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We are pleased to announce that Amy C. Stewart has been promoted to partner and Alexis P. Theriault has become associated with the firm. Ms. Stewart joined the firm in 2002 after earning her J.D. from Boston University School of Law. She will continue to focus her civil litigation practice in the areas of construction law, employment law, professional liability and business litigation. Ms. Theriault joined the firm in 2011 after earning her J.D., summa cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School. She will concentrate her practice in civil litigation. |
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Conn Kavanaugh attorneys and staff raised over $4,500 in donations during the firm's annual campaign for United Way. The proceeds go to community service organizations that aid members of the Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley communities. |
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James Gray Wagner and Erin D. Wolf secured a jury verdict in Middlesex Superior Court on a claim of Misappropriation of Trade Secrets between competing medical device companies. The case now requires the judge to decide additional remedies under claims for Chapter 93A violation and injunctive relief for return of the client's intellectual property. |
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November 17, 2011. Conn Kavanaugh sponsored the Massachusetts Women's Bar Association (WBA) 2011 Annual Gala, honoring Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall. |
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Thomas E. Peisch and Erin K. Higgins recently co-authored an article in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly titled "What Do You Mean You Want Your Client File?" The article is a primer on a lawyer's obligations under the professional rules when faced with a client's request for its file. Mr. Peisch and Ms. Higgins regularly advise lawyers and law firms on ethical issues. |
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Thomas E. Peisch has been appointed by the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers to serve as Special Hearing Officer in a disciplinary matter involving two attorneys. Mr. Peisch will hear and consider the evidence and make a recommendation to the Board regarding whether any disciplinary action is warranted. Mr. Peisch was a member of the Board from 2001- 2004, and was its Vice-Chair from 2003 - 2004. |
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A team of Conn Kavanaugh attorneys volunteered for the Discovering Justice Program, Stand Up for Your Rights, that culminated in a mock argument at the Supreme Judicial Court before Justice Robert J. Cordy. Stand Up for Your Rights is an interactive after school program that teaches underserved Boston middle school students about the Bill of Rights through an in-depth study of the Fourth Amendment. For the culminating event, students participate in a mock appellate argument at the John Adams Courthouse before a judge. The Conn Kavanaugh team included Carol A. Starkey, Amy C. Stewart, Gregory M. Boucher, Erin Desmarais Wolf, Jacqueline Giordano-Hayes, and Jan M. Kendrick. |
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Thomas E. Peisch was quoted in a front-page Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article discussing a large plaintiff's verdict in a workplace injury case. Mr. Peisch, a past President of the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, attributed the large award to the amount of the special damages in the case and pointed out that burn victims like the plaintiff in the case under discussion frequently are very appealing to juries. |
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The Alimony Reform Act of 2011 will control future alimony awards, and likely impacts existing alimony awards. For more information, read the client advisory authored by George M. Ford and Laurel K. Spallone. |
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The publishers of Law & Politics have selected eleven Conn Kavanaugh attorneys as "Massachusetts Super Lawyers" for 2011: Russell F. Conn, Kurt B. Fliegauf, George M. Ford, Thomas J. Gallitano, Erin K. Higgins, James F. Kavanaugh, Jr., Constance M. McGrane, Thomas E. Peisch, James B. Peloquin, Bob B. Rosenthal and Carol A. Starkey. In addition, George M. Ford, Thomas J. Gallitano, Erin K. Higgins and James B. Peloquin were selected as within the top 100 Massachusetts Lawyers. Thomas J. Gallitano was also selected as within the top 100 New England Lawyers. Erin K. Higgins was also selected as within the top 100 New England Lawyers, top 50 Massachusetts Women Lawyers and top 50 New England Women Lawyers. Carol A. Starkey was selected as within the top 50 Massachusetts Women Lawyers. The following four attorneys were selected as "Massachusetts Rising Stars” for 2011: Andrew R. Dennington, Lurleen A. Gannon, Johanna L. Matloff and Amy C. Stewart. |
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Lurleen A. Gannon was a panelist for a program on leadership opportunities for women in Boston. The program was sponsored by the Program for Women in Politics and Public Policy and the Center for Collaborative Leadership at the University of Massachusetts. Other panelists included United States District Court Justice Nancy Gertner, Priti Rao (executive director of Mass Women's Political Caucus), Sylvia Ferrell-Jones (president and CEO of YMCA Boston) and Jill Ashton (co-president of MassNow). |
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Michael T. Sullivan obtained the dismissal of a Supreme Court lawsuit against a client of the firm on the grounds that the plaintiff failed to effectuate service of process on the client in a timely manner. |
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The Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts has selected Lurleen A. Gannon to participate in the 2011-2012 Women's Leadership Initiative, a program that provides mentoring and leadership development to women attorneys in Massachusetts who have been identified as the rising stars of the profession. WBA President Nancy Remains said, "The WBA is proud that Lurleen Gannon is a member of this new class of the Women's Leadership Initiative. The program is directly aligned with the organization's goal of advancing women in the profession. We are grateful to have the opportunity to extend this opportunity to such a promising group." |
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Erin K. Higgins has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice. Massachusetts Appleseed works to develop innovative and collaborative solutions to pressing social justice issues. Current projects include Keep Kids in Class, which seeks to keep children out of the "school to prison" pipeline and on track to graduate from high school. |
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Erin D. Wolf has been elected to serve as the Public Relations Officer and Networking Committee Chairperson for the New Hampshire Women's Bar Association for the 2011-2012 term. |
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An article authored by Erin K. Higgins, titled “What’s In a Name? Possibly, Strict Liability as an Apparent Manufacturer, ” appears in the July 2011 edition of Defense Counsel Journal, a quarterly publication of the International Association of Defense Counsel. The article discusses recent case law holding a trademark licensor strictly liable for product defects if the licensor participated substantially in the design, manufacture, or distribution of the licensed products. |
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A federal magistrate judge issued a 52-page decision exonerating the firm's client, a lawyer, of alleged misconduct in connection with an investigation by the SEC. The judge not only rejected the SEC's request for sanctions, but went on to find that the lawyer's conduct was "unimpeachable" and "self-sacrificing and responsible." The matter was handled by Thomas E. Peisch and Erin K. Higgins of the firm's regulatory practice professional liability group. |
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A matter handled by Thomas E. Peisch and Ronald M. Jacobs has been recognized by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as one of the most significant cases of 2011. The case involves claims of negligence against an expert witness in which the court found in favor of the firm's client. |
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Carol A. Starkey, a newly elected member to the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), will be presenting at the IADC's Annual meeting in Whistler, British Columbia, on the topic of How the False Claims Act Threatens Your Client’s Business. |
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