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With over a decade of experience as a criminal defense attorney, Attorney Rakhlin's main focus has been and always will be serving the interests of his clients by providing them with the legal expertise and personalized attention needed to secure the best possible results. When you are faced with a legal problem, being able to depend on your attorney is the best peace of mind available.. Irv Rakhlin was born in Pennsylvania and later moved to Massachusetts to attend Amherst College and then Boston University School of Law. In addition to maintaining a high level of academic performance Mr. Rakhlin was a standout athlete on the football and rugby fields. Whether tackling an opposing player or a legal challenge, Irv has been fighting hard for those on his team his entire life. After law school he sharpened his skills as an associate at a well-respected general practice law firm in downtown Boston. Attorney Rakhlin’s main focus has been and always will be serving the interests of his clients by providing them with the legal expertise and personalized attention needed to secure the best possible results.. Mr. Rakhlin has received numerous awards and accolades as an Attorney including a 10.0 rating on AVVO and numerous consecutive selections as a “Rising Star” Attorney by Super Lawyers and a "Super Lawyer," but his biggest satisfaction comes from attaining a Not Guilty verdict or a Dismissal of a case for a client. In one capacity or another, Irv has always made it a point to do the hard work, and never back down from a challenge. If you or a relative have been accused of a crime in Massachusetts, there is no time to waste in mounting the best possible defense. When you are faced with criminal charges, being able to depend on your attorney is the best peace of mind available.

Whether you are just considering your options or have already made the decision to move forward, this is more than likely an emotional and stressful time. The uncertainty of changing parenting time and the financial impact can be overwhelming.. Our office can assist in navigating through the process allowing you to begin the journey to a new life for both you and your family, protecting your financial interests and preserving your parental rights.

Tim Powell is an associate in the firm’s Labor & Employment and Higher Education groups. He advises businesses, non-profit organizations, and higher education institutions on a broad range of employment matters. He represents clients in proceedings before state and federal courts and administrative agencies, including the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, involving issues of discrimination and retaliation, wage-and-hour, non-competition, and trade secrets.Tim is a frequent speaker at the firm’s College & University Roundtable Seminars, and has presented on topics including the legal implications of study abroad programs, accommodations for students and employees, and transgender issues on campus. He is an active member of the firm’s Higher Education and Craft Brewers industry groups and is a frequent contributor to their respective blogs, Campus Counsel and At the Bar with Bowditch. Tim has published several articles with national and regional media outlets on the topics of workplace bullying, age discrimination, non-competition agreements, and issues in the craft brewing industry.

The firm's founder, Attorney David C. Crossley has also provided legal services to Japanese law firms, and Japanese legal professionals and businesses, such as: Hitachi Co. Ltd., the Central Bank of Japan, Kanagawa University, Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd., and Quintiles Transnational.He has been privileged to work as trial counsel in a variety of cases, such as representation of corporate clients in class-action defense litigation before the state and federal courts, consulting in a multi-million dollar securities claims against U.S. Securities brokerages and representation of clients in commercial litigation.Prior to founding the Crossley Law Offices, Attorney Crossley worked as in-House Counsel and supervising attorney for the 14th largest consumer debt collection law firm in the United States where he was primarily responsible for handling the defense of complex class actions brought against the collection law firm throughout the United States. He successfully defended 100% of these cases from reaching class certification. These actions typically focused on alleged violations of state and federal debt collection laws, consumer protection statutes and consumer finance statutes.Before that, Attorney Crossley worked as a law clerk and then Associate Attorney for the Boston based law firm LAWSON & WEITZEN, LLP. While with that firm he was primarily responsible for commercial litigation, family law, securities arbitration, personal injury and medical malpractice actions.Attorney Crossley is proficient in Japanese and has developed a 20 week course on USA law for the Jikei Group of Colleges/ILC in Tokyo, Japan, which is taught to Japanese lawyers and legal professionals with law firms such as Allen & Overy, CAST Itoga Law, P.C., and Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, and with companies such as Hitachi Co. Ltd., Kirin Holdings Company, Ltd., Asahi Breweries, Ltd., the Japanese business newspaper Nikkei, Metal One and ABeam Consulting.Attorney Crossley is the author of two books:Fair Debt Risk Management in the Collections Industry, (2003).Guide to U.S. law for the Japanese Legal Professional, Jikei Gakuin Press (2007).

