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Attorneys Take ‘Rare’ Step, Disavow Client’s Testimony

Erin K. Higgins was quoted in the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article “Attorneys take ‘rare’ step, disavow client’s testimony,” which was published on January 10, 2019. The article discusses an example of lawyers upholding their obligations under Rule 3.3(a)(3) of the Rules of Professional Conduct invoked in an appeal over child care license. To read the full article, […]

SJC Says Spouses Are Entitled to Part of Significant Other’s Estate When They Are Left Out of Will

Sheila B. Giglio was quoted in the article “SJC says spouses are entitled to part of significant other’s estate when they are left out of will,” which was published by the Boston Globe on January 9, 2019. The article covers a recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling entitling spouses to one-third of their deceased spouse’s estate — […]

Conn Kavanaugh Announces Glen A. Tagliamonte’s Promotion to Senior Counsel

Conn Kavanaugh is pleased to announce that Glen A. Tagliamonte has been promoted from Associate to Senior Counsel. Since joining the firm in 2012, Glen has maintained a broad litigation practice including commercial litigation, professional liability, and criminal defense. He will continue to expand his practice in the firm’s litigation department. Glen is a talented […]

Top Five Employment Law Blog Posts from 2018

Check out our top five employment law blog posts of 2018 from our Massachusetts Employment & Business Litigation Resource: NLRB Issues Guidance on New Employer-Friendly Standard for Handbook Rules  In early June, the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) issued Guidance on Handbook Rules Post-Boeing regarding how regional offices should apply its new standard for analyzing […]

Conn Kavanaugh Welcomes Christina Pashou to the Firm

Conn Kavanaugh is pleased to welcome Christina Pashou to the firm. She is an associate in the Family Law department where she will focus her practice on all aspects of family law including divorce, paternity actions, child custody, spousal and child support, highly contested cases involving custody evaluations, and other related issues involving family law matters. She concentrates […]

Home Ownership Myths

Download PDF While the winter and holiday season may not be a busy time for the housing market, it is a good time for homeowners to pause and reflect how owning a home might affect their tax and estate planning situation. For many, a house is the most valuable and most important asset they own, […]

Alexis Theriault Reflects on Experience with All Rise Event

Last Thursday evening I joined distinguished members of the Massachusetts judiciary and bar and Suffolk University Law School alumnae on a panel to discuss our professional experiences as part of the Law School’s “All Rise: Uniting to Advance Women and the Future of Law” event. Seated next to the Hon. Elspeth B. Cypher, Associate Justice of […]

Kurt Fliegauf and Catherine DiVita Admitted to Mohegan Gaming Disputes Court

Kurt B. Fliegauf and Catherine M. Divita were sworn into the Mohegan Gaming Disputes Court on Thursday, November 8, 2018. The Gaming Disputes Court is part of the Mohegan Tribal Government, which allows the Mohegan Tribe to have its own governmental structure and the power to govern itself within guidelines set by the U.S. Constitution. The law of the Mohegan […]

Acting as Local Counsel: Ethical Issues and Words to the Wise

Thomas E. Peisch and Erin K. Higgins authored the article “Acting as Local Counsel: Ethical Issues and Words to the Wise,” which was published by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on November 1, 2018. The article provides an overview of ethical issues that must be considered and resolved before agreeing to act as local counsel and suggests common-sense steps that should be […]

Conn Kavanaugh Ranked In 2019 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”

Conn Kavanaugh received two national rankings and six metropolitan rankings, including five first-tier rankings in Boston, in the 2019 U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” Each year, U.S. News – Best Lawyers releases an online publication listing all of the rankings in all tiers. The first-tier national and metropolitan rankings are also published in a standalone print edition of “Best Law […]