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Lissa McKinney
Dedham, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Employment, Consumer, Criminal Defense and Domestic Violence
Suffolk University Law School
Lissa McKinney graduated Suffolk University (1981) and Suffolk University Law School (1984) and started as a trial lawyer with the Committee for Public Counsel Services in Worcester and Boston. Her courtroom and trial experience spans 40 years and more than 1,000 bench or jury trials, probable cause hearings, restraining order hearings and evidentiary hearings. Lissa's practice concentrates on labor and employment law, personal injury, consumer fraud complaints, administrative hearings, and ALL matters of criminal defense.Out of the courtroom, she represent clients at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, Department of Employment and Training, DSS Fair Hearings, disciplinary hearings of...
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Djuna Perkins
Dedham, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Education
Following twenty years in private practice and as a prosecutor, I opened my own firm in September 2012 to focus on acting as a neutral fact finder for colleges and universities in cases involving student sexual misconduct and employee-student harassment. I also provide advice and counsel on Title IX matters, conduct internal investigations for employers, and provide training in the prevention of employment discrimination and in Title IX. I also maintain a small litigation practice in which I represent plaintiffs and defendants in civil and criminal matters.
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F. Henry Ellis III
Dedham, MA Employment Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Business
Suffolk University Law School
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Matthew J. Fogelman
Newton, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Consumer and Personal Injury
Boston College Law School
Matthew J. Fogelman is the founding partner of Fogelman Law LLC. Mr. Fogelman’s litigation practice is focused on employment law and personal injury cases. He is an experienced trial lawyer and has won a number of significant cases on behalf of plaintiffs, including prevailing before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in a disability discrimination case involving an employee’s right to use medical marijuana off-site. Mr. Fogelman also prevailed on an age discrimination case in Norfolk County, securing a $1.2 million verdict at trial for his client.
For his work on the Barbuto medical marijuana employment case, Mr. Fogelman was named...
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Jack Merrill Jr
Needham, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Employment and Workers' Comp
Northeastern University School of Law
Boston, MA employment lawyer, Jack K. Merrill specializes his practice in Massachusetts employment law and handles a broad array of business and civil litigation matters. He works in Massachusetts trial and appeal courts, federal courts, and administrative agencies. Mr. Merrill counsels small companies and individuals on employment and other business matters; handles discrimination, sexual harassment, and wrongful discharge cases; negotiates and drafts contracts; drafts employment manuals and non-competition agreements; and provides training classes on discrimination, sexual harassment, and related employment matters. Mr. Merrill has an extensive background in practical and intellectual areas of employment law. His legal practice includes private...
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Kas DeCarvalho
Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Entertainment & Sports and IP
University of North Carolina School of Law and Harvard Law School
Kas R. DeCarvalho is a Partner with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC and a member of the firm's Corporate & Business Team. He has more than 15 years of experience as a corporate attorney and business leader. His practice focuses on corporate and transactional law, financing and mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate, intellectual property, international transactions, business ethics and compliance, arts and entertainment law and education law. His clients include individuals, and for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Attorney DeCarvalho is a co-founder of Original Innovative Concepts LLC, a product development and licensing venture, and Rhode Island Martial Arts, Inc.Mr....
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J. Nathan Cole
Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Construction and Personal Injury
Boston College Law School
I represent businesses throughout New England in matters related to business litigation, construction disputes, mechanic’s lien and bond claims, insurance related disputes, E&O claims, contract drafting and negotiation, and a wide range of general litigation, employment, and personal injury cases.
I have extensive trial experience representing construction companies, homeowners, insurance agents, small business owners, and individuals. I bring a particular strategic insight to construction disputes, construction contract reviews, employment disputes, professional liability claims, coverage remedies and all claims brought by and against general contractors, subcontractors, building owners, property managers, and individuals.
I enjoy working with clients in all aspects of risk...