Steven Schafer has spent his career helping people who have been injured find the justice they deserve. Steve first practiced with a plaintiffs law firm in Groton, Connecticut, where he represented many shipyard workers who had been injured from asbestos and other hazards of the work place. Later, he practiced with a major Boston trial firm where he was responsible for a broad scope of personal injury cases, including product liability cases involving industrial machinery, elevator accident cases, construction site negligence cases, automobile tort cases, and medical malpractice cases. Steve started his own firm in 1985.. Steve is well known in the New England legal community. He has been named by his peers to the last several editions of Woodward and White’s The Best Lawyers in America for his work as a plaintiffs’ medical malpractice and personal injury lawyer. He served as President of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys in 1998-99 and has sat on the Association’s Board of Governors since 1987. Steve also represented Massachusetts as a Governor and a State Delegate to the American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America). Steve has testified on Beacon Hill and has appeared in the media on civil justice issues, as an advocate for consumers. He frequently lectures to lawyers on personal injury law, and discovery and trial techniques. He holds a J.D. from Boston College Law School and a B.A. magna cum laude in economics from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.. Steve grew up on a working dairy farm in Massachusetts, where he learned to work with machinery and to build things, skills that he applies to many of our client’s cases. Today he lives in Dover, Massachusetts, where he is raising his two children. Steve’s late wife, Audrey Cutler, was a labor lawyer and Of Counsel to the firm for several years.

Specialties:
• Contract Drafting, Negotiation & Management
• Privacy Regulation, Compliance & Consulting
• Regulatory and Administrative Compliance
• Real Estate Site Acquisition & Permitting
• Business Litigation
• Land Use and Real Estate Litigation. I concentrate my practice in two general areas, business law and real estate development law. For my business clients, I assist in the full life-cycle of traditional and high-technology ventures including privacy regulation and compliance, choice of entity and formation decisions, partnership, capitalization and financing, contracting, licensing and intellectual property matters, and the resolution of business disputes and other challenges. For my real estate development clients I focus on real estate development, affordable housing, permitting, land use and zoning matters, as well as the corporate, partnership and other business and litigation issues inherent in the business of development. In addition, I am an Adjunct Professor of Law at the New England School of Law where I teach Legal Research and Writing. I am also active in my community, serving as the director of the Under 14 Program for the Framingham United Soccer Club and as a coach for a U8 team and a U14 boys team. When not injured, I play soccer and am a bicyclist and jogger (when not recovering from soccer injuries). I serve on the Zoning Board of Appeals on Framingham and am proud to be a Member of the Board of the Michael Lisnow Respite Center in Hopkinton. In the past, I have served as President of the Board of the Dismas House of Massachusetts, as a Mock Trial Coach in the Worcester Middle Schools and as a Human Rights Committee Member for Charles River Health Management.. • Contract Drafting, Negotiation & Management • Privacy Regulation, Compliance & Consulting • Regulatory and Administrative Compliance • Real Estate Site Acquisition & Permitting • Business Litigation • Land Use and Real Estate Litigation

Robert Nislick is an experienced and aggressive Massachusetts lawyer. He develops the best strategy to win his clients’ cases. He will put a plan into action and will work tirelessly to achieve the best possible results.. Rob is easy to talk to. He listens. He is nice. He explains it in a way that you can understand. He answers the phone and gets back to you quickly.. Rob has a burning desire to make sure that you are treated fairly and that your interests are protected. Rob will work hard to level a playing field which may be tilted in someone else’s direction.. Rob has a solid track record of courtroom successes. How does it happen? Rob takes the time to know the facts of your case inside and out. He also pays attention to what you want to achieve. Then he makes connections between the most helpful facts and the law. Rob will develop arguments that demonstrate why the law is on your side, and not on the other guy’s side.. Rob will spend the time to develop real reasons why the court should rule in your favor. Rob will develop legal arguments which are legitimate, and not just based on smoke and mirrors. If your case is bad, Rob will tell you, and still look for creative ways to win.. If you need a lawyer today, call Rob Nislick today. If you need a lawyer tomorrow, call Rob Nislick tomorrow. If you needed a lawyer yesterday, call Rob Nislick immediately.

Rhonda Levey represents clients in all areas of family law, including divorce, child custody, alimony, paternity, and child support cases. Before entering private practice, Rhonda worked 13 years as a prosecuting attorney for the Department of Social Services. Rhonda is an experienced litigator and has tried many complex divorces and highly contested custody cases. Rhonda aggressively represents her clients whether at trial or during settlement negotiations to help them achieve their goals.

Real Estate Attorney specializing in representing buyers and sellers in residential transactions and conveyancing.

Personal injury trial attorney Elliot Beresen earned his law degree at Boston College Law School. He has concentrated in personal injury law for over 30 years and has developed an affinity for handling all types of personal injury cases.. Areas of Practice

Mr. Santos was born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 12, 1984, and has been a life-long resident of Hudson, Massachusetts, where he presently resides. Mr. Santos is a First-Generation American, as his parents immigrated to the United States of America in the late 1970's from the island of Santa Maria, Azores an archipelago of Portugal. Mr. Santos resides in Hudson with his wife. Mr. Santos enjoys reading, music and theater, sports, and spending time with his family and friends. Mr. Santos understands that life is full of challenges and whether or not one can overcome each of these depends on an individual's ability to work hard and have the dedication and motivation to succeed.

