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T h o r n t o n & N au m e s , LLP
From left to right, the nominees are David J. McMorris, Michael P. Thornton, and Edwin L. Wallace.
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ounded in 1978, Thornton & Naumes has established itself as the largest plaintiffs’ law firm in New England. We are known nationally for our successful representation of over 20,000 clients and we have recovered billions of dollars on our clients’ behalf.
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decades, we have represented thousands of victims of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases and their families. We have won significant results for our clients, regularly achieving settlements and verdicts in excess of $1 million. Since 1993 the firm has served the Massachusetts Superior Court as the plaintiff’s liaison counsel for all asbestos litigation in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts state courts.
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Thornton & Naumes has been recognized as an exceptional Massachusetts personal injury law firm. Our experience in complex litigation over the last three decades has led to our involvement in cases of local and national importance. Some of our noteworthy clients include the State of Rhode Island in its fight against the lead paint industry and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in its lawsuit against the
tobacco industry, which settled for $8 billion in 1998. We continue to bring claims under the Federal Employer Liability Act and in the areas of personal injury, products liability, and workers compensation. Our attorneys provide compassionate representation to victims of catastrophic injuries, including severe physical and brain injuries. The firm also represents children and their families in cases where the child has suffered a severe birth defect as a result of exposure to toxic chemicals in the workplace or the home. The firm’s attorneys are supported by a highly qualified and dedicated staff of more than 70 legal assistants, administrators, and support personnel.
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L UBIN & M EYER PC
From left to right: Krysia J. Syska, Robert M. Higgins, William J. Thompson, Andrew C. Meyer, Jr., Adam R. Satin
The Leader in Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Law
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ear in and year out, Lubin & Meyer dominates Massachusetts • All five of the firm’s partners were selected for inclusion Lawyers Weekly’s “Year in Review” list of the largest verdicts in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the and settlements, averaging four times as many million universally accepted guide to legal excellence. dollar or more verdicts and settlements than any other firm in the Commonwealth. • In 2013, the firm again received a national “Tier 1” ranking for plaintiffs’ medical malpractice law and a regional “Tier Year Lubin & Meyer Settlements Closest Results By Any 1” ranking for plaintiffs’ medical malpractice law and and Verdicts of $1M or More Other Individual Firm personal injury litigation by U.S. News & World Report–Best 2012 26 6 Lawyers “Best Law Firms” . 2011
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• Lubin & Meyer’s partners have been given the highest rating for ethical standards and professional excellence by MartindaleHubbell, the international lawyers rating directory. • All seven of Lubin & Meyer’s trial lawyers have been selected for inclusion in Boston Magazine’s “Massachusetts Super Lawyers,” with special recognition of Andrew C. Meyer, Jr. on the Top 10 and Top 100 list and Robert H. Higgins on the Top 100 list.
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2013 EDITION Introduction & Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Barrett of Esdaile, Barrett, Jacobs & Mone: Fighting for the Injured Through the Worst of Circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walking the Walk: Tim Kelleher of Cooley Manion Jones Discusses What It Means to Be a Trial Lawyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RisCassi & Davis, P.C.: Fighting for the Rights of the Seriously Injured: Experience and Dedication to Excellence Has Led to Their Selection for Many High-Profile Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lubin & Meyer PC: The Powerhouse Firm on Rebuilding Lives and Improving the Practice of Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New England’s 2013 Lawyers of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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R iscassi & D avis , P.C.
William R. Davis
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isCassi & Davis, P.C., was protecting the rights of the injured victims of negligence in Connecticut long before it was popular to do so. Since 1955, the firm has been dedicated to protecting the rights of the seriously injured and has been nationally recognized for handling complex injury cases. Their collective experience in the field of personal injury law is second to none. The firm has a dozen lawyers who focus their practices on the representation of those injured by the negligence of others. Most attorneys at the firm have more than three decades of experience. Each attorney in the firm is an aggressive advocate for clients harmed by negligence, including malpractice, automobile accidents or defective products. Their record of success has led to unparalleled recognition by their peers. Six attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC, in the category of personal injury litigation for 2013. Three attorneys were named the 2010, 2012 and 2013 Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in the field of personal injury litigation for the Hartford area. RisCassi & Davis, P.C., is ranked as a Tier 1 law firm in Hartford in personal injury litigation—plaintiffs by U.S. NewsBest Lawyers “Best Law Firms” in 2013. Martindale-Hubbell lists the firm as a “New England Top Rated AV®-Preeminent™ Law Firm”. Ten attorneys are designated for inclusion in New England Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Four attorneys are listed among the Top 50 Attorneys in Connecticut by New England
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Super Lawyers. Seven are members of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates. Five attorneys are members of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Only 1% of all trial lawyers in any state are offered admission. Preparation for trial equals success at trial or in settlement. When a client hires RisCassi & Davis P.C., they are hiring a firm that prepares every case as if it will go to trial. The reality is that most cases do not go to trial but they believe that the best outcomes for their clients come from extensive preparation and visualization of the case in court. They keep this fact in mind from the beginning of a case until the end. This firm is like a family and when one of them is on trial— they are all on trial. Many times their lawyers are representing people against powerful corporations, insurance companies or hospitals with an army of lawyers at their disposal. The attorneys at RisCassi & Davis, P.C., work as a team for their clients. They pool the talent, resources and experience of the firm for the best possible outcome for their clients. The goal of the firm has been, and always will be, to help people who have been harmed by someone else to achieve justice.
