Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly articles from April 2005

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly archives from April 2005

Drivers in Massachusetts may be able to purchase 'Conquer Cancer' license plates.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff It's everyone's worst nightmare: a nagging cough that's first diagnosed as bronchitis and then pneumonia turns out to be terminal cancer. Local real-estate developer Michael Zuker and his...

Commentary: A Strike Against The E-vil That Is E-Mail.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff I want to take a moment today to remind everyone that roughly 10 years ago, barely anyone used e-mail. Think about that for a minute. In the early 1990s, e-mail was an almost non-existent...

Massachusetts Senator returned from his fifth annual humanitarian.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff If Sen. Jarrett T. Barrios says he's heading down south during the winter months, he isn't talking about a beach vacation in Florida. A Cuban-American whose grandparents immigrated to the...

Commentary: Personal-Injury Arbitration: An Insider's Tips.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Paul R. Kelley Why is it that a personal-injury arbitration can look like a deposition, but feel like playing a game with a 3-year-old? You may well wonder: "Are the rules being made up as I go along?" Here are some rules of...

Supreme Judicial Court Disbarment/Suspension Notices: April 4, 2005.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff NO. BD-2004-094 IN RE: KENNETH M. LEVINE Last known address: 370 Washington Street Brookline, MA 02446 Order of Term Suspension Summary compiled by the Board of Bar Overseers based one the...

Supreme Judicial Court Disbarment/Suspension Notices: April 4, 2005.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff STATE OF VERMONT PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBLITY BOARD In re: Kenneth Levine, Esq. PRB File No. 2002.246 Amendment to Decision No. 63 On March 23, 2004, this Hearing Panel issued a decision...

Janice H. Platner, former president of the board of the ACLU of Massachusetts dies.(American Civil Liberties Union)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Janice H. Platner, who held leadership positions with Gay and Lesbian Advocates & Defenders and the American Civil Liberties Union, died of cancer March 15 at Beth Israel Hospital. She was 54. ...

MA. Lawyers in the News: April4, 2005.(appointments at Schwartz Hannum, Mirick O'Connell, and Robert L. Kilroy)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff NewsMakers New Associations G. Michael Palladino has joined the Andover firm of Schwartz Hannum as an associate. The firm focuses on labor and employment matters. Katie Rutter has...

U.S. District Court rules attorney's who office-share can be sued as a partnership.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Lisa K. Bruno A woman claiming legal malpractice could sue the three attorneys who shared an office suite with her lawyer, where all of attorneys listed their names on the same letterhead, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled. ...

Springfield Commission Against Discrimination limits confidential agreements.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Tony Wright Employers could be discouraged from settling cases at the Springfield office of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination under a policy change restricting confidential settlements, lawyers warn. Cynthia...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court rules lawyers can't withdraw even after client won't pay fee.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Natalie A. Herron A law firm could not withdraw from its representation of a Chapter 7 debtor even where the debtor failed to pay legal costs in accordance with the firm's fee agreement, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has ruled. ...

MA. Superior Court rules land buyers get specific performance after delays.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Real estate lawyers say a recent decision by a Superior Court judge shows what steps attorneys can take to secure specific performance of a real estate sales contract even after the sellers grow...

MA. Trial Court's decision to videotape judges may hold great promise.(Massachusetts)
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The Massachusetts Trial Court's decision to videotape judges is one that may carry unanswered questions, but it also holds great promise. Chief Justice for Administration and Management Robert...

Commentary: Letter to the Editor: REBA responds to letter on unauthorized practice.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the Editor: The officers, directors, committee chairs and members of the Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts continue to work tirelessly on behalf of the entire bar on issues...

Commentary: Letter to the Editor: Losing satellite sessions in probate court would be disaster.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the Editor: Probate & Family Court Judge Robert W. Langlois has stated on several occasions at meetings held regarding satellite sessions that the sessions are by no means being fully...

Commentary: Letter to the Editor: Immediate pay hike needed for public defenders, prosecutors.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the Editor: I am writing to embrace the simple logic in the recently published letter ("Salary Of Judges Doesn't Add Up," Feb. 7), which amply demonstrates the inadequacy of judicial...

