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Your problems are my problems.  I will take the time to get to know you, your situation and treat you with respect and understanding.  I will help you obtain the best results for you and your family. Your case will always be a priority and you will always have direct access to me and receive timely responses. Let me help you navigate through the family court in a manner that lessons your stress and decreases the emotional turmoil that goes hand in hand with issues of divorce, separation, custody/visitation, support, alimony, and DCF investigations.

Mike Angelini practices as a trial and business lawyer.. He represents clients in adversary proceedings in the Massachusetts Trial and Appellate Courts and in various Federal District and Circuit Courts. He also regularly represents clients before local, state and federal regulatory and adjudicatory agencies, and counsels financial, insurance, manufacturing, service and academic organizations.. Mike is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), former Director of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hanover Insurance Group, a Director of Commerce Bank and a Director of the University of Massachusetts Medical Center Foundation.. He served as President of the Worcester County Bar Association in 1983 and 1984 and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Association for several years. He is a founding Director of the Worcester County Bar Foundation and a Director of Community Legal Aid. Mike regularly lectures and participates in symposia on a variety of legal topics on behalf of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Worcester County Bar Association, and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, mostly with respect to matters involving trial practice and the resolution of business disputes.. Mike has twice received the Massachusetts Bar Association's Community Service Award.. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.. Mike is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Judicial Nominating Committee of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He was appointed to serve as a member of the Supreme Judicial Court Search Committee, to advise the Governor in connection with appointments to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. He was an appointed member of the Criminal Justice Act Board for the Federal District of Massachusetts and has served as a special prosecutor for the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct. He served as Co-Chair of Governor-elect Deval Patrick's Transition Committee in 2006.. Mike joined the firm, then known as Bowditch, Gowetz & Lane, in 1968, following his graduation from Duke University School of Law, and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in November 1968. He was admitted to the Bar of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in 1970.. Mike has been a partner of Bowditch & Dewey since 1973. He was the firm's Managing Partner from 1990 to 1996 and became the firm's Chairman in 1997.

Michael Akerson joined the firm over 17 years ago.  Since that time he has fostered a diverse and successful litigation practice, focusing upon complex litigation and representing both individuals and corporations in all stages of litigation and in pre-litigation strategy.   He is recognized as one of the area's most experienced civil, administrative and criminal litigators in the field of public official misconduct cases.  Another large component of his practice is representing individuals involved in serious personal injury matters involving automobiles, as well as those injured due to workplace misconduct, including harassment and discrimination.  He also counsels numerous corporations on a variety of corporate business issues as well as providing residential and corporate transactional services.. Mike has tried in excess of 200 cases.  He has significant experience in trying matters before state and federal courts, most state agencies, and a variety of administrative fora.  He has proved successful many times over at trial and also at defending a judge or jury's favorable determinations at the appellate level at the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Supreme Judicial Court, and the First Circuit Court of Appeals.. Worcester Attorney, Michael Akerson

Lou Ciavarra is the immediate past Managing Partner of the Firm and now the Leader of the Litigation Practice Area. For almost 30 years he has advised businesses on avoiding and, when necessary, litigating business disputes. Lou has tried and won numerous jury and bench trials in federal and state courts on matters involving complex business disputes, intellectual property disputes, construction disputes and securities fraud. He has also represented professionals and firms in the securities industry before FINRA and state regulatory authorities. Lou’s practice often involves counseling business clients on employment matters, protection of intellectual property, contract negotiations and "bet the company" litigation. Lou has the highest Martindale & Hubbell Peer Review ranking of  AV Preeminent, 5.0, and has been selected for inclusion in Massachusetts Super Lawyers each year since its inception in 2004. Only five percent of the lawyers in a state are so selected each year. He has also been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the fields of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Intellectual Property. Active in federal court practice, he is a former President of the Federal Bar Association - Massachusetts. When Lou was Managing Partner of the Firm, the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus named him a “Good Guys” honoree for his ongoing commitment and partnership in achieving equality for women. He is also a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), an invitation-only honorary society that includes less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.. Representative cases that Lou has handled include a copyright infringement trial on behalf of a software client; an action to enjoin unlawful competition and protection of trade secrets; defense in a suit by the acquirer of a subsidiary of our client alleging breach of contract and a claim of securities fraud against our client.

In 1995 Mark L. Monopoli joined Michael’s practice. Mark is a 1995 graduate of the New England School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review. Mark received his undergraduate degree from Bates College in 1992. He, like Michael, is in court everyday defending individuals charged with crimes.. Mark is in Court everyday defending individuals charged with crimes and is a member of the National College of DUI Defense.. Mark has also been listed in the Boston Magazine annual publication of “Super Lawyers.” In addition, he has taught seminars and written articles on criminal defense for other lawyers.

