OWEN B. LYNCH

Owen B. Lynch, Partner.
Born: Lynn, Massachusetts.
Admitted to Bar: 1959, Massachusetts.
Education: Boston College, Wallace E. Carroll School of Management (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1956); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1959).
Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; The Hundred Club of Massachusetts; Board of Governors of the Boston College Club.
Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate.

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EDWARD S. BREWER, JR.

Edward S. Brewer, Jr., Partner.
Born: Boston, Massachusetts.
Admitted to Bar: 1969, Massachusetts; 2004, New Hampshire.
Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1966); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1969).
Other: Counsel to Massachusetts Department of Correction, 1972-1975.
Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.
Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Business Law.

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ALAN R. HOFFMAN

Alan R. Hoffman, Partner.
Born: Brooklyn, New York.
Admitted to Bar: 1970, Massachusetts; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court.
Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1966); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1969); Phi Beta Kappa.
Co-Author: "Prosecution of Economic Crime," Exemplary Projects, March, 1976.
Other: Law Clerk, Hon. W. Arthur Garrity, Jr., U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1970-1971; Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, 1971-1974; Clinical Associate, Harvard Law School, 1974-1975; Board of Zoning Appeals, Stoughton, Massachusetts, 1975-1978.
Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.
Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Maritime; Admiralty Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Employment Law.

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PETER W. FINK

Peter W. Fink, Partner.
Born: Boston, Massachusetts.
Admitted to Bar: 1970, Massachusetts; 1973, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1975, U.S. Tax Court; 1996, Florida.
Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1967); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1970); Boston University (L.L.M., 1972).
Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar.
Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Probate.

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J. ALLEN HOLLAND, JR.

J. Allen Holland, Jr., Partner.
Born: Derby, Connecticut.
Admitted to Bar: 1985, Massachusetts; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court.
Education: Harvard College (B.A., 1982); Boston University (J.D., 1985).
Other: Named as one of Boston Magazine's Super Lawyers, 2005-Present; Instructor, Arbitration Best Practices, AAA, 2005.
Contributing Author: "Massachusetts Discovery Practice," MCLE, 2002.
Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations; Editor, Boston Bar Journal, 2004-present; Co-Chairman Boston Bar Association, Massachusetts Practice Section, 2002-2003; American Arbitration Association Commercial Advisory Council Member, 2001-present.
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law.

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ELIZABETH A. ZELDIN

Elizabeth A. Zeldin, Partner.
Born: New York, New York.
Admitted to Bar: 1980, Massachusetts; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1992, South Carolina.
Education: Brown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Harvard University (J.D., 1979); Phi Beta Kappa.
Co-Author: "Current Trends in Equitable Distribution," 5 Massachusetts Family Law Journal 27 (July, 1987).
Other: Named as one of Boston Magazine’s Super Lawyers, 2005-Present; Noted as one of the Top Fifty Woman Super Lawyers in Massachusetts, 2004; Honored as Massachusetts Lawyer of the Year, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, December 2002.
Faculty and Contributing Author: "Representing Non-Traditional Families," MCLE, 2000 and (second edition) 2006 ; "Medical Insurance Pensions and Benefits," MCLE, 1991; "Family Law in Massachusetts-Winning for Your Client," LEI, 1991; "Special Situations in Domestic Relations Trials-How Courts Treat Ante-Nuptial Agreements, Second Spouses and Live In Companions," Boston Bar Association CLE, 1988; Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, 1979-1980.
Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; The South Carolina Bar.
Reported Cases: Korff v. Korff, 64 Mass. App. Ct. 94 (2005); Murray-Ray v. Murray, Appeals Court (rescript), 2002; Hall v. McCann, Appeals Court (rescript), 2003; Huddleston v. Huddleston, 51 Mass.App.Ct. 608, 1987; In re: Custody of a Minor (no. 3), 392 Mass. 728, 1984; R.I. Hospital Trust v. Burns, 12 Mass.App.Ct. 251, 1981.
Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Domestic Partnerships; International Family Law; Appellate Practice.

