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Firm: Mikowski & Leonard, LLC

60 State Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02109

Practice Areas: Business

Firm: Nixon Peabody LLP

100 Summer Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Business

Firm: Burns & Levinson, LLP

125 High St , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Civil , Divorce, Family , Labor , Business, Business, Business, Business, Business

Firm: Bowditch & Dewey, LLP

One International Place , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Corporate , Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities , Business, Business, Business, Business, Business

Laura Plourde is a corporate attorney who counsels business clients of all sizes with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, commercial contract negotiation, protection of intellectual property, entity formation and negotiation of limited liability company Operating Agreements and Shareholder Agreements.. Laura’s unique combination of corporate and intellectual property legal expertise enables her to efficiently advise businesses with an eye toward recognizing and protecting their crucial intellectual property assets. She represents companies of all sizes and in various stages of growth, and has extensive experience negotiating and documenting a variety of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, private placements of equity securities, credit facilities, commercial contracts and employment agreements.. Laura regularly assists early-stage entrepreneurs with laying the groundwork for their businesses, guiding clients through the process of selecting the best business structure, forming legal entities, drafting limited liability company Operating Agreements and Shareholder Agreements,  establishing ownership and investor rights and protecting essential intellectual property.. Laura is a graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School, Summa Cum Laude, and was the valedictorian of her class. During law school, Laura served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Small and Emerging Business Law, which published her article, “Analysis of Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams in Light of Previous Supreme Court Decisions: An Inconsistent Interpretation of the Scope and Exemption Provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act” in its Spring, 2003 edition. Prior to joining Bowditch & Dewey, Laura practiced at Pabian & Russell, LLC and Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP.

Firm: Burns & Levinson, LLP

125 High St. , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Patents, Business, Business

Firm: Larson Law Boston

265 Franklin St , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Business, Personal Injury

Firm: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

State Street Financial Center , Boston , Massachusetts 02111

Practice Areas: Business

Firm: Fitch Law Partners LLP

84 State Street, 11th Floor , Boston , Massachusetts 02109

Practice Areas: Litigation, Business, Employment & Labor, International Law, Real Estate, Construction & Development

Kurt Kusiak is a partner at Fitch Law Partners in Boston, a graduate of Trinity College (B.A. Honors thesis in economics, 1984) and Boston University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991) where he was a member of the Law Review, a Liacos Distinguished Scholar, and winner of the American Jurisprudence Award for excellence in trial advocacy. Following law school, he was a law clerk for the Hon. A David Mazzone, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Kurt then worked as a trial lawyer for Ropes & Gray and Todd & Weld. Since 2004, Law & Politics has recognized Kurt as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer in its annual list published in Boston Magazine.  Only 5% of the lawyers in Massachusetts are awarded that designation.. Kurt has successfully tried numerous cases in the federal and state courts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire and has extensive experience litigating complex business, corporate, and partnership disputes, including those involving breakups, intellectual property rights, freeze outs, breaches of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secrets, and negotiation of employment, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements. He has represented numerous corporate officers and directors in matters involving securities-related claims and investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, and other government entities.. He has represented beneficiaries in many trust-related claims against trustees involving breaches of fiduciary duty, negligence and malpractice.. Kurt also has extensive experience representing cities and towns, developers, construction companies, landlords and individual owners in real estate and construction disputes involving easements, adverse possession, eminent domain, commercial and residential leases, and claims by and against subcontractors and architects.. In addition, he has taught many Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Seminars, has been a regular panelist at MCLE's Annual Business Litigation Conference and various seminars at Boston University School of Law, and he is the author of several articles on various business litigation topics published by MCLE as well as the MCLE Massachusetts Superior Court Civil Practice Jury Instructions on Eminent Domain Cases (1998-2003).. Kurt is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, State and Federal Trial Courts, the First Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

Firm: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

125 Summer Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, Business, Business

Firm: Barron & Stadfeld, P.C.

100 Cambridge Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02114

Practice Areas: Business , Civil , Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Business, Business, Business, Business, Business

Firm: Foley Hoag LLP

155 Seaport Boulevard , Boston , Massachusetts 02210

Practice Areas: Civil , Business, Business

Firm: Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

60 State Street , Boston , Massachusetts -2109

Practice Areas: Business , Civil , Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

Firm: Posternak Blankstein & Lund LLP

Prudential Tower , Boston , Massachusetts 02199

Practice Areas: Corporate , Intellectual Property , International & Trade, Business, Business, Business, Intellectual Property, International Law

