Massachusetts Lawyers Elizabeth Silvestri to Emily Towne

Firm: Baskin Kershner & Thorp, LLC

745 Boylston St Ste 400 , Boston , Massachusetts 02116

Practice Areas: Family

Attorney Elizabeth Hegner graduated from Boston College in 2012 and received her J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 2015 cum laude. While at Suffolk University Law School, Ms. Hegner was a Note Editor for Suffolk University Law Review and was a member of the Student Bar Association serving as a mentor to other students. During law school, Ms. Hegner interned for a solo practitioner assisting with the drafting, filing, and approval of Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions in the Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts.Prior to joining Baskin Kershner & Thorp, LLC, Ms. Hegner worked with a solo practitioner in Somerville, Massachusetts focusing exclusively on family law. Currently, Ms. Hegner is an active member of both the Women’s Bar Association and Boston Bar Association. Her participation includes writing for the Boston Bar Association’s Family Law Section Newsletter and serving on the planning committee for the Women’s Bar Association’s annual Gala.

Firm: Elliot Sherman

738 Main Street , Hingham , Massachusetts 02043

Practice Areas: Litigation, Criminal Defense, Probate, Family, Real Estate

Firm: SLN Law, LLC

46 South Main Street , Sharon , Massachusetts 02067

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

When I started this practice in 2009, I thought I knew all about being a lawyer. I had spent thirteen years at a prestigious international law firm in Boston. I had worked on complex cases involving large companies in many industries, from pharmaceutical to health care to seed companies. What I did not understand then was the true power of being in a position to help ordinary people facing challenges that seem extraordinary to them. I have had the opportunity to help families make sure the people they love the most are protected, small businesses avoid catastrophic lawsuits, entrepreneurs launch their dream without exposing their families to liability, hardworking people protect their right to be paid and treated fairly in the workplace, and more.. Here is what I learned these people have in common: They are facing a challenge in their lives or their businesses that is unfamiliar to them. They do not know what questions to ask. In many cases, they do not have a great experience being heard, or feeling like someone has their back. They may have called a few law firms and, instead of finding solutions, been made to feel small, unimportant, or more overwhelmed.. I've learned that it doesn't have to be that way. We may have seen your problem a hundred times before, but I and my team work hard to remember that it is new to you. We do not have "big" clients and "small" clients- we have clients, whose issues are all important to us. Our mission is to give you the best advice, advocate for your interests, help you ask the right questions, and make sure you have the information you need to make the decisions that are best for you or your business. So that when you come out on the other side of whatever you are facing- and you will- you will have not only a resolution but clarity about how you got there, and how you can avoid that particular problem in the future.. Not sure which way to turn? Give us a call- we'd really like to help.

Firm: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Two Seaport Lane   300 , Boston , Massachusetts 02210

Practice Areas: Civil ,Land Use & Zoning,Municipal ,Personal Injury,Premises Liability,Products Liability

100 Front Street , Worcester , Massachusetts 01608

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Firm: Witmer, Karp, Warner & Ryan, LLP

22 Batterymarch St. , Boston , Massachusetts 02109

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Ward & Associates

21 Oak Square Avenue , Brighton , Massachusetts 02135

Practice Areas: Landlord & Tenant, Real Estate, Car Accidents

Firm: Elliot Savitz

339 Washington Street , Dedham , Massachusetts 02026

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

60 Walnut Street , Wellesley , Massachusetts 02481

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Divorce, Estate , Family , Personal Injury, Slip and Fall, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Probate, Domestic Violence

