Events

Public Construction Reform-One Year Later

James B. Peloquin recently spoke at the Massachusetts Bar Association seminar on Public Construction Reform-One Year Later. The seminar focused on sweeping legislative changes in July 2004, and their ongoing impact in the public construction sector. The discussion included curative legislation presently pending in order to correct and/or further amend the reform act of Chapter 193. […]

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Disciplinary Matters At The Board of Bar Overseers: From Initial Grievance to Final Disposition

Thomas E. Peisch spoke at a Boston Bar Association CLE titled “Disciplinary Matters At The Board of Bar Overseers: From Initial Grievance to Final Disposition.” Mr. Peisch is the immediate past Vice-Chair of the Board of Bar Overseers, and formerly served as a BBO Hearing Officer. Erin K. Higgins served as the program chair and as moderator during […]

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Taking Deposition Workshops – MCLE

James Gray Wagner, Constance McGrane, and Ronald Jacobs acted as Panelists and Faculty Critics in the MCLE seminar, Taking Deposition Workshops, coaching, and evaluating the deposition techniques of participating lawyers.

Firm and Credible Trial Dates

At the Boston Bar Association’s Ninth Annual Bench Meets Bar Conference, Thomas E. Peisch participated in a panel discussion titled “Firm and Credible Trial Dates.” The panel, which consisted of five Superior Court Judges and two attorneys, addressed a new initiative to improve the predictability of trial dates in the Superior Courts in an effort to reduce […]

George M. Ford Moderates Annual Family Court Judicial Forum

George M. Ford of Conn Kavanaugh’s Family Law Practice Group moderated the annual Family Court Judicial Forum sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE). This year marks Ford’s 27th year as moderator of the Forum. Ford designs hypothetical fact patterns which are analyzed and discussed by a panel of Probate and Family Court Justices. The process enables […]

Complying With the New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What Employers Need to Know

Conn Kavanaugh was the host of the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association’s brown bag lunch program “Complying with the New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What Employers Need to Know,” which was held on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at 12:30 pm. The program, presented by MassDLA’s Employment Law Committee, addressed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) that […]

AG Employment Law and Your Farm

Mary ‘Beth’ O’Neal presented in the webinar “Ag Employment Law and Your Farm” which was hosted by the Beginning Farmer Network of Massachusetts on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Beth was joined by New Entry Sustainable Farming Project and the Conservation Law Foundation to present key topics that come up on the farm and provided attendees with […]

Employers & Employees Behaving Badly: Claims, Trends & Savvy Strategies

Mary ‘Beth’ E. O’Neal chaired the event “Employers & Employees Behaving Badly: Claims, Trends & Savvy Strategies,” which was held by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, New England on Thursday, April 5, 2018. This program addressed the issues facing employers and employees dealing with bad behavior by the other party — and recognizing bad behavior in themselves. […]

BBA Law Day in the Schools 2018

On Friday, May 18, Alexis P. Theriault and Michael J. Rossi participated in Law Day in the Schools through the Boston Bar Association. They volunteered to teach a 3rd-grade class about the American legal system at Sam Adams Elementary School in East Boston, MA. As a sponsor firm of the BBA, Conn Kavanaugh has regularly participated in the […]