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Robert S. Stephen
Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Suffolk University Law School
Personal injury attorney Robert Stephen delivers successful results for clients in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine by fighting tirelessly on their behalf until they receive the compensation and justice they deserve!
In 1993, Attorney Stephen began his career clerking for the Hon. Martin J. Loughlin of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. From there, Attorney Stephen practiced insurance litigation for Bouchard and Mallory, PA in Manchester, NH. In 2004, Attorney Stephen opened Stephen Law Group, PLLC providing services to injured clients throughout New Hampshire and Massachusetts and now to those aggrieved in...
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Warner Mendenhall
Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Employment, Civil Rights, Health Care and Personal Injury
University of Akron
Warner represents brave whistleblowers who expose the misuse of federal dollars in local government grant programs, military contracting, Medicare and Medicaid programs, and at for-profit proprietary or career schools. These actions, brought under the Federal False Claims Act, empower citizens to act on behalf of the Federal Government to recover misspent and wasted funds. To date, Warner’s clients have helped return almost $20,000,000.00 to the United States Treasury.
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Philip J. Gordon
Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Suffolk University Law School
Recognized as one of the top employment lawyers in America by Best Lawyers, and as one of the “Top 100 Lawyers in New England” by Super Lawyers, Philip is an experienced and well-regarded employment attorney in Boston and beyond.
Philip’s practice focuses on the employee, representing individuals in every aspect of the employment relationship, with a particular concentration on class action litigation for discrimination, minimum wages, pay equity and wrongful termination.
As a class action employment attorney, Philip has represented thousands of employees in actions against Wal-Mart, Federal Express, BJs, Ryder and other large employers. Philip also represents senior executives at companies...
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David Conforto
Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Employment and Civil Rights
Boston College Law School
Based in Boston, David is the Founder of Conforto Law Group. He dedicates his practice to employment law and exclusively represents employees. David has successfully represented hundreds of employees in numerous industries in cases involving sexual harassment; severance negotiations; whistleblower retaliation; and employment discrimination based on age, gender, pregnancy, race, disability, and religion. For more information, please visit: www.confortolaw.com. Your Success is Our Goal. Let us help.
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Christopher Q. Davis
Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Civil Rights
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
Powerful Voice. Strong Results. Compassionate Representation. Meet Chris. Client-focused and results driven NY/NJ employment attorney. I handle severance negotiations, workplace discrimination, unpaid wage and overtime pay recovery, retaliation, wrongful termination. Let's discuss your solution.
During his career, Mr. Davis has served as class counsel on numerous nationwide employment class actions and has tried nearly 20 cases to verdict. Mr. Davis has been recognized by the press as an experienced trial attorney and employment law expert. He is regularly interviewed by print and television media outlets around the world, including The Associated Press, The Shriver Report, and CNN En...
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Ryan P. Morrison
Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Administrative and Health Care
Boston College Law School
Since 2010, I have represented whistleblowers in federal and state False Claims Act cases, including a ten-year effort that led to the largest ever award in the history of the False Claims Act, $264 million in 2022.
Among the types of cases I have handled:
* customs duties cases, in which obligations to pay duties have been avoided or reduced due to false statements about cost of goods, tariff codes, or country of origin
* health care cases, including Medicare or Medicaid claims for medically unnecessary goods or services, and false billing
* pharmaceutical cases, including claims caused by improper off-label promotion of drugs,...
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J Tucker Merrigan
Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
New England Law | Boston
J. Tucker Merrigan is co-managing partner at Sweeney Merrigan Law, LLP. He started Sweeney Merrigan Law with his brother and fellow co-managing partner, Peter M. Merrigan, in 2010. Since, Sweeney Merrigan Law has become a Massachusetts and National powerhouse in the practice of plaintiff’s litigation. It has been many years since the firm began with its first settlement of $9,500.00 and has evolved to recovering over $30 Million in its most recent litigation.
Much of the success attributable to Sweeney Merrigan is a direct product of Attorney Merrigan’s commitment the firm’s reputation as practicing with the highest...
