Please click on any of the following attorneys to read their bio's:

Bernard A. Dwork, Senior Trial Counsel: born 1927; admitted to bar, 1951, Massachusetts; admitted to U.S. Tax Court, 1979; Education: University of New Hampshire; Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1951); Tau Epsilon Rho; Director, Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Education Foundation, 1985; Member, Massachusetts Bar Association.

PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation; Environmental Law; Domestic Relations.

Mr. Dwork is the senior attorney in Barron & Stadfeld's litigation department. He has lectured at continuing legal education seminars and Boston area law schools, and has served on the Civil Procedure Committee for the Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations.

E-Mail: bad@barronstad.com

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Enid M. Starr

Enid M. Starr is a senior trial attorney with nearly forty years experience concentrating in medical malpractice and general civil litigation. Ms. Starr is very active in the community, including serving on the Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of the CBR Institute for Biomedical Research, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. She is legal counsel and a member of the Executive Committee for Temple Israel and has served as Vice President of the Executive Committee and Trustee of the Chestnut Hill School. She is a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for the Town of Brookline, Massachusetts. Enid also worked as Senior Trial Counsel Lecturer at the Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Program and served as faculty for the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Trial Advocacy Program.

PRACTICE AREAS
Litigation, Professional Malpractice; Personal Injury; Insurance; Zoning

ADMISSIONS
Massachusetts - 1967

EDUCATION
Radcliffe College - A.B., cum laude, 1951
Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration - Certificate of Completion, cum laude, 1952
Boston College - J.D., cum laude, 1967

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Zoning Board of Appeals, Brookline
• Lesley University, Board of Trustees
• Radcliffe Institute, Advisory Board
• Radcliffe Class Treasurer
• Radcliffe College Reunion Committee
• Harvard University Alumni Association, Director
• Harvard University Association of Secretaries and Treasurers: Executive Committee
• Temple Israel, Trustee; Executive Committee; and Legal Counsel
• Temple Israel, capital campaign committee Temple Israel, capital project steering committee (a 5 person committee that is overseeing a 17 million dollar renovation project)
• Center for Biomedical Research, Trustee; Executive Committee; Chair, Audit Committee; Nominating Committee; Research and Technology Committee
• Inn of Court, Member, Executive Committee
• Brimmer and May School, Board of Visitors
• Lecturer in Trial Advisory for Massachusetts Continuing Education

Phone: (617) 531-6579
E-Mail: ems@barronstad.com

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Thomas V. Bennett

Thomas V. Bennett, with over 35 years experience, is the most senior attorney in the real estate practice group. He concentrates his practice in business, real estate, banking and commercial finance while overseeing the firm's transactional practice. Mr. Bennett has published numerous articles on matters concerning real estate and business — click here to read his articles. He is the past president of the Waterville Acres Condominium Association, a Trustee of the Clippership Cove Condominium Association, and a former Director of the Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE). He administers the SBANE Legal Hotline, a free legal service provided by Barron and Stadfeld to SBANE members.

REPRESENTATIVE TRANSACTIONS

• Represented a bank lending $9.8M for infrastructure.
• Represented an individual in the sale of neighborhood retail business.
• Represented a client who entered into a purchase and sale agreement to buy a tract of land, obtained zoning to develop it, swapped that parcel for another parcel of land in a different city, assisted him in obtaining zoning relief, represented him on the construction financing, created the condominium and represented him on the sale of 48 units.
• Represented a bank lending $6.3M revolving construction loan to a developer of 151 age-restricted condominium units.
• Representing a manufacturing company in the financing of its assets and building.
• Issuance of approximately thirty title insurance commitments per month for a commercial lending client.

PRACTICE AREAS
Commercial and Residential Real Estate
Land Use
Finance
Business

ADMISSIONS
Massachusetts - 1969

EDUCATION
Boston College - B.S., 1966
Boston College - J.D., 1969

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & MEMBERSHIPS
Smaller Business Association of New England, Member (former Director)
Real Estate Bar Association, Member
Massachusetts Bar Association, Member - Real Estate and General Business sections

PUBLICATIONS
“The Legal Audit” New England Real Estate Journal, April 21 - 27, 2006
“New regulations put greater restrictions on ‘spam’ e-mail” Section Review of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Vol. 7 No. 2 2005
“Reevaluating Homestead Exemptions Under New Limits, Interpretations” Banker & Tradesman, November 15, 2004
"Privacy Rights" Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, March 19, 2007

E-Mail: tvb@barronstad.com

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Edward E. Kelly

Edward E. Kelly concentrates in medical malpractice and personal injury litigation. He also serves as personal counsel in professional licensure cases. Mr. Kelly is a guest lecturer for the Massachusetts Association of Trial Attorneys and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA). From 1975-1977, he served as assistant editor for the ATLA Reporter. His pro bono work includes the Volunteer Lawyers Project. Mr. Kelly is a 2006 Massachusetts Super Lawyer - a designation given to only the top 5% of lawyers in Massachusetts as selected by their peers.

REPRESENTATIVE VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS
$4M settlement for emergency room misdiagnosis resulting in spinal cord injury
$2.5M settlement for negligent circumcision
$1.5M settlement for foot amputation due to medical negligence
$1.1M settlement for trauma to retarded child resulting in spinal cord injury
$975K settlement for back injury in car accident

PRACTICE AREAS
Litigation
Personal Injury
Professional Malpractice

ADMISSIONS
Massachusetts - 1977
U.S. Supreme Court - 1980

EDUCATION
University of Massachusetts at Amherst - B.A., 1970
Suffolk University - J.D., cum laude, 1976

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & MEMBERSHIPS
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Boston Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
Massachusetts Bar Association, Co-Chairman – Trial Practice and Procedures Committee, 1991-1992
Massachusetts Bar Foundation, Fellow
Ted has run 18 Boston Marathons (29 marathons overall).

Phone: (617) 531-6560
E-Mail: eek@barronstad.com

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Kevin F. Moloney

Kevin F. Moloney, Shareholder: born 1940; admitted to bar, 1967, Massachusetts; Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1963); Boston College (J.D., 1966); admitted to United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, and United States State Court of Appeals for the First Circuit; Author, "Competitive Bidding and Requirements for Public Contracts - The State of the Law; Reform Legislation", Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute, September, 1980; Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Boston, Chief Contracts Division (1968-1977) and First Assistant Corporation Counsel (1977-1979), Trustee, the Eliot School, 1985 - present., Treasurer, 1985-1999, President, 2000 - present.

PRACTICE AREAS: Complex Litigation; Business Torts; Banking and Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation and Land Use Matters.

Mr. Moloney concentrates in complex civil litigation, business torts, banking, commercial and real estate litigation and land use matters. He served as President of the Board of Trustees of the Boston Public Library (1984-1992), and as Chair of the Jamaica Plain (Boston) Neighborhood Council (1994-1999).

E-Mail: kfm@barronstad.com

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David P. Dwork

Mr. Dwork concentrates in personal injury and civil and commercial litigation. He is a former Assistant District Attorney for Middlesex County, Massachusetts and is a past President of the Massachusetts Brain Injury Association. Mr. Dwork has published numerous articles and is an accomplished lecturer on civil litigation matters, particularly traumatic brain injury. To view some of the articles written by Mr. Dwork, please visit our Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group web site at www.bostonheadinjurylawyer.com

REPRESENTATIVE VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS
$4 million settlement for infant born with cerebral palsy
$1.5 million settlement in a premises liability care
$825,000 settlement in wrongful death case
$500,000 settlement in "mild" traumatic brain injury from fall in playground
$500,000 recovery to plaintiff hit by falling acoustical ceiling tile
$475,000 recovery in negligence/assault and battery/aiding and abetting case
$395,000 settlement from retail establishment that used valet service

PRACTICE AREAS
Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation.

ADMISSIONS
Massachusetts - 1977

EDUCATION
State University of New York at Stony Brook - B.A., 1973
Boston University - J.D., magna cum laude, 1977

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & MEMBERSHIPS
National and Massachusetts Brain Injury Associations, Member (former President of the Massachusetts Brain Injury Association)
American Trial Lawyers Association, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Board of Governors,

PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• How to Litigate Your First Civil Trial in Massachusetts
  National Business Institute, June 18, 2004
• Damages in Massachusetts Civil Trial Practice
  David Dwork, October 29, 2002
• Trying the Soft Tissue Injury Case in Massachusetts
  One Day Seminar providing an in-depth review of the issues and successful techniques involved in soft tissue injury cases, December 17, 2001
• Preparation and Trial of the Traumatic Brain Injury Case
  Lorman Education Services, December 12, 1997
• Premises Liability: Preparation and Trial of a Difficult Case in Massachusetts
  National Business Institute, October 28, 1998
• Proving and Disputing Damages in Massachusetts
  National Business Institute, June 25, 1996
• Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Massachusetts
  National Business Institute, November 30, 1994
• Trying the Auto Accident Case
  National Education Network, February 18, 1994

Phone: (617) 531-6580
E-Mail: dpd@barronstad.com

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Joseph G. Butler

Joseph Butler is the head of Barron & Stadfeld, P.C.'s Bankruptcy Department. He has been a Chapter 7 Trustee in Massachusetts since 1987 and has served as trustee in thousands of cases. Mr. Butler has also been appointed as a Chapter 11 trustee in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island and has served as a receiver in Massachusetts. In addition, Mr. Butler has represented both creditors and debtors in cases in the bankruptcy courts and in out of court negotiations and "workouts". He has experience in reorganizing and liquidating businesses in the health care industry, high-tech, real estate, manufacturing, hotels and restaurants. He served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Paul W. Glennon, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Massachusetts from 1985 to 1986. Joe Butler is a 2006 Super Lawyer - a designation given to only the top 5% of lawyers in Massachusetts, as selected by their peers.

REPRESENTATIVE TRANSACTION
Served as Chapter 11 Trustee of Bay State Paper Company, obtained confirmation of Chapter 11 plan, liquidated real and personal property in excess of $4.5 million

PRACTICE AREAS
Bankruptcy; Loan Workouts; Debtor-Creditor; Foreclosure; Real Estate

ADMISSIONS
Massachusetts - 1985
Maryland - 1985
Rhode Island - 1995

EDUCATION
Loyola College - B.A., cum laude, 1981
Boston College - J.D., cum laude, 1984

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & MEMBERSHIPS
Boston Bar Association, Member, Bankruptcy and Business Law sections
Maryland and Rhode Island Bar Associations, Member
Massachusetts Bar Association, Member, Business Law section
Smaller Business Association of New England
United States Bankruptcy Court Trustee Panel, Member, 1987 - present

PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
“Reevaluating Homestead Exemptions Under New Limits, Interpretations”
Banker & Tradesman, November 15, 2004

Phone: (617) 531-6558
E-Mail: jgb@barronstad.com

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Kerry Paul Choi

Kerry Paul Choi concentrates his practice in civil litigation, product liability and medical malpractice. In his 30+ years practicing law, he has successfully handled numerous complex tort cases. Mr. Choi is a faculty member for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)/New England Law Institute Trial Advocacy Institute, an Adjunct Professor in Advanced Torts at Suffolk University Law School and is a frequent lecturer for MCLE and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys. He is a 2006 Super Lawyer, a designation given to only the top 5% of lawyers in Massachusetts as selected by their peers.

REPRESENTATIVE VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS

• $8 M judgment following jury verdict, infant car seat design
• $430,000 jury verdict for auto accident resulting in a wrist injury where the defendant driver, though considered an “independent contractor”, was found to be an employee of the company for which he was driving.
• $470,000 jury verdict, surgical malpractice
• $500,000 jury verdict, truck bumper design, resulting in back injury
• $6.6M settlement, medical malpractice
• $1,9M settlement, construction site explosion, resulting in burns

PRACTICE AREAS
Civil Litigation
Product Liability
Medical Malpractice

ADMISSIONS
Massachusetts - 1974
U.S. District Court for Massachusetts - 1975
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit - 1978

EDUCATION
Boston University - B.A., 1971 cum laude; J.D., 1974

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & MEMBERSHIPS
American Association for Justice, Member
Massachusetts Bar Association, Member, Civil Litigation Section
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Member
National Asian-Pacific American Bar Association, Member

PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Faculty member for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)/New England Law Institute Trial Advocacy Institute
Adjunct Professor in Advanced Torts at Suffolk University Law School
Frequent lecturer for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys

Phone: (617) 531-6563
E-Mail: kpc@barronstad.com

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John K. Britt

John K. Britt, Shareholder: born 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts; 1978, United States District Court for Massachusetts; Education: St. Lawrence University (B.A., 1970); Suffolk University (J.D., 1977); Member, Massachusetts Bar Association; Boston Bar Association; Lowell Bar Association; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers.

PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial Litigation; Domestic Relations; Bankruptcy; Real Estate.

Mr. Britt concentrates his practice in business, real estate and domestic relations. Mr. Britt is an active member of several professional associations. He also serves as a conciliator in the Middlesex County Superior Court. jkb@barronstad.com

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Shawn P. O'Rourke

Shawn O'Rourke is the firm's managing shareholder and concentrates his practice in civil and business litigation. He has successfully tried and settled numerous complex cases involving construction and real estate litigation, business disputes, medical negligence, defective products, and liquor liability cases, among others. He volunteers as a conciliator in the Middlesex County Superior Court.

Mr. O'Rourke is a 2006 Massachusetts Super Lawyer, a designation given to only the top 5% of lawyers in Massachusetts as selected by their peers.

Shawn O'Rourke is very involved in Massachusetts' small business community. He serves as vice chair of the Board for the Smaller Business Association of New England. (SBANE). Mr. O'Rourke is also chair of SBANE's government affairs committee, where he works closely with legislators in developing new legislation to benefit the small business community.

REPRESENTATIVE VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS

$6.6 million Settlement for negligence in administering anesthesia, resulting in coma
$1.9 million in a construction negligence case
$650,000 in a medical negligence case resulting in a delayed diagnosis of breast cancer

PRACTICE AREAS
Business litigation
Real estate litigation
Medical negligence
Products liability
Liquor liability
Construction litigation
Liquor and entertainment licensing

ADMISSIONS
Massachusetts - 1992
U.S. District Court in Massachusetts - 1993
New Hampshire - 1994
U.S. District Court in New Hampshire - 1994
U.S. Supreme Court - 2000

EDUCATION
Stonehill College - B.A., cum laude, 1988
Suffolk University Law School - J.D., cum laude, 1992

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & MEMBERSHIPS

Smaller Business Association of New England, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors; Government Affairs Committee, Chair
Massachusetts Bar Associations, Member
New Hampshire Bar Association, Member
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Member
New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, Member
Catholic Lawyers Guild, Member

Phone: (617) 531-6583
E-Mail: spo@barronstad.com

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Kevin P. Scanlon

Kevin Scanlon is admitted to practice in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire and focuses his practice in business litigation, professional malpractice, personal injury, and probate litigation. Prior to joining Barron & Stadfeld, he served as a law clerk for the Justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court. While attending law school, he was the Editor-in-Chief of the New England Law Review.

PRACTICE AREAS
Business Litigation
Personal Injury
Probate Litigation
Professional Malpractice
Real Estate Litigation

ADMISSIONS
Massachusetts - 1993
New Hampshire - 1994

EDUCATION
Merrimack College (B.A., cum laude, 1986)
New England School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & MEMBERSHIPS
Wakefield Public Library, Trustee
Barry Price Center, Human Rights Committee Member
Showe Institute of Boston, Host Family
Smaller Business Association of New England, Member
Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
New Hampshire Bar Association, Member
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Member
Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts, Member

Phone: (617) 531-6566
E-Mail: kps@barronstad.com

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Roger T. Manwaring

Roger Manwaring focuses his work on legal research and writing. His work supports many of the cases - from real estate to tort litigation that the firm is working on. In addition, he offers his research and writing services for contract to other attorneys. Roger’s articles have appeared in the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Lawyers Weekly USA, and area Boston newspapers.

PRACTICE AREAS
Legal Research and Writing; Appellate; Litigation; Real Estate

ADMISSIONS
Massachusetts - 1986

EDUCATION
Brandeis University (B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1983)
Boston College (J.D., cum laude, 1986)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & MEMBERSHIPS
Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member
American Civil Liberties Union

PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
“A Guide to Researching Issues in Legal Ethics”
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, October 25, 2004

“Lexis and Westlaw: Recent Developments”
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, January 12, 2004 and Lawyers Weekly USA and other regional Lawyers Weekly’s, May 24, 2004

Former Legal Columnist for the Boston Courant (f/k/a Back Bay Courant)

Phone: (617) 531-6584
E-Mail: rtm@barronstad.com

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Nancie L. Edgren

Nancie Edgren practiced law in Boston for three years prior to joining the firm, concentrating primarily on civil matters in both the District and Superior Courts and domestic matters in the Probate Court, as well as handling residential real estate transactions. Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Edgren was employed as a Legislative Aide to State Representative Daniel E. Bosley. She now concentrates her practice in the areas of personal injury, civil litigation, employment and landlord/tenant law.

