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» September 2009
- We are pleased to welcome Emily Carroll and Ryan McCarthy as Associates in our Boston Office.
- Vincent Dunn recently presented to the Massachussetts Hospital Risk Managers Collaborative regarding the implementation and implications of the new Department of Public Health regulations regarding Serious Reportable Events (SRE) which became effective in June. Strategies, challenges and expected consequences of SRE compliance and reporting were discussed.
» August 2009
We are very pleased to announce that Alexandra Power has been elected as a Partner in the firm.
» May 2009
We are pleased to announce that our longtime senior partner, Andre Sansoucy, recently completed the second edition of his book, Liability Law Insurance in Massachusetts.
» April 2009
Vincent Dunn recently presented at PIAA (Physicians Insurance Association of America)
conference in New Orleans on the practice, procedure and consequences of
Administrative actions before the Boards of Registration.
We are pleased to announce the opening of our new
Manchester, NH office located at 62 Lowell St. in Downtown Manchester.
» March 2009
Bob
Powers presented "The Duty to Indemnify: Uncovered Claims & Settlement
Allocation" to the Boston Area Claims Excutives.
» 11/08
Congratulations to Rick Shea and Bob Powers who have
been selected by Law and Politics as 2008 New England Super Lawyers. They
will be recognized in this month's edition of Boston Magazine.
» 10/08
In October, our partner, Rick Shea, was a
guest lecturer at The Boston Bar Association presenting on "The Art and
Science of Ethical Considerations and Conflict of Interests From the
Perspective of Insurance Defense Counsel".
Rick Shea recently gave a presentation to one
of our national client companies in Connecticut, which was simultaneously
broadcast nationally as a web-based seminar. The subject matter of this
lecture was "Claims Handling and Litigation Under Massachusetts General
Laws c.93A and c.176D".
Our
partner, Mike Mazurczak,
was the guest lecturer at a recent claim and underwriting seminar for one
of our Massachusetts-based insurers, where he presented on "Innovative
Strategies for effective claims resolution" in Employment Litigation.
» 9/08
Michael Winters has joined our Boston office as an
associate. He is a 2005 graduate of New England School of Law and worked
in a small insurance defense firm prior to joining Melick, Porter & Shea.
Michael will continue to concentrate his practice on a wide variety of
civil defense matters.
8/08
We are pleased to announce the opening of our Plymouth
office located at 4 Court Street in downtown Plymouth!
We recently welcomed Doug Hartman and
Lisa Wichter to our Boston
office as associates. Doug focuses his practice on a wide variety of
insurance defense matters, primarily concentrating in general casualty,
property, construction and product liability. Lisa concentrates her
practice on the defense of medical malpractice and employment matters
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6/08
John Caletri, an associate in
our Rhode Island office, was recently a guest lecturer at a National
Business Institute seminar entitled, "Insurance Coverage Law." John
lectured on current and pending legislation and case law. He also spoke
about Homeowners Insurance, Automobile Insurance, and Uninsured and
Underinsured Motorist Coverage.
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6/08
We are pleased to announce that Paul
Vance, an associate in our Connecticut office, recently became a
member of the United Way of Greater Waterbury's Leadership Cabinet.
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6/08
We are pleased to welcome Robert Ludlum to the firm as an associate
working in our Boston office. Robert focuses his practice on the defense
of asbestos and other toxic tort litigation.
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5/08
We are pleased to announce that Kathryn Auger
has joined our Boston office as an associate. Kathryn's practice focuses
on the defense of complex general liability matters.
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4/08
We are pleased to welcome Scott Golding to our Boston
office as an associate. Scott's practice focuses on complex civil
litigation matters.
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3/08
Maureen Lane recently served on the faculty panel for
the MCLE sponsored program entitled "Taking Depositions Workshop." This is
the fourth time that Maureen has served on the faculty of this program.
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1/08
Melick, Porter & Shea celebrates its 25th anniversary
of providing quality representation and service to our clients. We remain
thankful for the confidence and trust placed in us over the past quarter
century.
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1/08
Julie T. Fisher has joined the firm as an associate
working in our Boston office. Julie's practice focuses on the defense of
employment and complex civil litigation matters.
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12/07
We recently welcomed Seema Lynch to our Boston office
as an associate. She has worked for many years in the medical malpractice,
insurance defense and coverage arenas. Seema is also an Adjunct Professor
at Northeastern University School of Law. She has held similar positions
in the past at both Suffolk University and New England School of Law.
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11/07
We are pleased to announce that the firm has elected
Jennifer Hardy, Donna Marcin, and Vincent Dunn as Senior Partners, and
Maureen Lane, Adam Guttin, Dos Urbanski, Megan Kures, and Jessica Farrelly
have been elected Junior Partners of the firm.
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11/07
Patrick D. Banfield has joined the firm as an
associate working in both its Boston and Providence offices. Patrick's
practice focuses on the defense of asbestos and other toxic tort
litigation.
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11/07
J. Paul Vance of our Waterbury, Connecticut office has
been appointed to the Police Commissioners Association of Connecticut.
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11/07
Congratulations to Bob Powers, Rick Shea and Bill
Chapman who have been selected as 2007 New England Super Lawyers. They
will be recognized in this month's edition of Boston Magazine.
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10/07
Maureen Lane was selected to serve on
the faculty panel for the MCLE sponsored program entitled "Taking
Depositions Workshop." This is the third year that Maureen has served on
the faculty of this program.
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10/07
Melick, Porter & Shea was a sponsor of the 3rd Annual Coldwell
Banker Residential Brokerage Cares "Spirit of Home" Gala which
was
held on November 9, 2007. The Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares
program raises funds to support low-income and homeless families and
children.
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10/07
Melick, Porter & Shea was proud to be a sponsor of the 12th Annual Schwartz Center
Dinner, held on November 1, 2007. The Kenneth B. Schwartz Center is dedicated to
strengthening the relationship between patients and caregivers. We were
proud to be part of this wonderful evening.
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09/07
Kate Katzenberg and Holly Cruise have both been nominated for the annual
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Unsung Hero Award. The Unsung Hero Award
recognizes those who perform internal corporate citizenship and cultivate
pride within their companies, and whose exceptional efforts should not go
unnoticed or unrewarded. Kate
and Holly were recognized at the awards luncheon on October 17, 2007.
J. Paul Vance has
received the New Haven Business Times Forty under 40 Award. Paul was
recognized at the recognition breakfast on October 5, 2007.
We are delighted
to welcome Cindy Pean and Shannon McQueeney to our firm. They both will
work with clients in the area of complex Civil litigation.
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08/07
We recently
welcomed John J. Reardon to our Boston team.
For close to 20 years, John has focused his practice on the
representation of clients in matters
involving
professional negligence, healthcare law and employment related issues.
He has extensive trial experience and has represented clients in both
state and federal court as well as before administrative agencies such
as the Board of Registration in Medicine and the Massachusetts
Commission Against Discrimination.
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07/07
We are pleased to announce the opening of our new Rhode
Island office located at 49 Weybosset Street in the heart of downtown
Providence.
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