RisCassi & Davis, P.C.
131 Oak Street | PO Box 261557 | Hartford, CT 06126 phone 860.522.1196 | toll-free 800.344.5297 www.riscassi-davis.com
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E sdaile , B arrett , J acobs & M one
Bottom Row: Joseph P. McGinn, C. William Barrett, Patricia L. Kelly, Michael E. Mone, Jr., Shaun Spencer Forsyth Top: Charles W. Barrett, Jr., Michael E. Mone, Norman I. Jacobs, Mary M. Fettner, Catherine A. Ryan, Jon M. Jacobs, Rhonda Traver Maloney
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his year, 2013, marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of this prestigious Boston law firm, Esdaile, Barrett, Jacobs & Mone. One of the premier litigation firms in New England—made up of nationally recognized leaders in trial and family law—Esdaile, Barrett, Jacobs & Mone (EBJM) was born out of the partnership of civil litigation pioneer J. Newton Esdaile and his law school classmate, general practitioner Charles W. Barrett, Sr. The two formed the foundation for a practice that shaped the nascent civil litigation world both in Boston and nationally. Along the way, their partnership attracted some of the most talented lawyers in Boston, earning a national reputation for courtroom excellence. Over the past 70 years, Esdaile, Barrett, Jacobs & Mone has remained committed to fighting for their clients’ interests. Today, the firm’s practice covers a spectrum ranging from complex tort and matrimonial law to business litigation and contract disputes. A recent addition to the strong team at the firm is the Honorable Thomas E. Connolly (ret.), who is of counsel to EBJM. Judge Connolly brings an alternative dispute resolution practice to the firm. With more than two decades of experience in mediating cases, Judge Connolly has helped craft
solutions to the most challenging legal disputes. As leaders in the legal community the lawyers from Esdaile, Barrett, Jacobs & Mone have been officers of prestigious national and state legal organizations, including the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, American Board of Trial Advocates, American Association for Justice, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Several of the lawyers have been nationally recognized for skilled and successful representation of clients by being named to The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers. Norman I. Jacobs was named Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year in Family Law in Boston in 2009 and voted the number one lawyer in the state among all areas of discipline by Super Lawyers in 2005; Michael E. Mone, Sr. was named Lawyer of the Year in Personal Injury Litigation in Boston in 2011.
Esdaile, Barrett, Jacobs & Mone
75 Federal Street, 16th Floor | Boston, MA 02110 phone 617.482.0333 | fax 617.426.2978 www.ebjmlaw.net
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Bill Barrett of Esdaile, Barrett, Jacobs & Mone Fighting for the Injured Through the Worst of Circumstances
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he was a 12-year-old girl on a camping trip as a member of a well-known youth organization, taking part in a project that involved making stoves out of soda cans. The fuel? Denatured alcohol, a compound with an explosive tendency and a flame that’s not easily visible during daylight conditions. Her mother, who was on the trip with her, had never used a soda-can stove before, and was not properly briefed on the potential dangers of denatured alcohol, asked to borrow her daughter’s stove, which she mistakenly believed to be out of fuel. What happened next is the stuff of nightmares. “She didn’t realize that the soda-can stove she thought had run out of fuel was still burning,” says Esdaile, Barrett, Jacobs & Mone partner Bill Barrett, who represented the young girl in the 2008 incident. “As my client’s mother tried to pour more of this highly explosive material into the already lit soda-can stove, the contents of the gallon container were ignited, creating what amounted to a flame thrower in the mother’s hands.” Unfortunately, Barrett’s client sustained life-altering third-degree burns over nearly 30 percent of her body. Witnesses to the explosion stated that they did not realize that the nearly invisible burning denatured alcohol was burning her clothes and hair until they saw smoke rising from her head. “I promised my client and her family that this case would not only be about compensation, but that I would make sure this activity was never done again,” he says. So Barrett, with the full force of the firm’s resources behind him, set up a sophisticated reenactment of the incident at a fire lab. “When the gallon container of denatured alcohol ignited, there was this huge whoosh,” Barrett says. “The contents in the container shot against a cotton shirt that was Bill Barrett affixed to a wall and you couldn’t tell that it was burning until the fabric itself started smoking.” No wonder the defendant settled in mediation. “We ended up prevailing against the defendant, and it has ensured that my client will never have to worry about having enough money for medical treatments or that her injuries will hold her back from having a productive life,” Barrett says. “That’s what we
wanted from the beginning and we worked incredibly hard to make it happen. It’s what this job is all about.” Barrett’s victory shows the impact that the use of powerful and creative demonstrative evidence can have, and it’s just one example of many. The firm has used sophisticated computer animation to recreate incidents such as how improperly handled scaffolding on a Boston building collapsed, crushing a car and its occupant on the street below. But it also shows how the firm spares no expense in preparing cases for gravely injured clients. “We do whatever we need to when it comes to uncovering the details as to how a client was injured and making a compelling presentation to a jury,” Barrett says. “It’s an investment that will bring the best possible results for our clients and often leads to helping bring about changes that increase safety for many others.” Indeed, the defendant in the denatured fuel case, as well as the Boy Scouts of America, have both stopped using the soda-can stove project in their organizations. Esdaile, Barrett, Jacobs & Mone is a firm that has roots stretching back to the 1930s. Today, its 13 attorneys represent a variety of different clients, but with a special emphasis on serious and complex personal injury cases and high-assetvalue divorce litigation (the latter spearheaded by legendary matrimonial lawyer, Norman Jacobs, who, among his many accomplishments, has resolved two divorces with assets in excess of $1 billion each). The thread that weaves the firm’s two practices together is strong, and it centers on the idea that everyone shares the same mission, as well as an enduring sense of family. Master trial lawyer Newt Esdaile started the firm with Barrett’s grandfather, Charles W. Barrett. Today, two generations of Barretts, Mones, and Jacobs are at Esdaile, Barrett, Jacobs & Mone, and many of its attorneys have spent their entire careers with the firm. “I think that our long history and emphasis on family gives clients an immediate comfort level with us,” Barrett says. “They know that we’re going to be thoughtful in how we prosecute their cases. They shouldn’t expect anything less because that’s the way it’s always been.” n For more information go to www.bestlawyers.com | 9
