Jamaica Plain Lawyers

Attorney Christopher (“Chris”) Murphy began working for our office in 1997 as an intern. Shortly thereafter, Chris was hired as a paralegal while he attended law school. Upon obtaining a law license in 1999, Chris was immediately hired as an associate attorney. Since that time, Chris has climbed every possible rung on our law office corporate ladder and is now the managing partner of our law firm.

That long climb allowed Chris to work with clients at every level and on every type of legal matter handled by the firm. From day one, Chris embraced our “client first” approach. He is...

Peter Herbst advises clients in the areas of estate planning, administration and elder law. Call today for a complimentary initial consultation. He earned his Master of Laws in Taxation from Boston University School of Law, his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Vermont Law School, and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan. While in law school, he served as Managing Editor of the Vermont Law Review and taught Legal Writing and Reasoning. He is a graduate of Phillips Academy Andover and continues to volunteer for the school. He is an Eagle Scout with the Boy...

Attorney William Kickham has more than 20 years of legal practice from diverse positions in law and media, providing counsel on a wide range of legal and trial issues, in both the civil and criminal arenas. Mr. Kickham presently practices law in his own firm in Westwood, Massachusetts, and until recently was the Executive Producer and host of his own TV talk show, At The Bar, previously broadcast on the Comcast network in the suburban Boston market, discussing a variety of legal and litigation issues within Massachusetts and nationally. In his diverse legal roles, Mr. Kickham has...

Prior to being an attorney, Matthew J. Kidd has been an employer, executive, salesperson, investor, and consultant. Attorney Kidd's extensive business background, combined with his trial advocacy skills make him a formidable presence in and out of the courtroom. Kidd is a graduate of Xaverian Brother’s High School, holds a BSc. Degree from Babson College in Finance, and a J.D. from Massachusetts School of Law. Attorney Kidd has also completed the Supreme Judicial Court mandated 40 hour Mediation Course. Mr. Kidd hold a Notary Public and Construction Supervisor License from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Attorney Kidd's exceptional dedication to his clients...

John is an experienced Massachusetts and New Hampshire Attorney. His practice includes Estate Planning, Probate, Business, Real Estate and Elder Law matters. John has been practicing for 25 years and brings extensive knowledge and skill to every case. He is committed to providing zealous representation to meet his clients' needs and goals. John is a compassionate and dedicated advocate.

In 1991, John received a B.A. from Middlebury College. He obtained his J.D. from the New England School of Law in 1994. John has been honored with a Distinguished Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, New...

Kathleen is an experienced and dedicated immigration attorney whose legal practice is informed by her more than ten years as an immigration attorney at a nonprofit and as an asylum officer and training officer on immigration matters in the federal government. She is a fierce advocate and she will fight for your rights at every opportunity, throughout your case. Contact her today for assistance with your immigration matter.

Timothy J. Erasmi is the Virtual Estate Attorney. He specializes in Estate Planning, Real Estate, Probate, and Tax. He also currently works as Of Counsel for John Mackey, P.C., while taking on various consulting roles for other Massachusetts firms from time to time. He is admitted to the Bar of Massachusetts, United States Tax Court, and the United States District Court of Massachusetts. He is a proud member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Barnstable County Bar Association, WealthCounsel, MCLE: New England, and the Estate Planning Council of Cape Cod. In his free time, Attorney Erasmi enjoys golfing, attending local sporting events,...

I started my legal career by working as a judicial law clerk for a judge on the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Thereafter I worked as an attorney for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for over eight years. I learned how insurance companies handle claims. I learned how to deal with an insurance company. In 1999, I started the law firm of Bates & Riordan with my partner. The firm focuses on personal injury law and criminal appeals. Our personal injury clients have been in accidents that range from construction site injuries to car accidents. Our criminal appeal involve everything from...

I have nearly twenty years of experience as a zealous, no-stone-unturned advocate for individuals facing significant legal challenges. My approach to counsel is detail-oriented and holistic, always delivered with compassion. I represent people in all phases of the Massachusetts family court process including divorce, parentage, child custody, child support, alimony, and complex asset division. Throughout my career, I have represented clients in thousands of matters and have tried both felony and misdemeanor cases before juries, including cases involving felony sexual assaults and serious bodily injuries. My experience spans a wide range of charges, including homicide. As a trial lawyer, I...

