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Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business Directory, has named
Russell F. Conn as a "Leading Practitioner" in Massachusetts Labor and
Employment Law. |
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George M. Ford served on the faculty of the 2007 MCLE Family Law Trial Advocacy Workshop, an intensive week long program for family law practice.
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A Massachusetts Superior Court Judge dismissed one of three felony charges against a public employee client of the firm in an alleged workplace corruption case. The Court ruled that the charge could not be sustained under the applicable statute and accepted the arguments advanced by Thomas E. Peisch and Carol A. Starkey. The remaining charges are pending and will be tried in the fall. |
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The Massachusetts Appeals Court, in two separate opinions, affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of a Conn Kavanaugh client who had been sued for fraud and negligence by a former partner. The lawsuit arose out of a 140-unit condominium project in a community south of Boston. The trial was conducted over 5 days and resulted in a ruling in favor of the Conn Kavanaugh client on all claims. The Appeals Court agreed with the vindication of the client. Thomas E. Peisch and Carol A. Starkey handled the matter. |
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Honored among "the top young lawyers in Massachusetts," five Conn Kavanaugh attorneys were named Rising Stars in the May 2007 edition of Massachusetts Super Lawyers published by Law and Politics and Boston Magazine: Partner Kurt B. Fliegauf (Business Litigation), and associates Michael R. Bernardo (Employment & Labor), Johanna L. Matloff (General Litigation), Amy C. Stewart (General Litigation) and Lurleen A. Gannon(Employment Litigation: Defense). Rising Stars are age 40 or younger or have been practicing for ten or fewer years. Only 2.5% of Massachusetts attorneys were named Rising Stars. |
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The American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) approved and issued its Statement on Best Practices for Lawyer Advertising. Thomas E. Peisch who was admitted to the ACTL in 2004, served as one of the thirteen members of the Task Force which developed the statement. The ACTL, founded in 1950, is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada. Membership is by invitation only and cannot exceed 1% of the total lawyer population in any state or province. |
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The Town of Hopkinton, represented by Kurt B. Fliegauf, was awarded over $80,000 in attorneys' fees and costs as the prevailing party in litigation against a developer. The total judgment in favor of the firm's client amounted to approximately $750,000. |
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Massachusetts Land Court handed down a trial decision upholding the denial of a special permit for a gas station and convenience store development. This was the third such trial victory for James Gray Wagner for the municipal client. |
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Michael T. Sullivan served as a lecturer and panelist for Suffolk University Law School's continuing legal education seminar on nursing home litigation, which was attended by attorneys, insurance representatives, and health care professionals alike. Mr. Sullivan's lecture focused upon the standards of patient care, and the bases for civil liability, that are applicable to nursing homes. |
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Kurt B. Fliegauf presented a section at the 43rd Annual Basic Practice Skills Program sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education on the Preparation, Negotiation and Trial of a Chapter 93A case. |
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Thomas E. Peisch has been appointed Chair of the Steering Committee for the 2007 Boston Bar Association Law Day Dinner. The event will be held on May 3, 2007, at the Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel. The featured speaker will be Governor Deval Patrick. The Dinner is the culminating event of the BBA's annual celebration of Law Day. The Dinner is expected to draw up to 1500 lawyers and judges. |
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An article authored by Constance M. McGrane entitled "Deal carefully with employee complaints" which provided practical tips on how to avoid employee retaliation claims was published in Mass High Tech, The Journal of New England Technology. |
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After a five-day jury trial in Worcester Superior Court, Michael T. Sullivan obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a client of the firm who was alleged to have committed medical malpractice. The plaintiff alleged that the firm's client breached the applicable standard of medical care and failed to obtain the plaintiff's informed consent, and that these actions caused serious injuries and required the plaintiff to undergo an amputation. After deliberating for only 45 minutes the jury returned a complete defense verdict for our client. |
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James Gray Wagner completed a three-day trial in Land Court, representing pro bono a grandmother who asserts that her son forged a deed to the family home and now seeks to evict her. Results of the trial will not be known for a matter of months. |
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Ronald M. Jacobs was elected a partner in the firm. |
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Carol A. Starkey was notified that the Boston Bar Association's Diversity Committee has been reconvened for the year. The Committee develops recruitment and retention programs for Massachusetts first year ethnic minority law students. Ms. Starkey was initially appointed to the Committee in 2006. |
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Massachusetts Superior Court judge has found that a developer's refusal to repair a subdivision in the Town of Hopkinton constituted unfair business practices, and ordered the developer to pay the Town double damages and its attorneys' fees. With interest, the final judgment in favor of the Town of Hopkinton is expected to exceed $740,000. The Town was represented by Kurt B. Fliegauf, who on November 1, 2006 secured a jury verdict in favor of the Town in excess of $260,000. |
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has appointed Erin K. Higgins to a three-year term as a member of the Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct, effective as of December 1, 2006. The Advisory Committee reviews issues and proposals concerning the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct, and reports on its findings to the three justices on the Supreme Judicial Court's Rules Committee. |
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Ten Conn Kavanaugh attorneys were named Massachusetts Super Lawyers in the November 2006 edition of Boston Magazine. Russell F. Conn and James F. Kavanaugh, Jr. were named Top 100 Massachusetts Super Lawyers. George M. Ford, Thomas J. Gallitano, Erin K. Higgins, Thomas E. Peisch, James B. Peloquin, Bob B. Rosenthal, James Gray Wagner and Carol A. Starkey were named Massachusetts Super Lawyers. |
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After a four day trial in Middlesex Superior Court, Kurt B. Fliegauf secured a jury verdict in excess of $260,000 in favor of a municipality against the developer of a subdivision. The developer had abandoned its obligations to complete the subdivision, and failed to repair and maintain the subdivision roads and drainage system. As a result, the municipality undertook to complete and repair the subdivision at its own expense. The case was tried on a breach of contract theory. After deliberating for only two hours, the jury awarded the exact sum requested. |
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