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Firm: Davis, Malm and DAgostine, P.C.

One Place , Boston , Massachusetts 02108

Practice Areas: Contracts,Corporate ,Discrimination,Employment & Labor ,Family ,Wages/Commissions/Overtime

Firm: The Wagner Law Group PC

125 High St , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

In 1996, I founded The Wagner Law Group, a nationally recognized ERISA, employee benefits, executive compensation and estate planning practice with 23 attorneys. I’m one of nine attorneys at The Wagner Law Group who are AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell as having very high to preeminent legal abilities and ethical standards. The firm is among the largest ERISA boutiques in the U.S., with clients in over 45 states and several foreign countries.I have sustained lasting relationships with my clients for whom I provide the full range of legal services needed to establish and maintain their benefit and compensation plans and to fulfill their roles as employer, plan sponsor or plan fiduciary. Our clients vary in size from sole proprietors to publicly-traded multistate and multinational businesses with tens of thousands of employees, including both for-profit employers and nonprofit entities.For three years, I provided advice and consultation to the IRS on pension matters through my service on the IRS Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities and served as chair in 2010. I’m also on the Legg Mason Retirement Advisory Council and the Advisory Board on Compensation Planning for Tax Management, Inc. I have written or contributed to over 175 articles and 14 books regarding ERISA and employee benefits. I was listed by 401k Wire as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the 401k Industry from 2008 to 2012. New England Super Lawyers Magazine included me on the Massachusetts Super Lawyers List from 2009 to 2012.I earned my law degree from Harvard Law School in 1987 after graduating from Cornell University in 1984 summa cum laude with a B.A. in Economics and Government. I also studied Graduate-Level Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1983.ERISA is complicated, and I’m just as passionate today about the law as I was when I started practicing law in 1987. If I can help you untangle ERISA’s maze of regulations, please contact me.Specialties: The Firm's ERISA practice covers many different types of employee benefit plans, both qualified and non-qualified, and includes advice and client counseling in the following areas: Retirement Plans, Non-Qualified Plans and Executive Compensation, Plan Administration, Welfare Benefit Plans, Plan Testing, Plan Compliance, Income and Pension Excise Taxes, Other Plan Issues, ERISA Title I, Employment Taxes, Administrative Representation andEstate Planning and Administration

Firm: Advisors Law Group, LLP

434 Massachusetts Ave , Boston , Massachusetts 02118

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

I am an employment law attorney experienced in both civil litigation and transactional practice settings. My civil litigation experience includes complex litigation defense in state and federal courts for claims covering contract, tort, commercial real estate, and insurance issues, as well as employer-side representation before the MCAD, EEOC, and in response to OSHA investigations. I have extensive experience in coordinating and conducting pre-trial discovery, investigating claims, deposing parties and witnesses, as well as in outlining litigation plans targeted at efficient, cost-effective resolution of claims. My transactional practice experience includes advising company officers and human resources professionals concerning effective employment law risk management strategies and providing guidance on application of company policies and compliance with federal and state employment statutes, including the FMLA, FLSA and ADA, among others. I have written and conducted in-person training, as well as webinars, on employment law topics including FLSA exempt classification, religious and national origin discrimination, social media policy best practices, and pregnancy in the workplace, with audiences ranging from 50 to 350 attendees. Additionally, I have experience drafting contracts, vendor agreements, employment agreements, employee handbooks, and have negotiated the resolution of claimed breaches of non-compete/non-disclosure agreements. In addition, I have completed certified training with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) concerning prevention of discrimination in the workplace, including hiring, termination, benefits, and performance evaluations, and am included on the MCAD’s list of approved trainers for instruction concerning these issues for Massachusetts businesses.I am admitted to practice law in the Comm. of Massachusetts, State of New York and the U. S. Dist. Court, Dist. of Mass.. Presentations include:. • March, 2016 - Presented training to human resources professionals concerning hidden sources of workplace discrimination, including national origin discrimination and religious discrimination. • July, 2016 – Created reference tool for employers concerning compliance with FLSA exemption classification and the U.S. Dept. of Labor “Final Rule” concerning December 1, 2016 overtime exemption requirement changes. • October, 2016 – Presented webinar concerning exempt classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act, including application of the U.S. Dept. of Labor’s “Final Rule.” Approx. 360 live attendees.• October, 2016 – Presenter for municipal association’s annual member expo concerning best practices in preparing employer social media policies. • February, 2017 – Presented webinar concerning pregnant employee rights in the workplace, before and after birth, including the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the FMLA, the ADA, lactation accommodation requirements and job performance management issues. Approx. 350 live attendees. • May, 2017 – Presented webinar concerning application of the Fair Labor Standards Act following the stay imposed by the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, on the U.S. Dept. of Labor’s “Final Rule” regarding application of new salary level requirements for exempt classification. Approx. 350 live attendees.

