Community Involvement

Recent Trial, Appellate, and Motion Practice Experience

• Lionel Porter v. Board of Bar Examiners (2022); Mass. Supreme Judicial Court, lead appellate counsel on brief and oral argument, unanimous decision affirming the client Board of Bar Examiner’s dismissal of applicant’s bar application.
• Abrano v. Abrano, Suffolk Business Litigation Session, lead counsel for two of three plaintiffs, obtained multi-million-dollar jury verdict in favor of clients in shareholder and employment dispute.
• Thomas & Betts v. New Albertsons, D. Mass., co-trial counsel for local manufacturer, obtained defense verdict for client in multi-party, $20 million environmental remediation litigation.
• Tremont Public Advisors v. CRRA, Conn. Supreme Court, lead appellate counsel on brief and oral argument, unanimous decision affirming the rejection of antitrust claims against quasi-municipal agency; Court clarified prior law in favor of dismissing claims;
• Amoah v. Smith Transportation, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, lead appellate counsel on brief and oral argument, unanimous panel decision affirming summary judgment in favor of national transportation company client, which is a national transportation company;
• In re Chalupowski, Mass. Supreme Judicial Court, lead appellate counsel on brief and oral argument, unanimous decision affirming the client Board of Bar Examiner’s dismissal of applicant’s bar application.
• Kunian v. Smollon, D. Mass., secured dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction over entities and individual in complex dispute involving control and ownership of energy industry business
• Fraser v. Prudential Insurance Agency, LLC, Mass., as co-counsel, obtained summary judgment on claims against life insurance company involved with dispute over policy lapse provisions;
• DeSilva v. Eastern States Hockey League, et al., secured early dismissal of USA Hockey and its officers in lawsuit regarding ownership of rights to Junior hockey club.
• Confidential Arbitration Matter: obtained dismissal of claims against product manufacturer after demonstrating that plaintiff’s failure to conduct adequate investigation precluded its ability to satisfy its burden on causation

Publications

• A Brief Overview of Massachusetts Chapter 93A

• Attorney-Client Relationships In The Metaverse

Previous Publications

• Ciardi v. F. Hoffman-La Roche, Ltd: Indirect Purchaser Actions Under G.L. c. 93A, §9, Antitrust Essentials for Small and Midsize Businesses and Their Lawyers, MCLE, 2002 (Co-Author with Richard J. Yurko, Esq.)
• Panel Chair, “How to Read a Financial Statement,” Massachusetts Bar Association., 2005
• Nondisclosure of suits, causes of action in bankruptcy petitions, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, July 27, 2009
• The Abolition of the “Natural” Accumulation Defense in Snow and Ice Case: an overview of Papadopoulos v. Target, Boston Bar Journal, Winter 2011
• Settlement Agreements in Commerical Disputes: Negotiating, Drafting and Enforcement, Chapters 2 and 7, 2013 ed. (Updating Co-Author with Sanford F. Remz, Esq.)
• Law Day in the Schools 2013, Boston Bar Association public interest program (author of middle and high school teaching models on Gender Equality and the Law; presented topic to participants in program)
• Monitoring Monitoring: Second Circuit Provides an Overview of Issues Related to Tort Claims for Medical Monitoring of Potential Future Medical Conditions, DRI, Life Health and Disability News, Vol. 24, Issue 3, August 29, 2013
• CLE Instructor: Civil Litigation: An Introduction to the Basics, the Rules and Quirks of Practice, September 2013
• Panel Presenter, “Practicing with Professionalism”, Boston Bar Association, February 5, 2016
• Protection from Misrepresentation Claims With Merger Clauses in Leases, New England Real Estate Journal, April 15, 2016
• Dischargeability of Students’ Financial Obligations: Student Loans Versus Student Tuition Account Debts, Vol. 31, Issue 3, Journal of University and College Law, Notre Dame Law School
• A Practical Overview of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 123A: Care, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Sexually Dangerous Persons, published in Volume 24, Issue 1, Western New England Law Review (article cited in decision by Massachusetts Appeals Court) (Co-Author with John Kavanagh, Jr., Esq.)
• Moderator and Presenter: Practicing with Professionalism (required course for bar admission)