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Business mixed with pleasure at annual bar association event
The Hampden County Bar Association held its annual meeting, vendor show and dinner on Aug. 12 at the Springfield Sheraton Hotel. Among the highlights: Joseph M. Pacella was sworn in […]
New associations
Five attorneys from employment boutique Bello Welsh have joined the Boston office of Armstrong Teasdale in the wake of Bello Welsh’s dissolution after 18 years in business. Partners Justin Engel, […]
Professional groups
Sophia Hall, a supervising attorney at Lawyers for Civil Rights and a longtime advocate for the HIV/AIDS community, has been elected to the board of directors at Community Servings, a […]
Speakers
David I. Brody, a lawyer at Sherin & Lodgen in Boston, presented at the Association of American Law Schools’ Clinicians of Color Racial Justice Workshop, “Risk Mitigation & Best Practices […]
Obituaries
Paul A. Gargano died on July 23 in West Hyannisport. He decided at the age of 6 that he wanted to become a lawyer, a goal he accomplished after graduating […]
Obituaries
Boston lawyer Christopher P. Kauders died on July 31 of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He was 65. Born in Salem, Kauders was the youngest son of Czech immigrants who escaped the Nazi […]
Professional groups
Walter Prince of Prince Lobel in Boston was sworn in as a member of the board of trustees of Bridgewater State University. He was appointed by Gov. Charlie Baker.
Honors
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Juvenile Court Chief Justice Amy Nechtem the 2021 Children’s Bureau Champion Award on July 28. The […]
New associations
Jennifer Grace Miller has joined Hemenway & Barnes in Boston as counsel and co-chair of the government and election law practice. She was chief legal counsel for the Massachusetts Senate. […]
New associations
Timothy J. Spiegel has joined Davis Malm in Boston as a corporate associate. Michael W. Hardgrove has joined McDermott, Will & Emery in Boston as a tax partner. He previously […]
Professional groups
The ACLU of Massachusetts and ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts have announced the following new directors: Naomi Aberly, Kate Audette, Niko Bowie, Dan Goldberg, Holly Gunner, retired Supreme Judicial Court Justice […]
Speakers
Gavriela M. Bogin-Farber, a lawyer at Sherin & Lodgen in Boston, presented at the MCLE webinar “Legal Issues in Returning to the Office in the Post-Pandemic World,” on June 14.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Injury during baby’s adenoidectomy leads to stroke
- Construction worker’s hand caught in cement mixer
- Worker trapped in freezer, dies during steam cleaning
- Pedestrian, 69, hit by motor vehicle while in crosswalk
- Four-vehicle pileup leaves driver with spinal cord injury
- Nursing home staff blamed for kidney-failure death
- Pharmacy’s late delivery blamed for patient’s death
- Man, 25, drowns after swimming lesson at fitness club
Opinion Digests
- Jurisdiction – Forum selection clause – Non-signatory
- Criminal – Responsibility
- Attorneys – Lien
- Landlord and tenant – Default judgment
- Zoning – Constructive grant – Comprehensive permit
- Fraud – False Claims Act – Settlement share
- Civil practice – Discovery – Cybersecurity
