Arbitrators, Mediators and Collaborative Law
Our arbitration and mediation services assist our clients as follows:

• Our attorneys have increasingly been called upon to serve as mediators and arbitrators in a wide variety of situations.


• Their peers in the legal community recognize the reputation of our attorneys for having a deep level of expertise as well as a fundamental sense of fairness, and have called upon them to engage as neutrals in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
• What sets our attorneys apart from others is that they have represented plaintiffs and defendants rendering them uniquely qualified to view both factual and legal issues from all perspectives.


• All of the attorneys who serve as mediators and arbitrators have also successfully represented clients in mediations and arbitrations.


• Member of International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP) and Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council (MCLC)

Commercial Real Estate
Our commercial real estate services include the following:

• Acquisitions and sales, including contract negotiation and preparation


• Representation of owners, lenders and title insurance companies in mortgage financing


• Commercial and residential subdivision and development


• Lease drafting and negotiation


• Condominium creation and representation


• Title examination and title insurance


• Foreclosures


• Zoning disputes, variances and special permits


• Property tax abatements


• Counseling for environmental liabilities


• Tax-free exchanges

Corporate and General Business Counseling
We serve our business clients in the following areas:

• Corporate law and governance


• Incorporations, reorganizations and dissolutions


• Mergers and acquisitions


• Private equity, mezzanine, and venture capital transactions


• Family business planning for transition of ownership and control after retirement or death of founder, including gift and estate tax planning, life insurance, stockholder agreements, and compensation


• Representation of borrowers in secured and unsecured financing transactions


• Representation of commercial lenders in wide range of transactions


• Representation before government agencies, boards and commissions


• Tax planning

Employment Law and Litigation
Our employment lawyers serve clients in the following areas:

• Hiring, evaluating and terminating employees


• Executive severance agreements


• Employment agreements


• Non-compete and confidentiality agreements


• Sexual harassment claims


• Employment discrimination claims


• Workers' compensation


• Compliance with federal and state statutes and regulations

Estate Planning and Administration
Our estate planning and administrative services include the following:

• Preparation of wills and trusts, durable powers of attorney, and health care proxies


• Planning for distribution and management of closely-held business and real estate assets


• Tax planning


• Medicaid planning


• Estate and trust administration


• Appointment and representation of guardians and conservators


• Bequests for charities and private foundations


• Representation of estate and trust heirs and beneficiaries and fiduciaries in will contest and estate and trust litigation


• Counsel to banks and other institutions serving as fiduciaries


• Prenuptial agreements


• Planning for retirement plan distributions, rollovers, designated beneficiary rules, payments to trusts

Family Law
Our family law attorneys specialize in the following areas:

• Representation in divorce


• Custody disputes


• Parenting agreements


• Representation in contempt and modification actions


• Adoptions


• Prenuptial agreements


• Mediation


• Collaborative resolution

Litigation
Our trial attorneys specialize in the following areas:

• Business litigation


• Shareholder disputes


• Trade secrets


• Non-compete and confidentiality agreements


• Employment discrimination


• Sexual harassment claims


• Family Medical Leave Act litigation


• Wage and hour disputes


• Personal injury


• Medical malpractice


• Product liability


• Municipal Law


• Appellate litigation


• Probate litigation


• Federal court litigation


• Professional liability


• Real estate litigation


• Landlord-tenant disputes


• Insurance disputes


• Civil rights litigation


• Family Law


• Divorce


• Criminal defense