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Tony Dragga joined Bowditch & Dewey, LLP in 2014 after graduating from Boston College Law School. While in law school, Tony clerked for the General Counsel’s office at Northeastern University (Fall 2013), and earned a Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration at Boston College’s Lynch School of Education.. Tony worked as a Summer Associate for Bowditch & Dewey, LLP (Summer 2013) and as a student fellow for the Boston College Legal Assistance Bureau (Summer 2012). Prior to his legal career, Tony was a teacher and administrator at the Nativity Preparatory School of New Bedford.

My areas of concentration are commercial and civil litigation, commercial and residential real estate and business planning. Over the years, I have been involved in multiple areas of civil law which I am now able to effectively use in the course of representing client's in their litigation matters.. In addition to my years as an attorney, I have been fortunate to found and operate several businesses of my own, both local and and national, including OVO USA (as ski helmet company) and BABA restaurant.  That experience is a benefit to my clients (usually small-medium sized businesses) who need assistance in strategic planning in the startup, purchase, distribution, marketing, financing and sale of their business as well as commercial contract and lease drafting and negotiation.. I have tried cases and/or appeared before most state and federal courts and tribunals in the Commonwealth including the Superior, District, and Probate Courts, the Appeals Court and the Supreme Judicial Court; the United States District Court and the United States Bankruptcy Court. In addition, I have represented clients before the Department of Industrial Accidents, the ABCC, DEP, the United States Department of Defense, and the Social Security Administration.. I was born and raised in Maryland. I moved to Massachusetts in 1981 for law school and have been a fan of all things New England ever since.

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

Lynette Paczkowski concentrates her practice on all aspects of civil litigation. She has significant experience in the areas of business litigation and construction litigation, and has represented property owners, contractors and subcontractors in construction projects and disputes.Over several years, she has handled over 50 matters for an international electricity and gas company and one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world.

Katie Calo focuses her practice on all aspects of family law including divorce litigation, child custody, and domestic relations law. She works with clients from initial consultation through resolution to ensure the most swift and amicable resolution possible whether through litigation or mediation. Katie regularly appears in the probate, district, housing and superior courts of all Massachusetts counties on behalf of her clients. She has extensive courtroom experience having previously worked with justices in Worcester, Norfolk and Bristol counties as a judicial law clerk for the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Department.. While attending the New England School of Law, she interned for the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, an independent state agency of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court that helps people with mental disabilities protect their rights and obtain appropriate services. She also participated in the law school’s Mental Health Law Clinic program and tutored in its Charles Hamilton Houston Enrichment Program.

Experienced litigation attorney at Christopher, Hays, Wojcik & Mavricos LLP. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts, the United States District Court and the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Diverse background in civil litigation, with particular emphasis on commercial litigation, construction law and business torts.

Civil litigation attorney specializing in business and commercial disputes in Massachusetts state and federal courts.

Austin Joyce has trial experience with Reardon, Joyce & Akerson,
P.C. in federal and state trial courts involving civil and criminal
matters with appellate experience in federal and state courts. Austin is
a general practice attorney with emphasis on police misconduct and
discrimination cases. Before joining Reardon, Joyce & Akerson P.C.,
Austin gained experience with various aspects of probate, criminal law,
estate and fiduciary taxes, foreclosures, residential real estate, civil
litigation, corporate law, UCC practice, banking law, and legal
research with the Law Offices of Austin M. Joyce in Auburn, MA. Website:

Attorney Cote is a Partner at Ravosa Law Offices, P.C. and is the Managing Attorney for the firm’s Worcester office. Ravosa Law Offices, P.C. is a full-service law firm representing individuals and small businesses throughout Massachusetts. The firm has offices in Worcester, Boston, Natick, Hyannis, and Springfield. The firm strives to provide clients with close, personal and aggressive representation. In addition to a team of attorneys licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the firm also employs an attorney licensed in Connecticut.. Attorney Cote focuses her practice areas primarily in civil litigation and personal injury law (including slip and fall cases, motor vehicle collisions, motorcycle collisions, catastrophic injuries, amusement park/roller coaster incidents and dog bite/animal attack cases). Attorney Cote oversees the firm's Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Business Law Departments.. Attorney Cote is a 2017 Worcester Business Journal 40 Under Forty award recipient. She was named a Rising Star Super Lawyer in 2019 - 2023, was recognized as Top 40 Under 40 Attorney in Massachusetts by the National Trial Lawyers in 2019 - 2023 and Top 100 Lawyer in 2024 and as "10 Best Female Attorneys" for Massachusetts by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys in 2019. Michelle is a member of Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, The National Trial Lawyers and, Worcester County Bar Association.. Professionally, Attorney Cote feels it is important to be available to her clients and makes every attempt to communicate directly with them as frequently as possible. Further, Michelle strives to be understanding and compassionate to each client’s individual circumstances and legal matters and prides herself on perfecting her negotiation and litigation skills to enable her to provide the finest and most effective legal representation.. Attorney Cote is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.. Firm practice areas include:- Personal Injury Law- Foreclosure Prevention/Loan Modifications- Civil Litigation- Business Litigation- Bankruptcy for individuals and small businesses, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13- Real Estate Law- Estate Planning & Administration- Wills and Trusts- Will Contests/Fiduciary Litigation

Attorney Ben Rudolf. Ben Rudolf has experience with all aspects of civil litigation. He represents individuals and family businesses in employment litigation, real estate and contract disputes as well as personal injury matters. He has significant trial experience in the Superior Court, and has argued cases before the Massachusetts Appeals Court and the Supreme Judicial Court. He is an active member of the Worcester County Bar Association, having served on its Executive Committee and as the Co-Chair of its Committee on Services to the Poor and Homeless. He is also a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association.

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.