Mr. Koes has been practicing law since 2007 and has maintained his own law office since 2011. Mr. Koes focuses his practice in personal injury matters.

Matthew P. Trask, Esq. is an attorney admitted to the Massachusetts and New York State bars and is founding member of Kelsey & Trask, P.C., a Massachusetts law firm representing clients in the State and Federal Courts of Massachusetts and New York. With Kelsey & Trask, P.C., Mr. Trask practices in the area of firearms and Second Amendment law, and represents clients in firearms litigation and firearms law compliance matters, including firearms licensing, NFA trusts, firearms licensing denial and suspension appeals. He represnets 07 FFL and 01 FFL in corporate legal matters, as well as BATFE compliance, and state and federal licensing issues.  Mr. Trask was nominated by the Massachusetts Bar Association to sit on the Firearm License Review Board, pending appointment by the Governor's office.. Mr. Trask defends individuals accused of firearms and weapon violations, 209A restraining orders, LTC license suspensions and revocations, and other criminal defense matters. Prior to Kelsey & Trask, P.C., Mr. Trask was an associate at the Law Offices of Leslie Elliot Krause, LLP in New York City and practiced plaintiff's personal injury in automobile negligence, products liability, slip and fall and construction accident cases. Matthew is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Gun Owner's Action League (GOAL), serves on the Massachusetts Bar Association's Education Committee, is a Charter Member of the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Association, and the New York State Bar Association.Mr. Trask is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New York and to the United States District Court - District of Massachusetts and the Southern District of New York. Prior to becoming an attorney, Matthew P. Trask served in the United States Marine Corps, and now combines his Marine Corps and legal experiences to provide strategic solutions and forceful advocacy to ensure your rights shall not be infringed.

Kristin Wildman Shirahama advises individuals and families on estate, gift and income tax planning. She also advises trustees, guardians, and other fiduciaries in trust and estate administration.Kristin brings a wealth of experience to the preparation of estate plans, including blended families, second marriages, and same-sex couples, and families with elders, disabilities or other special needs. While minimizing taxes is a key component, there is more to estate planning than saving taxes. An appropriate plan must address the particular needs of a client’s family.

Kathy Garrahan's practice includes real estate development, land use planning, zoning, permitting, conveyancing and leasing matters for commercial, healthcare and nonprofit clients.  Her land use advocacy includes due diligence, obtaining local and state permitting and licensing approvals, handling negotiations, and drafting agreements concerning real property purchases, sales, leases and financing. In her practice, Kathy frequently appears before local and state authorities, which has included municipal boards and commissions in Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Southborough, Oxford, Westborough and Worcester. Her work in nonprofit housing development includes financing programs of state and federal agencies such as the Executive Office of Communities and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development and programs of the Federal Home Loan Bank, and zoning work related to M.G.L. c. 40A, §3 (nonprofit educational uses).. Prior to her career as an attorney, Katherine worked as a social worker, public administrator and consultant, in government and healthcare industries in Massachusetts and New York City, including program administration, budget forecasting, and planning, and headed up the fiscal affairs department of a state agency. Additionally, she co-founded a successful nonprofit private elementary school in MetroWest.. During law school, Kathy worked as a Northeastern University Co-op student at Bowditch & Dewey (Spring 2004).  She was also a member of Northeastern University’s National Health Law Moot Court Team (2003), a Law Clerk at Tillinghast, Licht, Perkins, Smith and Cohen, LLP (Fall 2003), a Judicial Intern to the Honorable Bruce Selya, First Circuit Court of Appeals (Spring 2003) and a Legal Intern at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts (Fall 2002).

Jon Barooshian is a white collar defense attorney with a focus on tax evasion, tax controversy, securities fraud, internal and governmental investigations and related criminal and civil litigation. Jon has over 20 years of experience representing individuals, nonprofit organizations and businesses of all sizes during investigations by federal and state agencies. When necessary, Jon defends these clients in administrative proceedings and at trial in state and federal courts.He routinely represents clients in civil and criminal tax fraud investigations, FBAR and offshore bank account proceedings, voluntary disclosure proceedings, and state and federal tax collection proceedings. In addition, Jon assists clients with responses to inquiries from government agencies and investigates possible unintended violations on behalf of clients who are concerned about their compliance.During trials and investigations, Jon leverages his previous prosecutorial experience as a Massachusetts Assistant District Attorney. His unique understanding of strategies used by prosecutors and investigators allows him to adopt a proactive, rather than reactive, approach to each client’s defense.

