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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts

I represent businesses and employers in complex commercial, product liability, and employment litigation.

Newton, Ma

Assist in the representation of clients in a wide-range of commercial and employment-related matters in federal and state courts throughout the country. Part of a team litigating cases involving breach of non-competition, non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreements, business disputes, trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, and freeze-out claims involving closely-held corporations. Substantial experience drafting pleadings, motions, briefs, and discovery requests… Show more Assist in the representation of clients in a wide-range of commercial and employment-related matters in federal and state courts throughout the country. Part of a team litigating cases involving breach of non-competition, non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreements, business disputes, trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, and freeze-out claims involving closely-held corporations. Substantial experience drafting pleadings, motions, briefs, and discovery requests. Regularly conduct legal research to counsel institutional clients on the enforceability of non-competition and non-solicitation contracts under state law in multiple jurisdictions. Assisted with the representation of clients in FINRA arbitrations. Show less

Stafford, Virginia

Provided in-house legal advice to all County departments, Constitutional officers, and the Board of Supervisors. Developed and maintained personal relationships with Supervisors and Constitutional officers. Attended all Board of Supervisors’ meetings. Served as counsel to the Board of Supervisors’ Infrastructure Committee and Community and Economic Development Committee. Selected by the Local Government Attorneys Association to serve as a member of the Amicus Brief Committee.Litigation:… Show more Provided in-house legal advice to all County departments, Constitutional officers, and the Board of Supervisors. Developed and maintained personal relationships with Supervisors and Constitutional officers. Attended all Board of Supervisors’ meetings. Served as counsel to the Board of Supervisors’ Infrastructure Committee and Community and Economic Development Committee. Selected by the Local Government Attorneys Association to serve as a member of the Amicus Brief Committee.Litigation: Served as first-chair and second-chair on various matters at the circuit court and general district court level, including land use matters, securities cases, tax assessment challenges, public construction contracts, tort actions, warrants in debt, and administrative appeals. Managed all litigation matters assigned to outside counsel. Drafted appellate briefs and argued a petition for appeal at the Virginia Supreme Court in a land use matter.Counsel to the Department of Utilities and Public Works: Assisted the department with property acquisitions and condemnations for public utility projects, including numerous condemnations associated with the construction of a dam and reservoir project. Advised the department regarding contractor claims for various projects throughout the County.Counsel to Department of Planning and Zoning: Counseled the director, zoning administrator, and staff regarding the interpretation of zoning and subdivision ordinances. Drafted zoning and subdivision ordinance amendments. Assisted the zoning administrator in the prosecution of zoning violations. Show less

Woodbridge, Virginia

Taught classes focusing on substantive criminal law and criminal procedure.

Manassas, Virginia

Judicial law clerk for Justice LeRoy F. Millette, Jr.Conducted legal research and prepared bench memoranda on petitions for appeal and merits cases. Prepared bench memoranda for panels of Justices considering petitions for appeal in approximately 18 writ panels. Attended 18 Court sessions from 2008 through 2011. Observed hundreds of oral arguments on petitions for appeal and merits cases. Trained judicial law clerks.Assisted drafting 40 opinions for publication in the Virginia… Show more Judicial law clerk for Justice LeRoy F. Millette, Jr.Conducted legal research and prepared bench memoranda on petitions for appeal and merits cases. Prepared bench memoranda for panels of Justices considering petitions for appeal in approximately 18 writ panels. Attended 18 Court sessions from 2008 through 2011. Observed hundreds of oral arguments on petitions for appeal and merits cases. Trained judicial law clerks.Assisted drafting 40 opinions for publication in the Virginia Reporter in cases involving constitutional law, procedural issues, damages, corporate law, insurance law, business litigation, construction law, land use, criminal law, contracts, torts, real and personal property, death penalty appeals, taxation, attorney discipline, and judicial misconduct. Show less

Williamsburg, Virginia

Newport News, Virginia

Newport News, Virginia

Judicial Intern to Judge Robert P. Frank.

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: Articles Editor, William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics