Representative Cases

Representative Cases:

Civil Rights

  • Obtained six-figure judgment for a public official who claimed that his employer violated his First Amendment rights by terminating his employment because he spoke out on matters of public concern.
  • Obtained ground-breaking decision from federal judge who ruled that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts must provide sex reassignment surgery to a transgender prisoner as necessary medical care guaranteed by the Eighth Amendment.

Employment: Unfair Labor Practices

  • Obtained six-figure settlement for security officer of major Boston-area employer who alleged unfair labor practices arising out of union organization efforts.

Employment: Civil Service Commission

  • Obtained decision in favor of claim that Boston Police Department and the Human Resources Division of Massachusetts improperly used the selective certification process for December 2010 police academy class. The decision resulted in the Civil Service Commission initiating an investigation into the hiring process for the December 2010 police academy class. You can view the decision here.

Employment: Discrimination

  • Obtained six-figure settlement for client in religious discrimination case against major financial institution.
  • Successfully obtained judgment for back pay, emotional distress damages, and attorneys' fees for day-care manager who was terminated unlawfully due to her pregnancy.
  • Obtained near six figure settlement for four public transit workers in race discrimination case.
  • Obtained settlement for convenience store employee who was terminated while on short-term disability leave.
  • Obtained settlement for athletic coach in an age-discrimination lawsuit.

Employment: Wage and Hour

  • Obtained $425,000 settlement for a salesman who claimed that his employer failed to pay him earned commission.
  • Obtained favorable settlement for a front desk employee who claimed that her employer failed to pay her overtime.
  • Obtained significant settlement for tour-vehicle drivers based on wage and hour law violation.
  • Successfully obtained appellate court decision finding that restaurant's disclosure of administrative fee to customers did not comply with Massachusetts Tips Statute.

Employment: General

  • Obtained favorable settlement for a private security guard who claimed that her employer violated her right to privacy by publishing details about a workplace assault.
  • Obtained $57,000 settlement for client alleging misrepresentation in job offer.

Personal Injury

  • Obtained successful settlement for driver with elbow injury caused by motor vehicle accident.

General Litigation

  • Successfully opposed an appeal of a significant jury verdict in favor of real estate developer.
  • Successfully obtained a court order compelling the FBI to release audio recordings from an undercover investigation of a city official, resulting in compelling evidence for an ongoing trial.

Representative Clients:

Employment: Misclassification

  • Courier service drivers
  • Home day-care providers
  • Cleaning franchise owners

Employment: Discrimination

  • Police officer with claim of discriminatory treatment related to medical condition
  • Police officers with claims of gender and race discrimination in hiring
  • Group of minority police officers in federal lawsuit challenging state's police sergeant promotional examination
  • Tax consultant at multi-national banking institution with claim of religious discrimination
  • College athletic coach alleging age discrimination in her termination
  • Applicant to TSA security position at Logan Airport with claim of disability discrimination in hiring process
  • Employee at major retail chain with claim of termination due to disability

Employment: Wage and Hour

  • Coffee and prepared food franchise in defense against lawsuit alleging violations of the Massachusetts Tips Statute
  • Public relations executive with claim of retaliatory discharge for complaining about Wage Act violations
  • Pizza chain workers with claim of retaliatory discharge and various Wage Act violations arising out of employer's failure to pay overtime

Employment: General

  • Department of Veteran Services' employee in lawsuit against city for breach of employment agreement and fraud

Civil Service Appeals/Claims

  • Group of minority police officers in federal lawsuit challenging state's police sergeant promotional examination
  • Police officer candidate appealing non-appointment based on gender discrimination;

Personal Injury

  • Estate of pregnant mother who died in childbirth

Civil Rights

  • Police officer in federal lawsuit alleging an illegal and retaliatory demotion due to officer's union activities
  • Prisoner alleging violation of the Eighth Amendment due to state's failure to provide adequate medical care
  • Undocumented workers challenging federal government's raid on factory and its treatment of the detained workers

General Litigation

  • One of the early developers at Microsoft in trial related to investments in local start-up companies (unrelated to Microsoft)