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JOHN P. DENNIS

John P. Dennis, Partner.
Born: Lynn, Massachusetts.
Admitted to Bar: 1981, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1994, Maine; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Maine.
Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., cum laude, 1977); Boston University (J.D., 1980).
Author: "Challenging The Scope of Agency Authority in Issuing Banking Regulations: The Validity of Automatic Funds Transfers for Commercial Banks," 59 B.U.L. Rev. 372 (1979).
Other: Named as one of Boston Magazine's Super Lawyers, 2006; Editor-in-Chief, Boston University Law Review, 1979-1980; Law Clerk, Hon. W. Arthur Garrity, Jr., U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1980-1981. Alumni Council, Bowdoin College, 2005-present; Chairman, Needham Personnel Board, 2004-present.
Member: Boston and American Bar Associations.
Reported Cases: Winchester Gables, Inc. v. Host Marriott Corp. et. al., 70 Mass. App. Ct. 585, 875 N.E.2d 527 (2007); In re: Servisense.com, 382 F.3d 68 (1st. Circ. 2004); Bos v. Jalbert, 2003 W.L. 22232819 (D. Mass. Sept. 26, 2003); Uncle Henry's Inc. v. Plaut Consulting, Inc., 399 F.3d 33 (1st. Cir. 2005), 382 F. Supp. 2d 150, at 278 F. Supp.2d 53 (D. Me. 2003), at 270 F.Supp.2d 67 and at 240 F.Supp.2d 63; Davis v. Dawson, Inc., 15 F.Supp.2d 64 (D. Mass. 1998); Standard Register v. Bolton Emerson, Inc., 38 Mass.App.Ct. 545, 649 N.E.2d 791 (1995); Standard Register v. Bolton Emerson, Inc., 35 Mass.App.Ct. 545, 649 N.E.2d 791 (1993); Bank One Texas, N.A. v. A.J. Warehouse, Inc., 968 F.2d 94 (1992); Microwave Research Corp. v. Sanders Associates, Inc., 110 F.R.D. 669 (D. Mass. 1986); D.H. Overmyer Telecasting Co. v. Hadar Leasing Int'l Co., 53 B.R. 963 (D. Ohio 1984); In re: D.H. Overmyer Telecasting Co., Inc. 23 B.R. 823 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 1982).
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy; Employment Law.

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STEVEN L. SCHRECKINGER

Steven L. Schreckinger, Partner.
Born: New York, New York.
Admitted to Bar: 1978, Massachusetts.
Education: University of Rochester (B.A., with distinction, 1974); Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, editor of Law Review, 1978).
Notable Cases: Travelers Insurance Company v. Waltham Industrial Labs, 883 F.2d 1092 (1st Cir. 1989). Successfully represented Travelers Insurance Company in leading case in First Circuit on hazardous waste insurance coverage; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. v. Commercial Union, 406 Mass. 7 (1989). Successfully represented Boston Symphony Orchestra in leading case in Massachusetts on duty to defend under "personal injury" coverage; Fireman's Fund Insurance Company v. Genzyme Corporation, United States District Court of Massachusetts, No. 93-12776-NG (1998). Successfully represented Genzyme Corporation in two-week jury trial over denial of coverage for a spilled drug under a marine insurance policy; after jury verdict, Federal Court judge awarded Genzyme significant G.L. c. 93A damages and attorneys' fees; Frontier Management Co., Inc. v. Balboa Insurance Company, 658 F. Supp. 987 (D. Mass. 1986); 622 F. Supp. 1016 (D. Mass. 1989). Successfully represented Balboa Insurance Company (a member of AVCO Group), a nationwide taxicab insurer, in enjoining managing general agent from continued issuance of policies; further injunction requiring release of substantial premiums held by agent; further injunction preventing agent from dissipating assets; American Transportation Insurance Company v. Balboa Insurance Company, 1989 U.S. Dist. Lexis 10063. Successfully represented Balboa Insurance Company in dismissal of federal court action by competing taxicab insurer alleging violations of c. 93A and antitrust laws arising out of alleged failure to provide accurate rating information to rating agency and Division of Insurance; Kendrick v. Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association of Massachusetts, Suffolk Superior Court, No. 92-2591 (1993) (no appeal taken). Successfully represented malpractice insurer in two-week jury trial where insurer refused to pay amounts billed to it by former defense counsel because bills for legal services appeared inflated; jury awarded the plaintiff less than 15% of his invoices and upheld insurer's counterclaim; Liquor Liability Joint Underwriting Association v. Hermitage Insurance Co., 419 Mass. 316 (1995). Successfully represented Liquor Liability Joint Underwriting Association of Massachusetts in liquor liability insurer before SJC against GL carrier in recovering contribution to defense costs and full amount of settlement when GL carrier refused to participate; Jimmy's Diner, Inc. v. The Liquor Liability Joint Underwriting Association, 410 Mass. 59 (1991). Successfully represented Liquor Liability Joint Underwriting Association of Massachusetts in first appellate decision to construe liquor liability policy; Poznik v. The Massachusetts Medical Professional Insurance Association, 417 Mass. 48 (1994). Successfully represented Massachusetts Medical Professional Insurance Association in arguing that as a state created entity, it is not subject to bad faith liability or c. 93A; American Universal v. The Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association of Massachusetts, et al., Suffolk Superior Ct., No. 89-1749-D (no appeal taken). Successfully defended The Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association of Massachusetts ("JUA") after 10-day trial in a bad faith case brought by excess insurer where JUA failed to settle underlying claim, which resulted in approximately $9,000,000 judgment against insured; Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association v. Nichols, Suffolk Superior Ct., No. 89-6470 (1991). Successfully represented Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association in first case in Massachusetts to determine trigger of coverage for lead paint injury under homeowner's policy; Kantany v. The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. et al., 34 Mass. App. Ct. 1115 (1993). Successfully represented Firestone Tire & Rubber Company at trial and on appeal in obtaining specific performance of right of first refusal against commercial landlord and multiple damages and over $100,000 in attorneys' fees against seller; Testa v. Children's Hospital, 45 Mass. App. 1105 (1998). Successfully defended on appeal Children's Hospital against claim that jury verdict against Hospital in excess of $20,000,000 should not be subject to charitable limitation on liability; Pierce v. Christmas Tree Shops, Inc., 429 Mass. 91 (1999). Successfully represented Harvard Pilgrim Health Care in first case in Massachusetts to uphold the right of a medical lienholder to enforce a subrogation clause in a subscriber certificate against claims that the lienholder must contribute to a plaintiff's attorney's fees.
Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.
Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Regulation; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Civil Litigation.