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Tim Kelleher of Cooley Manion Jones Discusses What It Means to Be a Trial Lawyer
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ooley Manion Jones (CMJ) partner Tim Kelleher has vivid memories of tagging along to work with his father, an Irish immigrant who labored as a meat cutter in a butchery under Faneuil Hall to support his wife and four children. The sounds, the smells, watching the butchers work—all of these have left an indelible mark on Kelleher, a trial lawyer at the firm since 1990. “He just tried to instill in me the value of hard work,” says Kelleher. “And that if you believe in something, you can be impactful.” It’s a tenet that Kelleher abides by every day in his practice, where he serves clients who are facing catastrophic injuries as a result of lifechanging incidents. So it was a bit like coming full circle when Kelleher stood in the historic Faneuil Hall for the very picture that accompanies this piece. For Kelleher, it felt like the past and the present colliding, the skinny kid who stood wide-eyed in the marketplace returning to the location where he learned the value of a hard day’s work. But Kelleher will be the first to tell you that the work he does isn’t all about him—it’s about his clients and doing everything he can to make them whole again. Take for example a recent case involving a worker seriously injured in a propane explosion. Kelleher and his colleagues at CMJ were able to craft a $7.5 million settlement in mediation (one of the largest of 2012), but he also knows it was far from a singular effort. “Our firm Tim Kelleher worked with two other firms that represented two other people who were in the explosion,” Kelleher says. “This was really about attorneys working together to bring about the best results for a group of plaintiffs.” The total settlement exceeded $22 million. Recovery aside, that’s not quite where the story begins and ends. In some ways, it’s also about the good work of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys. Kelleher, the President of MATA this year, says the lawyers who came together on the propane case—which is likely to bring about change in the propane industry’s safety standards—are all members and knew each other
through the organization. MATA’s members work tirelessly to have defective and unsafe products removed from the market and to enact broad-based safety changes, Kelleher says, as well as work with state legislators to ensure that proposed bills don’t chip away at the rights of individuals and their families. “That part has been very rewarding,” says Kelleher, who has been the Legislation Committee Chair for the past seven years and has testified at the State House about issues impacting consumers on many occasions. It is the national End Distracted Driving campaign (started by Joel Feldman, a Pennsylvania-based attorney who lost his daughter due to distracted driving) MATA is currently participating in that will likely end up being the defining program of Kelleher’s presidency. The attorneys—all volunteers—visit high schools around the state to give a presentation on the dangers of distracted driving. “I knew that this was a program we had to be doing in Massachusetts,” says Kelleher. “So I talked to Joel about bringing it here. It’s great to see our members out there helping educate kids about the real dangers of distracted driving. These kinds of programs are what the spirit of MATA is all about.” For the service-oriented Kelleher, getting out and making a difference with his peers in the name of safety is simply an extension of what he does at CMJ—and is illustrative of the firm’s culture as well. “Pat Jones, who is my partner and the person who taught me how to be a lawyer, is always out there in the community, and I try to take my lead from him and the other attorneys at the firm who give freely of their time outside of the office. It’s self-motivating,” he says. “And not only is it good for our community, but it helps give the public a sense of who we are.” Indeed, Kelleher says that at the end of the day it’s about not only talking the talk, but walking the walk as well—the very epitome of what being a trial lawyer is all about. “I couldn’t be more proud to be in this noble profession,” he says. “We try to do everything we can to truly make a difference.” n For more information go to www.bestlawyers.com | 1 1
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hrough six decades of representing the injured, the roof of the Hartford Civic Center more than 30 years ago. From attorneys at RisCassi & Davis, P.C., have fought for justice that time, the firm has represented victims of the Connecticut in Connecticut courts. Founding partners Leon RisCassi Lottery shootings, Mott Metallurgical mercury poisoning, a and William Davis began the firm in 1955, an era when plaintiffs’ fatal tour-bus accident in England, the Lifestar helicopter crash, rights were limited. Since that time, the firm has been a consistent electrocution after Hurricane Gloria, and a drowning in Elizabeth leader in bringing about changes in the law and winning cases on Park. behalf of their clients. The firm represented the family of a young girl fatally stabbed Attorneys James Bartolini, Andrew Groher and Michael in Middletown, a former NBA basketball player, Manute Bol, who Jainchill all joined the law practice in the late 1970s, followed was almost killed while a passenger in a taxi cab operated by an shortly thereafter by John intoxicated driver and the Houlihan, Jr., Kathryn Calibey, Estate of the University of David Cooney, Eugene Swain Connecticut co-ed, Carlee and Paul Iannaccone. Patrick Wines, who was struck and Kennedy joined the practice in killed by a hit-and-run driver 2006. Michael Kennedy and on the UConn campus. Christopher Houlihan have very In just the past year, the recently joined the firm. Today, firm has represented the they have 12 attorneys and an families of deceased victims of extensive support staff, filling the Kleen Energy power plant their downtown Hartford office. explosion in Middletown, The firm has a tradition of children who were sexually excellence and recognition for abused by Dr. George