MEMBERS OF FIRM
Kevin W. Gaughen (Managing Partner) born Weymouth, Massachusetts, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Massachusetts; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1976); Suffolk University (J.D., 1979). Certificate in Estate Planning Law and Trust Law by Foundation for Continuing Education, a private organization, whose standards for certification are not regulated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Prosecutor, Cape and Islands District Attorney's Office, Barnstable, MA. Assistant District Attorney, Norfolk County District Attorney's Office, Dedham, MA. Member: Board of Trustees, East Weymouth Savings Bank, 1976-1989; Board of Directors, Southstate Bank, 1989-1992; Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Hingham Institution for Savings, 1993; Board of Directors, St. John's School, Hingham, 1990-1994. General Counsel: East Weymouth Savings Bank, 1979-1989; Hingham Institution for Savings, 1993; Weymouth Housing Authority, 1980-1993. Vice President, East Weymouth Savings Bank, 1982-1989. State Co-Chairman, Republican National Congressional Committee (honorary). Member: Massachusetts Bar Association; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys; Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association; Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Association of Bank Counsel. Reported Cases: Colletti v. Massachusetts Automatic Transmissions, Inc., U.S.Bkrt. Ct., (D. Mass.) Bankruptcy No. 83-01555-HL. Adv. No. A83-0892, 1983; Commonwealth v. White, 9 Mass.App.Ct. 839, 399 N.E.2d 885; Lang v. Bradley, Mass.App.Div. 202, 1990 WL 254953 (Mass.App.Div.), 1990. Practice Areas: Wills and Estates(20%); Personal Injury(15%); Litigation; Liquor Liability; Dram Shop Liability; Local Liquor Options; Asset Protection; Bank Foreclosures; Banking Litigation; Commercial Loans; Credit Fraud; Escrow Law; Business Estate Planning(15%); Business Litigation; Chancery and Equity; Civil Practice; Commercial Real Estate(20%); Commercial Conveyancing; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Contracts; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Litigation; Family Law; Annulment; Cohabitation Agreements; Collaborative Family Law; Divorce(10%); Divorce Arbitration; Divorce Mediation; Domestic Partnerships; Domestic Relations; Domestic Torts; Equitable Distribution; Family Arbitration; Family Mediation; Gay and Lesbian Family Law; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Settlements; Non-Traditional Family Law; Paternity; Restraining Orders; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Uncontested Divorce; Civil Litigation; Mortgages; Commercial Mortgages; Mortgage Foreclosure; Negligence; Accidents; AIDS Litigation; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Cumulative Trauma; Dog Bites; Electrical Injury; Electromagnetic Field Litigation; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; School Bus Accidents; Sexual Abuse; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Subway Accidents; Third Party Wrongful Death; Wrongful Death; Probate; Ancillary Probate; Probate Administration; Probate Litigation; Boundary Disputes; Common Interest Community Law; Condominium Conversions; Trusts and Estates(20%); Contested Trusts and Estates; Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children; Estate Planning for the Disabled; Estate Planning for the Elderly; Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples; Estate Settlements; Family Trusts; Family Wealth Transfer; Fiduciary Law; Fiduciary Liability; Fiduciary Litigation; Living Trusts; Personal Planning; Powers of Attorney; Retirement Planning; Surrogates Court Practice; Trust Administration; Trust Law; Trust Litigation; Trust Planning; Wealth Preservation; Wills; Contested Wills; Inheritance; Living Wills; Missing Heir Searches; Successions.Email: Kevin W. Gaughen
Robert A. Lane (Member) born Weymouth, Massachusetts, April 16, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: St. Anselm's College (B.A., 1989); Suffolk University (J.D., 1992). Certificate in Estate Planning and Trust Law by Foundation for Continuing Education, a private organization whose standards are not regulated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Assistant District Attorney, Quincy District Court. Member: Norfolk County, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Trust Law; Family Law; Divorce.Email: Robert A. Lane
Julio R. Hernando (Partner) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Massachusetts, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Anselm College (B.A., 1992); Suffolk University (J.D., 1995). Assistant District Attorney: Norfolk County District Attorney's Office; Quincy District Court. Member: Boston and Massachusetts (Section Councilor, Judicial Administration Section Council; Representative, House of Delegates) Bar Associations; Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys (President); Real Estate Bar Association; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Family Law; Divorce; Real Estate; Civil Litigation.Email: Julio R. Hernando
ASSOCIATES
Martin C. Winstead (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); Boston College (J.D., 2002). Member: Norfolk County, Plymouth County, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning; Family Law; Divorce.
Kevin Gaughen, Jr. (Associate) born Weymouth, Massachusetts, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Massachusetts. Education: American University (B.A., Political Science, Communications, 2004); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Criminal Law(50%); Family Law(25%); Litigation(25%).Email: Kevin Gaughen, Jr.