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For nearly 100 years, Rubin and Rudman attorneys have carried on a tradition of integrity, serving the best interests of clients and dedication to the principles of honesty, hard work, and competence established by earlier generations of Rubin and Rudman partners, associates and staff.

The firm offers highly specialized services in the areas described in the sections that follow. Our attorneys welcome challenging assignments in these practice areas, which includes serving national companies, local and regional institutions, public entities and municipalities, closely-held businesses, individuals and educational institutions.

Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights

We represent debtors, secured creditors and unsecured creditors in state and federal courts under the Chapters 7, 11, 12 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code as well as applicable state laws.

We offer the broadest possible choice of solutions for any commercial or business insolvency problem, including Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, Trust Mortgages and other state law proceedings.

Our clients include banking institutions, public utilities, finance companies, trade creditors, public companies, closely-held corporations and individuals.

We focus on realizing client objectives expeditiously and cost effectively.

Biotech & Technology

We represent a broad spectrum of life science companies in all stages of research, development, and commercialization of therapeutics, medical devices, products and services. Our focus includes capital formation, venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation, private offerings, strategic alliances structuring, joint ventures and other legal and business issues.

Clients benefit from software and hardware licensing agreements, OEM and VAR agreements, hosting agreements, and development agreements that suit their purpose. We advise and negotiate confidentiality agreements, licensing agreements, material transfer agreements, clinical trial agreements and marketing and distribution agreements.

In the dynamic, highly regulated and increasingly complex biotech and high-tech world, individuals and businesses need seasoned professionals who understand the constraints of corporate budgeting and the limits of individual financing.

Our biotech and technology specialists can call on firm resources in the employment, real-estate, litigation and telecommunication and wireless communication regulatory groups to fully protect and serve its clients.

Construction

Our diverse construction practice serves owners, real estate developers, construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and sureties. They may be involved in both public and private commercial construction ventures as well as residential construction. No matter, we deal in all aspects of the construction process, including initial permitting and zoning issues, reviewing bid documents and negotiating and drafting construction contracts.

When disputes do arise, Rubin and Rudman LLP is well placed to find a resolution. We have represented clients in contractual and complex construction disputes, including claims for payment, delays, disruptions and acceleration, labor inefficiencies and lost productivity, change orders and architectural errors and omissions. We commonly prosecute and defend bond claims and mechanic's liens. We represent clients in both federal and state court, in administrative proceedings, at arbitrations and in mediations.

Construction issues frequently overlap with other areas of the law, leaving clients often in need of counsel for general corporate and business matters, as well as employment law, zoning law, real estate law, regulatory law, environmental law, surety and insurance law and other areas needing a strategic response. We have the experience and can quickly respond.

Representative Cases

Won a favorable jury verdict after a two week trial for a general contractor pursuing a performance bond claim against surety and subcontractor seeking the recovery of funds expended to complete work of subcontractor who ran into financial difficulties on high school construction project.

Won dismissal of claims for changed work and changed conditions based upon contractual language and releases signed by subcontractor for a general contractor in arbitration.

Successfully mediated dispute with public awarding authority involving claims for additional work and delay damages by general contractor and claims of incomplete and/or deficient work and the assertion of delay damages by the awarding authority.

Defended contractor and surety involved in multiple bond claims brought in state court by subcontractors on project. Successfully settled all claims through mediation and/or negotiation process.

Represented materials supplier in state court action against general contractor and surety to recover for sand supplied to project. Defended claims by contractor of deficiencies in the sand supplied to the project. Participated in global mediation with contractor, surety, owner, architect and other suppliers regarding the project.

Corporate & Business

We advise businesses located throughout the United States and beyond its borders on business and corporate matters. Focused on small to mid-sized companies and closely-held businesses, we are experienced with mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, structuring and documentation of complex financial transactions, private placements, public offering, securities regulation, stock option plans, and tax planning.

Corporate governance, contract negotiations, software licensing, deferred compensation agreements, golden handcuffs, cross purchase and stock redemption agreements, and reorganizations are all in our arsenal of representation.

Our clients are entrepreneurs and financial institutions, emerging growth companies, real estate firms, public entities, closely held companies, contractors and insurance companies.

We form partnerships, limited liability companies, S corporations and C corporations.

We manage all aspects of trademark clearance, registration, and protection.

We offer advice from the initial decision for organizing as a partnership, (LLC) or a corporation, through founders agreements, buy/sell agreements, employee agreements, and loan and financing agreements. As a client grows, our attorneys negotiate and draft distribution, marketing, licensing, and sale agreements while advising officers and directors on questions of corporate and personal liability, including considerations under Sarbanes Oxley.

Our strength is in our personal relationship with the client along with access to litigation, employment and real estate expertise to provide one stop shopping to emerging and mature businesses.

Energy

Our Energy and Energy Services Practice Group is one of the largest and most experienced in the Northeast. We have substantial experience in all areas of power plant development and financing, transmission development, financing and service; power and natural gas purchases, transactions, documentation and trading; restructuring; deregulation; resource planning; energy conservation; and oil and natural gas storage. Our attorneys regularly negotiate, advise and consult on generation projects, transmission projects, power purchase transactions, fuel conversion and fuel contracts, interconnection agreements involving access and pricing issues, construction contracts and public bidding requirements, and water use agreements.