Peter H. Noone joined Avery Dooley, LLP in 1995 as an Associate and has been a Partner with the firm (now Avery Dooley & Noone, LLP) since 1998. He focuses his practice as a trial lawyer in the areas of federal employment law, administrative law and appeals, security clearance matters, and whistleblower and discrimination complaints. Mr. Noone has focused his practice in employment and personnel matters and has represented federal employees and federal, state, and local law enforcement officers in litigation and disciplinary proceedings. He has assisted his clients in successfully defending disciplinary actions ranging from letters of reprimand to removal,...

Joseph M. Noone joined the law firm of Avery Dooley, LLP in October 1994 and in 1998 became a Partner in the firm (now Avery Dooley & Noone, LLP). He focuses his practice on the representation of individuals and businesses engaged in civil litigation in both the state and federal court systems. Mr. Noone has successfully litigated numerous matters in both state and federal court. He focuses on legal matters concerning insurance defense litigation and coverage matters, products liability, construction litigation, property and fire damage claims, employment, and personal injury. In addition, Mr. Noone represents individuals and entities in all...

I have been a lawyer in Fall River, Massachusetts for over 30 years. I have practiced extensively in the courts in Bristol County, Plymouth County, Suffolk County and Norfolk County. My practice focuses on Divorce and Criminal Law including DUI/OUI. I handle all aspects of Family Law including child custody, visitation, father's rights, divorce modifications, separation agreements and property division. I also have an office in Quincy, MA. There is no cost for your first appointment.

Aidan Murphy’s career with Scalli Murphy Law began as a paralegal while attending law school. Working on the intimate details of each case has made Aidan efficient and detailed in more than a decade of practice as an attorney. Over the years, Aidan gained valuable courtroom, trial and transnational experience. Today, Aidan uses his experience to focus exclusively on clients suffering traumatic injury as a result of another's negligence and those facing criminal charges. Call Aidan when a loved one has suffered wrongful injury or death or when they stand accused of criminal acts by the...

Having graduated valedictorian from the University of Massachusetts School of Law only three years ago, and now working with the esteemed Killeen Law Office, Attorney Daniel J. Tocci has already proven himself to be one of the most ambitious and knowledgeable real estate attorneys in Boston and eastern Massachusetts. Find him on the web at www.killeenlawoffice.com/daniel-j-tocci.html

Massachusetts Award Winning Attorney Richard Mucci is the founder of Winchester MA based Law Offices of Richard Mucci. Attorney Mucci is an experienced litigation lawyer who understands all facets of business, civil litigation and criminal defense. His law firm has strong expertise in employment law, personal injury, real estate law, divorce, estate planning, criminal law and construction law to name a few.

Knowing that clients, like patients, rarely have just one issue, Attorney Mucci is able to move seamlessly among diverse practice areas. Ahead of the curve, the Law Offices of Richard Mucci provides a one-stop shop to the surrounding...

Associate Attorney Matthew T. Lallier has quickly become an integral part of the Joel H. Schwartz, P.C. team. Attorney Lallier focuses his efforts on representing people who have been injured in car accidents and other personal injury matters like slip and falls, dog bites, trucking accidents, and construction accidents. On top of that, Attorney Lallier is a well-known litigator. He has been litigating cases for years, including as the owner and managing partner of his very own law firm. With professional associations with the Massachusetts Bar, the Boston Bar, and the American Association of Justice, Mr. Lallier has the laurels...

Linda K. Fisher is an estate planning attorney admitted to practice law in Massachusetts. Attorney Fisher received an LL.M. in Taxation from Boston University School of Law in May 2008, a J.D., cum laude, from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in May 1996, an M.B.A. from the George Washington University, Washington, D.C. in 1989, and an A.B., summa cum laude, from Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts in 1982. Attorney Fisher provides customized estate planning and elder care services that include revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, special needs trusts, ILITs, probate and trust administration, asset protection, Medicaid/MassHealth planning and...

