by Staff | Apr 13, 2017 | Civil Litigation, Southcoast Massachusetts, Trial Attorney, Trial Lawyering |
By Philip N. Beauregard, Esq. In reinforcement of our image as lawyers to self-adulate and cock-a-doodle-doo our talents and prowesses, lawyers have the benefit of an annual glitzy magazine called Super Lawyers. Yes, once a year, we self-designate ourselves (for our...
by Staff | Nov 15, 2016 | Employee Rights, Employer Liability, Employment Law, In the news, Legislation, Southcoast Massachusetts |
By Michael Franco, Esq. The voters in Massachusetts have passed a new law which allows the possession and recreational use of marijuana. The statute takes effect on December 15, 2016. With that said, the possession of marijuana will remain illegal under federal law....
by Staff | Feb 9, 2016 | Civil Litigation, Employee Rights, Employer Liability, Employment Law, Southcoast Massachusetts, Uncategorized |
By Philip N. Beauregard, Esq. One area of law that has a lot of catching up to do is that of the employee’s rights when the employer terminates her for wholly unfair reasons. Such employer actions are often devastating to the well qualified, hardworking and productive...
by Staff | Apr 30, 2014 | Civil Litigation, Settlement, Southcoast Massachusetts, Trial Attorney, Trial Lawyering, Trial Skills |
When someone asks me what kind of law that I practice, I answer “civil litigation.” The response is usually a puzzled-then-accepting-without-questioning look or the question: “What is that?” The civil legal arena covers a broad area that does not include criminal or...
by Staff | Feb 24, 2014 | Civil Litigation, Southcoast Massachusetts, Trial Attorney, Trial Lawyering, Trial Skills |
Forty years of civil litigation – jury trials in major personal injury and death cases, court challenges to government officials who abuse their powers over public employees, taking business and commercial disputes to trial, and dealing with the wide variety of...