We also advise on environmental and land use controls and regulation for both pending developments and day-to-day interaction with federal, state and local regulators. We routinely advise clients on oil and hazardous materials contamination; the management of solid and hazardous wastes; federal waterways issues; state and local wetlands requirements; Clean Water Act requirements including requirements and permitting for pre-treatment and discharge; Clean Air Act requirements and permitting; and Federal and State Environmental Policy Act requirements.

We litigate and advocate before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, state regulatory commissions, local administrative bodies, federal and state courts. We coordinate consultants and engineers and fully participate in all permitting, siting and rate setting proceedings. We represent and advise power plant developers and owners; transmission companies; public power entities and other wholesale purchasers of power and natural gas; and end-use consumers of power and natural gas.

We know energy law.

Environmental, Land Use & Zoning

We represent clients throughout New England in regulatory compliance and permitting matters; environmental impact reviews and enforcement challenges; environmental issues associated with corporate transactions and property development; and hazardous waste disposal, contamination and remediation concerns with full litigation services associated with this work. We counsel and provide opinions to corporate, financial and real estate clients on environmental issues associated with business and real property acquisitions and financings.

We coordinate streamlined permitting for private and commercial entities, including small and large-scale developments, such as residential subdivisions, retail and office plazas, industrial parks, smart growth developments, 40B projects and Brownfields redevelopment, as well as single-family homes.

Permitting processes often involve a complicated interrelationship of local, state and federal land use regulatory programs like floodplain and wetlands permitting, septic, zoning subdivision, NEPA, MEPA, MESA, Chapter 40B, Chapter 91 and ACOE licensing. We guide clients with a strategic analysis of the approval processes required. We can advise the project through the design, planning, filings, public hearings and issuance of the necessary approvals.

We have extensive experience preparing a team of environmental professionals and can perform various regulatory appeals and litigation services in all local, state and federal forums.

We can move a project through the complex permitting process and we can transition into appeals involving administrative and judicial bodies and defense of permitting or enforcement cases.

We advance and defend property owners in oil and hazardous material assessment and litigation as well as cost recovery proceedings under the Federal and State laws seeking reimbursement, indemnity and contribution from all Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs), including seeking insurance defense and coverage.

Under the Federal Superfund and Massachusetts Chapter 21E programs, we can guide clients in a cost effective manner through compliance with necessary clean-up and reducing exposure to liabilities.

Family Law

Our firm boasts one of the largest domestic relations practices in Massachusetts, with a highly successful team of attorneys, paralegals and law clerks. Our litigators are well-versed in all aspects of family law -- from complex divorce cases, child custody and paternity actions, through prenuptial agreements, contempts, post-divorce modifications, and actions between domestic partners.

At Rubin and Rudman LLP, a partner oversees all aspects of the case, from initial complaint through motions for temporary support, discovery, settlement negotiations, and trial, if necessary.

To optimize resources, we pay particular attention to the client's long term goals. Our attorneys are reasonable and effective negotiators and often resolve cases without the ordeal and expense of litigating minor issues or trying the case. In fact, one of our litigators is a trained mediator. But when a situation requires contentious litigation in Probate and Family Court or in the Appellate Courts, our zealous domestic relations advocates have a superb track record.

The Rubin and Rudman family law team offers years of experience and success advocating for clients of diverse backgrounds, always mindful of the stress family changes impose on the client, and focused on the welfare of any children involved.

We pride ourselves on our expertise and resources in the following areas.

Complex business valuations

Expert witnesses

Guardians ad litem, parenting coordinators, child therapists

Appraisals of high net worth estates

Abuse prevention orders and domestic violence

Alternative dispute resolution (mediation, conciliation)

Complementary practice areas such as wills, trusts, probate, and real estate

Labor & Employment

We counsel in all issues of the employer-employee relationship for both private and public sectors.

Private sector clients span many industries, from service entities to transportation, education, real estate construction and management, hotel and convention centers, and manufacturing firms. We know the National Labor Relations Act, and represent clients in organizing campaigns as well as defending unfair labor practice allegations.

Public sector employer clients include of public universities, colleges, school departments, municipalities and municipal utilities with their labor relations and employment law matters. Many of our clients employ professors, administrators, teachers, police, fire and public works employees. We facilitate in the negotiating process, the defense of charges of prohibited practice and in arbitration cases. We routinely appear at the Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission, the Civil Service Commission and various other state agencies and state courts.

For clients whose employees are already unionized, we are directly involved in collective bargaining negotiations, NLRB proceedings, protection of employer interests in strikes and picketing, and the representation of employers in arbitration proceedings. We also advise employers how to develop union relationships that meet management aims, using strategies and techniques such as joint training programs and obtaining the union's total involvement leading to a labor contract.

We prepare and review employee handbooks, employment agreements, releases, termination and severance agreements, and the prepare non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements.

We know collaboration and education can avoid employee complaints and minimizing threats of litigation. So we offer training for clients and employees in discrimination and harassment prevention, union solicitation and statutory requirements like overtime or child labor laws.

We deal with issues arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as well as the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), and the Consolidated Omnibus and Budget Reorganization Act (COBRA), and their parallel state statutes which may involve handicap, sexual harassment, age and other claims of discrimination.

Litigation

The Rubin and Rudman litigation group represents clients including individuals and small businesses, Fortune 500 companies, insurers and their insureds, major non-profits, colleges, universities, public utilities and charities. As experienced advocates we work to resolve disputes successfully, quickly, and cost-effectively, so clients can return to "business as usual".

We provide a highly personalized approach to litigation. Our goal is to prevent or limit disputes, where possible, through effective negotiation and alternative dispute resolution. However, if litigation cannot be avoided, we aggressively represent clients in all courts and all phases of trial practice. We have strong working relationships with expert witnesses in varied fields. Our successful track record speaks for itself -- in the state and federal courts as well as before government agencies.

We understand the stressful impact of litigation, so we meticulously prepare clients for depositions, trial, and all the other steps in the process. We also make our accessibility to the client a priority.

Rubin and Rudman's litigators handle disputes and litigation in areas including the following:

Contract and commercial disputes

Real estate

Shareholder and partnership

Employment and discrimination

Insurance disputes and Insured defense

Construction

Environmental

Utilities regulation

Bankruptcy

Governmental administrative proceedings

Landlord - tenant

White collar criminal defense

Tax abatement

Shareholder derivative suits

Shareholder disputes

Family law and probate

Will contests

Health law

Creditor's rights

Product liability

Complex commercial litigation

Appeals

Real Estate

We excel in development, financing, leasing and construction law.

Financial institutions, pension funds and advisors, investors, developers, owners, brokers, buyers, sellers and public entities find sound direction from our experienced attorneys.

We handle complex real estate development projects in Boston and throughout the northeast. Public and private dispositions need title review and certification, conveyancing, foreclosures, regulatory compliance, permit and licensing processes, MEPA filings, syndications, easements, land use restrictions and property management advice. We advise on zoning issues, subdivision, environmental reviews, drafting of legislation, ordinances and legal opinions. Strategic planning, dispute resolution, foreclosures, sale-leasebacks, eminent domain, air rights, parcel assemblage, are all a forte of the firm.

Leasing counsel benefits major commercial landlords with substantial holdings in multi-tenant buildings, business parks and complex leasing projects in downtown and suburban areas. We provide local and national representation of major institutions in all aspects of office and retail leasing, including multi-site retail operations. We have developed useful and cost-effective lease forms.

Our Real Estate attorneys work hand in hand with their Environmental colleagues on environmental and land use controls on pending developments in environmental regulations and in day-to-day interaction with regulators. We advise on issues of hazardous substance contamination, management of solid and hazardous wastes, federal, state and local wetlands and waterways matters, Clean Water Act requirements pertaining to pre-treatment systems and sewer discharge permitting, Clean Air Act requirements, and the Federal and Massachusetts Environmental Policy Acts.

We advise contractors, subcontractors, owners, developers, architects and engineers dealing with contract documentation, public and private bidding, multi-contractor and joint venture relationships, including construction dispute resolution.

Securities Regulation

We represent a broad range of entities either solely engaged as a broker-dealer or engaged in this activity as part of overall financial service activities. We represent national and regional investment banking firms, full service brokerage firms, clearing firms, broker-dealer/investment adviser firms, inter-dealer brokers, financial institutions, institutional investment firms, and specialty boutiques.

We advise our broker-dealer clients on all aspects of the securities laws, including regulatory, compliance, corporate, and transnational matters. We also represent our broker-dealer clients in regulatory and self-regulatory enforcement investigations and proceedings, securities-related litigation, and arbitrations.

Telecommunications

Our attorneys concentrating in Telecommunications serve a broad range of clients in regulatory and transactional matters, including a major, national wireless telecommunications provider, several Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs), cable television providers, internet service providers (ISPs) and a number of large users, including municipalities, educational institutions and developers of major residential and business projects.

We know the issues of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (TCA) and the Communications Act of 1934, as well as broadband and broadband over power line competition issues, VOIP agreements, pole attachment requirements, E-rate rules and compliance, Federal/State issues, tariff and rate setting.

We appear before the Department of Telecommunications and Energy on behalf of numerous telecommunications and cable television clients and we represent carriers in Federal and State Court in complex land use, zoning and billing matters.

We also negotiate and draft telecommunications agreements, including complex multi-state IRUs, and fiber service, interconnection and co-location agreements.

In a highly specialized field, we have attorneys with highly specialized expertise.

Trust, Estates & Probate

Our attorneys offer basic estate planning as well as sophisticated vehicles to minimize tax liabilities, including qualified personal residence trusts, charitable remainder and lead trusts, family limited partnerships and LLCs, sales to intentionally defective grantor trust and life insurance trusts.

We work to assure the orderly transfer of family owned businesses to future generations with shareholder's stock purchase and restrictions agreements or grantor retained annuity trusts, among other vehicles.

Our group's attorneys understand a client's perspective and can explain complex matters, including tax issues, estate planning, the law of trusteeships, money management, real estate conveyancing, family law, Medicaid and other government sponsored assistance programs.

Attorneys in our group act as trustees for family's assets in conjunction, often, with a family member also as a trustee.

Our group is responsible for the management and investment of funds for over 350 trusts, with a total market value approaching $250 million.

The Trust Group also specializes in challenging cases involving clients with special needs and disabilities. We will take on difficult matters.