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TAMARA S. WOLFSON

Tamara S. Wolfson, Partner.
Born: New York, New York.
Admitted to Bar: 1985, Massachusetts.
Education: Union College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); Boston College Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, 1983-1984, Boston College Law Review.
Member: Boston and American Bar Associations.
Notable Cases: Mayer v. Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association, 40 Mass. App. Ct. 266 (1996). Successfully defended suit under G.L. c. 93A alleging wrongful failure to settle an underlying suit that resulted in a judgment in excess of the insureds’ policy limits. Also obtained summary judgment rejecting claim that insurer was required to pay prejudgment interest in excess of the policy limits; Catholic Relief Ins. Co., v. Liquor Liability Joint Underwriting Association., 1997 WL 781448 (Mass. Super. 1997). Successfully defended insurer in suit alleging unfair claim settlement practices by excess insurer and seeking contribution to settlement of underlying claim; James J. Mawn Enterprises, Inc. v. Liquor Liability Joint Underwriting Association, 42 Mass. App. Ct. 417 (1997). Obtained ruling in favor of insurer in suit challenging application of retroactive date in claims-made policy to deny coverage; American Universal v. The Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association of Massachusetts, et al., 1993 WL 818614 (Mass. Super 1993). Successfully defended The Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association of Massachusetts (“JUA”) after 10-day trial in a bad faith case brought by excess insurer where JUA failed to settle underlying claim, resulting in approximately $9,000,000 judgment against insured; Colonial Gas Co. v. The Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 823 F.Supp. 975 (D.Mass. 1993). Obtained summary judgment for public utility seeking coverage for claims arising from installation of urea-formaldehyde foamed-in-place insulation (UFFI); Travelers Insurance Company v. Waltham Industrial Labs, 883 F.2d 1092 (1st. Cir. 1989). Successfully represented insurer in leading case in First Circuit on environmental waste insurance coverage.
Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Civil Litigation.

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PATRICK J. KINNEY, JR.

Patrick J. Kinney, Jr., Partner.
Born: St. Joseph, Michigan.
Admitted to Bar: 1985, Massachusetts.
Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1979); Boston University (J.D., 1984).
Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations.
Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Business Law.

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ANNE HOFFMAN

Anne Hoffman, Partner.
Born: Brooklyn, New York.
Admitted to Bar: 1973, Massachusetts; 1974, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
Education: Barnard College (A.B., 1970); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1973).
Awards: Book Award in Evidence; Faculty Award; Supervising Hearing Officer, Division of Hearings Officers, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Assistant General Counsel, Department of Social Services, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1979-1983.
Member: Massachusetts Bar Association.
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Property Tax Abatement; Property Tax Appeals; Practice before State Agencies; Probate Litigation.

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DALE C. KERESTER

Dale C. Kerester, Partner.
Born: Cleveland, Ohio.
Admitted to Bar: 1986, Massachusetts; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
Education: The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., cum laude, 1983); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1986).
Other: Named as one of Boston Magazine's Super Lawyers, 2006; Member, National Moot Court Team; Legal Writing Instructor, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1985-1986.
Member: Massachusetts Bar Association.
Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Employment Law.