250 Summer Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02210

Practice Areas: Civil ,Employment & Labor ,Professional Malpractice

Firm: Szal Law Group LLC

6 Liberty Square #330 , Boston , Massachusetts 02109

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Business, Personal Injury, Appeals, Litigation

Mark is an experienced litigator and counselor who has handled a variety of lawsuits, administrative actions, and pre-litigation matters. He began his legal career by clerking for the Massachusetts Superior Court in Suffolk, Middlesex, and Essex counties. After his clerkship, Mark practiced as a litigator for more than five years in Boston law firms, focusing on professional liability defense, construction law, and employment law.. Since opening the Firm in 2013, he has assisted a wide variety of companies and individuals with their legal needs. For businesses, he regularly serves as outside general counsel, assisting with matters on an as-needed basis, which generally includes compliance with employment law and human resources matters. Mark also assists individuals with their legal needs, including advising professionals on employment agreements and asserting claims on their behalf when necessary.. Mark has secured trial victories for clients in state and federal courts, including a seven-figure employment discrimination verdict in federal court that was the eleventh highest verdict of any kind in Massachusetts that year 1 and was upheld through attempted appeals up to the United State Supreme Court. He also has significant experience before administrative agencies, including the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the New York Commission on Human Rights, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.. Before going to court, however, Mark aims to come up with creative solutions to avoid legal disputes and litigation, including using alternative dispute resolution. The Firm has assisted many clients in resolving their matters alternatively, whether through mediation, arbitration, or private negotiation.. Mark is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and New York, as well as federal district and appeals courts. He is a graduate of Concord-Carlisle High School, Boston College, and New England School of Law, where he was the recipient of the Sandra Day O’Connor full merit scholarship and was an editor of the New England Law Review.. He has been an adjunct instructor of Legal Research and Writing at New England Law Boston since 2009 and has authored pieces for the New England Law Review and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education.

155 Federal Street 17th Floor  211 , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Corporate ,Employment & Labor ,Insurance ,Products Liability,Professional Malpractice

Firm: Bross Law, LLC

1 International Place, Suite 1400 , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Business, Employment & Labor, Intellectual Property, Litigation

Small Business Lawyer.  Graduated top 10% at University of Pennsylvania Law School.  Affordable flat rate for many services.

One Financial Center , Boston , Massachusetts 02111

Practice Areas: Civil ,Employment & Labor ,Labor

One Financial Center , Boston , Massachusetts 02111

Practice Areas: Civil ,Employment & Labor

250 Summer Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02210

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents,Civil ,Employment & Labor ,General Practice,Premises Liability

Firm: Shilepsky O'Connell Hartley Casey Michon Yelen Robb LLP

One Financial Center, 15th Floor , Boston , Massachusetts 02111

Practice Areas: Computers and Software, Contracts, Corporate , Discrimination, Employment & Labor , Insurance , Intellectual Property , Internet , Labor , Personal Injury, Sexual Harassment, Wages/Commissions/Overtime, Wrongful Termination, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

