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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.

My practices focuses on the litigation of business and intellectual property disputes, including disputes concerning trade secrets and noncompetition agreements. I have litigated numerous cases involving disputes between members of limited liability companies, as well as cases involving patents, copyrights and trademarks.  I have been voted by my peers as a Super Lawyer every year since 2010 and I hold the highest rating, AV Preeminent, by Martindale Hubbell. I am a graduate of Harvard Law School and a member of the Adjunct Faculty at Suffolk University Law School where I teach a course on Trade Secret Law.

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.

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.

I am the Managing Director of the Litigation Group at Bernkopf Goodman and a trial attorney specializing in construction, surety, malpractice, commercial and bankruptcy cases. I have tried to verdict in excess of 150 cases throughout the United States representing general contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, lenders, sureties and owners, among others, on a wide array of commercial, construction, surety and bankruptcy disputes. In particular, I have represented clients on numerous and diverse construction-related disputes including litigation involving defects and project mismanagement arising out of the construction of a nuclear power plant, defending the officers and directors of a defunct subcontractor for claims by a general contractor arising under the federal RICO statute, banks, a real estate partnerships dispute involving a $3 billion development and construction project, and prosecuting and defending claims arising out of failed or failing construction contractors and subcontractors.

I am an associate with Bernkopf Goodman specializing in complex civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution.  I represent a variety of clients ranging from individuals to multi-national corporations in all phases of litigation including trial and appellate practice.  I have significant experience in disputes involving corporations and other business organizations, contracts, personal injury, property damage, real estate, landlord-tenant, and construction.  My practice includes both state and federal court proceedings, as well as arbitration and other forums for alternative dispute resolution. In addition, I also handle matters with respect to insurance coverage.

I am a trial attorney practicing civil and criminal litigation in state and federal courts including the district, superior, and appellate courts as well as civil litigation in the Land Court.  My practice includes general business litigation, real property and title claims, tax abatements, brokerage disputes and employment law.  I have significant experience in criminal law as a former Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division of the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office prosecuting white collar crimes and homicides, and as a criminal defense lawyer with a Massachusetts firm before joining Bernkopf Goodman in 1981.  During my career, I have tried numerous jury cases, and have substantial appellate court experience, and have been a frequent participant in the resolution of cases through mediation.  Recently, I obtained a substantial jury verdict in Suffolk Superior Court in favor of a real estate brokerage firm, successfully represented a national title company in a lengthy arbitration proceeding involving a title dispute with a golf course owner, and on behalf of a securities firm and its broker, favorably resolved through mediation an investor’s claim filed in an arbitration proceeding with the Financial Industry Regulation Authority.

Dom is committed to providing insurers with strategic, creative and meticulous advocacy to resolve claims in the most cost-effective manner. He represents insurers in matters involving directors and officers, employment practices, professional liability, and general liability coverage. His experience spans a wide range of disputes involving Fortune 500 companies across the United States and internationally. Serving as monitoring or litigation counsel, Dom assists clients in complex high-profile cases against corporate directors and officers, including securities class action lawsuits, governmental and regulatory investigations, shareholder derivative suits, and employment-related litigation. He also has experience litigating cases involving insurance coverage, bad faith, and commercial litigation matters.

Bryan practices in the area of civil litigation and insurance defense with a focus on toxic tort and complex products liability litigation, representing companies as both local and national coordinating counsel. Bryan has experience defending personal injury and property damage claims in both Massachusetts and Connecticut.. Prior to joining Cetrulo & Capone LLP, Bryan worked as an associate at a large Boston law firm practicing in corporate transactional, debt financing, and securities matters.  Bryan has also represented clients pro bono in hearings before the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance.. When away from the office, Bryan enjoys playing golf, reading, and watching baseball.

As the firm's senior trial attorney, I have developed a diverse civil litigation practice in state and federal courts.  With over thirty-five years of experience representing clients in a wide range of business and commercial litigation, real estate litigation, commercial property management, land use litigation, probate litigation, commercial blasting litigation and regulation, bankruptcy litigation, employment litigation, intellectual property litigation, personal injury litigation, and litigation involving partnerships and stockholders.. My practice includes regular lectures for professional and trade organizations on litigation topics and I have published several articles on litigation in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, and co-author the Litigators' Blog that features monthly articles on current litigation topics.