Reardon preeminence in protecting the at St. Francis Hospital, and rights of the seriously injured. the family of the student The insurance industry, defense from Rocky Hill who died counsel and judges recognize in a school bus accident on them for their legal skills and Interstate 84 while on his way their extensive and thorough to a robotics competition. The preparation. “The collective firm is presently representing experience of our attorneys is more than 40 victims of what makes us unique,” notes defective metal-on-metal hip founding partner, William implants in litigation in Texas From left to right Davis. “We have 12 lawyers who and Ohio. Seated: Patrick J. Kennedy, Michael R. Kennedy Standing: Paul M. Iannoccone, Eugene K. Swain, John J. Houlihan, Jr., all concentrate their practice “At RisCassi & Davis James D. Bartolini, William R. Davis, David W. Cooney, Kathryn A. Calibey, Andrew S. Groher, Christopher M. Houlihan, Michael C. Jainchill on the representation of the we have had an enduring injured and most of us have been doing so for over 30 years. commitment to sharing our success with those most in need,” We feel we have a winning combination of experience, results says Michael Jainchill. “Our co-founder, Bill Davis, has supported and integrity. These characteristics and our preparation ends up numerous charitable organizations for 50 years. We, as a firm and making a difference in the cases and ultimately in our clients’ as individuals, have followed that lead.” lives.” The firm was instrumental in the creation of the Mark Tsvok The attorneys at RisCassi & Davis, P.C., are aggressive, effective Rehabilitation Care Center at the Connecticut Children’s Medical advocates trained and prepared to handle a multitude of complex Center in Hartford, as a tribute to an exceptional young man who personal injury cases. The diverse range of successful cases involves died tragically after injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident medical negligence, drug product liability, police chases, and fatal in 2004, and also in maintaining a speakers’ program at Mark motor vehicle collisions. “We have handled so many different Tsvok’s high school in West Hartford. One member of the firm cases over the years that no set of facts is too complex. We have the was a co-founder of the Hartford County Bar Foundation, which resources to investigate and pursue any type of case in the field of provides basic support to Hartford’s homeless and needy. personal injury law,” says Kathryn Calibey. The firm has always sought justice by fighting for the rights The firm has handled high-profile cases for decades, going back of injured victims. With 12 attorneys there is a camaraderie and to its involvement in the litigation surrounding the collapse of the common goal—to achieve the very best results for their clients. n For more information go to www.bestlawyers.com | 1 3
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Lubin & Meyer PC:
The Powerhouse Firm on Rebuilding Lives and Improving the Practice of Medicine
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n September 7, 2002, a baby was born via c-section at a Massachusetts hospital: an occurrence that happens at virtually every major medical center across the country on a daily basis. But the birth of this baby did not go as planned. The mother had labored for three consecutive days before the infant was finally delivered by cesarean section. Two days after birth, the baby started to experience seizures and was transferred to a neonatal intensive care unit at a nearby hospital. At the NICU, the infant was treated with Phenobarbital, which proved ineffective at controlling his seizures, so the infant’s doctor ordered a dose of a different anti-seizure medication, Dilantin. But rather than injecting the medication intramuscularly as was ordered, the NICU nurse injected the medication intravenously to the infant—an egregious error with devastating neurological consequences for the infant. Enter plaintiffs’ attorneys Andrew C. Meyer, Jr., and William J. Thompson of the medical malpractice powerhouse firm Lubin & Meyer PC. A month before the 2010 trial was set to begin in this case, Meyer and Thompson were able to prove that the baby’s injuries resulted from the improper administration of Dilantin and the parties settled for $6 million. “Those moments of the doctors’ and nurses’ neglect resulted in a lifetime of consequences for this family that needed to be addressed,” says Meyer, a founding member of the firm. “This settlement meant that Andrew C. Meyer, Jr. there could be some degree of normalcy for this family. This family would be able to access the resources and support services they would need over the course of the child’s life.” For Meyer and his colleagues—all recognized by their peers as amongst the best in the business—every claim the firm brings is about seeking accountability. But Lubin & Meyer takes it a step further. “We want to improve the medical system so that others aren’t harmed under similar circumstances,” Meyer says. “In some ways, our firm is essentially a patient watchdog organization making sure these medical errors aren’t swept under the rug.” The systemic improvements the firm has forced over the years have been significant. In just one example, after a Lubin & Meyer suit uncovered a flaw in a major Boston hospital’s computer system that allowed medical professionals to overdose a patient
resulting in her death, the hospital changed its protocols and put a backup system in place to safeguard against a similar tragedy. Indeed, it has been proven that malpractice suits improve patient safety. An August 2012 study conducted by a professor at UCLA Law found that the suits are an important source of information about medical error—and that the data uncovered during litigation is useful in patient safety efforts. “The sad reality of the medical profession’s culture is that there’s little proactivity in addressing the risks that patients are exposed to,” says Meyer. “In many cases the only way that necessary and lifesaving changes will be made is through the efforts of a firm like ours.” Lubin & Meyer’s record of success is truly amazing and consistently higher than that of other firms. Through the first five months of 2013, the firm has already achieved four verdicts totaling approximately $5M in a practice area where the defense wins approximately 9 out of 10 jury trials nationally. And that’s not to mention the countless verdicts and settlements each in excess of $1 million that it has been able to achieve over its years in practice. It also holds the record for the largest medical malpractice verdict in state history at a whopping $40 million. “We’re very proud of what we are able to accomplish for our clients,” says Meyer. “We have to fight hard, but our success results from our passion for what we do. We believe in our cause. We’re smart, dedicated and committed to this work.” That’s been the name of the game at Lubin & Meyer since the firm—with 12 attorneys, four staff nurses and a team of paralegals—was founded in 1974. Today, the firm is as committed to justice as it was on the first day it opened its doors to people seeking help with challenging legal problems. “When the insurance industry puts together teams of attorneys to fight and intimidate, they can short change the people the medical profession has harmed and deny them compensation,” says Meyer, who has been described in countless publications as a dogged and relentless warrior for the rights of injured patients. “We will fight on all fronts to bring about positive change for our injured clients which can benefit society as a whole. Doing what’s right is what gets us out of bed in the morning.” n For more information go to www.bestlawyers.com | 1 5
