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At Peters and Sowyrda, we work hard for our clients and have developed a solid reputation for honesty and creativity and have built a track record of success that speaks for itself. We keep in constant contact with our clients and make ourselves available through office meetings as well as phone and email. We believe that good communication is the key to a successful law practice and keeping our clients satisfied. Our clients demand the best representation — knowledgeable, experienced, compassionate and responsive — at a cost that is reasonable. Our clients demand the best and our lawyers work hard to deliver the best.. Elizabeth was born in Cuba, and raised in Spain.  She grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts.  Elizabeth spent seven years in Boston, where she studied Business Administration at Boston University School of Management and then received her J.D., cum laude, and Tax LL.M from Suffolk University Law School.. Elizabeth joined Peters and Sowyrda in 2017.  She is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Worcester County Bar Association.. She is active in her community, as a Board Member of Adelante, and member of Live Worcester, CENTRO, NAHREP, and Realtors Associations of Massachusetts.

As a family law attorney for more than 30 years, I am intensely aware of the complex and often deeply painful, personal struggles that arise when family members are immersed in legal conflicts. My goal is to enable you to resolve conflicts respectfully, within a safe space that provides all parties an opportunity to be heard.. For all of my clients, I am committed to providing expert, ethical, compassionate legal counsel. While I am a staunch advocate for my clients where litigation is the only option, I prefer helping you to reach a fair and equitable settlement through mediation or collaborative law.. The key to these two forms of respectful conflict resolution is your willingness to come to the table, together, to negotiate a mutually acceptable outcome. Particularly when a marriage is unraveling, the mediation process enables you to disengage from negative and destructive communication and to recreate your relationship in a way that allows you to continue separately as respectful co-parents, or, if there are no children, to let go of your marriage and move forward with dignity.. I work with a wide range of family clients — from couples who are divorcing to grandparents and adult children in conflict over grandparent visitation rights, from parents locked in custody disputes to families arguing over decisions about an aging parent’s care and finances. I also help employers and employees to disentangle from workplace conflicts and build more effective business relationships.. I am committed to helping my clients achieve a fair and reasonable agreement. I believe that peacemaking, rather than waging war, is better for your family, better for your soul, and better for your future.. In addition to my role as the sole proprietor of Solutions Through Mediation Marcia E. Tannenbaum, Esq., I have volunteered for many years as Lawyer for the Day in the Probate and Family Court of Worcester, and now participate in the ARC (Attorneys Representing Children) Program providing Court appointed pro bono representation for children in contentious custody cases.. I also teach in WISE (the Worcester Institute for Senior Education) which is a program of Assumption University. My love of literature and travel was combined in the summer of 2018 when I traveled with a group of my Can Lit (Canadian Literature) students to Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City and Montreal. I am hoping to return to Ottawa next spring to see the Tulip Festival when the entire landscape of the city is covered with glorious tulips.

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.

AiVi Nguyen practices as a trial lawyer and represents businesses of all sizes and in all stages of growth, with a focus on business and employment litigation.She represents a diverse range of clients in adversarial proceedings at the trial level in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut as well as the Massachusetts Appellate Courts and in various Federal District and Circuit Courts. Her experience extends to a variety of complex business matters including breach of contract, employment and G.L. 93A disputes. She also represents clients before state regulatory and adjudicatory agencies, and has defended other attorneys before Board of Bar Overseers in disciplinary proceedings.. AiVi’s broad litigation background has provided her with an understanding of business needs in a range of industries. She counsels owners and executives of companies of all sizes on day-to-day issues and frequently acts as the firm’s point of contact for clients. She regularly provides advice with the aim of avoiding litigation, but when necessary, AiVi guides clients through each step of the litigation process, with the goal of providing the best result in the most expedient and cost-effective manner.. Worcester is AiVi’s hometown, and she is committed to its continued economic and cultural progress. In addition to chairing Bowditch & Dewey’s Diversity Committee, AiVi also serves on the City of Worcester’s Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee, as a Trustee of Quinsigamond Community College and as a Board Member of Bottom Line’s Worcester Advisory Board.. AiVi is a leading contributor to two of the firm’s blogs: “At the Bar with Bowditch” and “LGBTQ Legal Issues.” Her opinion and legal commentary pieces are frequently featured in local publications such as .AiVi was a Summer Associate at Bowditch & Dewey, LLP in 2008. She was also a Judicial Intern for The Honorable F. Dennis Saylor, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts 2007-2008.

A graduate of Suffolk University Law School, I joined the practice in September 2010. I work on various issues, including estate planning, divorce, civil litigation, tax questions, real estate transactions, as well as other client concerns.. While attending Suffolk, I worked as a law clerk for two years at a civil defense litigation firm in the Boston area and interned with the Honorable James R. Lemire in the Massachusetts Superior Court. I spent my final year at Suffolk representing clients in Boston Juvenile Court.. I enjoy researching new topics and learning about different areas of law.  I value my work as a way to help others resolve problems.