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• Representation of landlords and tenants in landlord/tenant matters in district courts and housing courts.
• Representation of injured persons in negligence/tort matters in district courts and superior courts, including two trials that resulted in settlements, as well as representation of plaintiffs in mediations and arbitrations.
• Representation of employees in wrongful termination and discrimination claims before the MCAD, Superior Court and in the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts.

PRACTICE AREAS
Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Landlord/Tenant Law

ADMISSIONS
Massachusetts 2001
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, Fall 2004

EDUCATION
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
(F/K/A North Adams State College) (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992)
Suffolk University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2000)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & MEMBERSHIPS
Massachusetts Association of Trial Attorneys, Member
Growthways, Inc., Human Rights Committee, Member
Steppingstone Foundation, Volunteer
Massachusetts Bar Association, Member

Phone: (617) 531-6577
E-Mail: nle@barronstad.com

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Renee (Northrop) Hawk

Renee Hawk focuses her practice in four important areas:

Family Law. Ms. Hawk provides effective representation to clients while guiding them through the various stages of challenging and sensitive family law matters. She provides counsel in complex pre-marital, divorce and post-divorce proceedings, including negotiation and drafting of pre-marital agreements, divorce, division of marital assets and personal property, alimony, child custody, paternity, adoption, restraining orders, domestic abuse, contempt matters, modification of judgments, and removal complaints. Renee can be reached for questions at (617) 531-6570. Divorce Frequently Asked Questions

Civil Litigation. Including personal injury, products liability and medical malpractice. She assists clients in various forms of alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation and arbitration.

Discrimination. Discrimination, harassment and retaliation cases in employment and housing. She represents clients and litigates cases at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD).

Social Security Disability. Assisting clients in applying for and obtaining Social Security Disability benefits. Ms. Hawk guides clients through the benefits appeal process to help ensure a more successful outcome, including representation at hearings in front of Administrative Law Judges.

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• High asset value domestic disputes and complicated custody litigation
• Complex divorce involving hidden assets in foreign countries, including off-shore accounts
• Removal of child from the United States
• Department of Social Services (DSS) matters involving neglect and abuse
• Child custody involving parent in another state
• Sexual harassment in the workplace, including same gender harassment

Appointment by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office to monitor, investigate, issue reports and order corrective action for all complaints of discrimination, retaliation, and harassment at a large local multi-unit housing complex

PRACTICE AREAS
Family Law; Civil Litigation; Employment and Housing Discrimination; Social Security Disability.

ADMISSIONS
Massachusetts – 2002
Connecticut - 2003

EDUCATION
University of Connecticut (B.A. cum laude, 1999)
Suffolk University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2002)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & MEMBERSHIPS
Charlestown Business Community Association, Member
The Divorce Center, Member
Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member

E-Mail: rmh@barronstad.com
Phone: (617) 531-6570

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Donald L. Pitman, III

Donald L. Pitman, III

Don Pitman is an experienced family law attorney and civil litigator. For more than a decade, he has focused his practice on domestic relations issues, including divorce, custody/visitation, and child support. Don has also successfully arbitrated, mediated and (when necessary) tried numerous complex litigation cases, including products liability, premises liability, motor vehicle accidents and wrongful death. Divorce Frequently Asked Questions.

• Divorce - positive financial outcomes for clients in divorces involving up to $3 million in combined assets
• Separate support actions (representing separated husbands and wives in multijurisdictional cases.)
• Custody, paternity and support (representing both parents in paternity cases, including enforcement of out of state child support orders.)
• Modification of pre-existing orders (college expenses, child support and alimony orders, health insurance)
• Bicycle and pedestrian automobile crash cases
• Vehicle rollover litigation
• Representing employees before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) and Superior Court.
• $2 million judgment in wrongful death suit against drunk driver

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Rachel Davis Baime

Rachel Davis Baime

Rachel Davis Baime has been practicing in Massachusetts District and Superior courts since her admission to the bar in January 2001. Ms. Baime was admitted to practice in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts in September 2001. She has practiced extensively in US Bankruptcy Court since 2001. Ms. Baime has represented lenders, buyers and sellers in a variety of real estate transactions. She has represented mortgage lenders in US Bankruptcy Court in conjunction with foreclosure proceedings. Ms. Baime has also occasionally represented the Chapter 7 Trustee and Chapter 7 debtors in US Bankruptcy Court proceedings.