We administer estates in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, Florida and elsewhere. We prepare state and federal estate taxes and deal with contested matters in all these jurisdictions.

For your future and beyond.

Statement of Practice

Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights, Biotechnology, Business Law, Civil and Criminal Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate, Divorce, Elder Law, Environmental and Land Use, Estate Planning and Administration, Family Law, Guardianship, Health Care Law, Insurance Defense, Labor and Employment Law, Personal Injury, Probate, Public Retirement Law, Real Estate Development, Regulatory Law, Tax, Utilities, Zoning and Real Estate.

Address

50 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110, (Suffolk Co.)

Phone

Phone: 617-330-7000
Fax: 617-330-7550

Website

http://www.rubinrudman.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

Scott A. Aftuck (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, July 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Massachusetts; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1998, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Tufts University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1996). Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Civil Litigation; Appeals.Email: Scott A. Aftuck

Glenn B. Asch (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, June 7, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Massachusetts; 1983, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Connecticut College (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1982); Boston University (LL.M., Taxation, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Suffolk University Law Review, 1981-1982; Suffolk Transnational Law Journal, 1981-1982. Author: "Hypnotically Induced Testimony: The Pendulum Swings Towards Admissibility," XV Suffolk University Law Review No 5, December 1981; "The Role of the Special Administrator," Massachusetts Bar Association, Probate Law Section News, Vol. 6, No. 2, Winter 1989; "Tax Implications of Divorce," Chapter 32, Massachusetts Domestic Relations, 1990-1994. Co-Author: "The Probate Process for Accounting Professionals: From Start to Finish," National Business Institute, Inc., 2001; "A Practical Guide to Estate Administration in Massachusetts," National Business Institute, Inc., 1995. Instructor, Northeastern University Paralegal Program, 1994-1999. Member: Massachusetts Bar Association (Chairman, Legislation Committee, Probate Section, 1992-1993). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Probate Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law.

Kenneth M. Barna (Partner) born New York, N.Y., April 14, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Massachusetts; 1975, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., with highest distinction, 1969); Columbia University (J.D., 1973). Beta Gamma Sigma. Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Regulatory Law.Email: Kenneth M. Barna

Matthew A. Berlin (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, June 21, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Oregon (J.D., 1993). Member: Massachusetts Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Succession Planning; Tax Planning; Estate Settlements; Trust Administration; Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Matthew A. Berlin

Richard S. Blank (Partner) born Providence, Rhode Island, April 14, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Massachusetts; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Boston University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1983); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Practice Areas: Special Needs Trusts; Trust Administration; Estate Planning for the Disabled; Probate.Email: Richard S. Blank

Milton Bordwin (Partner) born New York, N.Y., November 10, 1931; admitted to bar, 1957, New York; 1959, Massachusetts; 1961, U.S. Supreme Court; 1962, U.S. District Court of Massachusetts. Education: City College of the City University of New York (B.B.A., cum laude, 1952); Harvard University (J.D., 1957, Class of 1955; LL.M., 1959). Faculty Member, Harvard Law School, 1957-1959. Editor and Publisher, "The Bordwin Letter", (1992-1998), Preventive Law for Business; Legal Editor, "Management Review", American Management Association International (Sept. 1994-March 2000). Reported Cases: Foman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Computer Law; Software Law; Internet Law; E-Commerce Law.Email: Milton Bordwin

Thomas Brantley (Partner) born Laramie, Wyoming; admitted to bar, 1975, Massachusetts; 1998, New York; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Yale University (A.B., 1972); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1975). Certified Public Accountant, Massachusetts. Member: Boston, New York State and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Business Law; Real Property; Trust and Estate) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Taxation; Trusts and Estates.Email: Thomas Brantley

Gerald J. Caruso (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Massachusetts; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Suffolk University (B.S., cum laude, 1972; J.D., cum laude, 1979). Instructor: Boston University School of Law, 1983-1984; New England School of Law, 1983-1987. Assistant Attorney General, 1979-1983. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Alcoholic Beverage; Construction Law; Civil and Constitutional Litigation; Trade Regulations; Franchising; Initiative Petition; Elections.

Michael R. Coppock (Partner) born Hot Springs, Arkansas, March 20, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Massachusetts; 1972, U.S. District Court, Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Drury University (B.A., 1968); Harvard University (J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Shareholder Disputes; Insurance Coverage; Employment Litigation, including Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge.Email: Michael R. Coppock

Neal B. Costello (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, April 14, 1956; admitted to bar, 1991, Massachusetts. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1978); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 1991). Formerly with: Joyce and Joyce, Counsellors at Law (1991-1995); Brian Hickey Associates (1995- 2002). Practice Areas: Government; Regulatory Law.Email: Neal B. Costello

James B. Cox (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Massachusetts. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1975); Babson College (M.B.A., 1976); Boston University (J.D., 1980). Assistant Corporation Counsel, Supervisor of Labor Relations for The City of Boston, 1980-1985. Editor and Author: Progressive Discipline Law Reporter, Quinlan Publishing, Boston, Massachusetts. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Administrative Law.Email: James B. Cox

Michael K. Crossen (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, March 15, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Maine, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Assumption College (B.A., 1980); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 1986). Member: Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation (Board Member, 1992-1994). Low- Level Radioactive Waste Management Board (Board Member, 1992-1994). Practice Areas: General Counsel; Development; Land Use; Environmental; Construction.Email: Michael K. Crossen

