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Kevin F. Bresnahan
Partner
(617) 479-5000 kbresnahan@mhtl.comMr. Bresnahan practices in the areas of labor and employment, education, and municipal law. Mr. Bresnahan has negotiated collective bargaining agreements on behalf of numerous municipalities and school committees, and has represented public employers before the courts of the Commonwealth, in arbitrations, and in a wide variety of administrative proceedings before various agencies, including the Division of Labor Relations, the Civil Service Commission, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, and the Joint Labor-Management Committee. He advises public employers in various aspects Read More
Linda Champion
Attorney
(617) 479-5000 lchampion@mhtl.comMs. Champion’s practice is focused on litigation, government, municipal, and regulatory service. Ms. Champion serves as co-counsel to the firm’s public retirement board clients and supervises its extensive docket of MGL c. 32 cases from disability retirement to survivor issues and related workers compensation issues. She is a member of the Massachusetts Association of Public Pension Attorneys. Ms. Champion has successfully litigated cases before the Superior Court, District Court, Land Court, Housing Court, and at administrative law proceedings before state Read More
Kathleen E. Connolly
Attorney
(617) 479-5000 kconnolly@mhtl.comMs. Connolly’s practice is focused on land use permitting and litigation involving both land use and environmental law. She has represented zoning and planning boards, conservation commissions, boards of health, and code enforcement departments through the permitting and enforcement phases and appeals to courts and administrative proceedings before regulatory agencies. She has litigated cases before the Land Court, Superior Courts, Appeals Court and Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), the Department of Environmental Protection, the Office of Appeals and Dispute Resolution, and Read More
Ellen A. Crowley
Attorney
(617) 479-5000 ecrowley@mhtl.comMs. Crowley is an attorney in the firm’s Education Law Group and Special Education Law Groups. With over twenty years of experience working in education matters, her practice is focused on counseling school districts on day-to-day matters, representation of school districts in all aspects of litigation including at the Bureau of Special Education Appeals, representation of clients at mediation, and school-based meetings and hearings. Additionally, Ms. Crowley has extensive experience in developing School Committee policy as well as collective bargaining Read More
Stacey M. Dedian
Attorney
(617) 479-5000 sdedian@mhtl.comMs. Dedian is a member of the firm’s Special Education Law Group, representing school districts in all aspects of special education law and litigation. She has extensive experience ranging from meetings and hearings at the school level, to administrative hearings at the Massachusetts Bureau of Special Education Appeals (BSEA) and court appeals. Ms. Dedian has developed numerous training courses on special education law and presented to professionals and community members. As a former defense attorney and family law practitioner, Ms. Read More
David A. DeLuca
Partner
(617) 479-5000 ddeluca@mhtl.comFormerly an Assistant District Attorney with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Mr. DeLuca handles a full spectrum of tort, contract, land use and workers’ compensation litigation matters. He is experienced in all phases of state and federal trial and appellate court advocacy, having handled administrative law judge, bench and jury trials including personal injury, product liability, domestic litigation, zoning and tax disputes, insurance litigation, workers’ compensation claims and civil rights violations. Mr. DeLuca advises building inspectors and planning directors Read More
James R. Donnelly
Associate
(617) 479-5000 jdonnelly@mhtl.comMr. Donnelly practices in the areas of municipal law, labor and employment law, and general civil litigation. Additionally, he practices in the firm’s public pension and employee benefits law group, where he supports the firm’s Chapter 32 team and has assisted in several disability cases before DALA and CRAB. Prior to joining MHTL as an Associate, Mr. Donnelly worked as a summer law clerk for the firm, during which he gained experience in a variety of labor, employment and employee Read More
Tami L. Fay
Associate
(617) 479-5000 tfay@mhtl.comMs. Fay’s practice focuses on education, special education, civil rights, and workplace investigations. She has extensive experience representing Massachusetts schools on a wide variety of issues, with an emphasis in special education. Prior to pursuing a career in law, she spent time teaching in the American school system abroad. After clerking for a state administrative agency during law school, Ms. Fay joined MHTL as an associate attorney. Ms. Fay graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts Read More
John P. Flynn
Partner
(617) 479-5000 jflynn@mhtl.comMr. Flynn has served as Town Counsel for thirty years to the Town of Natick, and has served as Town Counsel to the Town of Milton for twenty-two years. He represents these towns in all phases of municipal law including litigation, environmental matters, zoning, personnel issues, contracts, licensing, eminent domain, and the entire spectrum of town meeting issues. Mr. Flynn also has provided general counsel and special counsel services for over twenty years to many towns and school committees for Read More