Lawrence J. Casey, who holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been named a Boston Magazine “Super Lawyer” in 2009 and multiple years prior, is the Head of Litigation at the firm, and has more than 25 years experience successfully litigating complex employment related matters on behalf of executives, professionals and employers in trials in state and federal courts, arbitrations and agency hearings.. Some of Mr. Casey's successes include:  obtaining a significant arbitration award on behalf of a high-level executive concerning a claim of contractual severance owed; co-trial counsel through public hearing at the MCAD in a precedent-setting case, MCAD v. Stonehill College, obtaining a significant award on behalf of the client on a claim of race-based discrimination in compensation that was listed in the January 3, 2005 issue of Massachusetts Lawyer's Weekly as the "Most Important Decision of 2004"; obtaining a defense verdict in Massachusetts Superior Court in favor of a multinational high-tech services company and its Chief Financial Officer in a case involving discrimination and retaliation claims brought by a former senior executive seeking an award in excess of $2,400,000; trying one of the first Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower cases filed in the Boston regional office of the U.S. Department of Labor; and successfully prosecuting and defending numerous motions for injunctive relief concerning non-competition and non-solicitation agreements in the state and federal courts.  Mr. Casey has also argued appeals before the First Circuit Court of Appeals, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and Massachusetts Appeals Court.  His representation of individuals in court, arbitrations and mediations has resulted in numerous judgments and settlements in excess of a million dollars.. Mr. Casey also has extensive experience negotiating complex executive employment and transition agreements in various industries, including mergers and acquisitions, change-in-control agreements, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, lift-outs and incentive/equity compensation.  Mr. Casey advises executives concerning the numerous and varied documents that are often used to memorialize their compensation packages including employment agreements, stock and option plans and agreements, long term incentive plans, deferred compensation agreements, promissory notes, pledge agreements, redemption agreements, partnership or limited partnership agreements, limited liability company agreements and expatriation and repatriation agreements regarding overseas assignments.. A frequent author and speaker regarding issues of employment law, Mr. Casey has contributed articles and spoken at seminars and conventions conducted by the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) and Boston Bar Association (BBA) including the Employment Law Conference, an annual conference conducted by MCLE.  His speaking engagements have included the following programs: Effective Discovery in Employment Litigation (MCLE), Domestic Violence Issues in the Workplace (BBA), Advising the Maturing Business: Moving Beyond the Start-Up (MCLE) and Electronic Discovery (MCLE).  Mr. Casey also presented the employee’s case at You Be the Judge – An HR Courtroom Drama, sponsored by the Northeast Human Resources Association, and recently co-authored the Privacy chapter of MCLE’s Massachusetts Employment Law publication.. Mr. Casey is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts, Colorado and Hawaii, and before the United States District Courts for Massachusetts and Hawaii, the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the United States Tax Court.  He has also been admitted, for specific litigation cases, in federal and state courts in New Hampshire and Connecticut.  He served as a member of the Board of Bar Examiners of the State of Hawaii in 1989.. Prior to co-founding Shilepsky O’Connell Hartley, Mr. Casey was a partner at Perkins, Smith & Cohen, and managing partner at Crowe & Casey.  Mr. Casey is a cum laude graduate of Boston College.  He received his J.D. from Duquesne University where he served as a member and managing editor of the Duquesne Law Review.  Mr. Casey served on the Board of Directors of the Andover School of Montessori for nine years and was president of the Board of Directors for eight years.

Firm: Stern, Shapiro, Weissberg and Garin, LLP

90 Canal Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02114

Practice Areas: Civil Rights,Employment & Labor

8 Garrison St , Boston , Massachusetts 02116

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Two Seaport Lane, Suite 300 , Boston , Massachusetts 02210

Practice Areas: Labor , Employment & Labor

Firm: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

World Trade Center West , Boston , Massachusetts 02210

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

250 Summer Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02210

Practice Areas: Civil ,Corporate ,Employment & Labor ,Products Liability,Transportation

Franklin Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Business ,Civil ,Employment & Labor ,White Collar Crime

Firm: Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak and Cohen, P.C.

101 Merrimac Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02114

Practice Areas: Business ,Civil ,Contracts,Employment & Labor ,Insurance ,Products Liability

Firm: Foye Law Firm, LLC

533 Cambridge St Unit 212 , Boston , Massachusetts 02134

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Litigation

Firm: Shilepsky OConnell Casey Hartley Michon Yelen LLP

Franklin Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02110

Practice Areas: Civil ,Contracts,Corporate ,Discrimination,Employment & Labor ,Labor ,Sexual Harassment,Wages/Commissions/Overtime,Wrongful Termination