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JENNIFER C. PLATT

Jennifer C. Platt, Partner.
Born: Webster, New York.
Admitted to Bar: 1993, Massachusetts.
Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1986); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1993).
Other: Executive Director of the Virginia Tax Review, 1992-1993; Certified Public Accountant.
Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Real Estate Bar Association; National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP); Urban Land Institute.
Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leasing; Real Estate Finance; Zoning and Land Use.

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CHRISTINE BONESS WHITMAN

Christine Boness Whitman, Partner.
Born: New Haven, Connecticut.
Admitted to Bar: 1994, Massachusetts; 1995, Connecticut; 1998, Florida.
Education: Cornell University (B.A., with distinction, 1990); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1994).
Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar.
Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Probate; Taxation; Estate Planning.

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HARVEY NOSOWITZ

Harvey Nosowitz, Partner.
Born: Hempstead, New York.
Admitted to Bar: 1990, Massachusetts; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2000, First Circuit of Appeals.
Education: Bard College (B.A., 1976); School of the Art Institute of Chicago (M.F.A., 1981); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 1990).
Chair: Insurance Law Committee, Boston Bar Association, 1999-2001; Self-Insurers and Risk Managers Committee, American Bar Association, 2005-present.
Co-Author: "Insurance Issues in Environmental Practice," chapter in Massachusetts Environmental Law, MCLE, 1995 and supplements; "Insuring Software Developers in Cyberspace: The Brief, ABA/TIPS, Winter 1999.
Other: Town of Shirley Planning Board, 1990-1991; Board of Directors, Dance Collective of Boston, 2004-present.
Member: Boston and American Bar Associations.
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage.

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ANNE ROBBINS

Anne Robbins, Partner.
Born: Bloomington, Indiana.
Admitted to Bar: 1992, Massachusetts.
Education: Bryn Mawr College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); Boston College Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992).
Awards: 2003 Denis Maguire Pro Bono Award, awarded by the Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association.
Co-Author: "Borrowing from the Weak to Settle the Strong," ABA Tort and Insurance Practice, Committee News, Spring 2000.
Other: Note Editor, Boston College Law Review.
Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.
Notable Cases: Community TV Corp. v. Twin City Fire Ins. Co., 15 Mass. L. Rptr. 435 (Mass. Super. 2002). Successfully represented the plaintiff cable company in an action to recover from its liability insurer the costs incurred by the company in defending a claim that a former employee had been discriminated against on the basis of his religion and gender; Miles v. Evans, Suffolk Superior Court, C.A. No. 1999-5399, slip op. Jan. 23, 2002. Successfully defended, in 3-day bench trial, a claim for specific performance of the defendant's agreement to sell his home.
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.

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THOMAS J. CLEMENS

Thomas J. Clemens, Associate.
Born: Stambaugh, Michigan.
Admitted to Bar: 1985, Massachusetts.
Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); University of Michigan (J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa.
Languages: French.
Member: Boston Bar Association; Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts.
Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning and Land Use; Environmental Law.

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JANE M. GUEVREMONT

Jane M. Guevremont, Associate.
Born: Woonsocket, R.I.
Admitted to Bar: 1991, Massachusetts.
Education: Assumption College (M.A., 1985; B.A., summa cum laude, 1983); Boston College Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991).
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage.

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SONIA J. KWON

Sonia J. Kwon, Associate.
Born: Boston, Massachusetts.
Admitted to Bar: 2005, Massachusetts; 2005, Florida.
Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005); Phi Beta Kappa.
Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar.
Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Corporate Law; Business Law.

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GAIL L. ANDERSON

Gail L. Anderson, Associate.
Born: Worcester, Massachusetts.
Admitted to Bar: 1985, Massachusetts.
Education: University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth (B.A., 1979); Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1984).
Publications: “Reclamation of Goods under the UCC and the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection act of 2005,” Commercial Damages Reporter (September, 2006); Advisor and Executive Editor, Boston College Law School, UCC Reporter-Digest, (Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.)(1999-2007)(Lexis/Nexis); Revisions Editor, Commercial Damages: A Guide to Remedies in Business Litigation and New York Practice Guide: Business and Commercial (various chapters, 2006-2007).
Notable Cases: Lyon v. Morphew, 424 Mass. 828 (1997). Obtained summary judgment, affirmed on appeal, dismissing claims asserted against the officers of a charitable corporation for personal injuries sustained by an employee of an independent contractor. Bouley v. Reisman, 38 Mass. App. Ct. 118 (1995). Obtained defense verdict at trial, affirmed on appeal, in a wrongful death action asserted against a radiologist.
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage.

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SARA J. VANDECARR

Sara J. VanDeCarr, Associate.
Born: Newton, Massachusetts.
Admitted to Bar: 2002, Massachusetts.
Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1997); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2002).
Member: Massachusetts Bar Association.
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law.

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