Donald L. Graham
Partner
(617) 479-5000 dgraham@mhtl.comMr. Graham is a managing partner with Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP and directs the firm’s corporate and commercial law practice areas. Mr. Graham has over thirty-five years experience in corporate organization, commercial contracting, business acquisition and sales, license and royalty agreements, intellectual property protection, commercial financing (bank, private placement and venture), commercial real estate acquisition, sale, leasing and construction, as well as general business counseling and advice. He has served as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association Read More
Madison Harris-Parks
Associate
(617) 479-5000 mhparks@mhtl.comMadison Harris-Parks represents private and public clients in wide a range of civil litigation, labor, and employment matters. She has successfully advocated for clients before state and federal courts and state agencies in Massachusetts. She has represented public employers in collective bargaining negotiations, grievances responses, and arbitrations. She additionally regularly advises clients on matters concerning conflicts of interest law, public records and open meeting laws, wage and hour laws, and personnel matters. Ms. Harris-Parks graduated from the University of Florida Read More
Katherine A. Hesse
Partner
(617) 479-5000 khesse@mhtl.comKatherine Hesse is one of the founding partners of Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP. Ms. Hesse concentrates her practice primarily in labor and employment and employee benefits law serving as counsel to individuals, business, government, and tax exempt organizations including hospitals, colleges, churches, and major private and public retirement and health plans. She has litigated numerous employment and benefits cases before the state and federal trial and appellate courts, administrative agencies and arbitrators. She is also an active practitioner Read More
Michael J. Maccaro
Partner
(617) 479-5000 mmaccaro@mhtl.comMr. Maccaro’s practice is focused on the areas of labor and employment in the public and private sector, litigation, and employee benefits. Following law school, Mr. Maccaro served as a Law Clerk to the Justices of the Superior Court for two years. Prior to joining Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane LLP, Mr. Maccaro served as Associate General Counsel for a large public sector labor union. He has litigated numerous matters, negotiated hundreds of contracts and has argued before various state Read More
Jennifer D. McGrew
Associate
(617) 479-5000 jmcgrew@mhtl.comDr. McGrew joined MHTL in the Spring of 2024 as an Associate and her practice is focused on traditional labor and employment in the public and private sectors across industries. Dr. McGrew represents clients before the courts and various state and federal administrative agencies. She advises clients on a variety of labor and employment issues, represents clients in negotiating and drafting collective bargaining agreements, defends employers in grievance arbitrations, and conducts both Title IX and workplace investigations. Prior to joining Read More
Braedan W. McKee
Associate
(617) 479-5000 bmckee@mhtl.comMr. McKee practices primarily in the areas of municipal law, labor and employment law, general civil litigation. Additionally, Mr. McKee assists clients in matters of trusts and estates. He received his L.L.M. in Taxation from Villanova University and assists with the firm’s business and transactions practice, trust, tax and estate planning practice, in addition to supporting related litigation including CRAB and DALA cases. Prior to joining MHTL as an Associate, Mr. McKee worked as a law clerk to the Honorable Read More
Peter L. Mello
Partner
(617) 479-5000 pmello@mhtl.comMr. Mello represents clients in a robust range of civil litigation and regulatory matters, including in the areas of construction, land use and zoning, employment, contract matters, and disputes involving state and local governmental entities, among others. He has practiced before state and federal courts and state agencies in Massachusetts, and has successfully represented clients at trial and in appeals. He has advised private clients and governmental entities alike regarding myriad and diverse issues, including with respect to construction, zoning, Read More
Arthur P. Murphy
Partner
(617) 479-5000 amurphy@mhtl.comMr. Murphy’s legal career emphasizes management labor, corporate and litigation matters. Selected in the publication of Best Lawyers in America, Mr. Murphy represents many large and small businesses, including Fortune 500 corporations, and serves as counsel to a variety of trade associations as well as major governmental agencies in all areas of labor and employment law. Mr. Murphy has presented and argued hundreds of cases including labor and employment matters in proceedings at the administrative, state and federal levels. He Read More
Kathryn M. Murphy
Partner
