PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS Litigation

If your case is to be litigated, I can handle all aspects, from bringing or answering a complaint and counterclaims, to handling motion practice and conducting discovery, to drafting and arguing dispositive motions, to preparing and trying your case, to arguing post-trial motions.  There are many ways to handle a matter.  Some attorneys and law firms employ a scorched earth approach, others believe that no rock should remain unturned.  Both of these approaches can have their merits in particular situations; however, both are extremely costly and inefficient ways to litigate a case.  I bring judgment to a matter.  That does not mean I won't act zealously on your behalf but it does mean that I won't act mindlessly and without a particular purpose.

I am well-versed in appellate practice.  Whether or not I handled the case in the trial court, I can take on your appeal.  I am familiar with appellate practice and procedures and I know how to craft a brief.  I have handled matters before single justices as well as full panels of appellate courts.  And, I have been fortunate to have been involved in the rare instance where a single justice has reported an interlocutory appeal to a full appellate bench.  I have argued cases of first impression before the Supreme Judicial Court and I have argued a case in the First Circuit where former Supreme Court Justice Souter was on the panel.  From this experience, I have learned how important it is to simplify and distill issues so that they can be explained quickly and concisely.  And, I have learned that your lawyer needs to know the record cold in order to always answer the judge's specific question.

OTHER FORUMS:

Persuasion and advocacy is necessary in other forums as well.  Whether you are before a local zoning board, a state or federal administrative agency, or an industry-related organization like FINRA, I can help.  The key for working within these venues is to be well-prepared on the facts, to be able to educate on the law, and to be respectful of their particular procedures.