Diane D'Amico (Partner) born Franklin, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 2001, Massachusetts. Education: Bridgewater State College (B.A., 1992); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Criminal Law; Litigation.Email: Diane D'Amico

John A. DeTore (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, December 27, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts. Education: Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1977). Division Chief, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, 1975-1979. Division Chief, U.S. Department of Energy, New England Region, 1979-1981. Special Assistant Attorney General for: Department of Public Utilities Appeals, 1982-1986; Commissioner of Insurance Appeals, 1988. Member: Massachusetts Bar Association. [With U.S. Army Military Intelligence, 1971-1974]. Reported Cases: Attorney General v. Department of Public Utilities, 455 N.E. 2d 414; Attorney General v. Department of Public Utilities, 467 N.E. 2d 72. Practice Areas: Energy Law; Environmental Law; Public Utility Law.Email: John A. DeTore

Paula M. Devereaux (Partner) born Nahant, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: St. Michael's College (B.A., cum laude); Boston College (J.D.). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Zoning; Permitting; Environmental; Real Estate Finance; Leasing.Email: Paula M. Devereaux

Susan M. Doren (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1994, Massachusetts. Education: St. Anselm College (B.A., 1988); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Leasing.Email: Susan M. Doren

Karla J. Doukas (Partner) born New London, Connecticut, 1964; admitted to bar, 1996, Massachusetts. Education: Northeastern University (B.S., 1988); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Municipal Law; Civil Litigation; Administrative Law; Employment Law; Cable Television Telecommunications.Email: Karla J. Doukas

John Egan (Partner) born Hoboken, New Jersey, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia; 1982, Massachusetts; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Bates College (B.A., 1974); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1981). Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Professional Liability; Insurance Coverage; Public Housing.Email: John Egan

Robert A. Fasanella (Partner) born New Haven, Connecticut, October 16, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Massachusetts. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1980); Vermont Law School (M.S.L., Environmental Law and Public Policy, cum laude, 1983; J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use.Email: Robert A. Fasanella

Peter J. Feuerbach (Partner) born Larchmont, New York, February 28, 1960; admitted to bar, 1994, Massachusetts; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.S., 1982); Yale University (M.E.S., 1986); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Practice Areas: Land Use; Environmental; Real Estate; Construction; Business; Litigation.Email: Peter J. Feuerbach

Peter B. Finn (Partner) born Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 16, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Massachusetts; 1970, U.S. District Court of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Syracuse University (A.B., 1966); Boston College (J.D., 1969). Author: "The Negotiation and Drafting of Confidentiality Agreements"; "The Negotiation of Material Transfer Agreements"; "The Venture Capital and Governmental Financing of Biotechnology Companies"; "The Negotiation of Clinical Trial Agreements". Practice Areas: Biotechnology; Corporate Law.Email: Peter B. Finn

David C. Fixler (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, December 12, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Massachusetts; 1988, Rhode Island and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Boston University (B.A., cum laude, 1984); George Washington University (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Commercial Law; Bankruptcy.Email: David C. Fixler

Frances M. Giordano (Partner) born Malden, Massachusetts, July 4, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Massachusetts; 1991, New York and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1987); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Former Assistant District Attorney, Middlesex County. Associate/Member, White Inker Aronson, P.C. Author: "Admitting Evidence of Prior Convictions Under Federal Rule of Evidence 404 (b)-US v. Rubio-Estrada, 857 F.2d 845 (1st Cir. 1988)," 23 Suffolk Univ. L. Rev. 938, 1989; "Finding Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt in Criminal Trials-Lanigan v. Maloney, 853 F.2d 40 (1st Cir. 1988)," 23 Suffolk Univ. L. Rev. 142, 1989. Member: Middlesex, Essex, Boston (Member, Family Law Steering Committee; Co-Chair, Family Law Section), Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation.Email: Frances M. Giordano

Paul G. Gitlin (Partner) born New London, Connecticut, February 9, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of Pennsylvania (A.B., 1966); Boston College (J.D., 1971). Member, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine, 1988-1996 (Chairman, 1992-1995). Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Real Estate; Corporate; Health; Employment.Email: Paul G. Gitlin

Nicholas S. Gray (Partner) born Palo Alto, California, May 19, 1964; admitted to bar, 1999, Massachusetts; 2009, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Westminster Choir College (B.M., 1986); Suffolk University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Adjunct Professor, Suffolk University Law School, 2001-2008. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate.Email: Nicholas S. Gray

Roland Gray, III (Partner) born San Francisco, California, September 7, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Massachusetts; 1993, Vermont and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1966); Boston University (J.D., 1969). Lecturer for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education courses - Special Needs Estates; Tax Planning. Member: Massachusetts and American Bar Associations (Member, Subcommittee on Probate - Massachusetts). Practice Areas: Estate Planning and Administration; Trust Administration; Real Estate.Email: Roland Gray, III

James H. Greene (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, October 31, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Massachusetts. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1968); Suffolk University (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Real Property Taxation Law.Email: James H. Greene

Susan Moniz Harrington (Partner) born New Bedford, Massachusetts, July 22, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Massachusetts. Education: University of Massachusetts at Amherst (B.A., 1988); Boston University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Special Needs Trusts.Email: Susan Moniz Harrington