Attorney E. Steven Coren has more than 40 years of experience representing individuals and families in personal injury cases, divorce and family issues, and probate litigation. As a civil litigator, he has appeared in most courts in Massachusetts and the United States District Court in Massachusetts. He is an approved mediator for the Middlesex Probate and Family Court and was formerly a Hearing Officer for the Board of Bar Overseers (2006-2012). Attorney Coren is Chair of the firm’s Personal Injury practice group and a founding member of the firm.. Attorney Coren graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University School of Law. He is licensed to practice before the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States District Court of Massachusetts, United States First Circuit Court of Appeals, United States District Court of Northern California and has appeared in the courts of New Hampshire.. Representative Experience:. Winning what is thought to be the highest slip and fall jury verdict in the history of Norfolk Superior Court in the amount of 1.34 million dollars. The Judge in the case commended Attorney E. Steven Coren saying, “I’ve seen a lot of slip and fall, trip and fall cases, but I think that was about as well tried as I’ve seen, Mr. Coren. You did a very fine job for your client.” Read the transcript from the case.Successfully prevailed in a highly contested estate case involving a $1.2 million trust, a 20-acre farm, and a restaurant and the land it occupied on behalf of a client who was sued by her two brothers after her parents passed away.Obtained a $950,000 settlement in a difficult personal injury case involving a client who was injured when the wheelchair she was in pitched her onto the sidewalk. The client, who was not using the wheelchair’s seatbelt, suffered serious and permanent injuries.Winning a jury trial in a difficult invasion of privacy/emotional distress case involving a client whose psychiatric records were unlawfully accessed by her ex-husband and his sister-in-law and provided to a guardian ad litem (GAL) during a post-divorce contempt case to establish a new child visitation schedule. The GAL violated GAL standards by not first seeking written authorization from the client and further by not first informing the client that the GAL was obtaining this information and intended to disclose it in her report. The jury found the client suffered from the intentional infliction of emotional distress and awarded damages against all three defendants totaling $92,800 with interest. This case is significant as emotional distress damages typically awarded by juries are minimal. Young v. McDonough et al, Boston Municipal Court; No. 2015 01 CV 1523 (2019).Serving as appellate counsel in the case of Williams v. Vanaria, 2000 Mass. App. Div. 162 (2000), which affirmed the legal principle that a successor corporation is not liable for the debts of a preceding corporation where there are separation of identities, no transfer of assets, and separate bank accounts.Representing clients in all areas of probate law including estate and will disputes.Frequently appointed by judges of the Massachusetts Probate Courts as an administrator of troubled or contested estates.Presiding over hearings on complaints against attorneys as a Hearing Officer for the Board of Bar Overseers (2006-2012).Lecturer, Trial Practice and Procedure/Evidence, MCLE, 2014-present.Lecturer, Metrowest Legal Services, Divorce Institute, 2012-present.Attorney Coren is a founding partner of KCL and Chair of our Personal Injury and Litigation Practice Groups.Steve has extensive experience, training and presenting in the field of family law and family law mediation. His experience includes:. Negotiated a favorable settlement in a divorce case involving a client who was subjected to alleged abuse by her husband during their marriage.Negotiated a property division settlement with marital assets valued over $5 million and resolved a complicated inheritance issue.Negotiated a settlement of 70 percent of the marital home to our client due to the misconduct of her husband.Negotiated a settlement involving a $4.6 million asset division with inheritance and alimony issues.Succeeded in a divorce trial by having the Probate Court adopt our business valuation expert’s opinion of the value of a wife-owned wedding gown business worth over $300,000 where the opposing expert had zero value.Succeeded in a post-divorce termination of alimony trial due to statutory retirement and proving no circumstances warranted continuation.Successfully defended husband in 209A abuse petition trial.Successfully negotiated a settlement involving substantial income and over $4.5 million in assets and alimony where the client did not want to litigate and insisted on fairness to the spouse.Successfully defended client against attempt by opposing spouse to claim that client’s mother’s many real estate properties were actually the property of the client.Steve also has served as an expert witness in attorney negligence cases involving divorce and family law matters. He has opined on the breach of the legal duty owed to a client in a family law case, negligent settlement conduct, breach of the obligation of zealous representation, improper charging of attorney fees, failure to argue correct asset division and proper division of real estate, negligent conduct in discovery matters, failure to discover relevant information, failure to pursue the right of support for a client, failure to have witnesses testify and failure to pursue legal theories.Serving as conciliator-mediator for Middlesex and Norfolk Probate and Family Courts.Lecturer, MCLE Family Law Institute, 2015-present.Professional Experience:. Board of Governors, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Mentoring Committee Chair, 2013 – presentMassachusetts Bar Association, Committee on Civility and Professionalism, 2019 – 2020Special Interests – Education and Scuba Diving:. Attorney Coren has combined his passion for the law with his commitment to education and his love of scuba diving.. Actively involved in the field of law-related education, Attorney Coren has helped fosters programs in schools to teach students about the law and its procedures and created opportunities for students to participate in moot court programs. His activities include:. Founding and serving as past president of the Massachusetts Association for Law-Related Education, Inc., and recipient of its Distinguished Service Award.Helping to found the Lawyer/Teacher Partnership Program within the Massachusetts Bar Association.Co-author of In Search of Justice: “Legal Education Materials for Secondary and Junior High Schools” published by the Massachusetts Bar Association and used in secondary schools throughout Massachusetts.Presenter at various law-related conferences, including American Bar Association Law-Related Education seminars, Massachusetts Bar Association Law-Related Education seminars and conferences, the Massachusetts Bar Association Law-Related Education lawyer-teacher partnership program and the Massachusetts Bar Association Law-Related Education Mock Trial program.Presiding annually as a judge for national mock trial competitions.Attorney Coren is a certified scuba instructor and award winning underwater photographer. His accomplishments include:. Author, “The Law and the Diving Professional,” published by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), and it has been sold all over the world.Representing the Bay State Council of Divers and many scuba groups and dive shops.Successfully challenging a coastal town’s right to require every scuba diver to display his or her own dive flag, although the Massachusetts state law allowed groups of divers to have to only display one flag.Speaking & Writing:. Attorney Coren frequently speaks at law related conferences, including the American Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Associations. Recent presentations include:. MCLE New England, “Family Law Trial Advocacy Workshop” (2017, 2016, 2015)MCLE New England, Practicing with Professionalism, “Managing Your Clients’ Expectations (and Your Own)” (2017)MetroWest Legal Services, “Divorce Basics Training Seminar” (2016)MCLE New England, “Introducing & Excluding Evidence at Trial” (2016)Probate and Family Court Conciliation Training for the Norfolk and Middlesex Bar Associations (2015)Awards:. 2014 and 2015 President’s Awards from the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA). The award is given annually to individuals whose commitment and dedication to MATA is extraordinary.2013 Triple Threat pro bono award from MetroWest Legal Services. The award was given for service and dedication, including Attorney Cohen’s representation of pro bono family law clients, providing attorney-of-the -day services at Middlesex probate and family Court in Marlboro, Massachusetts and serving as moderator and lecturer on the Metrowest Divorce Seminar programs.

