Alexis joined Conn Kavanaugh’s litigation department in 2011 following her graduation from Suffolk University Law School. Her primary focus was on complex insurance coverage matters. She represented and advised insurers in cases involving bad faith claims and high-exposure losses in state and federal courts across the country. She also has extensive experience defending health care professionals in high-stakes personal injury litigation, representing businesses and owners in complex business litigation, and advising and litigating employment matters. She has represented clients in state and federal courts and before regulatory bodies.

Alexis worked with her clients to achieve their goals. When litigation could not be avoided, she leveraged her insight into trial judges which she gathered while interning with the Honorable Timothy S. Hillman of the United States Court for the District of Massachusetts and with the Justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court sitting at Suffolk County.

She brings this experience to her work with associates both formally and informally, helping them develop into Conn Kavanaugh-caliber lawyers who provide excellent legal services.

Alexis is an active member of the Boston Bar Association and Boston Bar Foundation and has served on several of its substantive law and fundraising committees. She currently co-chairs the steering committee for the Business and Commercial Litigation Section. She was selected to be a member of the 14^th class of the BBA’s Public Interest Leadership Program, a program designed to provide intensive leadership and professional development training.

Alexis is dedicated to health care access and brain tumor research. She has provided pro bono services to Health Law Advocates, a public interest law firm whose mission is to offer pro bono legal representation to Massachusetts residents who are experiencing difficulty accessing or paying for needed medical services. She also has volunteered with the National Brain Tumor Society.

While not at work, Alexis enjoys listening to audiobooks about historical figures while walking her miniature poodle (appropriately named Barrister).

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Since entering private practice, Glen has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts concerning litigation of commercial disputes, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, employment harassment matters, and attorney discipline and professional malpractice cases.

Glen’s probate practice focuses on representing beneficiaries and fiduciaries in emotionally charged and technically complex disputes. Leveraging his deep experience in state and federal courts, he handles will contests, trust petitions, asset disputes, and fiduciary mismanagement claims. As a former prosecutor, Glen brings unique trial-readiness to contested probate matters where witness credibility and undue influence are paramount. Glen frequently collaborates with estate planning counsel to provide litigation support when administration becomes contested.

Glen also maintains an active criminal defense practice rooted in his experience as a former Assistant District Attorney for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Berkshire and Suffolk counties. In those roles, he tried more than a dozen cases to verdict before a jury and nearly twice that number before a single judge. Glen represents individuals in white-collar government investigations on both the state and federal levels. Glen is exceptionally skilled at handling misdemeanors including assault and battery, domestic disputes and OUIs offenses. Following the successful dismissal of state criminal matters, Glen routinely assists clients with the sealing of records.

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While his first instinct is to fight hard for the client, Chris understands the value of a dollar and seeks opportunities to resolve matters quickly and efficiently. His comprehensive approach and strategic thinking make him a formidable advocate for his clients, ensuring that their interests are effectively advanced in both litigation and alternative dispute resolution.

Chris has been named a “Go-To Lawyer” for construction by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, a “Top Lawyer” in construction by Boston Magazine, and a Super Lawyers Rising Star, a designation awarded based on peer recognition and professional achievement. He is on the steering committee for the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) Construction Law Committee and serves on the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association (MDLA).

A veteran litigator, Chris regularly appears in trial courts across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire and has significant experience practicing before the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Supreme Judicial Court, and the First Circuit Court of Appeals. 

Chris graduated summa cum laude from Suffolk University Law School, where he served as an editor of the Suffolk University Law Review and was the winner of the Tom C. Clark Appellate Advocacy Competition.

Chris lives in Westford with his wife, two daughters, and golden retriever, George. He is a Boston sports enthusiast and enjoys staying active running, biking, and working around the house and yard, and coaching his daughters’ athletic teams.

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As Co-Chair of the firm’s White Collar and Regulatory Practice Group, Carol handles all stages of critical, sensitive matters. She provides clients with first-hand, invaluable insight into how the government prioritizes, investigates, and resolves high-stakes criminal and regulatory matters, whether at the state or federal level. Carol’s practice spans internal investigations, responding to grand jury and regulatory subpoenas, and defending against criminal indictments and complaints, culminating in complex jury trials and appeals. Carol has more than three decades of successful trial work, ensuring her clients are strategically protected against liability in all types of civil and criminal proceedings.

Prior to joining the firm as a white-collar defense attorney, Carol dedicated fourteen years to public service as a prosecutor, first as an Assistant District Attorney, and then as Chief of the Economic Crimes Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, where she concentrated in white collar crime and public corruption. There, she prosecuted hundreds of financial crime and public corruption cases, including some of the largest cases ever indicted on behalf of the Commonwealth. She leverages this experience to now inform her defense work with first-hand knowledge about how the government prioritizes, investigates, and resolves high stakes criminal and regulation matters involving both individuals and State and Federal corporations. Her deep background as a prosecutor and her current civil and criminal defense work give her perspective from all angles, whether she is conducting internal investigations for her clients, or preventing, mitigating, and defending them against liability in all types of civil and criminal matters.