I am a lawyer in Wellesley, Massachusetts who strives to provide local, national and international clients with large firm quality and responsiveness in a small firm setting. I work in three main areas: business and commercial law, alternative dispute resolution for business and family law ADR.

I am the managing partner at Bates & Riordan, LLP. The firm is certified by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Diversity Office as a Woman Business Enterprise. My first career was as a Registered Nurse. After obtaining my nursing license in 1977, I worked in various Boston area teaching hospitals. I still maintain my nursing license. I started my second career in 1987, when I started attending Northeastern University Law School. I started Bates & Riordan in 1999 with my partner. We've been located in the Wollaston section of Quincy since 2001, but we have client through Massachusetts....

Attorney Jamie Gorton helps people from all walks of life resolve the legal problems they face in everyday lives--problems with ICE, Immigration, or the police. After graduating from Saint Michael's College with a bachelor's degree in English, Jamie Gorton started pursuing his legal career by studying at Boston University School of Law. After graduating with his Juris Doctor (J.D.), Jamie settled in Malden, where he is able to serve clients in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Association.

Adam concentrates his practice in Worker’s Compensation, Social Security Disability, Personal Injury, Employment law, and Automobile accidents.

Ronald Belluso is a Partner at BCL Law LLP, practicing extensively in the areas of both Worker’s Compensation and Social Security Disability. Attorney Belluso represents injured workers in all phases of litigation including Conciliations, Conferences, and Hearings before Administrative Law Judges at the Department of Industrial Accidents. Mr. Belluso has the unique advantage of having represented clients in Social Security Disability hearings on a national level. This experience has allowed him to successfully litigate claims before Administrative Law Judges in 48 states. In 2022, Attorney Belluso was elected as the First Circuit Board of Executive Directors of NOSSCR, a specialized Bar...

Joseph Eisenstadt is a founding partner of Eisenstadt Law where he handles all types of criminal charges through the Superior, Municipal, and District Courts of Massachusetts. Prior to private practice, he worked as an Assistant Massachusetts Attorney General and Assistant Suffolk County District Attorney. In these capacities, he prosecuted white collar crimes, narcotics trafficking, fraud, organized conspiracies, environmental crimes, and other misdemeanors and felonies ranging from DUI to assault and battery, and more. He served as prosecutor to the Major Felony and Gang units where he handled serious violent crimes such as shootings and stabbings. He has years of...

Nearly 45 years ago Joseph F. O'Neil opened up his law office to countless immigrants in the Greater Boston Area. O'Neil's mission to help people navigate the U.S. immigration system, remains the driving force behind O'Neil Hauser Mansfield, P.C. today. After over a decade of experience working with O'Neil, I took over as president of the firm in 2008. We continue to follow our founder's tradition, while adapting to the ever-changing face of the American immigrant. As president of O'Neil Hauser Mansfield, P.C., I supervise a skilled team of immigration lawyers and paralegals as we represent both individuals and corporations...

Thomas Benner is a bankruptcy attorney and owner of Benner Law, where he represents clients who are facing financial challenges. Education: Tom earned a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Massachusetts in Boston. After graduating, he enrolled in law school at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He graduated with his Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 2002. Experience: Tom Benner has been focusing on helping his clients navigate through bankruptcy and other financial-related issues since 2002, when he first joined the Smeloff and Benner Law Office as an attorney. Tom Benner formed Benner Law in order to provide their community with...

My law practice is dedicated to improving the lives of special needs children and their families. My focus is on two primary areas: Education Law and Special Needs Estate Planning. In the area of Education Law, I represent students and parents to resolve education-related legal disputes as quickly and inexpensively as possible. I have successfully helped clients throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire address a wide variety of school issues, including special education, IEP services and placements, 504 plans, discipline and disciplinary hearings, and bullying. Clients range from pre-Kindergarten through Graduate School. Disabilities of...

