MEMBERS OF FIRM
Berge C. Tashjian (1937-1995).
Edward D. Simsarian (Member) born Union City, New Jersey, August 1, 1924; admitted to bar, 1951, Massachusetts and New York; 1954, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1947); Harvard University (LL.B., 1950). Member, Clients Security Board, 1984-1989. Member: Worcester County (Member, Executive Committee, 1987-1991; President, 1989-1990), Massachusetts (Chairman, Probate Law Section, 1983-1984) and American (Member, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, 1971) Bar Associations. Fellow: Worcester County Bar Foundation (President, 1990-1992) Massachusetts Bar Foundation; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Languages: Armenian and French. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Real Estate.Email: Edward D. Simsarian
John A. Wickstrom (Member) born Worcester, Massachusetts, August 27, 1932; admitted to bar, 1957, Massachusetts; 1975, U.S. District Court of Massachusetts; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.S., 1954); Boston University (LL.B., 1957). Senior Editor, Boston University Law Review, 1956-1957. Member, 1990-1993 and Chairman, 1992-1993, Board of Bar Overseers. Member: Worcester County, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1988-1992, Vice-President, 1992-1993). Fellow: Massachusetts Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance.
James E. Tashjian (Managing Partner) born Worcester, Massachusetts, May 17, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Massachusetts; 1975, U.S. District Court of Massachusetts; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Amherst College (A.B., 1963); Harvard University (LL.B., 1966). Town Moderator, Westborough, Massachusetts, 1972-1984. Member: Worcester County, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts. Fellow: Massachusetts Bar Foundation; Worcester County Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Wills and Probate; Corporate Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: James E. Tashjian
Timothy P. Wickstrom (Member) born Whitinsville, Massachusetts, October 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, District of Columbia; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: College of the Holy Cross (A.B., 1980); Catholic University of America School of Law (J.D., 1983). Law Clerk to the Hon. Francis P. O'Connor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, Massachusetts, 1983-1984. Member: Fellow: American Board of Trial Advocates; Massachusetts Bar Foundation; Worcester County Bar Foundation. Member: Worcester County, (Executive Committee, 1992-1994; Co-Chairman, Young Lawyers Division, 1986-1988; Co-Chairman, Legislation Committee, 1991-1992; 1994-1995) and Massachusetts (Member: Committee on Professional Ethics, 1986-1988; Committee to Study Referral Fees, 1986-1987) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Litigation.Email: Timothy P. Wickstrom
Elizabeth W. Morse (Member) born Whitinsville, Massachusetts, October 15, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Fairfield University (A.B., cum laude, 1981); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Psi Chi. Conciliator, Worcester Superior Court. Vice-Chair, Judicial Nominating Commission, 2007. Member: Worcester County (Member, Executive Committee, 1998-2002, 2004-2006, Co-Chair, District Court Committee, 1995-1996, 1998-2000, 2002-2007, President, 2004-2005) and Massachusetts (Member, House of Delegates, 2004-2006; Member, Executive Management Board, 2005-2006; Member, Judicial Administration Section, 2005-2006) Bar Associations; Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association; Board of Bar Overseers (Member, Hearing Committee, 1999-2005). Fellow: Massachusetts Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Labor and Employment.Email: Elizabeth W. Morse
Thomas J. Wickstrom (Member) born Whitinsville, Massachusetts, May 5, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Massachusetts. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.B.A., 1988); Western New England College School of Law (J.D., 1992). President, Uxbridge Rotary Club, 1995-1996. Member: Worcester County (Member, Executive Committee, 2004), Massachusetts (Member, Young Lawyers Division) and American Bar Associations; Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Trusts and Estates; Wills and Probate.Email: Thomas J. Wickstrom
Mark P. Wickstrom (Member) born Worcester, Massachusetts, February 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Massachusetts; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1996, District of Columbia. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1990); Catholic University (J.D., 1993). Member, Town of Uxbridge Zoning Board of Appeals. Member: Worcester County (Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 1995-2000), Boston, Massachusetts (Member, Civil Litigation Section; Young Lawyers Division) and American Bar Associations; Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association; Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Wills and Probate; Trusts and Estates; Civil Litigation.Email: Mark P. Wickstrom
ASSOCIATE
Luke T. Tashjian (Associate) born Warwick, Rhode Island, July 15, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Massachusetts; 2007, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., summa cum laude, 2003; J.D., with honors, 2006). Recipient: CALI Award in Government Regulation of Employee Benefits. Member, Oakham Conservation Commission. Alternate Member, Oakham Zoning Board of Appeals. Member: Hartford County, Worcester County, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Wills and Probate; Real Estate; Litigation.Email: Luke T. Tashjian