Advertising and solicitation may be critical to a successful legal business.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Sarah A. Chambers Lawyers in private practice are simultaneously professionals serving their clients' needs and businesspeople trying to make a living. Attracting clients, often through reputation but also through advertising and...

Mass. Governor Romney signs bills into law.(Mitt Romney)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The following bills have been signed into law by Gov. Mitt Romney. The anticipated effective dates are listed but are subject to change: * An act establishing a sick leave bank for Sean...

Mass. Supreme Judicial Court Case Summaries: April 4, 2005.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Third- Party Culprit - Cross-Examination Where a defendant has appealed her first-degree murder conviction, her appeal must fail because 'any error in the defendant's trial was...

District Court/Boston Municipal Court Appellate Division: April: 4, 2005.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Landlord And Tenant Security Deposit - Damages Where tenants were awarded damages for the landlord's failure to refund the tenants' security deposit, the damages should be trebled...

MA. Appeals Court Case Summaries: April 4, 2005.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeals Judgments Affirmed The Appeals Court has affirmed, pursuant to Rule 1:28, judgments in the following cases: Commonwealth v. Silva (Lawyers Weekly No. 81-229-05) (13 pages)...

MA. Land Court Case Summaries: April4, 2005.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Real Property Road - Obstruction Where evidence indicates (1) that premises leased by the plaintiff include a fee interest in a portion of Belmont's Vale Road and (2) that the defendants...

MA. Appellate Tax Board Case Summaries: April 4, 2005.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Taxation Real Estate - Framingham Office Building Where an appellant limited partnership contends that its Framingham office building was overvalued for real estate tax purposes in fiscal...

MA. Labor Relations Commission Case Summaries: April 4, 2005.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Labor Representation Petition - Easton Employees Where a union has filed a petition seeking to represent certain full-time and regular part-time employees of the town of Easton, we...

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Case Summaries: April 4, 2005.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Employment Harassment - Emotional Distress Where (1) I found that the respondent interfered with a complainant's right to a harassment-free workplace, (2) I consequently awarded the...

Verdicts & Settlements (April 4, 2005) Tenant sued for terminating lease.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Jury Found Defendant Had Used 'Best Efforts' To Meet Obligations Defense Verdict The parties in the subject matter entered into a commercial lease on Jan. 30, 2002, wherein the defendant...

U.S. Supreme Court Case Course Summaries: April 4, 2005.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Employment Retaliation - Title IX The high school coach of a girls' basketball team who claimed he was fired in retaliation for complaining that his team received less funding than the...

1st U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals Case Summaries: April 4, 2005.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Withdrawal Request Where (1) during an admiralty suit, an attorney representing one of the parties moved to withdraw because of nonpayment of fees, (2) the request was denied,...

Verdicts & Settlements (April 4, 2005) Pedestrian hit by car, 'Major' hand is crushed.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $460,000 Settlement The 54-year-old plaintiff was visiting Boston with her family to attend a wedding in July 2002. While crossing Memorial Drive at the River Street intersection on the...

Verdicts & Settlements April 4, 2005: Doctor accused of cutting nerve during disc surgery.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Plaintiff Claimed Loss Of Sensation In Lower Extremities $1.2 Million Settlement The 48-year-old plaintiff alleged that the defendant negligently lacerated a nerve root while performing...

Verdicts & Settlements April 4, 2005: Death of girl during MRI ruled med-malpractice.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Girl Dies After Receiving Lethal Dose Of Sedative Had Down's Syndrome, Was Undergoing MRI To Rule Out Seizures $2 Million Settlement In February 2003, the plaintiff's decedent, a...

Verdicts & Settlements April 4, 2005: Customer falls on ice and is injured.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Customer Falls On Ice Outside Salon, Fractures Hip $140,000 Settlement The plaintiff, 58, slipped and fell as she was walking into her hairdresser's salon for a scheduled appointment. The...

