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July 03, 2008 -
Appellate Victory for SRBC Clients in Environmental Response-Cost Case
SRBC clients have won a major ruling from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in a case involving the right of a property owner who cleans up environmental contamination to recover "response costs" from...
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July 02, 2008 -
Win for Low-Income Housing Complex in Snow-and-Ice Case
SRBC's Serena Madar and John O'Neill recently won a summary-judgment victory for a low-income, federally subsidized housing complex in a lawsuit brought by one of its long-time tenants who slipped and fell in t...
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June 17, 2008 -
Ed Barshak and Lisa Goodheart Named in 2008 Chambers Rankings
SRBC partners Ed Barshak and Lisa Goodheart have been named to the 2008 Chambers USA rankings of top lawyers. Ed is described as “one of Mas...
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June 16, 2008 -
Alan Geismer Honored by Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts, a not-for-profit organization that provides pro bono legal services to artists and arts organizations, honored Alan Geismer at its recent annual benefit with its...
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June 05, 2008 -
Alan Geismer Elected to Board of Family-Law Association
The Massachusetts Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts elected SRBC partner Alan Geismer to its board of directors at its recent annual meeting. The AFCC, based in Madison, Wisconsin,...
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June 04, 2008 -
Tony Doniger Dresses to Impress
SRBC partner Tony Doniger strode the catwalk at the recent “Dress to Impress” event hosted by Lawyer’s Weekly--a fashion show for the legal community, where local designers (Sara Campbell, Ports & Co., F...
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April 28, 2008 -
In Tight Economy, Clients Look to Mid-Sized Firms
A recent Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article analyzed the effect of difficult economic periods on clients' decisions about retaining lawyers. "A subtle shift may be under way as more mod...
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April 09, 2008 -
Doniger: Let International Lawyers Take the Bar
As reported in the April 7 issue of the Boston Business Journal, SRBC partner and Boston Bar Association president Tony Doniger has spoken about the BBA’s call f...
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March 18, 2008 -
Andrew Kanter Joins SRBC
SRBC is pleased to announce that Andrew Kanter has joined the firm as an associate. Before arriving at SRBC, Andrew was an associate with the Manhattan firm Dornbush Schaeffer Strongin ...
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February 26, 2008 -
Lisa Goodheart Participates in Legal Career Discussion
Lisa Goodheart was one of several women attorneys who recently participated in a panel discussion of legal careers involving the commercial real estate industry.  The discussion was videotaped for the “...
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February 22, 2008 -
Jean Musiker to Present at Employment “MasterClass”
Jean Musiker will serve as a faculty member at MCLE’s “Employment Law Trial Skills MasterClass”, March 12-13, 2008.  Jean will be joining a panel of other experienced trial lawyers and judges, offering ...
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February 15, 2008 -
Jeff Stern on the Role of Apology in Mediation
Jeff Stern, the chair of SRBC’s Alternative Dispute Resolution practice group, was the guest lecturer at a recent Boston University Law School seminar on mediation.  Jeff spoke on the role of apologies in ...
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February 14, 2008 -
SRBC Launches “Green” Initiative
SRBC has made a commitment to improve practices within the firm that have a significant environmental impact.  The firm has long recognized the critical importance of limiting energy usage and consumption ...
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January 08, 2008 -
SRBC Insurance Client Wins Appeal in Rescission Dispute
The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled in favor of an insurance-company client of SRBC in a dispute over another insurer's right to rescind an umbrella policy, based on an alleged misrepresentation b...
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December 19, 2007 -
Alisa Hacker Joins SRBC
SRBC is pleased to welcome Alisa L. Hacker to the firm as an associate. Alisa is a 1994 graduate of Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota and a 2002 graduate of Boston University School of Law. She concen...
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December 07, 2007 -
Professional Liability Insurer Wins Coverage Dispute
An SRBC insurance client has prevailed in a South Carolina dispute over interpretation of an attorneys’ professional liability policy. A real estate lawyer was sued after another party misappropriated funds fro...
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November 30, 2007 -
Natasha Lisman Assists on Russian Human Rights Cases
SRBC partner Natasha Lisman is currently serving on a several-week volunteer mission with the International Protection Centre, a Moscow-based Russian human rights organization, at its office in Strasbourg, F...