The Law Office of Russell J. Matson, P.C., represents criminal defendants in all Massachusetts State, Federal and Appellate court systems, from investigation through trial. The firm handles every type of criminal matter and employs skilled trial attorneys who are in court on a regular basis. As Senior Trial Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, Attorney Berman brings 20 years of experience as a criminal and civil litigator - as an Assistant District Attorney, insurance defense attorney, Criminal Defense Attorney and Special Prosecutor - to ensure that your matter is handled in a professional, aggressive and efficient manner. Andrew is a...

Margaret has experience implementing asset protection plans, family business entities such as Family Limited Partnerships (FLPs) and Limited Liability Companies (LLCs), and valuation discounting. She focuses her practice on estate planning, elder law and long-term care planning (Medicaid), MassHealth applications for long-term care (Medicaid applications), MassHealth fair hearings (appeals on Medicaid denials), estate (probate) and trust administration, Federal estate tax returns (Form 706), Massachusetts estate tax returns (Form M-706), and gift tax returns (Form 709). Learn more http://www.Beliveaulaw.net

John A. Norton Jr., an attorney at Pulgini & Norton, offers diligent representation to individuals throughout the Boston region who are buying or selling property, or recovering from workplace injuries. He provides clients with the personalized representation they need to assert their rights and protect their interests.

Former Assistant District Attorney in Boston, MA providing professional, prepared and passionate advocacy with extensive jury trial experience focusing on criminal defense, family law, litigation, land use/zoning matters in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Starting as a paralegal while in college, working throughout law school and staying on after obtaining his law license, Attorney Joseph (“Joe”) Lloyd has always worked at Scalli Murphy Law as an advocate for those who have been injured or killed because of the carelessness, inattention and negligence of others.

In addition to his passion for personal injury law, Joe is extremely knowledgeable and innovative with technology. Combining his legal experience with cutting edge technological tools allows Joseph to assist clients in ways most other lawyers and law firms cannot.

Whether identifying at-fault parties and owners of bad-acting businesses who tried to...

John Ullian received his law degree from University of Toledo Law School, a Masters in Education from Northeastern University, and in 2006 obtained his Doctorate in Education from Boston University. He is licensed to practice in both Massachusetts and Florida, and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association. John is an arbitrator with the Massachusetts Bar Association Legal Fee Arbitration Board. John was appointed, effective January 1, 2020 for a three-year term, as a hearing officer by the Board of Bar Overseers. He was reappointed January 1, 2023. John runs the Law Firm of...

Since admission to the Massachusetts Bar, Attorney Contrada has fought for his clients’ rights in hundreds of personal injury cases. Without hesitation, Jonathan tackles the biggest cases with the worst injuries but, he doesn’t turn away those with less serious injuries. Jonathan believes every client (big case or small case) should receive the utmost care and respect regarding their personal injury. Every client matters and every client’s case is the most important case to them, as it is for Jonathan.

Attorney Jonathan Contrada works diligently to help injured people fight against insurance companies who try to cheat injured people...

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...

Attorney Robert S.C. Meltzer will relentlessly fight for the rights of those charged with a crime, thoroughly pursuing all legal options at each step from clerk's hearings and arraignments through trial. As an experienced criminal trial attorney, he is not afraid to take your case to a jury and fight for a not guilty verdict. He will be dedicated to you, and will always thoroughly discuss court procedures, case strategies, and different outcomes to give you the best criminal defense advice possible. Prior to entering private practice, Attorney Meltzer was an Assistant District Attorney in the Middlesex District Attorney's Office for...

Attorney John Cavanaugh is an experienced Massachusetts attorney practicing primarily in the areas of business law, business litigation, general civil litigation, and other related legal matters.

Susannah Brown practices primarily in Divorce and Family Law. She represents clients in a full range of family matters including divorce, child custody, parenting plans, child support, alimony and marital property division. Her experience extends to post divorce issues as well, such as modifications, contempt actions, adoptions and guardianships. Attorney Brown is also a Certified Mediator. Whether providing amicable mediation or acrimonious litigation, she will pursue the best possible results. Attorney Brown is dedicated to both aggressive representation, and compassionate advocacy for your rights and needs, in an effective, expeditious and affordable manner.

Attorney Brown received her J.D. from...