If you have a personal injury or workers compensation claim, you are likely concerned about many questions, such as "who will pay my bills while I am seeking treatment," or "what if the insurance company chooses to cut off my medical care?"  I understand your concerns, and make sure you are part of the process, and not just a spectator on the sideline.  While I strive for the best possible results, that means nothing if you don't understand the process.  That's why I consider educating my client about the process as important as the result.  Personal injury and workers compensation matters aren't about me - they're about you.  Please feel free to call if you want to talk about your situation.

I provide legal counsel to physicians, psychologists, and private practices. I'm happy to help you:. • Analyze and negotiate your contract with private practices and hospitals. • Form and run your private practice. • Acquire, merge, and sell your practice. • Comply with HIPAA, Stark, and Anti-Kickback Laws. • Negotiate office leases and vendor contracts. • Prepare for and defend disciplinary hearings. • Negotiate severance packages. I serve as independent general counsel for early-stage businesses. As counsel to companies such as a mobile game monetization corporation, a social media website startup, and a tele-medicine provider, I help my clients achieve greater success by providing clear advice on corporate, employment, equity and debt financing, intellectual property, and transactional matters.. – Ezra Reinstein trained at Harvard Law School. He has practiced in New York, California, and now in the Greater Boston area. Give him a call and find out how he can help you.

I hold strong the belief that our community is only as strong as the people in it, whether that be those who are disabled, struggling, just getting by or those who are thriving. To that end, I am an active member in my community along with my husband and 4 children. I am a board member of the Minute Man ARC and the Metro West Chamber of Commerce. I belong to the Academy of Special Needs Planning and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. I have been a host family in the Operation House Call program through the ARC and Boston University Medical School since 2006; a parent-mentor of the Minute Man Early Intervention since 2009; co-founder of a community support group for mothers of children with special needs; and organizer/host of the New England Chapter of the Williams Syndrome Organization.

I have been practicing law since 2009.  I concentrate my practice in elder law and estate planning. I represent clients with asset preservation planning, guardianships, conservatorships, estate planning, and estate administration. I also help clients navigate through the complicated Medicaid and Social Security systems. Further, I assist clients in completing MassHealth applications to obtain eligibility for state benefits, in long-term care facilities as well as in the community, and represent clients at administrative MassHealth Fair Hearings.

I believe in community service as a complement to my law practice. For decadesI have handled pro bono cases, and have also served on a committee at a school for autistic children and been a hospice volunteer. In 2016 I recieved a commendation from the Massachusetts Legislature for my years of service handling pro bono cases for Metrowest Legal Services.

I am a Trust and Estate Planning Attorney at Bowditch & Dewey LLP responsible for designing and implementing estate plans for high net worth individuals, families, and closely held businesses, with expertise in designing flexible trust instruments.  I oversee probate administration and trust management, and I serve as an individual professional trustee.

I am a Massachusetts attorney, often recognized by my peers and the media for my expertise in real estate matters, including litigation, title and conveyancing. While my speciality is real estate law, I have a fairly diversified practice, assisting clients with anything from business and probate litigation, business start-up formation to trademark applications. As a business and real estate litigator, I am often found litigating real estate disputes such as adverse possession, boundary disputes, zoning appeals, condominium disputes, breach of contract, title and landlord-tenant cases. Unlike a lot of litigators these days, I've actually tried cases, both before a jury and judge. I also have significant appellate experience in the Appeals Court, Supreme Judicial Court, and First Circuit. I am also well-versed in alternative dispute resolution, arbitration, and mediation, where a majority of cases are settled today. I also handle a substantial amount of residential conveyancing. Along with my business partner, Attorney Marc Canner, I founded TitleHub Closing Services LLC, which does full service settlement agent work for national, regional and local lenders, as well as individual borrowers and sellers.. For more information about my practice, go to my website at and my award winning real estate blog at

I am a longtime resident of the Metrowest area. I understand that each client is going through a major life event, whether it be the purchase of a home, a death in the family, creating an estate plan, or resolving a real estate dispute.  My goal is to ease your mind.  I do this by keeping you informed on the status of your case, communicating the "next steps", reviewing your options with you,  and answering  your questions in a timely manner.  Client service and communication are critical in an attorney /client relationship.  I have been practicing law for over 24  years, and am able to assist  you with all Real Estate matters and Estate Planning needs.  Please call me to schedule a consultation.

Chris Mercurio focuses his practice on all aspects of real estate law including drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, leases, and loan documents, as well as analyzing and resolving title and zoning issues.