A highly respected leader in the legal community, Carol currently serves as Vice-Chair on the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC), an appointment by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. She is serving a three-year SJC appointment to the IOLTA Committee and is an ABA House of Delegates Representative appointed by the Boston Bar Association. Carol is a past President of the BBA (2016-2017) and has held numerous other leadership positions, including past Chair of the Joint Bar Committee on Judicial Appointments and former Vice-Chair for the White Collar Defense and Investigations Committee for the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC). She has served on several Legislative Commissions, including as a Commissioner on the Legislative Commission to Study Civil Asset Forfeiture laws, where she has testified before the state legislature. She also served on the Commission to Study Compensation of Assistant District Attorneys and Public Defenders. Carol has been honored by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as a Top Woman of Law in 2012, a Circle of Excellence honoree in 2017, and she was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2023. She has also served on the Board of Editors of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly since 2019.

Carol has been selected for inclusion in the 2016–2025 editions of Best Lawyers in America® and has been recognized as one of the Top Lawyers in New England for white-collar defense, as one of the top Fifty Women Lawyers in Massachusetts, and as a “Massachusetts SuperLawyer”—as published by Law & Politics, Boston Magazine, and Thomson Reuters—every year since its inception in 2004. Carol has also received an AV Peer Review Rating–the highest rating–in the Martindale-Hubbell Lawyers Directory. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder and Suffolk University Law School.

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Mike regularly defends attorneys and other professionals in malpractice actions and disciplinary proceedings. He also advises lawyers and law firms on risk management issues. His business litigation practice includes contract disputes, shareholder and partnership conflicts, and insurance coverage matters. He also has considerable experience litigating employment discrimination and retaliation claims, unfair competition disputes, and wage/hour matters.

Mike works with clients in a range of industries including insurance, education, real estate, and professional services. He has particular experience representing clients in the alcoholic beverages industry in franchise litigation, regulatory investigations, licensing, and distribution matters. No matter the industry, Mike enjoys serving as an advisor to his clients on a broad range of legal matters impacting their businesses.

An experienced courtroom advocate, Mike has successfully tried cases before judges and juries and has argued appeals before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He also appears regularly before state administrative agencies including the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.

At Conn Kavanaugh, Mike is a member of the firm’s Management Committee and serves as the firm’s Risk Management Partner and General Counsel.

Mike is an active member of the Boston Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, and the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC). He is currently the Chair of the IADC’s Professional Liability Committee and also serves as the Co-Chair of the Ethics Section of the Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts. He previously served as a hearing officer for the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers. He speaks and writes regularly on legal topics, including on what lawsuit pleadings tell us about life in a rock band.

Outside of work, Mike is active in his community. He currently serves as the Chair of the City of Newton Zoning Board of Appeals and is a long-time member of the board. He is also the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Newton Cemetery & Arboretum. He enjoys spending time with his family, running, and playing guitar.

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Bob Rosenthal demonstrated early on the keen intelligence for which he became known and which characterized the 45 years’ worth of business transactions he guided with depth and expertise for his clients. A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, Bob developed deep and trusting relationships with his clients who continuously sought his representation over the course of several decades. Not surprisingly, many of his clients became—and have remained—close friends with Bob.

Whether organizing corporations, LLCs, or partnerships, purchasing or selling businesses and real estate, or handling leasing and financing transactions, Bob always employed a creative, solutions-oriented approach to his clients’ sophisticated business transactions.

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As one of the region’s most experienced construction attorneys, Jim represents public and private owners, general contractors, design professionals, developers, and subcontractors in complex disputes involving design defects, contract claims, project delays and personal injury. Leveraging his four decades of litigation experience, Jim has expanded his practice to serve as a neutral mediator and arbitrator, helping parties resolve a wide array of construction, business, personal injury, and professional liability matters practically and efficiently.

Jim believes that effective representation requires communication with clients, judges, and juries using plain English. He makes these connections to ensure that his clients understand their legal outlook in a practical manner and that their interests are advanced in the most efficiently manner possible. Acting as mediator, his communication skills, and calming presence enable Jim to gain trust and facilitate meaningful, lasting problem-solving.

Jim’s exceptional ability and dedication have earned him consistent, high-level recognition across the legal community. Notably, he was named Best Lawyers in America® 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Construction in Boston and is Ranked in Chambers USA 2025 (Band 3) for Construction in Massachusetts. Since 2018, he has been consistently recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Construction Law Litigation and Mediation. He has been selected as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer every year since 2004, including multiple times for the “Top 100” list.

Outside the firm, Jim enjoys his family first, starting with his two adult sons, Cameron and Jordan. During the summer months, he takes regular trips to the family cottage in “Waikiki” Wareham. In the colder months, Jim loves making home-cooked meals (with a glass of red wine at the ready) and regular gatherings around the big TV for Patriots games.