(617) 479-5000 kmurphy@mhtl.comMs. Murphy practices in the employment and labor law areas. She has many years of experience representing employers in matters involving employment discrimination, wage and hour, contracts, whistleblowing, and other employment-related concerns. Ms. Murphy’s practice also focuses upon working proactively with employers to address matters before legal disputes arise. She conducts internal investigations on behalf of employers, provides training, day-to-day counseling in employment areas, development of policies and procedures, and other advisory services. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Murphy Read More
Karis L. North
Partner
(617) 479-5000 knorth@mhtl.comKaris L. North has been practicing municipal and public sector law since 2006, and has over twenty years of experience counseling and resolving complex disputes for public clients. She is currently Town Counsel for the Towns of Natick, Mendon, and Sharon, City Solicitor in Newburyport, Special Counsel to the Cohasset Affordable Housing Trust. Ms. North is also an experienced litigator on behalf of municipalities and municipal agencies, private parties, and non-profit organizations. She has experience in bench and jury trials Read More
Nan ONeill
Partner
(617) 479-5000 noneill@mhtl.comNan is a partner in the law firm of Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP with 30 years of experience counseling and representing employers in all aspects of employment and traditional labor law. Nan has extensive experience in the litigation of employment-related disputes, including discrimination, reasonable accommodation, sexual harassment and wrongful termination matters, before state and federal courts and administrative agencies such as the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, having litigated approximately 30 cases in Massachusetts courts and the MCAD. As Read More
Joseph W. Proctor
Associate
(617) 479-5000 jproctor@mhtl.comJoseph W. Proctor graduated cum laude from Boston University School of Law in May 2021 and joined MHTL in the spring of 2022 as an Associate. Mr. Proctor’s practice focuses on civil litigation, municipal law, and labor and employment law. In his litigation practice, he has worked on various property law and civil rights matters. Additionally, Mr. Proctor has provided guidance to municipalities and participated in collective bargaining, grievance and arbitration matters. During law school, Mr. Proctor served as Read More
Brianna Rawl
Associate
(617) 479-5000 brawl@mhtl.comMs. Rawl practices primarily in the areas of education and special education law, and assists the firm’s Chapter 32 practice. Prior to joining MHTL as an Associate, Ms. Rawl worked as a summer law clerk for the firm, where she gained experience in a variety of education, employment, and municipal law matters. Ms. Rawl graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, a minor in Education, and a certificate in Social Work. She Read More
Clifford R. Rhodes
Partner
crhodes@mhtl.comMr. Rhodes received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa where he was a University Honors Scholar. In 1992, Mr. Rhodes received his. J.D. from the University of Iowa, College of Law graduating with distinction, and serving as a member of the Iowa Law Review. He obtained his MBA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and received his LLM in Taxation, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Alabama School of Law. He has extensive experience in health care Read More
Etty Singer
Associate
(617) 479-5000 esinger@mhtl.comEtty Singer practices in the areas of municipal law, labor and employment law, and general civil litigation. She joined the firm after serving as a summer law clerk, where she gained valuable experience in labor, employment, and municipal law matters. Etty earned her Juris Doctorate from Boston University School of Law in 2024. During her legal education, she developed her advocacy skills as a Student Prosecutor in BU Law’s Criminal Clinic and served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Read More
Alisia St. Florian
Partner
(617) 479-5000 astflorian@mhtl.comMs. St. Florian is a Partner at Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP, and is a member of the firm’s Special Education Law Group. Ms. St. Florian represents school districts in all aspects of special education litigation, from administrative hearings at the Massachusetts Bureau of Special Education Appeals (BSEA) through to all levels of judicial appeal. In addition, Ms. St. Florian frequently presents workshops on issues regarding special education, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, state and federal student record Read More
Mary Ellen Sowyrda
Partner
(617) 479-5000 msowyrda@mhtl.comMs. Sowyrda is a partner at the firm and heads the Special Education Department within Murphy, Hesse, Toomey and Lehane, LLP, which currently represents approximately 160 school districts and educational collaboratives in the field of Special Education Law. She is involved in all aspects of litigation including hearings, mediations, pre-hearing conferences with the Bureau of Special Education Appeals and court cases. She provides clients with daily advice on school-related legal issues and deals with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Read More
Sarah C. Spatafore
Partner