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Jason R. Markle
Quincy, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
308 Victory Rd
Quincy, MA 02171
Free ConsultationEmployment, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
New England Law | Boston
Jason R. Markle joined Keches Law Group Personal Injury Department in 2007. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Markle worked for the Essex County Superior Court for five years, most notably as a courtroom session clerk. Following his employment with the Essex County Superior Court, Mr. Markle served as a judicial law clerk for the Justices of the Superior Court.
Mr. Markle was born in Boston, Massachusetts and earned his undergraduate degree from Salem State College. While earning his law degree cum laude from the New England School of Law, Mr. Markle served as the Technical Coordinating Editor for the New...
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Michael O. Smith
Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Suffolk University Law School
Attorney Smith is a strong advocate for the rights of injured and disabled. He possesses over 20 years of legal experience. After graduating with honors from Boston University School of Business Management, he started his career as a workers compensation claims adjuster.
Attorney Smith soon realized he could accomplish more in his career if he earned a Law Degree. He decided to attend Suffolk University Law School on Beacon Hill, Boston, MA. Soon after graduation, he worked briefly at a prestigious Insurance Defense Firm in Boston, Massachusetts. He quickly realized he did not want to represent big insurance companies and...
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Robert T. Naumes Jr.
Quincy, MA Employment Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
308 Victory Rd
Quincy, MA 02171
Free ConsultationEmployment, Asbestos, Environmental and Workers' Comp
Suffolk University Law School
Mr. Naumes has been an attorney since 2005. He is presently representing victims of asbestos exposure, mesothelioma, defective hips, and Essure.
Mr. Naumes has been listed as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer Rising Star between the years of 2013-2018. He has been selected as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers between the years of 2015-2017.
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Tyler Langlais
Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Employment, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
New England Law | Boston
Attorney Tyler Langlais is an Associate at Mass Injury Group. Prior to joining the firm Attorney Langlais was an Associate at a Framingham based law office where he represented clients in a wide range of areas, from employment law and discrimination cases to personal injury, criminal and business matters.
During law school Tyler served as a law clerk for a number of Boston based law firms working in the areas of Personal Injury, Probate Law, Criminal Defense and Consumer Defense. Tyler earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Juris Doctor from New...
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Jeffrey A. Newman
Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Consumer
Boston College Law School
Jeffrey Newman is an experienced whistleblower lawyer representing individuals in False Claims Act (Qui Tam) cases, SEC whistleblower cases and IRS whistleblower cases. He is a former prosecutor and before that a journalist, photographer and writer. He is also a video game creator and is presently working on a world-wide team player contest video game for children who like to solve puzzles. His daily blog can be found at www.whistleblowerlawyernews.com
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Elizabeth A. Rodgers
Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Northeastern University School of Law
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Evan K. Buchberger
Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, IP and Personal Injury
University of Connecticut School of Law
Evan Buchberger is an attorney who represents individuals and businesses in an array of complex legal cases. He regularly represents employees for workplace discrimination claims and in wage and hour disputes. On the business side, attorney Buchberger represents businesses in both state and federal court in pursuing first party insurance coverage related to, among other things, loss of business income due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During the course of his career, he has litigated various business disputes, including those over minority shareholder rights, intellectual property, and other contract disputes, obtaining favorable results at trial and on appeal in both...
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Qin Zhou
Cambridge, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 1 year of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Education and Workers' Comp
Suffolk University Law School
Qin "Felix" Zhou is a dedicated Associate Attorney at Mullane, Michel & McInnes, LLP in Cambridge, MA, specializing in Educational, Transactional and Commercial Litigation. He skillfully represents Massachusetts car dealerships in civil disputes, argues in Superior Court, and advocates for indigent clients before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. His adeptness in agency hearings, civil litigation, and settlement negotiations distinguishes him within the legal community.