Firm: Diane Neumann & Associates

126 A Main Street , Watertown , Massachusetts 02472

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Mediation

Firm: Overclocked Legal

198 Tremont St. , Boston , Massachusetts 02116

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property

I am a Massachusetts-licensed attorney dedicated to serving the video game, software, multimedia and entertainment industries--developers, publishers, etc. As the founder of Overclocked Legal and a lifelong enthusiast of software, video games, music, and media, I will pursue the advancement of my clients' needs with energetic dedication which springs from a genuine interest in my clients' products and success. Those are my main areas of interest and I also have a well-rounded education in entertainment law in general. This includes but is not limited to copyright and trademarks (registration, licensing, etc), and writing contracts along with negotiation of their material terms. Because my main passions are tech, music and gaming, a client in any creative or digital content medium will find me especially enthusiastic in helping them reach their goals. I also offer  business services.. Though transactional law is my main area of interest, I am also well-trained in litigation and all manner of practical skills including oral advocacy (trial and appellate), negotiation, trial practice and preparation, client-centered lawyering, and written advocacy. I have tried a full case before a MA Probate and Family Court, and have successfully argued motions, performed discovery, and counseled clients in civil matters.. Throughout school, I developed a deep understanding of and affinity for advanced Constitutional law. This is especially true of the First Amendment, as I decided at a very young age that I wanted to spend my life protecting ideas and expression from censorship. Samples of my writing on the subject can be found at .. When not providing outstanding client service, I enjoy gaming, heavy metal, music theory, and guitar-playing that gets less and less passable every year.. Concentrations:. Intellectual Property. Contracts. Entertainment. Software. Business Formation. First Amendment. Wills. Also:. Landlord/Tenant. Litigation

Firm: Law Office of Ellen S. Kief

One Federal Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02196

Practice Areas: Immigration

Attorney Kief concentrates her law practice in Immigration Law, Family Law and Mediation. She is very active in the legal communittee providing outreach, education and access to justice.