Paul J. Hodnett (Partner) born Cambridge, February 27, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Suffolk University (B.A., cum laude, 1973; J.D., 1977). Member: Massachusetts and American (Member, Civil Litigation and Labor Law Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor; Employment; Discrimination; Civil Rights.Email: Paul J. Hodnett

Andrew O. Kaplan (Partner) born Queens, New York, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New Jersey; 1992, Massachusetts. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 1983); University of Miami (J.D., 1987). Special Agencies: Former General Counsel and Chief of Staff, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. Practice Areas: Energy Regulation; Telecommunications Regulation; Utility Law.Email: Andrew O. Kaplan

Andrew K. Kelley (Partner) born Washington, Pennsylvania, October 14, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Massachusetts; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1993); University of Edinburgh (M.Sc., 1994); Boston College (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Leasing; Real Estate Law.Email: Andrew K. Kelley

Paul J. Kingston (Partner) born Dorchester, Massachusetts, April 25, 1936; admitted to bar, 1964, Massachusetts; 1967, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston College (A.B., 1958); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.B., 1964). Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1964-1968. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Paul J. Kingston

Amy Kwesell (Partner) born Hartford, Connecticut, March 15, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.S., 1993); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Chair: Marshfield Conservation Commission; Marshfield Community Preservation Committee. Member: Massachusetts Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Municipal Law; Real Estate; Regulatory Law; Litigation.Email: Amy Kwesell

Diedre T. Lawrence (Partner) born Norwalk Connecticut, February 3, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Massachusetts. Education: Mount Holyoke College (A.B., 1985); Boston University (J.D., 1988). Hearings Examiner, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Utilities, 1988-1990. Practice Areas: Energy; Municipal; Telecommunications; Employment; Civil Litigation; Zoning; Land Use.Email: Diedre T. Lawrence

Lauren A. Liss (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, March 22, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Massachusetts; District of Columbia. Education: Bryn Mawr College (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, 1999-2003. General Counsel, Executive Office of Transportation and Construction, Commonwealth of Masschusetts, 1998-1999. Practice Areas: Regulatory Compliance; Environmental Law; Environmental Policy; Zoning Law; Land Use; Administrative Law.Email: Lauren A. Liss

Alison J. Little (Partner) born Nashua, New Hampshire, January 28, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Massachusetts; 1996, New Hampshire; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, First and District of Columbia Circuits. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1991); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor and Employment Relations; Higher Education Law; Discrimination.Email: Alison J. Little

Amy M. McCallen (Partner) born Portland, Oregon, October 12, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Massachusetts. Education: Willamette University (B.A., cum laude 1994); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1999). Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Amy M. McCallen

William B. McDiarmid (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Massachusetts; 1992, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1983); University of Western Ontario (M.B.A., 1986; LL.B., 1990); Case Western Reserve University (Canada-U.S. Law Institute Student Exchange). Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: William B. McDiarmid

John J. McGivney (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, October 31, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Massachusetts; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1983, U.S Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1978; J.D., cum laude, 1981). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Health Insurance; ERISA Litigation; FEHBA Litigation; Class Action Defense; Appellate; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: John J. McGivney

David M. McGlone (Partner) born South Weymouth, Massachusetts, December 18, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Massachusetts; 1992, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1993, New York. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1988); New England School of Law (J.D., 1991). Member: Massachusetts, New York State and Connecticut Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Contracts.Email: David M. McGlone

David S. Mortensen (Partner) born Greenville, Pennsylvania, May 7, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Massachusetts; 1968, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1971, U.S. Tax Court; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of Wooster (A.B., cum laude, 1964); Harvard University (J.D., 1967). Lecturer, Trial Practice, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Inc. Instructor, Boston University School of Law, 1968-1969. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, 1967-1969. Hale and Dorr, 1969-1990. Chairman: Committee on Government Regulations, Winchester, Massachusetts, 1976-1979, 1995—; Winchester Housing Partnership Board, 1990-1992. President: 1984-1986, Winchester Scholarship Foundation; Revels, Inc., 1991-1995. Trustee, The College of Wooster, 1992-1998. Moderator, First Congregational Church in Winchester, 1980—. Life Fellow, Massachusetts Bar Foundation. Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Antitrust; Personal Injury Law; Insurance; Health Law.Email: David S. Mortensen

Denise I. Murphy (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, September 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, Massachusetts. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 1980); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 1988). Member: Boston (Member, Employment Law Committee), Massachusetts (Member and Past Chair, Labor and Employment Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Section) Bar Associations; Women's Bar Association; Massachusetts Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Employment Law.Email: Denise I. Murphy

Christopher W. Parker (Partner) born October 26, 1947; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Tufts University (B.A.); Northeastern University (J.D.). Member: American Bankruptcy Institute; Massachusetts Bar Association (Co-Chair Bankruptcy Practice Group 2005-2007); Boston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Business Law.