Felix's academic excellence at Suffolk University Law School is evident from his achievements, including: Trustee Academic Scholarship; Dean’s List; Comment Editor for the Journal of Health and Biomedical Law; honored member of Suffolk Law National Trial Team...
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Emily E Smith-Lee
Sharon, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Employment, Business and Estate Planning
Boston College
I have over twenty years experience in civil litigation, including business, employment and consumer disputes. I was formerly a partner at a large Boston, Massachusetts law firm, where I handled business litigation, product liability and tort defense, contract and trade secret and non compete claims. In 2009, I started my own law firm, which became slnlaw LLC in 2016. Since starting my own business, I have represented individuals and businesses in civil litigation involving trade secrets, non compete agreements, business litigation, and most aspects of labor and employment law. I have helped employees invalidate or...
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Charlotte E. Glinka
Milton, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Suffolk University Law School
Charlotte Glinka is a partner at Keches Law Group, P.C. and one of the senior litigators in the firm’s Personal Injury department, which has developed a reputation for success throughout the state. Ms. Glinka handles all aspects of plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation and trial work in the state and federal courts, including Construction Site Accidents, Products Liability, Premises Liability, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, and a wide range of general liability cases. A number of Ms. Glinka’s successful cases have been reported in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and other noted legal publications.
Ms. Glinka is the immediate past president (2014-15) of the...
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Adam Halpin
Braintree, MA Employment Law Attorney
Free ConsultationEmployment, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
New England Law | Boston
Adam concentrates his practice in Worker’s Compensation, Social Security Disability, Personal Injury, Employment law, and Automobile accidents.
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Stephanie Greene
Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Administrative and Business
Boston College Law School
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Graeme S.R. Brown
Belmont, MA Employment Law Attorney
Employment, Business, Estate Planning and Health Care
New England Law | Boston
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John F. Rossi
Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Employment, Business and Divorce
Suffolk University Law School
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John Rossi has been a trial lawyer since 1981 providing executives, professionals & business owners legal representation in the areas of employment law, business litigation, domestic relations and tort law. He is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the national business school honor society, the American Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, and is a past officer of the Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association. Mr. Rossi has been featured in Massachusetts’ leading legal publication on litigation related issues, and is awarded the highest rating from the...
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William T. Harrington
Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Employment and Business
Suffolk University Law School
I represent small to midsized businesses in a variety of employment and business disputes in federal and Massachusetts courts and before government agencies such as the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. I am co-author of the Massachsutts Practice Series volume on civil practice in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts that is published by Thomson-West, the largest legal publisher. Following law school, I clerked for a justice of the Supreme Judical Court of Massachusetts. I was an Assistant District Attorney for several years. I have conducted numerous jury trials and bench trials and have argued approximately 40...
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Lisa G. Arrowood
Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Employment, Business, Legal Malpractice and Medical Malpractice
Harvard Law School
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Jamie Goodwin
Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
2 Center Plaza #610
Boston, MA 02108
Free ConsultationEmployment, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Northeastern University School of Law
Attorney Jamie Goodwin concentrates on legal matters arising out of his client’s ability or inability to work. He has represented employees and labor organizations up and down the I-95 corridor. Although he has represented Employers, his passion is representing individuals and the organizations that represent them. His practice primarily focuses on workers compensation, labor & employment, social security disability, and public sector disability retirement. Jamie diligently represents his clients from the first consultation to the Courthouse and will continue to do so.
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Howard M. Brown
Brookline, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 38 years of experience
1170 Beacon Street
Suite 200
Brookline, MA 02446
Free ConsultationEmployment
Suffolk University Law School
I founded Boston Employment Law PC in 2016, continuing my practice in employment law, business litigation and appeals, which began in 1986. In the employment area, I represent both employers and employees before state and federal administrative agencies and courts in cases involving: wage payment and overtime claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Massachusetts law; sexual harassment; age, race, disability and sex discrimination; wrongful termination; and trade secrets and non-competition agreements. I also counsel clients regarding day-to-day employment law issues involving COBRA; the Family and Medical Leave Act; reasonable accommodation to disabled employees; employment contracts; severance;...