Verdicts & Settlements (April 4, 2005): Motorist passes out and plows into tow truck.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Defense Verdict The 24-year-old plaintiff tow truck driver was stopped at a red light when the defendant, 74, approached the red light from the opposite side of the intersection. As she was...

Mass. Board of Higher Education rejects plan for UMass Law School.(University of Massachusetts)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The state's Board of Higher Education last week rejected the University of Massachusetts' controversial plan to create the state's first public law school. Board members voted 8-3 against the...

MA. House Speaker wants to assemble independent panel to investigate Big Dig property damage claims.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff An independent panel of engineers, retired judges and lawyers should be assembled to investigate claims of property damage caused by the Big Dig, House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi said. DiMasi...

Mass. election law panel pushes for early voting.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff A new constitutional amendment giving every Massachusetts voter the right to cast his or her ballot by mail would increase voter participation and reduce the length of lines on Election Day, its...

Committee OKs $200M in housing funds for Beacon Hill.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Members of a Beacon Hill committee voted unanimously to advance a pair of bills designed to produce and finance $200 million in affordable housing. "We heard very strong support from tenants...

U.S. District Court Case Summaries: April 4, 2005.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Legal Malpractice - Partnership - Summary Judgment Where (1) a plaintiff claims that a defendant attorney provided her negligent representation in a legal matter which ended in a...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: April 4, 2005.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Student Loans - Hardship Where two Chapter 7 debtors will be unable to repay all of their student loans without suffering undue hardship, one of those loans should be deemed...

U.S. Magistrate Judges Case Summaries: April 4, 2005.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Employment Discrimination Claims - Motion To File Amended Answers Where (1) plaintiffs have sued a defendant health care system and three codefendant individuals for employment...

MA. Department Of Industrial Accidents Case Summaries; April 4, 2005.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Workers' Compensation Successive Insurer Case - Continuing Medical Treatment Where an administrative judge has ordered the first insurer in a successive insurer case to pay for the...

MA. Superior Court Case Summaries: April4, 2005.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Expert Witness - Deposition Where a defendant has moved to compel a third-party defendant's expert witness to submit to a deposition, the motion should be denied because to...

Commentary: The future of lawyer advertising.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Who among us has not been at least somewhat repulsed by a lawyer advertisement on television? Hard-sale pitches for personal-injury lawyers. Attorneys striking awkward, angry poses. Bad acting. Bad...

Lawyers meet in Boston to hear how Mozambican women have improved legal status of women.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Were it not for pioneers such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, women in the United States might not be practicing law alongside men today. Across the globe, a group of women in...

Federalist Society presents "Law and Order in Verona" at Shubert Theatre in Boston.(Theater Review)
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff "Law and Order in Verona" Presented by the Federalist Society The Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., Boston Thursday, April 14, 6 p.m. Free admission Every spring, Boston...

The Big Picture: April 11, 2005.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff After practicing in white-shoe law firms, Monty Sarhan is making a break from the establishment to head Cracked, one of the country's oldest satirical magazines and competitor of MAD Magazine. ...

Commentary: When aging issues lead to family conflict.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Arline Kardasis and Rikk Larsen Why would you suggest mediation to your elder client? Why might you consider mediation for a middle-aged client burdened with fears and frustrations concerning her aging parents and her uncooperative...

Attorney James R. McMahon Jr. died March 26 at his home in Buzzards Bay, MA.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff James R. McMahon Jr., a practicing attorney since 1970, died March 26 at his home in Buzzards Bay. He was 75. Born in Hartford, Conn., McMahon became a lifelong resident of Buzzards Bay. ...

MA Lawyers in the News: April 11, 2005.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff NewsMakers Laura E. Kudravetz has joined the Law Offices of Laurie Israel in Brookline. She focuses her practice on residential real estate, family law and estate planning. Vikas S. Dhar...

Verdicts & Settlements-April 11, 2005: Patient goes into 'Code Blue' during routine procedure.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $450,000 Settlement The plaintiff was a 63-year-old woman who had one kidney removed and was receiving end-stage kidney dialysis due to failure of her remaining kidney. In August 2001,...

