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Value-added Proposition There was a time when law firms simply didn’t advertise their services; it was considered unseemly. Those days are long gone, and marketing is now an accepted, even […]


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Durational Alimony-award Limits By Katherine E. McCarthy The passage of the Alimony Reform Act of 2011 brought about sweeping changes to the alimony laws in Massachusetts. One major change was […]


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Courting Change When four respected attorneys came together 49 years ago to form Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy, they had solid ideas about where they would focus their practice. But […]

OSHA’s Big Year By John Gannon, Esq. and Susan Fentin, Esq. Over the past several months, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced a number of regulatory […]


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Firm in Its Resolve Robinson Donovan has experienced plenty of changes in its 150-year history, from shifting economic cycles to constantly evolving laws, to the evolution of its home city […]

2016 or 1984? By Stefanie M. Renaud   Imagine a piece of technology, so small it could be mistaken for a credit card, that tracks every movement an employee makes, analyzes […]


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Priming the Pump Bullying and cyberbullying are pertinent issues for teens today, and this summer 40 students in the Summer Legal Institute at MassMutual played the role of an attorney […]


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The ‘Tuition Claw Back’ By L. Alexandra Hogan, Esq. If you find yourself financially struggling while you are paying for your child’s college education, filing for bankruptcy protection may have […]

By Jennifer Butler Nonprofit organizations face a multitude of compliance issues every day, and keeping up with them can be a challenge. Because compliance failures may result in the loss […]

Left to Their Own Devices Whether or not a company explicitly allows it, employees in all fields are increasingly using their own laptops, tablets, and smartphones as part of their […]

Work to Do By Susan G. Fentin, Esq. On May 18, the Department of Labor (DOL) finally released its highly anticipated revisions to regulations governing the Fair Labor Standards Act […]

Stop, Collaborate, and Listen Co-working spaces — where solo practitioners ply their trade in a common area to share expenses and collaborate with other business owners — is not a […]

Employers, Prepare Now By KARINA SCHRENGOHST This year, the Department of Labor (DOL) is making some significant changes to the regulations governing which executive, administrative, and professional employees (white-collar workers) […]

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Mapping Out a Strategy Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni says the ongoing opioid crisis is a function of supply and demand. In short, there is no shortage of either. […]


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Two Steps Behind By KATHERINE E. McCARTHY While not a new development, it is clear that the law can rarely keep up with rapidly changing technology. Increased surveillance technology, a […]