Mark Peters (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, January 11, 1943; admitted to bar, 1971, Massachusetts; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1965); Harvard Law School (LL.B., cum laude, 1968). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Relations; Higher Education Law.Email: Mark Peters

Christopher J. Pollart (Partner) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Massachusetts; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Practice Areas: Energy Law; Environmental Law; Contract Law; Municipal Law; Zoning and Land Use Law.Email: Christopher J. Pollart

Alan K. Posner (Partner) born Rochester, New York, December 28, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Massachusetts. Education: Colgate University (A.B., 1966); Boston College (J.D., 1970). Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1975-1981 (Managing Attorney of the Government Bureau, 1977-1981; Chief, Attorney General Opinions, 1976-1977). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law; Regulatory Litigation; Professional Licensing and Discipline.Email: Alan K. Posner

Selig A. Saltzman (Partner) born 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Massachusetts. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 1962); Harvard (J.D., 1965).

Keren Schlomy (Partner) born New York, N.Y., February 26, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Massachusetts; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1987); Northeastern University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Environmental; Energy.

Robert D. Shapiro (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Massachusetts; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1974); Boston University (J.D., 1978). Executive Director, Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Council, 1988-1991. General Counsel, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, 1991-1993. Practice Areas: Energy; Telecommunications; Utility.Email: Robert D. Shapiro

Donna C. Sharkey (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, November 22, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., 1979); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Energy; Environmental Law; Administrative Litigation; Contracts.Email: Donna C. Sharkey

Jason A. Sokolov (Partner) born Lynn, Massachusetts, August 15, 1940; admitted to bar, 1967, Massachusetts. Education: Northeastern University (B.A., 1963); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1967).Email: Jason A. Sokolov

James D. Sperling (Partner) born February 22, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Massachusetts. Education: Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); Northeastern University (J.D., 1979). Board Member, Executive Committee (current), Massachusetts Audubon. Member, Advisory Board, Trust for Public Lands NE. Board Member and President, Shady Hill School in Cambridge, 1991-2002. Member: Boston Bar Association (Chair, Leasing Committee, 2001-2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Acquisitions; Lending; Zoning; Land Development; Leasing; Historic Preservation.Email: James D. Sperling

Neal F. Splaine (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1994, Massachusetts; 1995, Rhode Island and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1990; M.A., with distinction, 1992); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member: Boston, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: Neal F. Splaine

Ronald N. Stetler (Partner) born Pottstown, Pennsylvania, January 12, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, Massachusetts; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1971); Suffolk University (J.D., 1978); Boston University (LL.M., Taxation, 1981). Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Taxation) Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Corporate and Business Law; Business Succession Planning; Estate Planning; Tax Law.Email: Ronald N. Stetler

Rebecca L. Tepper (Partner) born Champaign, Illinois, November 22, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Massachusetts. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1988); Boston University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards. Practice Areas: Energy; Administrative; Public Utility; Telecommunications Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Civil Litigation.

Michael Unger (Partner) born New York, N.Y., November 6, 1945; admitted to bar, 1969, Massachusetts. Education: Univ. of Vermont (B.A., 1966); Georgetown Univ. Law Center (J.D., 1969). Associate Prof. of Law, Adjunct Faculty, Bentley College, Waltham, MA., 1993-1999. Director, Mass. Securities Div., 1979-1986; Dir., Legal Section, 1976-1978, Chief Counsel & Dep. Commissioner, Mass. Div. of Insurance, 1978-1979; President, NASAA, 1983-1984; Bd. of Advisors, Prog. for Financial Planners, Met. College, Boston Univ., 1989—. Chair, New England Securities Law Conf., 1991- 2001. Chair, Securities Law Cttee., Mass. Bar Assoc., 1991-2000. Practice Areas: Securities Law.Email: Michael Unger

Michele M. Vakili (Partner) born Dover, New Jersey, June 12, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Massachusetts; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1992); New England School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: Massachusetts Bar Association; Women's Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association; National Lawyers Guild (Member, National Immigration Project). Practice Areas: U.S. Immigration Law; Visas for Foreign Nationals with Extraordinary Ability (Artists, Athletes, Researchers, Scientists); Business and Corporate Immigration (Employment Based Green Cards); Professional Work Visas; Intern and Training Visas; Seasonal Worker Visas; Family Based Immigration.Email: Michele M. Vakili

Robert A. Vigoda (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, April 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Florida; 1979, Massachusetts. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., 1975); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1978; LL.M., Estate Planning, 1979). Member, Society of Wig and Robe. Associate Editor, Lawyer of the Americas, University of Miami, Journal of International Law, 1977-1978. Author: "Powers to Replace Trustees: A Key Element of (And Risk To) Dynasty Trusts," Estate Planning Magazine, June, 2008, Volume 35, Number 6; "Creative Estate Planning and Charitable Planning Techniques for 2008 - Part 2," National Tax Institute 2008 Resort Conference and Self-Study Program - Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 25 - 30, 2008; "Investment in Real Property by Employee Benefits Plans: Overcoming Diversification and Liquidity Concerns by Participation in a Real Estate Pooled Fund," Banker and Tradesman, 1986; "Quick Action Can Beat Hikes in Estate Taxes," Boston Business Journal, Vol. 12, No. 51, February 8, 1993. Lecturer: "Employee Benefit Planning, Basic Estate Planning," Foundation for Continuing Education, 1984-1990; Combined Institute on Federal and State Taxation, 1995—. Member, Board of Directors, Boston Estate and Business Planning Council, 2005-2007. Associate Professor, Bentley College, Graduate Law, Financial Planning and Taxation Department. Member: Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Law.