(617) 479-5000 sspatafore@mhtl.comMs. Spatafore is a partner with the firm. She practices primarily in the labor and employment area, representing both public and private clients. Ms. Spatafore also handles education issues. Ms. Spatafore has represented clients before a number of courts and administrative tribunals at both the state and federal level. Ms. Spatafore regularly advises clients on a variety of issues related to labor and employment, represents clients on issues related to collective bargaining, grievances, and arbitrations, and has conducted numerous workplace Read More
Regina Williams Tate
Retired
(617) 479-5000 gtate@mhtl.comMs. Tate has been practicing law since 1978. She practices primarily in the areas of labor and education law. Her practice in the area of education covers the spectrum of issues related to education including student discipline, special education, Education Reform, due process rights of teachers and other school employees, and other employment matters, academic freedom and civil rights. She also participates in the collective bargaining process on behalf of her education clients. She has served as counsel to over Read More
James A. Toomey
Retired
(617) 479-5000 jtoomey@mhtl.comMr. Toomey’s practice focused on municipal, education, corporate and labor matters and related litigation. A veteran in the field of municipal law and education law, Mr. Toomey’s expertise coverd the full range of legal matters affecting municipalities including land use and zoning, environmental and public health issues, licensing, procurement, labor and employment, public education, and related litigation. He is a Past President of the City Solicitors and Town Counsel Association and was a member of the National School Board Association’s Read More
Veronica Turovsky Genin
Attorney
(617) 479-5000 vgenin@mhtl.comMs. Genin’s practice is focused on all facets of corporate, business and commercial real estate law. She advises municipalities and represents corporations, individuals, developers, and investors on a wide range of matters with respect to entity formation, asset purchases, mergers and acquisitions, franchise sales, disposition, leasing and financing of industrial, mixed-use, multi-family, office and retail properties. Ms. Genin serves as legal counsel to retirement boards and handles investment matters including the review and negotiation of investment policies, limited partnership agreements, Read More
Felicia S. Vasudevan
Partner
(617) 479-5000 fvasudevan@mhtl.comMs. Vasudevan is an attorney in the firm’s Education Law and Special Education Law Groups, working in regular and special education issues. Ms. Vasudevan represents school districts in all aspects of special education litigation, from administrative hearings at the Massachusetts Bureau of Special Education Appeals (BSEA) through to all levels of judicial appeal. She represents school districts in matters of student discipline, civil rights issues, collective bargaining, public procurement, and employment issues. She presents workshops on issues such as conducting Read More
Kier Wachterhauser
Partner
(617) 479-5000 kwachterhauser@mhtl.comMr. Wachterhauser is a partner at MHTL. Mr. Wachterhauser represents private and public sector clients in all areas of labor and employment law and maintains a general litigation practice. Mr. Wachterhauser regularly counsels clients on employment matters, including wage and hour, leave entitlements, and discrimination and harassment matters, as well as the drafting of employment policies and contracts, and represents clients in employment-related litigation before state and federal courts and administrative bodies, such as the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and Read More
Andrew J. Waugh
Partner
(617) 479-5000 awaugh@mhtl.comGeneral counsel to a number of towns and school committees, Mr. Waugh’s practice focuses on education and municipal law, with an emphasis labor and employment matters. Mr. Waugh works with and advises employers on various employment matters including hiring, discipline and termination issues, drafting severance agreements, FMLA and ADA issues, and compliance with other state and federal discrimination and/or civil rights laws. Mr. Waugh has extensive experience negotiating and drafting collective bargaining agreements, and he defends employers in grievance arbitrations Read More
Charles Desmond
Advisory Board
(617) 479-5000Dr. Charles Desmond is a member of the MHTL Advisory Board, advising on matters in private, non-profit, public, and educational areas. Dr. Desmond has broad and extensive experience at the senior-most levels of government, higher education, philanthropy, and in non-governmental agencies. His leadership accomplishments range from chairing the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education to initiating multi-layered corporate and philanthropic engagements in local, regional and national educational initiatives. As a policy analyst and senior advocacy expert, Dr. Desmond has four decades Read More
Thomas Jorling
Advisory Board
(617) 479-5000Before becoming one of the major architects of the Clean Air and Water Acts, Tom Jorling started out with a dream when he was 17 years old to be an All American football player at Ohio State, Michigan or Notre Dame. After being named All-State in Ohio in his junior year, he was recruited by major colleges, he attended Notre Dame where, after shattering his knee during his sophomore year, his interest turned to biology and the environment. After earning Read More
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