Client Work

• Representation of a real estate developer in a three-week trial that resulted in a $4.4 million judgment in favor of the client.
• Representation of a major national retailer in a three week trial in the BLS involving a claim by the retailer that it was due a recovery of several million dollars as the result of tax overcharges.
• Representation of a real estate developer in a two week bench trial against his investors who refused to continue to fund a development project resulting in the failure of the project.
• Representation of an automobile manufacturer in a three week trial in Vermont federal court involving a claim that the defective design of the vehicle had caused the plaintiff to suffer catastrophic injuries in a rollover accident.
• Representation of a real estate developer in a dispute with his general contractor regarding the terms of the development contract.
• Representation of the director of a closely held corporation on claims that the director had breached his fiduciary duties to the corporation in connection with a dispute with a related company.
• Representation of the shareholder of a closely held corporation arising out of a dispute regarding another shareholder’s actions in preventing a development project from moving forward.
• Representation of a gas valve supplier in a product liability action arising out of the death of the resident in an apartment building due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Representation of a compressor manufacturer in a claim arising out of the alleged failure of a compressor used in a freezer storing biological samples valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars and in a related claim seeking indemnification from the freezer manufacturer.
• Representation of an international supplier of custom blinds in a contract dispute with the general contractor over the supply and installation of custom blinds in a major museum.
• Representation of an investment company in a dispute involving a fee owed for the brokerage of interests in certain life insurance policies.

Memberships

• Boston Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute

Publications, Presentations & Recognitions

Publications

• Co-Author, “The Solvent-Debtor Exception Is Given New Life," ABI Journal, January 2022. This article was selected for inclusion in Best of ABI 2022: The Year in Business Bankruptcy.

Recognitions

• The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers (2021-2024)