I have  particular expertise in the area of short- and long-term strategic planning for growing biopharmaceutical companies. This includes the cost-effective construction of potentially complex IP portfolios, as well as advising on and implementing value maximization strategies, including worldwide litigation and licensing

I have been in the criminal justice system for over 36 years.  I practice primarily in criminal defense but also take personal injury cases and excessive force cases/ civil rights cases working closely with a civil rights attorney in the Worcester area. Prior to becoming an attorney I was a police officer for 23 years where I was assigned to 3 regional drug task forces working undercover for approximately 7 1/2 years   As a police officer I was trained in fingerprint recovery by the Federal Bureau of investigations and the Massachusetts State police, trained in advanced field sobriety testing and was a certified breathalyzer operator.  I was also trained in sexual assault investigations, homicide investigations, crime scene investigations, drug investigations by the DEA, Mass State Police, and the Criminal Justice Training Council.  I utilize these trainings in the defense of my client.. After leaving police work after 23 1/2 years of service and prior to becoming an attorney I was also the senior global investigator for a fortune 500 company directing investigations in 228 locations worldwide.  2013 to 2017 I was chosen as rising star by Super lawyers along with several other awards from the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys.. I have offices located in Worcester and Boston and work as Of Counsel at Dhar Law LLP. Dhar Law handling criminal defense cases.

Attorney Rosenberg is a trial attorney with over 35 years experience and has tried many jury trials to verdict.  In addition, he is available to mediate and arbitrate personal injury cases involving wrongful death, motor vehicle/bicycle/pedestrian accidents, premises liability, construction accidents, environmental claims, unfair insurance practices and other matters.  Please visit for more information.

Andrew Gambaccini focuses his practice in the areas of appellate advocacy and general civil litigation, with an emphasis in the areas of employment law and disputes implicating constitutional concerns and interests. In addition, Attorney Gambaccini has extensive experience in defending law enforcement officers and other public safety personnel in connection with all manner of claims made against them, or otherwise in vindicating their interests in various settings.. With respect to his appellate practice, Attorney Gambaccini has briefed and argued matters pending before the First Circuit Court of Appeals, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Appeals Court.  In connection with his litigation practice, Attorney Gambaccini has secured successful outcomes in criminal and civil matters in various fora, including matters pending in federal and state court, before state agencies, before state and local boards and commissions as well as before appointing authorities and hearing officers across the Commonwealth.   That experience has covered successful work on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.. In addition to his representation of members of the Massachusetts State Police, MBTA and campus police officers for a number of colleges, Attorney Gambaccini has defended police officers in well more than 140 municipalities across Massachusetts.  That broad and deep experience with law enforcement officers consistently includes the defense of officers in civil rights and other forms of civil action in federal and state court, the defense of officers with regard to charges of discrimination before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and in court, the defense of officers during disciplinary hearings at local levels and before the Massachusetts Civil Service Commission and at arbitration, the defense of officers in criminal proceedings and the representation of officers who are subjected to professional standards or internal affairs inquiries.. Attorney Gambaccini is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, where he received an A.B. degree both in history and in political science and where he was a founding staff member of the Holy Cross Journal of Law and Public Policy. Attorney Gambaccini also is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law. While in law school, Attorney Gambaccini was a member of the Moot Court Board and the National Italian American Bar Association, served as a lead articles editor for the Connecticut Insurance Law Journal and for two years served as a constitutional law teaching assistant for Professor Loftus E. Becker, Jr. Also during law school, Attorney Gambaccini received the Federal Bar Council’s Cornelius Wickersham Award in Constitutional Law as well as CALI awards for excellence in the study of contracts, in constitutional law and in an advanced constitutional law class focused upon the structural limitations associated with federalism and the separation of powers.. Following graduation from law school, Attorney Gambaccini served as a law clerk to the Honorable Flemming L. Norcott, Jr., Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.. Attorney Gambaccini is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Massachusetts, as well as the First Circuit Court of Appeals.  A member of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, Attorney Gambaccini also is a volunteer attorney for its Pro Bono Center.  Attorney Gambaccini is a member of the Worcester County Bar Association and the Bar Association’s Trial Practice Section; in addition, Attorney Gambaccini currently sits on the Bar Association’s Federal District Court Committee and Superior Court Committee.. In addition, Attorney Gambaccini is a member of the Federal Bar Association and now sits on the Steering Committee for the Worcester Chapter.. From 2014 until 2021, Attorney Gambaccini served as a hearing officer for the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers.  Hearing officers preside over administrative proceedings in order to hear evidence and to make disciplinary determinations arising out of complaints of attorney misconduct.. Attorney Gambaccini is a charter member of the National Constitution Center and has sat on the By-law Committee for the Town of West Boylston and the Board of Directors for the Holy Cross Lawyers Association.. From 2017 through 2024, Attorney Gambaccini was selected as a Massachusetts “Super Lawyer” in the area of civil rights law.  Each year, no more than 5 % percent of the lawyers in Massachusetts are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor and the annual selections are made using a rigorous multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area.. Previously, Attorney Gambaccini was selected as  Massachusetts “Rising Star” in eight years (2008, 2010-2016) by Law and Politics Media, Inc.  Massachusetts Rising Stars  is published annually in Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Stars Edition and in Boston magazine and is awarded to no more than 2.5% of the lawyers in Massachusetts under the age of forty who have distinguished themselves in the practice of law.. In 2011, Attorney Gambaccini was selected by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as one of twenty “Up and Coming” Lawyers.  The award is given to selected attorneys who have been members of the bar for ten years or less “but who have already distinguished themselves in some manner and appear poised for even greater accomplishments.”. Having handled a number of high profile cases during his career, Attorney Gambaccini has appeared on television and radio broadcasts of several media outlets, while also regularly being interviewed by newspapers across the Commonwealth.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Worcester and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Worcester and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Worcester and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Worcester and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Worcester and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Worcester and surrounding areas.