Category: Blog

One Surgeon Supervising Two Separate Operating Rooms: Medical Malpractice; Yes or No?

By: Attorney Kevin J. O’Malley| Partner Two Complicated Spinal Surgeries, Two Separate Operating Rooms, Surgeries Performed at the Same Time, One Surgeon Supervising Both Surgeries, One Patient Is Left a [...]

Understanding Trusts in Massachusetts

By: Attorney William Rosa| Partner My last blog focused on the various forms of tenancies in which you can hold real estate in Massachusetts. This blog is an expansion of [...]

The Devil is in the Details – Documents to collect when facing divorce

By: Attorney Jeffrey D. Kiesling | Associate If you believe that you may be facing divorce, you should secure all available financial documents. In most divorce cases the family’s finances [...]

Obtaining Payment of a Judgment for Money Damages

By: Attorney Dianna M. Williams| Associate A judgment represents the end of a court case. A valid judgment resolves all contested issues and terminates the lawsuit. It states who wins [...]

I AM BUYING/SELLING MY HOME, DO I NEED A REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY?

By: Attorney Patricia E. Couto| Associate Buying or selling a home is not an easy process and involves many different people, stacks of paperwork, complex legal documents, and occasionally several [...]

THE BASICS OF SUMMARY PROCESS PROCEDURE IN MASSACHUSETTS

By: Attorney Corey T. Pontes| Associate In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, summary process is the procedure by which a landlord evicts a residential tenant through the court. Summary process is [...]

A LEGAL EVOLUTION: WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN’T DO WITH MARIJUANA IN MASSACHUSETTS

By: Cara Kuzmiski| Law Clerk Massachusetts has been progressively taking a more liberal view on the use and regulation of marijuana within the state over the past eight years. In [...]

Former Owners Are Required to Raise All Claims Arising out of the Same Transaction or…

By: Attorney Raymond C. Pelote| Partner Any former owners who have been foreclosed upon tend to use the Housing Court as its battleground to contest the foreclosure. Once a property [...]

Massachusetts “Recreational Use” statute and Waiver of Liability Forms

By: Peter Thomas| Law Clerk Ever thought about learning to rock climb or, even, skydive? Chances are good that before you ever get a foot off the ground you’ll be [...]

I Have Been in an Automobile Accident, Do I need an Attorney?

By: Attorney Kevin J. O’Malley| Partner Auto accidents, even relatively minor ones, are traumatic. Loss of transportation, personal injury, lost time from work, filling out accident reports, dealing with insurance [...]