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November 29, 2007 -
Matt Lyons Part of Group Honored for Work on New Bedford Case
The New Bedford Raids Response Legal Team, a group of attorneys and others who assisted more than 350 immigrant workers detained after a March 2007 factory raid by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ...
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November 26, 2007 -
Lisa Goodheart To Speak on Wetlands Appeals
As part of efforts by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s administration to streamline the state’s land-use permitting process, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is making regulator...
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November 13, 2007 -
Settlement for SRBC Client in Medical Malpractice Case
SRBC partner David Barry recently assisted a 72 year-old client in successfully settling a medical malpractice case based on her doctor's failure to promptly diagnose and treat the client's temporal arteri...
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October 31, 2007 -
Matthew Lyons Joins SRBC
SRBC is proud to announce that Matthew M. Lyons has joined the firm as an associate. Matt will focus his practice in the areas of business litigation, products liability and general litigation. He is ...
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October 25, 2007 -
SRBC Partners Named 2007 Super Lawyers
The annual listing of “New England Super Lawyers” compiled by Law & Politics and published by Boston magazine has just been released.  Fifteen SRBC partners are named in the r...
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October 23, 2007 -
Four SRBC Partners Named in Annual Lawdragon Rankings
SRBC partners David Barry, Tony Doniger, Lisa Goodheart and Regina Roman have been named finalists to the 2007 “Lawdragon 500” list of leading lawyers in America.  Lawdragon is an attorney ranking and lega...
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October 18, 2007 -
SRBC and Friends Gather to Congratulate Tony Doniger
Members of the legal community and friends of SRBC gathered recently at 60 State Street’s Harborside Room to congratulate SRBC partner Tony Doniger as he begins his term as president of the Boston Bar Associ...
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October 15, 2007 -
Serena Madar Joins SRBC
On October 10, SRBC welcomed its newest associate, Serena D. Madar. Serena will focus her practice in the areas of business litigation, professional liability and tort defense. She is a 1996 graduate ...
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September 25, 2007 -
Win for SRBC Clients in Shareholder Dispute
In a lawsuit brought by a minority shareholder of a professional services firm whose employment had been terminated, a judge recently granted a motion for summary judgment by SRBC on be...
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September 13, 2007 -
Andrew Levin Elected Shareholder of SRBC
SRBC is pleased to announce that at their meeting on September 12, 2007, the shareholders and directors of the firm elected Andrew Levin to join the partnership effective January 1, 2008.  Andy is a 1995 g...
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September 11, 2007 -
Andrea Knowles Appointed to Board of Editors of Boston Bar Journal
SRBC associate Andrea Knowles has been appointed to the Board of Editors of the Boston Bar Journal for a three-year term.  The Journal is published five times a year by the Boston Bar Association and reach...
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September 06, 2007 -
Nine SRBC Partners Named Best Lawyers in America
SRBC is proud to announce that nine of its seventeen partners have been named in the recently released 2008 list of The Best Lawyers in America, a highly regarded guide to legal excellence in the United Stat...
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September 01, 2007 -
Tony Doniger Begins Term as President of Boston Bar Association
SRBC partner Anthony M. Doniger began his term as President of the Boston Bar Association on September 1, 2007. Tony has been a trial lawyer with SRBC since 1977. He is a Fellow of the American College ...
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August 21, 2007 -
SRBC Partner Jeff Stern Elected to Board of Directors of American College of Civil Trial Mediators
At its recent annual meeting in Colorado Springs, the American College of Civil Trial Mediators (ACCTM) elected Jeff Stern, chair of SRBC’s ADR practice group, to its Board of Directors for a two-year term....
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August 20, 2007 -
SRBC Partner Tony Doniger Speaks on Diversity and Access to Justice
In an interview in the August 2007 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, SRBC partner Tony Doniger, president-elect of the Boston Bar Association, discussed his priorities for the upcoming term,...
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July 13, 2007 -
Christine Netski Honored by Boston Bar Association
Christine Netski was recognized by the Boston Bar Association for her exemplary leadership as Chair of the Board of Editors of the Boston Bar Journal over the past three years.
June 15, 2007 -
Chambers USA Recognizes Ed Barshak and Lisa Goodheart
The leading lawyer directory Chambers USA has again recognized SRBC partners Ed Barshak and Lisa Goodheart as outstanding in their fields.  Ed is listed in the area of General Commercial Litigation, a...