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or more than 32 years Shaheen & Gordon lawyers have diligently fought for their clients and protected their rights. Recently recognized in the New Hampshire Bar News as the fastest growing law firm in the state, 33 attorneys serve institutional and individual clients throughout northern New England from offices in Concord, Dover and Manchester, NH. The firm handles a broad range of legal matters including personal injury, family law, healthcare, securities, governmental affairs, criminal and civil defense, DWI/DUI/OUI defense, employment matters, workers’ compensation, social security
disability, First Amendment law, wills, trusts and estates, and general corporate and commercial representation. “Our attorneys are hard working and bring fresh ideas to the table to help our clients find solutions to legal and business problems,” says Managing Partner Michael Noonan. “We’re known for getting results. We welcome referrals from firms outside our state.” We are proud that Steve Gordon, Mike Noonan, Lucy Karl and Ed Stewart (pictured left to right) have again been selected for inclusion in this year’s Best Lawyers in America®.
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Thornton & Naumes partner Edwin Wallace’s first jury trial some 30 years ago ended in a favorable verdict and a recovery of $11,000 for his client, a young girl injured in a bicycle accident with a trash pick-up truck. Not even a decade later, Wallace obtained the largest verdict in New England in an asbestos case—$2.9 million—a record that still stands. Since then, Wallace has racked up an impressive record of million-dollar verdicts and settlements, cementing his reputation as one of the region’s top trial lawyers. But seeing the pain and suffering his clients go through is as difficult today as it was when Wallace first started out. It’s especially true for clients dealing with mesothelioma, a devastating asbestos-related illness that typically doesn’t manifest until 25-30 years after exposure. “It’s truly the most difficult part, because I’ve been in so many rooms where people are dying. It never gets easier,” says Wallace, a former president of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys. “It makes you want to fight very hard.” For Wallace, whose cases involve defective products, car accidents and toxic exposures, among others, fighting hard and seeking justice for people who otherwise wouldn’t have a voice is what the profession is all about. “It’s pretty clear that corporations routinely put profits over people,” he says. “The only way to keep them in check is through the civil justice system. I’m proud to be a part of it.” n
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As an avid outdoorsman and lover of the natural world—hiking, rock climbing and skiing are favorite activities—it’s no wonder that Barry Needleman chose to pursue environmental law upon his exit from law school. Today, after nearly 20 years handling environmental litigation in state and federal courts, representing energy developers in siting their projects, helping bring renewable energy projects online and assisting clients in the complex task of navigating state and federal permitting and compliance roadmaps, Needleman is known as one of New England’s leading environmental attorneys. “It’s an exciting area of the law to be in,” says Needleman, who is a partner in the environmental department at McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton and has spent his entire career at the firm. “It’s only going to become more active as the focus on renewable energy and new transmission infrastructure continues to increase.” Needleman recently, for example, represented Cate Street Capital in getting the green light from the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee for the development of a 75 MW biomass plant on a former industrial site. He regularly represents energy companies before the committee. The challenge? Needleman says it’s all about figuring out how to balance our ever-increasing needs for energy against what’s best for the environment—an intersection at which he frequently finds himself. “I’m constantly forced to be creative and I like dealing with cutting edge issues,” says the AVrated Needleman. “That’s what I enjoy most about my job.” n
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s one of New England’s go-to matrimonial lawyers, Legasey & Associates founder John Legasey employs the kind of triedand-true, deceptively simple strategy that only an attorney who has been practicing for decades can use. Legasey doesn’t wrap up each case with a solution—he begins with one. “I try to reach a consensus with my clients as to what the attainable goals are at the outset of a case,” says Legasey, a former Peace Corps volunteer in Libya and a 35-year family law veteran. “Everything I do in a case is defined by what the goal is.” An expert in domestic relations law, Legasey handles everything from cut-and-dry property divisions and visitation agreements to paternity suits and the valuation of closely held businesses and complex pieces of real estate. While the vast majority of his cases settle—some 90 percent—he can and will head to the courtroom if necessary. “It’s a valuable tool,” says the AV®-rated Legasey, who is also an active member of several bar associations. “The specter of a trial often helps break deadlocks and gets past roadblocks to a solution.” Legasey is a skilled mediator as well, and is often appointed by the probate and family court in Salem to help craft solutions to tough legal problems. Regardless of the path to resolution, says Legasey, it’s all in the name of helping people move on. “It’s difficult when something you thought was forever turns out to be temporary and destructible,” he says. “I help people understand that their lives will go on.”