Robert S. Walker (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Massachusetts; 1973, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S., 1967); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1970; LL.M. in Taxation, 1973). Member: Boston University Law Review, 1970. Practice Areas: Corporate and Business Law; Corporate and Individual Tax Planning and Disputes; Estate Planning.Email: Robert S. Walker

Glenn A. Wood (Partner) born Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, March 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.S., 1981); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1984); George Washington University (LL.M. in Environmental Law, 1985). Former President/Government Affairs Chairman, Association of Massachusetts Wetlands Scientists. Member: Boston Bar Association (Co-Chair, Environmental Litigation Committee, Environmental Law Section). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use; Real Estate Development.Email: Glenn A. Wood

ASSOCIATES

Michael A. Burkett (Associate) born Rochester, New York; admitted to bar, 2004, Massachusetts. Education: Ithaca College (B.A., 2000); Boston College Law School (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Michael A. Burkett

Stephen G. DeLisle (Associate) born Fitchburg, Massachusetts, November 20, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts. Education: Bates College (B.A., 1995); Washington and Lee University (J.D., 2001). Student Articles Editor, Washington & Lee Race and Ethnic Ancestry Law Journal, 2000-2001. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation.Email: Stephen G. DeLisle

Raymond C. Estes (Associate) born 1968; admitted to bar, 2004, Massachusetts; 2005, New York. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1995); Suffolk University (J.D., 2004). Trustee and Clerk, Puppet Showplace, Inc., Brookline, Massachusetts. Coach, Hingham Youth Soccer and Little League. Contributing Author and Seminar Speaker, Tenants-in-Common Structures (TIC's) and Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges (MCLE, 2006, 2007), 2006-2007. Member: Boston (Member, Real Estate Section Steering Committee) and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate.

Mikalen E. Howe (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, December 11, 1972; admitted to bar, 2004, Massachusetts. Education: Sarah Lawrence College (B.A., 1997); Northeastern University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Litigation.Email: Mikalen E. Howe

Dana F. Lewis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts. Education: Trinity College (B.S., 1998); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 2001); Boston University (LL.M., Taxation, 2005). Presenter, "Carrying Out Your Wishes: Probate, Trusts, Wills and More", Boston Symphony Orchestra, April 29, 2008. Member, Combined Jewish Philanthropies. Committee Member: Young Lawyers Group, 2003-2006; Jaffa Society, 2004-2006. Member: Boston Bar Association (Member, Estate Planning Fundamentals; Former Co-Chair) Boston Estate Planning Council; Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Estate Administration, and Trust Administration; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trust Administration.Email: Dana F. Lewis

Julie M. Marcal (Associate) born New Haven, Connecticut, September 18, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Massachusetts; 2007, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2002); University of Connecticut (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Higher Education.Email: Julie M. Marcal

David C. McSweeney (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, September 1, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1997); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2002; M.S.E.L., 2002). Member: Boston (Member, Environmental Law Section) and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: David C. McSweeney

Jennifer Smith Mitchelson (Associate) born Valley Stream, New York, August 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Massachusetts. Education: Providence College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995); Boston University School of Law (LLM, Taxation, cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Tax; Real Estate.Email: Jennifer Smith Mitchelson

Christine N. Parise (Attorney) born Voorhees, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2004, Connecticut; 2005, Massachusetts. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., cum laude, 2001); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Christine N. Parise

Jared Ross (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Massachusetts; 2008, District of Columbia. Education: Boston College (B.S.); Suffolk University Law School (J.D.). Member: Boston Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Litigation.Email: Jared Ross

Amy M. Sachs (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1992, Massachusetts; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1989); Boston University (J.D., 1992). Member, American Journal of Law and Medicine, 1990-1992. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Civil Litigation.Email: Amy M. Sachs

Matthew H. Snell (Associate) born Cortland, New York, 1973; admitted to bar, 2005, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Excelsior College (B.S., 1997); New England School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use; Litigation.Email: Matthew H. Snell

David B. Stanhill (Associate) born Sheffield, England, June 20, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, admitted as Solicitor of the Supreme Court England and Wales; 2002, Massachusetts. Education: St. John's College, Cambridge University, England (B.A., Honors, History, 1982); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Law Clerk to Hon. David Mills, Massachusetts Appeals Court, 2002-2003. Assistant Attorney General, Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, Government Bureau/Trial Division, 2004-2006. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: David B. Stanhill

Patrick Taverna (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Massachusetts; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 2002); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Patrick Taverna

Claire Tutwiler (Associate) born Rockville Centre, New York, March 9, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1996); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Litigation.Email: Claire Tutwiler

OF COUNSEL

Gerald A. Berlin (Of Counsel) born Hampton, Virginia, August 9, 1919; admitted to bar, 1948, Massachusetts; 1949, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1940); Yale University (LL.B., 1947). Phi Beta Kappa. Assistant Attorney General, Massachusetts. Chief, Division of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, 1958-1962. President, Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, 1967-1970. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Administrative Law; Domestic Relations.Email: Gerald A. Berlin

Myrna Putziger (Of Counsel) born Boston, Massachusetts, October 6, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Massachusetts. Education: Barnard College (A.B., cum laude, 1968); Boston College (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Member, Order of the Coif. Member, Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure, 1978-1979. Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Association; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law.Email: Myrna Putziger