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Amie DiGiampaolo
Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Employment, Business and Trademarks
Suffolk University Law School
Amie DiGiampaolo is a Senior Associate at The Jacobs Law, LLC, a Boston-based business and business litigation law firm that provides high-quality legal services and litigation representation to businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals. The Jacobs Law handles business-related legal matters including entity formation and registration, financing, contract drafting and review, intellectual property rights, technology transfer, and commercialization. Since joining the The Jacobs Law in 2018, Attorney DiGiampaolo's practice is heavily focused on Business Litigation, and she advises and represents clients in business-related legal disputes from the beginning of the dispute through all aspects of litigation. Contact The Jacobs Law LLC today...
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Kevin Michael Plante
Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Employment, Appeals, Business and Education
Syracuse University and Vermont Law School
Mr. Plante is the founder of General Counsel LLC. He was General Counsel at Perkins School for the Blind, where he handled all legal affairs of the organization. He performed legal work including contract, employment, regulatory, education and litigation. He drafted, reviewed and negotiated private and governmental agreements. Mr. Plante advised the Board of Trustees, the President and CEO, the CFO and Senior Management on legal and business issues. He served as Secretary to the Board of Trustees. Mr. Plante supervised and managed all outside counsel. He handled all disputes including litigation, administrative proceedings, settlements and internal investigations. He regularly...
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Linda Christie Severin
Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Employment, Administrative, Health Care and Stockbroker Fraud
University of Virginia School of Law
I devote my practice 100% to representing whistleblowers bringing qui tam cases under the False Claims Act or disclosing fraud under other whistleblower programs. I have over 35 years of experience in criminal and civil enforcement actions. I was a criminal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, where I handled complex investigations, trials, and appeals. I also have worked in private practice as a white-collar defense attorney and in-house at a Fortune 100 corporation. My varied experience enables me to analyze whistleblower matters from multiple perspectives.
I love practicing law because it engages my mind in analyzing complex issues,...
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Benjamin Flam
Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Syracuse University College of Law
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Jeremy Y. Weltman
Wellesley, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Employment, Business, Civil Rights and Construction
Northeastern University
Jeremy Y. Weltman is a partner in the Kerstein, Coren & Lichtenstein litigation practice group where he brings an assertive and practical, results-oriented approach to help resolve clients’ personal and professional legal issues. Jeremy’s concentration is civil and commercial litigation, encompassing KCL’s varied general litigation practice with substantive experience handling complex commercial and business litigation, employment litigation, real estate disputes, construction, class-action, civil rights, ADA accessibility litigation, multi-party product liability, consumer protection, insurance coverage, municipal disputes, appellate advocacy and other tort based litigation matters. Jeremy has adeptly litigated and negotiated disputes for a wide range of clients including Fortune...
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Daniel I. Lampke
Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Collections and Consumer
New England Law | Boston
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Michael J Bace
Boston, MA Employment Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Employment, Business and Collections
New England Law | Boston
We are litigators. We are attorneys who help Massachusetts employees that are owed overtime, unpaid wages, or have other issues at work. We help people misclassified as "independent contractors" recoup the benefits of employment - as well as pursuing general civil litigation across a wide array of topics.
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Zachary D. Margules
Boston, MA Employment Law Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Trademarks
Suffolk University
Zachary D. Margules is a Partner at the Margules Law Group, P.A. Mr. He is licensed to practice in Florida, New York, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is also licensed in the United States District Courts for the Southern District of Florida, Southern District of New York, and District of Massachusetts. Having multiple licenses allows Mr. Margules to handle complex and multistate litigation, sometimes involving disputes with multiple parties and in multiple jurisdictions.
Mr. Margules is predominantly a business lawyer and commercial litigator, who also has experience as a sports and entertainment lawyer in the professional boxing and baseball...