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A founding member of Tarlow Breed Hart & Rodgers, P.C. in Boston, Jeff’s legal practice involves negotiating complex business transactions, implementing tax and estate planning strategies for entrepreneurs and families, and assisting businesses owners with exit and succession planning. His recent cases include integrating a family’s estate plan with the intra-family sale of a second generation construction business to the next generation, advising a health care company on ways to structure the sale of the business to minimize the income taxes paid by the owners, utilizing estate tax and asset protection strategies for the CEO of an information technology company, and obtaining an IRS private letter ruling for the tax-free division of a fifth-generation manufacturing business between two family groups. Earlier in his career, Jeff practiced as a certified public accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. in Chicago. He was recently selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, 19th edition (2013). Tarlow Breed Hart & Rodgers, P.C. also recently received national recognition and a Tier 1 ranking in U.S. News–Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2013. 101
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Clients in divorce and other family law conflicts are experiencing life changing events. Attorney Karen J. Levitt has over 30 years of experience in family law and conflict resolution, including Mediation, Collaborative Law, and litigation. Her practice covers a wide range of issues, including divorce, postdivorce, parenting plans, alimony and child support, relocation, division of closely held businesses in divorce, paternity, guardian ad litem work, and guardianship. Karen works closely with clients to help them understand their options and achieve their desired results. Karen is the founder and principal of the Levitt Law Group, www.LevittLawGroup. com. She has a law degree from Boston University School of Law, is a founder and a past President of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, and has served on the board of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation. Karen has also been recognized nationally as a teacher and trainer in both Mediation and Collaborative Law.
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Alan S. Pierce of Pierce, Pierce & Napolitano in Salem, Mass. has been representing injured workers and their families for over 30 years. Alan is a past president of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and past chair of the American Bar Association and Massachusetts Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Committees. He has served as an appointed member of the Governor’s Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council and is currently a board member of the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group. In 2007 Alan was inducted as a fellow of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers and currently serves on its board of directors. He is a frequent lecturer and author, and since 2005 has been the host of a podcast Workers’ Comp Matters, which can be heard on the Legal Talk Network.
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Lawrence G. Cetrulo is the founding partner of Cetrulo LLP, Chair of the firm’s Products Liability and Toxic Tort Practice Groups, and author of the fourvolume treatise, Toxic Torts Litigation Guide, published by Thompson/West. Mr. Cetrulo represents clients as both national coordinating counsel and trial counsel in the defense of claims arising from toxic exposures and serves as Defendants’ Liaison Counsel in Massachusetts and Rhode Island asbestos litigation. Mr. Cetrulo’s trial experience includes over 150 trials and dozens of arguments before State and Federal Appellate Courts. Cetrulo LLP has offices in Boston, Providence, New Haven and New York City.
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Anne L. Josephson graduated magna cum laude from Smith College in 1973, and was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. She graduated from Boston College Law School cum laude in 1977 where she was Editor-In-Chief of the Industrial and Commercial Law Review. She was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1977. Ms. Josephson served as a law clerk to Hon. Edward F. Hennessey, Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, and as an Assistant Attorney General in the Government Bureau. She was an Associate and Junior Partner at Nutter, McClennen & Fish from 1982 to 1988. She is a member of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Advisory Board and the Governing Board of the Law Clerks’ Society of the Supreme Judicial Court.
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R. James steineR TRUST & ESTATES
For twenty-five years R. James (“Jim”) Steiner has represented clients before all trial and probate courts, and the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Jim focuses on civil litigation, and family law, as well as personal injury claims. Jim teaches trial advocacy annually at Widener University Law School in Wilmington, Delaware. He received his baccalaureate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. After serving his country for six years as a Ranger and Green Beret, he attended and graduated, cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School. He began his legal career as law clerk to the chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. In 2007, Jim received an appointment as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Steiner Law Office, PLLC
30 Oakmont Drive, P.O. Box 3722 | Concord, NH 03302 PHONE 603.345.6440 | FAX 603.715.1998
www.jimsteinerlaw.com
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AmAto A. DeLucA
Paul G. Farrell, esq. FAMILY LAW
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amato deluca has practiced law in rhode Island and Massachusetts, focusing his work in the areas of medical negligence, catastrophic injury, and product liability. a graduate of suffolk university, he has published and lectured extensively in his field of practice. In 1995 he successfully established the law firm of deluca & weizenbaum, ltd., with attorney Miriam weizenbaum. His awards and recognitions include being selected by his peers among The Best Lawyers in America and Boston’s Best Lawyers; included in Super Lawyers rhode Island and new england Super Lawyers; awarded an aV®-Preeminent™ rating by Martindale-Hubbell; awarded International Board of trial advocacy and citizen of the year by the rhode Island trial lawyers association; and granted the Public justice achievement award from the trial lawyers for Public justice.