• Represented national lenders in commercial loan transactions
• Represented both purchasers and sellers in residential real estate transactions
• Represented commercial mortgage lenders in bankruptcy and foreclosure proceedings in state and federal bankrupcty court
• Represented creditors in bankruptcy proceedings

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Serge Georges, Jr.

Serge Georges, Jr.

Serge Georges, Jr. is an experienced trial attorney, representing clients in state and federal courts, before administrative agencies, including boards of licensure. He concentrates his practice in complex business litigation, real estate litigation, professional licensure, personal injury and criminal defense. Mr. Georges is an adjunct professor of “Massachusetts Practice” at Suffolk University Law School. He also volunteers as a mentor for young people in the Year Up program in Boston.

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• Successful representation of clients involving complex business disputes, including breach of contract, violation of non-competition covenants and breach of fiduciary duties.
• Successful representation of clients involving real estate disputes including claims of adverse possession, and appeals of denials of special permits and definitive subdivision plans.
• Successful defense of a variety of criminal cases, including motor vehicle related offenses, sexual assaults and other felonies.
• Representation of professionals in administrative investigations before boards of professional licensure, such as the Board of Registration for Real Estate professionals.

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James E. Riley, Jr.

James E. Riley, Jr.

James E. Riley, Jr. is “of counsel” to Barron and Stadfeld. Mr. Riley has been representing plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil litigation in state and federal courts for over 30 years. He serves as regional defense counsel in civil litigation matters for a number of nationally known self-insured corporations. He is also “of counsel” to Canepa & Vidal, a Santa Fe, New Mexico law firm, which represents numerous municipalities, as well as the State of New Mexico's Risk Management Division. Attorney Riley maintains offices in Walpole, Massachusetts.

Mr. Riley is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (1999 - present) and has completed the Harvard Law School Mediation Training Program (October 2004). He serves on the National Arbitration and Mediation Panel. Mr. Riley is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

REPRESENTATIVE VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS

• $4 million settlement in medical malpractice case: Failure to diagnose and treat an acute neurological condition in the Emergency Room, resulting in partial paralysis.
• $1.6 million judgment in civil rights case: Police misconduct, sexual harassment of female motorist resulting in psychic injuries.
• $1.2 million settlement in medical malpractice case: Heart valve problems caused by diet drug Fen-Phen. Client died from unrelated cause (cancer) prior to settlement.
• $1 million settlement in civil rights case: Police chase resulting in death of an innocent motorist.
• $585,000 settlement in medical malpractice case: Failure to adequately monitor post-operative complications in a neurosurgery patient.
• $400,000 settlement in medical malpractice case: Failure to diagnose colon cancer resulting in death of elderly man.
• $250,000 settlement in nursing home negligence case: Abusive and negligent treatment of an 87-year-old nursing home resident.
  

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Kevin P. Polansky

Kevin P. Polansky is focused on civil and business litigation matters, including personal injury, medical malpractice, and general business disputes. Prior to joining Barron and Stadfeld, Mr. Polansky worked as a tax attorney for Ernst & Young, where he assisted with mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property migrations, corporate liquidations, and stock option agreements.

While at Suffolk University Law School, Kevin Polansky served as the Associate Executive Editor of the Suffolk University Law Review (2004-2005) and as a S.J.C. Rule 3:03 Certified Student Attorney for the Suffolk University Defender’s Clinic. He was also a member of the school’s National Mock Trial Competition Team and served as a college intern in Senator John Kerry’s Washington DC office.

PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Parental Violence at Youth Sporting Events: Should Landowners be Liable?
39 Suffolk U.L. Rev. 561 (2006).

PRACTICE AREAS
Business Litigation
Personal Injury
Professional Malpractice

ADMISSIONS
Massachusetts - 2006

EDUCATION
College of the Holy Cross - B.A., 2003
Suffolk University Law School - J.D., cum laude, 2006

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & MEMBERSHIPS
Boston Bar Association
American Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association
United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
UMASS Memorial Healthcare Walk to Cure Cancer Foundation

Phone: (617) 531-6592
Email: kpp@barronstad.com

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