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Attorney Kelly A. Koch focuses on Probate and Domestic Relations Law and concentrates her practice on divorce, child custody cases, prenuptial agreements, post-divorce issues, LGBTQ matters, guardianships, and probate litigation.. Kelly is a member of the Hampden County Bar Association Board of Directors and a past chair of the New Lawyers Section, as well as a member of many committees including the Probate Bench Bar. Kelly is regular volunteer with the Hampden County Bar Association’s “Lawyer for a Day” program, where she volunteers her services to assist self-represented individuals with the Probate and Family law process. Kelly also frequently volunteers at Western New England University School of Law as a mentor, panel speaker, or mock trial judge.

Attorney Karolina Weagle joined Shatz Schwartz & Fentin, PC in 2022 and concentrates her practice on estate planning. Prior to joining Shatz, Schwartz & Fentin, PC, Attorney Weagle worked at a firm in Boston representing clients in litigation and criminal defense matters, and later returned to western Massachusetts where she practiced in the areas of real estate, estate planning, and estate administration . Originally from Southampton, Massachusetts, and now residing in Westfield, Attorney Weagle graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice and Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Westfield State University in 2015. Soon after, she enrolled at New England Law | Boston, where she graduated cum laude in 2018. While in law school, Attorney Weagle made the dean’s list every semester, was awarded the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Property II in spring 2016, and earned the New England Scholar Award for 2015–2016.. Attorney Weagle is also fluent in Polish.

Attorney Edward Fogarty has appeared before every level of court in the Commonwealth on crimes ranging from operating under the influence to homicide.. Attorney Fogarty worked for approximately 8 years as an Assistant District Attorney in Hampden County, Springfield, Massachusetts.  In this position he prosecuted dozens of major felonies, appeared before the state's appellate courts and was responsible for many of the office's "white collar" crime prosecutions.. For approximately another 8-10 years Attorney Fogarty worked for some of the area's largest and most prestigious private law firms, in their litigation departments, representing some of the area's largest financial institutions in cases involving large sums of money.  His work at this time also involved large tort lawsuits and medical malpractice claims.. Most recently Attorney Fogarty has established his own firm, FogartyLegalServices, where he continues his practice of Trials and Appeals in all criminal and civil areas.

Attorney Daniel J. O’Connell is the managing partner of O’Connell & Plumb, P.C. He graduated cum laude with his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and graduated with his Juris Doctorate from Boston University Law School in 1987. Attorney O'Connell Has been selected as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer in the field of Emploment Law and Trial Work.. Attorney O’Connell is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, the United States Court of Appeals, the First Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Hampden County Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.. He has published articles in professional journals on bank lender liability, employment law and labor law. He has further lectured on trial practice for continuing legal education courses in Massachusetts. Attorney O’Connell served previously as a member of the litigation department for the Boston law firm of Riemer & Braunstein and the Springfield firm of Bacon & Wilson, P.C. He has extensive trial experience and has obtained many favorable verdicts and settlements on his client’s behalf. For example, in a recent employment discrimination case, he obtained a $1.4 million jury verdict for his client. In a recent sexual harrassment matter he settled for $2.5 million dollars.. Attorney O’Connell practices in a myriad of areas, including trial practice, complex civil litigation, criminal litigation and defense, employment discrimination and sexual harassment, wrongful termination and other forms of litigation.