Farrell & Associates
DeLuca & Weizenbaum
199 north Main street | Providence, rI 02903 | fax 401.453.1501 | bud@delucaandweizenbaum.com
PHone 401.354.7233
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340 Gifford Street | Falmouth, MA 02540 PHONE 508.548.4111 | FAX 508.540.4363 EMAIL paul@farrelllawllc.com
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Sharen Litwin deluca.indd 1 LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW LITIGATION
Attorney Paul G. Farrell is the managing partner at Farrell & Associates in Falmouth, MA, where his practice has focused on domestic relations and civil litigation for the past thirty years. Attorney Farrell graduated from Brown University (B.A.) in 1970 and received his J.D. from Suffolk University in 1973. Attorney Farrell was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar and the U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island in 1973 and admitted to the Massachusetts Bar and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts in 1975. Attorney Farrell is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Barnstable Bar Association, and is on the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Probate and Family America Inn of Court. Attorney Farrell served on the Massachusetts Bar Association Bar of Delegates from 1991-1994 and was the Chairperson of the MBA Family Law section from 1992-1994. Attorney Farrell also served as President of the Barnstable Country Bar Association (1988-1989) and Vice Chairman of their Family Law Section (1991-1992). Attorney Farrell is a past president of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation (2002-2003). Attorney Farrell has lectured on various family law topics and published numerous articles over the years. Most recently, Attorney Farrell presented programs on the Tax Aspects of Divorce Seminar for MCLE in 2007, Child Custody and Support in 2009, and Jurisdiction in 2011.
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Sharen Litwin concentrates her practice in employment law and litigation. Ms. Litwin received a BA from Yeshiva University magna cum laude in 1972, a M.A. in History from Columbia in 1973 and a JD from Boston University School of Law in 1977. Ms. Litwin previously was a litigation partner at Mintz, Levin in Boston and also served both as an Assistant District Attorney and Assistant United States Attorney. Ms. Litwin Co-Chaired the Boston Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section from 2003 to 2005, and served on its Steering Committee for over twelve years in various leadership roles. Ms. Litwin co-chaired the 2008 Boston region’s American Bar Association Employment Law Student Trial Advocacy Competition. Ms. Litwin has lectured extensively on employment law issues. Ms. Litwin has been selected by her peers for The Best Lawyers in America since 2008.
Kotin, Crabtree & Strong, LLP
One Bowdoin Square | Boston, MA 02114 PHONE 617.227.7031 | FAX 617.367.2988 EMAIL slitwin@kcslegal.com
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The Wagner LaW group
57 Market Street | Manchester, NH 03101 603.836.5400 | EMAIL jim@ferrolawgroup.com
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AlAn M. PAMPAnin IMMIGRATION LAW
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www.pampaninlaw.com
222 Third Street | Cambridge, MA 02142 PHONE 617.494.8808 | FAX 617.494.8960 EMAIL moos@bmenlaw.com
Stephen n. WilchinS
Marcia S. Wagner is a specialist in pension and employee benefits law, and is the principal of The Wagner Law Group, one of the nation’s largest boutique law firms, specializing in ERISA, employee benefits and executive compensation, which she founded over 17 years ago. A summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Cornell University and a graduate of Harvard Law School, she has practiced law for over twenty-six years. Ms. Marcia S. Wagner Wagner is recognized as an expert in a variety of employee benefits issues and executive compensation matters, including qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, all forms of deferred compensation, and welfare benefit arrangements. Ms. Wagner was appointed to the IRS Tax Exempt & Government Entities Advisory Committee and ended her three-year term as the Chair of its Employee Plans subcommittee, and received the IRS’ Commissioner’s Award. Ms. Wagner has also been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel. For the past five years, 401k Wire has listed Ms. Wagner as one of its 100 Most Influential Persons in the 401(k) industry, and she has received the Top Women of Law Award in Massachusetts and is listed among the Top 25 Attorneys in New England by Boston Business Journal. Ms. Wagner has written hundreds of articles and 13 books about retirement and benefit plans. Ms. Wagner is widely quoted in business publications as The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Pension & Investments, and more, as well as being a frequent guest on FOX Business, CNN, Bloomberg, NBC and other televised media outlets. She resides in Massachusetts with her husband and their four children.
Stephen Wilchins’ business and estate planning practice guides business owners and their families through a variety of corporate and personal matters including general corporate, transfer of business interests from one generation to another, and estate and succession planning, charitable planning and personal matters. As a certified public accountant, Stephen provides clients with an intricate understanding of critical tax considerations during the planning process. His comprehensive know-how and calm demeanor helps clients to feel at ease when faced with long-term decisions. With almost three decades of experience as a trusted advisor, Stephen provides smart planning advice delivered through a personalized service model. Also, Stephen is a sought-after speaker, covering topics across all areas of estate planning and business succession. He presently serves on the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors of seven privately held companies. As a leading lawyer in his field, Stephen has been recognized as one of the country’s top trust and estate attorneys by both The Robb Report and Worth Magazine, as well as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer.
www.wagnerlawgroup.com
Ferro Law & Mediation Group, PLLC PHONE
Bowman, Moos & Elder, LLP
John A. Moos is a trial attorney whose practice emphasizes complex domestic relations litigation, mediation and collaboration. Mr. Moos has more than 35 years of experience as a litigator and 20 years of experience as a collaborative attorney and family law mediator. His practice focuses predominantly on matrimonial matters including divorce, modifications, contempts and actions enforcing and invalidating prenuptial agreements. John has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® each of the past six years in two categories: Family Law Collaboration and Family Law Mediation. He has been recognized as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer in the field of family law since 2006.