Verdicts & Settlements-April 11, 2005: Debris at work site falls on carpenter's head.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $605,000 Settlement The plaintiff was working as a carpenter for a maintenance company that was removing an old roof from a warehouse. The plaintiff left his bucket truck and went into an...

Verdicts & Settlements-April 11, 2005: Man trips in parking lot of apartment complex.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $180,000 Settlement The plaintiff, 51, was injured when he tripped over uneven pavement in the parking lot of the apartment complex where he lived. The defendants the entity that owned the...

Verdicts & Settlements-April 11, 2005: Insurance co. sued for breach of duty to defend.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $824,313 Verdict This case involved an insurance coverage dispute between the plaintiff company and the defendant company regarding application of an employee benefits liability endorsement to...

U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries: April 11, 2005.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy IRA Accounts A couple who filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy can exempt their individual retirement accounts from their bankruptcy estates. Rousey v. Jacoway (Lawyers Weekly...

Verdicts & Settlements-April 11, 2005: Surveyor accused of rendering lot unbuildable.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Defense Verdict The plaintiff purchased an undeveloped tract of land in Westhampton for residential development. He hired the defendant surveying and engineering firm in 1994 to create a plan...

MA Supreme Judicial Court rules home warrant can't be used to stop suspects.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Natalie A. Herron A search warrant for the home of a drug-trafficking suspect did not authorize police to stop the suspect and his wife after they left their house and traveled approximately one mile, the Supreme Judicial Court has...

MA Superior Court judge rules no fiduciary breach for lawyers who left firm.(Lampert, Hausler and Rodman, P.C. v. Gallant)
April 11, 2005... Byline: Lisa K. Bruno Two attorneys did not violate their fiduciary duties to their former firm and its shareholders when they opened a new office, gave notice to the remaining shareholders of their intention to start a new firm and mailed...

MA Superior Court judge rules fired employee can't use Wage Act for commissions.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Tony Wright An account manager terminated from his sales job could not sue his employer for commissions allegedly owed to him under the state's Wage Act, a Superior Court judge has ruled. The plaintiff account manager argued...

Bar advocates in Massachusetts encouraged by study's call for more pay.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Lawyers say they are guardedly optimistic over a recent recommendation in a legislative commission's report calling for a gradual increase in the hourly rate of pay for bar advocates. Bar...

Commentary: Letter to the Editor: Bar Counsel touts Website.(Letter to the Editor)
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the Editor: The March 21 article entitled "Ruling Shows How To Handle Memo Received By 'Mistake'" thoughtfully discusses the ethical dilemma faced by an attorney who, without any...

Commentary: Letter to the Editor: Changes to Worcester Court plans shouldn't wait.(Letter to the Editor)
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the Editor: The new Adams Courthouse, dedicated recently, was also too small when it was built. Ten years later another floor was added. It may be expensive to change the plans in...

Commentary: Quirks in applying the decoupled Massachusetts estate tax.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Harry F. Lee A wealth of materials exists to guide estate planners through the still "new" Massachusetts estate tax (G.L.c. 65C, Sect. 2A, and hereinafter referred to as the MET), as decoupled from the state death tax credit...

MA Supreme Judicial Court decision gives support to patient safety measures.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Kenneth R. Kohlberg Health professionals who share the goal of improving the quality of patient care in Massachusetts should find solace in the recent Supreme Judicial Court decision in Ayash v. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,...

Commentary: Letter to the Editor: Justice is not being sought in Kenneth Conley case.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the Editor: I read, with some disgust, recent news that prosecutors from the U.S. Attorneys' Office have appealed from an order of U.S. District Court Chief Judge William G. Young to give...

MA lawmakers approve stem cell bill.(Massachusetts)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The Legislature moved decisively toward establishing new guidelines for stem cell research as House lawmakers approved legislation concerning the rapidly-evolving technology. The bill, which...

Massachusetts Courthouses: How safe are they?
April 11, 2005... Byline: Tony Wright "The lack of proper security has created unsafe environments for the public and court staff." So said the Division of Capital Asset Management in late 1999 in its "Master Plan for the Improvement of Court Facilities...

