Founding Partner
CurrentA seasoned litigator with a wealth of trial experience in state and federal court, my practice focuses on counseling clients on a wide-range of business practices and handling complex commercial litigation matters. My trial experience ranges from construction and product liability cases to matters involving wrongful death, discrimination, real estate and land use. Recent matters include: A $6.5 million settlement on behalf of 450 current/former employees in Swiderski, et al v. Allied Waste Services of Massachusetts, LLC ; the largest employment settlement in Massachusetts in 2015A $17.5 million judgment in Rental Associates, Inc. v. Arizona Reinsurance Group, a RICO case that, at the time, was the largest judgment ever awarded in the Springfield Division of U.S. District CourtNegotiated the resolution of a claim on behalf of 28 misclassified employees in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in TexasA $4 million judgment in a wrongful death action involving the death of an infant due to injuries allegedly inflicted by her nanny in Sameer Sabir v. Aisling Brady McCarthyNegotiated the successful resolution of a wrongful death claim on behalf of the estate of a deceased individual in a slip and fall caseSuccessfully defending an individual whose employer claimed a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse ActDefending the purchaser of a “man camp” in an arbitration of claims brought by the seller; the arbitrator’s award granted our client $1.1 million on its counter-claims arising out of defects in constructionSuccessfully defending an international company in arbitration on claims by a former employee for improper termination, wage and hour law violations, failure to pay commissions and failure to make a grant of 5% equity in the corporation when it was sold for over $500 Million