Firm: Kenney & Sams

10 High St , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Employment, Business

Firm: Sugarman Rogers Barshak & Cohen

101 Merrimac St , Boston , Massachusetts 02114

Practice Areas: Business

Firm: Bromberg and Sunstein LLP

125 Summer Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Business ,Intellectual Property

Firm: KJC Law Firm, LLC

10 Tremont Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02108

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Business, Contracts & Agreements, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Discrimination, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Construction & Development, Car Accidents, Lawsuits & Disputes, Litigation, Spinal Cord Injury

Kathy Jo Cook is the managing member of KJC Law Firm. She represents people who have been injured and people and businesses that have suffered an economic loss. This includes individuals who have been injured in a car crash, on a construction site, or by a doctor, nurse or lawyer. This also includes individuals and businesses which have been harmed by another as a result of unfair business practices or discrimination in employment.. Kathy Jo began her legal career at Lubin & Meyer, P.C. during law school. She joined Keches & Mallen, P.C. thereafter, where she handled complex claims on behalf of injured plaintiffs for 13 years. Kathy Jo litigated the first successful claim in Massachusetts to hold that an insurance company’s meritless appeal of an injured worker’s verdict was a bad faith insurance practice and violated the Consumer Protection Statute, securing the original judgment of more than 3 million dollars and an additional 4.2 million dollar punitive judgment against the insurance company for that practice. In 2010, she prevailed in Law v. Griffith, 457 Mass. 349 (2010),a case which was deemed to be one of the most important decisions of the year and one which continues to aid plaintiffs seeking damages at trial for medical expenses.. Kathy Jo’s outstanding abilities have been recognized by her peers and legal observers. In 1999, she was named by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as one of the top five "up and coming" attorneys in Massachusetts, and in 2007, she became the third lawyer ever to be inducted into the Lawyers Weekly "Hall of Fame." In 2008, Kathy Jo was named as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Massachusetts by Law & Politics Magazine (Best of Boston), and she has been named as a Super Lawyer by that same publication every year since. In 2010, Kathy Jo was admitted to the American Board of Trial Advocates, a distinguished organization which is open by application only to those with significant trial experience.. Kathy Jo has been rated as “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. This is the highest rating possible and is given only to lawyers who have very high to preeminent legal ability and who embrace very high professional standards. She has also been rated by Avvo as “Superb.”. Kathy Jo has also been active in bar association work and other efforts to promote fairness, justice and equality in the trial bar as well as society at large. She served on the Board of Directors of the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts for a number of years and was its President in 2008-2009. She is a member of the Labor & Employment Section Counsel of the Massachusetts Bar Association, where she has also served as Chair of the Judicial Administration Section Council, Co-Chair of the Plain English Jury Instruction Project, and as a member of the Standing Court Management Advisory Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee. Kathy Jo is a member of the Board of Governors of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and she has also served on its Executive Management Board. She has served as Co-Chair of the Legislative Policy Committee and the Executive Management Board of the Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association. Kathy Jo has also served on the Civil Right to Counsel Task Force, the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Section Council and the Diversity and Inclusion Section Council of the Boston Bar Association. She is also a member of the American Association for Justice, formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.. Kathy Jo frequently lectures on substantive legal issues, litigation techniques and gender equality at area law schools, professional conferences, and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. She has been featured in a number of publications, including the National Law Journal and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. She has received numerous first place awards in national writing and trial competitions, including the Association of Trial Lawyers of America National Trial Competition. Her writings have appeared in numerous publications, including the American Judges Association Journal and the Cleveland State Law Review.. About her work Kathy Jo says, "My focus has always been on justice. To me justice means working to promote equality, to protect important civil rights, and to help individual people, workers and consumers to obtain just compensation for injuries caused by the fault of others.”. Kathy Jo is an honors graduate of Suffolk University Law School and the University of Houston. She is licensed to practice before all state and federal courts in Massachusetts.

Firm: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge

111 Huntington Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02199

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Business, Business

Firm: Posternak Blankstein & Lund LLP

Prudential Tower , Boston , Massachusetts 02199

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Corporate , Mergers & Acquisitions, Business, Business, Business, Business, Business, Business, Business, Business

Firm: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

155 Seaport Boulevard , Boston , Massachusetts 02210

Practice Areas: Business , Civil , Insurance , Intellectual Property , Land Use & Zoning, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

Kenneth R. Berman is a partner in Nutter’s Litigation Department. He co-chairs the firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group and co-chairs the firm’s Pro Bono Committee. Ken is a seasoned litigator representing clients in complex business cases, intellectual property disputes, intra-company and intra-family disputes, and real estate and land use litigation. He is also the author of the acclaimed American Bar Association book Reinventing Witness Preparation: Unlocking the Secrets to Testimonial Success, which explains the dangers of conventional witness preparation and teaches a transformative approach on how lawyers should work with witnesses to help them achieve a higher level of testimonial performance. The approach is a paradigm shift from how lawyers have historically prepared their clients and witnesses to testify.