Chris Collins Featured in The Worcester Guardian, Not a Difficult Choice: Chris Collings Gets the Isaiah Thomas Award

‘Not a difficult choice;’ Chris Collins gets Isaiah Thomas awardMarch 29, 2024|Nonprofit, Profiles/features – The Worcester Guardian After a considerable hiatus, the prestigious award has returned, recognizing a prominent lawyer in the city who has made significant contributions WORCESTER—The Isaiah Thomas Award is making a comeback after a six-year hiatus. The prestigious award is presented […]

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Supreme Court Decision Addresses When Government Officials May Block Social Media Users

Public entities should review their social media policies following a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week establishing parameters for when a public official may delete a post or block an individual from posting on their official or personal accounts. Based upon the holding in Lindke v. Freed, public officials should, at a minimum, clarify whether a […]

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Life, Health, Disability & ERISA Litigation Report

Greetings! We are pleased to provide you with a summary of decisions rendered by the First Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Courts within the circuit, and state appellate courts within the same geographic area. For your convenience, we have included hyperlinks with direct access to the full decision for each case. Decisions reproduced […]

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Katie Calo Published in the Worcester Business Journal, 8 Things I Know About … Protecting Your Assets When Your Children Get Divorced

1) Execute a prenuptial agreement prior to their marriage. A prenuptial agreement, if properly drafted and executed, can help ensure any property gifted or inherited by your children remains their separate property in the event of a divorce. 2) Absent a prenuptial agreement, completed gifts are marital assets. Any assets you give your children, which […]

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Grace Roessler to Present MCLE, Protocols for Dealing with Pro Se Litigants in the Probate & Family Court

A litigator’s toolkit for successful case management and resolution with pro se litigants The steep rise of pro se litigants, individuals who seek to represent themselves in court, forces lawyers to recalibrate their litigation approaches to account for the pro se litigant’s general unfamiliarity with court procedure, filings, discovery, and evidentiary rules. A good lawyer […]

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David McCay Named Go-To Environmental Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

torney David K. McCay, partner and chair of Mirick O’Connell’s Litigation Group, was recently named a Go To Environmental Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. The award acknowledges top legal professionals in the Massachusetts community for their expertise, history of success, and innovative client-centered solutions.  Nominated by peers and selected by a panel from Lawyers Weekly, the […]

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Jennifer Flanagan Elected as a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estates Counsel (ACTEC)

Fellows of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel are leading members of the Trust and Estate profession who have made a substantial contribution to the T&E field. To become a Fellow of the College, one must be nominated by an active Fellow in good standing and elected by the Board of Regents. […]

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Important Notice Impacting Business Entities: A new beneficial ownership reporting requirement commences on January 1, 2024

A new reporting requirement mandated by the passage of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in 2021 will require approximately 32 million existing corporations, limited liability companies, and other business entities operating in the United States, as well as many of the approximately 5 million such entities newly formed each year going forward, to electronically file […]

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Chris Collins Receives 2024 Isaiah Thomas Award

Worcester Telegram & Gazette- Nov 19, 2023 WORCESTER — What do several former newspaper publishers, numerous company presidents, philanthropists, Worcester’s first city manager, a former Worcester bishop who later became a cardinal and the man behind Spag’s “Home of Spag-tacular Values” have in common? They all have the distinction of having been honored with the […]

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