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Christina Pashou is a Boston-based Family Law Partner and trial attorney who guides clients through some of life’s most delicate transitions with clarity, compassion, and strategic precision. She represents individuals in divorce, custody disputes, and complex domestic relations matters, offering a balanced approach grounded in emotional intelligence and foresight.

Christina is attuned to the fragile dynamics that define family law. She diffuses conflict, advocates for stability, and steers clients toward solutions that support both their long-term financial interests and personal well-being. Her analytical rigor is especially valued in asset division matters involving complex financial structures, where she collaborates with forensic and valuation experts to safeguard long-term security. As a committed educator, she ensures clients feel supported, informed, and confident in the decisions shaping their next chapter.

Her work has earned wide recognition, including being named one of the Women’s Bar Association’s Emerging Women Leaders in the Law for 2025, as well as repeated honors as a Massachusetts “Rising Star,” a Top Lawyer by Boston Magazine, and a Best Lawyers® in America: Ones to Watch honoree. She has also served as President of the Hellenic Bar Association and is active in several major bar organizations.

When she’s not providing passionate advocacy, you can find her with family or running, a proud Boston Marathon runner, she brings that same endurance and discipline to every case she handles.

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Kate’s practice spans employment law, professional liability, and insurance coverage. As an advisor with a robust background in litigation, Kate adeptly represents employers in lawsuits involving discrimination, sexual harassment, and wage and hour claims. She also provides counsel on workplace issues, helping clients develop policies and strategies to minimize litigation risks. She collaborates with them to craft policies, draft contracts, and respond to employee relations issues, all with an eye to mitigate risk and keep their operations running smoothly. Kate also provides workplace trainings on a variety of topics.

Kate understands that businesses come in all shapes and sizes. Her dual experience in representing both employers and individual clients gives her a unique perspective that enhances her ability to negotiate and advise on employment, severance, and restrictive covenant agreements. This dual capability is both rare and beneficial, enabling her to understand and manage the complexities from both sides of the legal spectrum. Examples of her clients are a local family business with fewer than 20 employees, a retail chain with stores in multiple states, and a 24-hour manufacturing facility with dozens of on-site workers. She often steps in as a critical resource for companies that don’t have a dedicated HR department or person. Kate enjoys learning the operations behind-the-scenes of her clients’ businesses as she develops long-term and trusted relationships with them as an advisor.  She knows that every business is different, and that having a legal resource who not only knows the law, but understands each client’s business, can be a tremendous asset. Ultimately, she recognizes that employers want to focus on running and growing their businesses, not their legal woes. Kate proactively helps clients so that they can do just that.

In addition to her management-side practice, Kate also regularly represents individuals in the negotiation of employment contracts and severance packages and advises individuals seeking guidance on their rights and obligations related to restrictive covenants (e.g., non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure agreements).  Early in her legal career, Kate primarily represented plaintiffs in motor vehicle, general liability, workers’ compensation, product liability, nursing home negligence, and medical malpractice claims. Her experience representing plaintiffs and defendants has given her a valuable perspective in her practice.

Recent trends in Kate’s practice involve advising and assisting clients with new immigration policies. These engagements include advising on the I-9 status of employees and defending subpoenas, audits and raids from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). As outside employment counsel for many clients, Kate prides herself on staying abreast with the latest developments in law and policy and helping her clients navigate these legal shifts.

Throughout her career, Kate has represented clients in various Massachusetts trial courts (including District, Superior, and Probate and Family) and the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She has also represented clients at various administrative agencies, including the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA), the Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA), as well as multiple Massachusetts professional licensure boards.

Kate is a proud graduate of Wellesley College and the evening division of Suffolk University Law School. Outside of her legal practice, she keeps busy with her husband and two children, spends as much time as she can with her family and friends, and tries to squeeze in a game of pick-up softball every once in a while.

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Beth focuses her practice on employment law and employment litigation, representing management clients and executives; business litigation; and alcoholic beverages franchise litigation and licensing.  She has extensive litigation experience in state and federal courts, and before administrative agencies (MCAD and EEOC) defending employers in all aspects of employment-related matters, including wage and hour, discrimination, and unlawful termination claims. She advises employers on issues involving best employment practices and procedures, as well as state and federal employment laws and regulations that impact the workplace including the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and numerous other state and federal laws. Beth also prepares employment policies for employers and conducts training for management and human resources personnel. In addition, she advises and negotiates on behalf of her clients, employers and executives alike, in the area of employment, severance, non-competition, non-solicitation, and change in control agreements.

Beth has written and lectured extensively on a variety of employment subjects, including as a chapter author of the MCLE Publication “Massachusetts Employment Law;” a faculty member of annual MCLE employment discrimination seminars; and author of “The Law At Work,” published in Cape Business Magazine and Plymouth County Magazine.

Beth’s business litigation practice involves general civil litigation of commercial and business disputes in court, arbitration, and mediation forums. Her alcoholic beverages practice involves the representation of wholesalers, importers, and manufacturers in franchise litigation before administrative agencies and trial and appellate courts and the representation of clients seeking alcoholic beverage licenses.

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