Firm: Goodman & Shapiro

10 Forbes Rd Ste 420 W , Braintree , Massachusetts 02184

Practice Areas: Adoption, Banking & Finance, Business & Commercial, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Divorce, Family , Land Use & Zoning, Landlord & Tenant, Real Estate , Internet, Internet, Internet, Internet, Internet, Internet, Internet, Internet, Internet, Internet

Firm: Tanowitz Law Office, P.C.

1340 Centre St Ste 103 , Newton Center , Massachusetts 02459

Practice Areas: Business, Real Estate, Construction & Development, Landlord & Tenant, Lawsuits & Disputes, Litigation

Firm: Foley & Lardner, LLP

111 Huntington Ave. , Boston , Massachusetts 02199

Practice Areas: Labor , Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Firm: Shatz Schwartz & Fentin

1441 Main Street , Springfield , Massachusetts 01103

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Real Estate , Real Estate

Firm: Costa & Riccio, LLP

18 Tremont Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02108

Practice Areas: Immigration & Naturalization , Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration, Immigration

I joined the law firm of Costa & Riccio, LLP (formerly the Law Offices of Richard M. Costa) as an Associate Attorney in 1999. I earned my law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and also have a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, I was an Associate Attorney for four years with the law firm of Ross, Martel & Silverman in Boston, specializing in family immigration, business immigration and asylum cases. Prior to receiving my law degree, I served as a legal intern with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Washington, D.C. and worked as a legal intern for the law firm of Maggio & Kattar and the non-profit Ayuda, Inc.  in Washington, D.C. and as an immigration paralegal for the law firm of Dechert Price & Rhoads in Philadelphia, PA

Firm: Tashjian, Simsarian and Wickstrom, LLP

446 Main Street , Worcester , Massachusetts 01608

Practice Areas: Civil , Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Contracts & Agreements, Workers Compensation, Litigation, Life Insurance

Firm: Heritage Law, P.C.

1253 Worcester Road , Framingham , Massachusetts 01701

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate

Attorney Emily McNeil practices exclusively in the areas of estate planning and probate administration.. During law school Emily worked as a law clerk at a local law firm. Emily recognized early on her ability to comfort people through the estate planning process. She focused her studies on estate planning, estate and income taxation and also had a lesser concentration on business entities, including corporate taxation.. Emily graduated from New England Law | Boston in May 2006, receiving her Juris Doctor degree. She was admitted to practice in Massachusetts later that year.. Following her admission to the bar, Emily worked for several years as a staff attorney for the financial advisory firm GW & Wade, LLC, located in Wellesley, Massachusetts. There Emily provided clients with advanced estate planning and estate tax advice, as well as income tax planning and preparation. For several years following her departure from GW & Wade, Emily provided estate planning and income tax preparation and advice privately. In 2011 Emily was thrilled to join the dynamic Boston firm, Charles River Law Partners, LLC, formerly Vaughn-Martel Law. Emily practiced as the firm’s sole estate planning and probate attorney for nearly five years, during which time she was recognized by Boston Magazine’s Super Lawyers, making the lists of ‘Rising Stars’ and ‘Top Women Attorneys’ in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.. A proud graduate of Framingham State University, Emily served as a Director of the Framingham State University Alumni Association for several years and was a visiting lecturer in the Department of Economics and Business Administration from 2012 to 2015, where she taught The Legal Environment of Business.. In 2016 Emily founded Heritage Law, P.C. Emily strives to provide the highest quality legal service and advice to her clients while at the same time being extremely mindful of her clients’ wishes and of the fact that estate planning can be a delicate subject for many and that the probate process is often quite difficult for those going through it.

Firm: Wright Law Group

1445 Main Street , Tewksbury , Massachusetts 01876

Practice Areas: Divorce, Uncontested Divorce, Modifications, Mediation, Child Care Law, Child Support, Child Custody/Guardianship, Paternity, Contempt, Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Limited Assistance Presentation, Collaborative Law, Dog Bite, Slip and Fall, Motor Vehicle Accident, Family Law, Palimony, Parental Kidnapping, Parental Rights, Parenting Time, Post Divorce Modification, Child Custody, Child Custody Mediation, Auto Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Truck Accidents