matters and insurance coverage disputes. Attorney Federico is admitted to practice in all Courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the Federal 1st Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Attorney Federico is a long term member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA), The Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) and the American Association for Justice (AAJ). In addition to his law practice Attorney Federico maintiains a high degree of public service comittments.  He has volunteered his services coaching for several youth sports organizations in his community and served three consecutive 5 year terms as an elected member of the Stoneham Planning Board.  Attorney Federico also has served as a Judge for several moot court trial competitions at Suffolk Law School, New England Law and Northeastern Law School.

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.

Douglas K. Sheff is the senior partner at Sheff Law Offices, P.C. He has over 30 years of experience in all aspects of PERSONAL INJURY LAW and has earned a reputation for obtaining consistent, outstanding recoveries for his clients. He focuses his practice on representing victims of traumatic brain injury, wrongful death, construction site, trucking and other automobile accidents, workplace accidents, and defective products. He has received numerous honors and awards for his work as a lawyer, a consumer advocate and an educator. He is a nationally renowned brain injury litigation expert. An accomplished writer and speaker, Mr. Sheff regularly lectures other ATTORNEYS, both inside and outside of Massachusetts, on issues regarding personal injury, and appears on television, radio and in print media as a legal expert.. In addition to his efforts on behalf of clients, Mr. Sheff served as President of the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA), the largest statewide Bar Association in Massachusetts. He is currently serving as the Chairman of the MBA WORKPLACE SAFETY Task Force (“WPSTF”), which has promptly brought about positive changes, including legislative changes, that protect workers in Massachusetts. The WPSTF has brought together leaders from the legal, business, government and medical fields as well as grass roots worker advocacy groups to work to improve safety in the workplace. He is also Chair of The Traumatic Brain Injury Task Force, addressing the needs of countless individuals who are victims of Traumatic Brain Injury (“TBI”), inside and outside of Massachusetts. Finally, Mr. Sheff Chairs the MBA Media Committee, working to establish a fair and unbiased relationship with the press in order to ensure a positive public image for ATTORNEYS everywhere.. Mr. Sheff also served as President of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA), the leading organization in Massachusetts for Trial Attorneys representing victims of injury or death. He currently serves as the Chairman of MATA’s Federal Legislation Committee.. Doug Sheff is the first attorney in Massachusetts to serve as president of the MBA and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA), and as governor of the American Association of Justice (AAJ) and trustee of the AAJ’s National College of Advocacy.Attorney Sheff has been a leader of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for many years. The AAJ is the largest and most significant organization in the Country for trial attorneys and a force for positive legislative change and individual advocacy. He currently serves on the AAJ's Board of Governors and Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group Executive Committee. He was elected by his peers nationally to chair AAJ's 100 State Delegates, and has served as Chair of its Council of Presidents, representing fifty thousand attorneys nationwide.. Attorney Sheff Served for six years as Trustee of the National College of Advocacy, which provides superior education and training for trial lawyers across the United States. Mr. Sheff is a member of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, a group of attorneys who support consumer rights nationwide. He is a fellow of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation and a member of the Academy of Catastrophic INJURY ATTORNEYS (ACA). Attorney Sheff is a Director of the Belli Society, a group recognized for innovative litigation techniques.. For decades, Mr. Sheff has represented many victims of traumatic brain injury. He has been utilizing cutting edge medical resources in order to assist clients in the determination of the nature and extent of their injuries and has been successful in obtaining superior recoveries on behalf of these victims through the use of these new technologies. Mr. Sheff has received a number of awards for his work on behalf of clients and the practice of law. Most recently, Mr. Sheff received the 2015 MATA President's Award. In 2014, He was chosen as the recipient of the 2014 Middlesex County Bar Association's Outstanding Service Award for his leadership in developing public awareness of traumatic brain injury and for his lifelong commitment to equal justice under the law. He received the ORT Award for integrity in the law. He is consistently named in the SUPER LAWYER edition of the publication Boston Magazine. He received MATA's first annual Excellence in Advocacy Award for his work with victims of traumatic brain injury and has been recognized in the publication, Lifesavers, for preventing injury through aggressive representation of victims of defective products. He received the prestigious Wiedeman Wysocki Award on six separate occasions for his advocacy on behalf of individuals and families injured by the negligence of others. As a father and son team, “Chick” and Doug together received the ATLA (Currently AAJ) Next Generation Award for their multi-generational efforts to further the practice of law.

Donald R. Grady, Jr. is an experienced trial attorney and litigator practicing before the Courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Courts of the State of New York. He has represented injured parties in many areas of law, brain injury, construction site accidents, workplace accidents, medical malpractice, products liability, railroad injuries, and general negligence cases. In addition to his twenty years experience in personal injury matters, Attorney Grady has litigated cases involving contractual disputes, real estate matters, construction disputes, and other business law litigation. Attorney Grady has spoken extensively before various groups, including lawyers, law students, and business professionals. He has lectured on the topics of trial technique, trial practice, civil practice, and corporate liability. Donald Grady is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA), and is involved in other legal groups dedicated towards the zealous representation of tort litigation.Certified by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, Donald (Don) Grady has participated and has advocated in numerous mediations and arbitrations during his legal career. In his current position at CMCI and in his 42-year tenure as a civil trial lawyer, Don has participated in complex mediations and arbitrations. He has advocated in multiple mini-trials, Master hearings and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. As a trial lawyer, he served as chief litigation counsel and lead trial counsel in multiple high profile matters in the Greater Boston area. He has tried more than one hundred cases to verdict, including several multi-million-dollar verdicts. His trial experience includes general negligence claims, construction site claims, medical malpractice cases, auto/trucking cases, premises liability cases, abuse cases, Federal Employers’ Liability Act (Railroad) matters, Jones Act cases, Dram Shop cases and products liability actions.. Don’s trial and litigation experience also includes commercial construction claims, advertising claims, breach of contract claims, Multi-District Litigation matters, tortious interference with contract claims and professional liability claims. He has appeared in the District of Massachusetts (Federal) Courts and the Superior Courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He has also practiced in multiple New York State Supreme Courts and the Federal District Courts in the State of New York. He has been admitted pro hac vice in other jurisdictions, including New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Arizona. As a litigator and trial lawyer, Don has received multiple awards, including recognition as a Super Lawyer, a Lawyer of Distinction and Top Lawyer Award Recipient from the National Trial Lawyers Association.. Don has served in local and national bar associations, including multiple terms in Section Council in Civil Litigation and Judicial Administration in the Massachusetts Bar Association. He was a Governor for the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and a speaker at the American Association for Justice. He has lectured to a wide variety of audiences, including practicing attorneys, paraprofessionals, in-house legal counsel, law students, undergraduates, and members of the public.