MA legislators urge end of gerrymandering.(Massachusetts)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Legislators from both sides of the aisle went before the Election Laws Committee urging an end to the back room politicking that has come to be known as gerrymandering. Several citizen groups...

MA House likely to increase spending on higher education in next year's budget.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff The House is likely to increase state spending on public higher education in next year's budget, a top lawmaker said after hearing about problems attracting and retaining quality faculty and making...

MA governor and Senate president unveil competing health care plans.(Massachusetts )(Mitt Romney and Robert E. Travaglini )(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Gov. Mitt Romney and Senate President Robert E. Travaglini rolled out competing health care plans recently, both of which aim to greatly reduce the numbers of uninsured Massachusetts residents. ...

1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries: April 11, 2005.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Legal Malpractice Claim Where "undisputed and exhaustive" evidence presented by the chapter 7 trustee for a bankrupt estate demonstrates (1) that counsel, who previously served...

U.S. District Court Case Summaries: April 11, 2005.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Arbitration Motion To Compel Where a U.S. magistrate judge has issued a report recommending that the defendants' motion to compel arbitration be allowed, the recommendation shall be...

U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Case Summaries: April 11, 2005.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Corporate Veil - Dischargeability Where a bankruptcy judge found that a debt owed to an investor was nondischargeable and that the corporate veil should be pierced so as to...

U.S. Magistrate Judges Case Summaries: April 11, 2005.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Prisons PLRA - Exhaustion Where prison defendants seek dismissal of a plaintiff inmate's excessive force complaint, the motion should be dismissed so as to allow the plaintiff an...

MA Supreme Judicial Court Case Summaries: April 11, 2005.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeals G.L.c. 211, Sect. 3 - Dismissal Of Indictment Where a petitioner sought to have a single justice dismiss an indictment insofar as it charges murder rather than manslaughter, the...

MA Appeals Court Case Summaries: April 11, 2005.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeals Judgments Affirmed The Appeals Court has affirmed, pursuant to Rule 1:28, judgments in the following cases. Although the decisions do not appear to address any substantive issues...

MA Superior Court Case Summaries: April 11, 2005.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Fiduciary Duty - G.L.c. 93A Where one defendant partner in a three-partner law firm and a codefendant associate attorney (1) gave notice to the other two partners of their...

District Court/Boston Municipal Court Appellate Division: April 11, 2005.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Appeal - Untimeliness Where a complaint was dismissed because of the plaintiff's failure to appear for his deposition, an appeal filed by the plaintiff must fail because...

MA Land Court Case Summaries: April 11, 2005.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Real Property Deed - Reformation Where a plaintiff widow seeks to have a deed reformed so as to name herself as sole owner of the property, that request should be denied in light of the...

Mass. Office of Campaign & Political Finance Advisory Opinions: April 11, 2005.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Conflict Of Interest County Sheriff - Defamation - Legal Expenses Where reports have been published alleging that a sheriff had county inmates perform work on his personal residence, the...

Commentary: Considering the names of various law firms.
April 18, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Have you thought about your law firm's name recently? Whether you are in a firm that includes entire floors of people who don't know your name; or a nice, quiet office of just you and the...

Commentary: Clarification of courtroom videotaping procedures.
April 18, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the Editor: I am writing in response to the Lawyers Weekly editorial "Letting The Cameras Roll" (April 4). Recently, the Judicial Enhancement Committee, chaired by Boston Municipal...

Commentary: Lessons from the Schiavo case.
April 18, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the Editor: What is vital for us to remember after Terry Schiavo? 1. Congress, by seeking to overrule a state court's decision based on evidence, has hacked with a veritable meat...

Boston legal community sees bright future.
April 18, 2005... Byline: John O. Cunningham What does the future hold for legal practice in Massachusetts? Despite the recent fall of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, Hill & Barlow and Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar with more to come, according to the grim...

Verdicts & Settlements: April 18, 2005: Husband, wife countersued by relatives over loan.
April 18, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Defense Verdict An equity action in a divorce case was filed by the plaintiff wife against her defendant husband and his defendant sister-in-law and brother-in-law claiming constructive trust...