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The Wagner Law Group
Jim is an experienced family law attorney and certified marital mediator providing services throughout New Hampshire since 1994. Jim has extensive mediation and settlement facilitation experience in all types of family and non-family law cases. When representing clients, Jim works diligently to develop an aggressive resolution plan with his client in order to achieve a timely, practical, and cost-effective result. Jim received his Juris Doctor degree from the UNH School of Law and his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Vermont. He is a member of the New Hampshire and Rhode Island Bar Associations. He serves as a Trustee on the YMCA Board of Trustees. Jim co-authored the Mediation Section of the 2009 Practical Guide to Divorce Mediation New Hampshire published by MCLE, NE.
Alan M. Pampanin opened his Cambridge firm in 1985. Pampanin Law Offices concentrates on representation of corporations, institutions, universities, individuals and families in immigration matters. Mr. Pampanin is the editor of the twovolume Immigration Practice Manual published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education and has been an active member of AILA since 1986 having served as Chair of the NE Chapter and having held numerous liaison positions. He frequently speaks to stakeholders and community groups on immigration issues through public service television, citizenship drives, and public information campaigns. Mr. Pampanin graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and earned the Juris Doctor Degree from Hastings Law School in San Francisco. Pampanin Law Offices
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS LAW
99 Summer Street, 13th Floor | Boston, MA 02110 PHONE 617.357.5200 | FAX 617.357.5250 EMAIL marcia@wagnerlawgroup.com
Jim Ferro FAMILY LAW / FAMILY LAW MEDIATION
Wilchins Cosentino & Friend LLP
20 William Street, Suite 130 | Wellesley, MA 02481 PHONE 781.235.5500 | FAX 781.235.5577 EMAIL swilchins@wcfllp.com
www.wcfllp.com
2343 Massachusetts Avenue | Cambridge, MA 02140 PHONE 617.498.0900 | FAX 617.876.0082 EMAIL apampanin@pampaninlaw.com
DaviD R. Yannetti CRIMINAL DEFENSE: NON-WHITE-COLLAR
After excelling as a highprofile assistant district attorney for ten years, Attorney David R. Yannetti founded the Yannetti Criminal Defense Law Firm in 1999. For the past 14 years, he has led a team of distinguished criminal-defense trial lawyers known for their outstanding track record of bringing successful results for their clients. Attorney Yannetti has developed a national reputation as an expert and an authority in his field. He is regularly consulted by major news organizations eager for his analysis of major criminal cases. Having received honors and awards from all major lawyer rating services, he is particularly proud to have been named one of The Best Lawyers in America. Yannetti Criminal Defense Law Firm Ten Winthrop Square | Boston, MA 02110 PHONE 617.338.6006 | FAX 617.451.2570
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From left to right: Robert A. DeLello, Peter J. Schneider, Richard W. Paterniti, Patrick T. Jones, Timothy C. Kelleher III, Donna R. Corcoran, Ralph R. Liguori, Beth C. Conway and Thomas F. Reilly
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ince its inception in 1984, the trial firm Cooley Manion Jones (CMJ) has achieved national recognition for its handling of some of the most complex, high-stakes, and historic personal injury cases in New England. Year after year, the firm has achieved numerous multimillion-dollar results in sophisticated general liability and medical malpractice cases. “The reach and success of our practice is a testament to our depth of experience and access to resources,” explains partner Rob DeLello. “We ensure that every case is properly prepared for trial by a hand-selected team, leading to significant results for our clients.” Founding partner Patrick T. Jones heads the firm’s catastrophic personal injury practice group, which is comprised of attorneys Donna Corcoran, Tim Kelleher, Rob DeLello, Peter Schneider, Ralph Liguori, Richard Paterniti, Tom Reilly, and Beth Conway. These nine accomplished lawyers represent well over 200 years of combined experience over a broad spectrum of high-end catastrophic personal injury and medical malpractice matters. “We’re able to anticipate and prepare for any situation that may impact our clients,” notes partner Richard Paterniti. “The stability of our team over the past 29 years is a benchmark of the commitment we share for each other and for our clients, and it’s
BOSTON 21 Custom House Street | Boston, MA 02110 phone 617.737.3100 | fax 617.737.3113
www.cmjlaw.com something that is rarely found at other firms.” Cooley Manion Jones has been ranked as Tier 1 in Boston for medical malpractice law and personal injury litigation by U.S. News–Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.” The firm’s attorneys have also been recognized by publications such as Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America® for their result-oriented advocacy. CMJ’s personal injury practice group includes many members and leaders of prominent legal organizations: Tim Kelleher is the current President of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA); Pat Jones is past-President of MATA and current President-Elect of the Rhode Island Association for Justice (RIAJ). Building on its commitment to improving lives, Cooley Manion Jones is actively involved in charity work, contributing— either directly or through its members—to many academic institutions and non-profit organizations. Attorneys also participate in continuing legal education programs and lecture at local law schools and colleges.
PROVIDENCE One Center Place | Providence, RI 02903 phone 401.273.0800 | fax 401.273.0801
BARNSTABLE 3180 Main Street | Barnstable, MA 02630 phone 508.535.0054