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June 13, 2007 -
Regina Roman Named Co-Chair of BBA Ethics Committee
SRBC partner Regina Roman has been named co-chair of the Boston Bar Association Ethics Committee, for a two year term to begin in September 2007.
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June 05, 2007 -
SJC Honors Lawyers for Work in Immigration Case
SRBC partner Susan Hartnett and associate Liza Tran were among a group of 70 lawyers recognized recently by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services for work on b...
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May 29, 2007 -
Lucinda Ringer to Join SRBC
On May 31, SRBC welcomes a new associate.  Lucinda Ringer is a 1996 Graduate of Lake Forest College (B.A. summa cum laude, psycho...
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May 15, 2007 -
SRBC First in Number of Women Partners
In the 2007 list of the 100 largest law firms in Massachusetts recently published by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, SRBC ranked first in number of women equity partners among firms of 40 lawyers or fewer....
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April 26, 2007 -
Natasha Lisman Invited to Speak in Siberia
The Massachusetts chapter of the Russian-American Rule of Law Consortium, a judicial exchange program between the judiciaries of the two countries, has invited Natasha Lisman to join the Massachusetts delegatio...
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April 19, 2007 -
Eight SRBC Attorneys Named 2007 "Rising Stars"
Eight SRBC lawyers have been named "Rising Stars" in the May 2007 issue of Boston magazine (Massachusetts Super Lawyers 2007 Rising Stars Edition):

Anthony V. Agudelo...
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March 01, 2007 -
Lisa Goodheart Set to Become President of NEWIRE
Lisa C. Goodheart will begin her term as President of New England Women in Real Estate (NEWIRE) in June 2007.
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February 20, 2007 -
SRBC Lawyers Thanked for Pro Bono Work on Behalf of Government of Liberia
The executive director of the International Senior Lawyers Project recently wrote to thank SRBC for the pro bono work of its lawyers Natasha Lisman and Andrew Levin on behalf of the government of Liberi...
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February 01, 2007 -
Lisa Goodheart Named to Environmental Task Force
SRBC partner Lisa Goodheart has been named to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's Wetlands Appeals Streamlining Task Force. The group will provide input and comments to DEP in c...
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January 01, 2007 -
Lisa Goodheart and Sam Furgang Elected Shareholders and Directors of SRBC
At their meeting on September 20, 2006, the shareholders and directors of SRBC elected Lisa Goodheart and Samuel Furgang to join the partnership effective January 1, 2007.
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November 30, 2006 -
Ed Barshak Honored by SJC Chief Justice
SRBC's senior trial lawyer, Ed Barshak, was honored by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret Marshall at the Massachusetts Bar Association's Bench-Bar Symposium. Chief Justice Marshal...
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November 30, 2006 -
Chris Netski Named Co-Chair of Women's Bar Association Committee
SRBC partner Chris Netski has been named a co-chair of the Appointments, Awards & Endorsements Committee of the Massachusetts Women's Bar Association.  Chris is the former co-chair of the WBA's Senior ...
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September 01, 2006 -
Natasha Lisman Named Co-Chair of BBA International Law Section
Natasha C. Lisman has been named Co-Chair of the International Law Section of the Boston Bar Association.  Natasha previously served as co-chair of the Association's International Dispute Resolution C...
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July 01, 2006 -
Ed Barshak and Lisa Goodheart Named to Chambers USA Guide
SRBC senior partner Ed Barshak and of counsel attorney Lisa Goodheart were selected by their clients and peers for inclusion in the Chambers USA Guide 2006/2007. Ed was recognized for his accomplishments as a ...
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June 02, 2006 -
Lisa Goodheart Speaks on Recent SJC Victory in Edgartown Wastewater Treatment Case
SRBC of counsel attorney Lisa Goodheart, co-counsel for the Town of Edgartown Wastewater Commission in the matter Friends and Fishers of the Edgartown Great Pond, Inc., et al. v. Department of Environmental ...
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April 01, 2006 -
Matthew Welnicki Joins SRBC
Matthew C. Welnicki has joined SRBC as an associate. Matt will continue to focus his practice on business litigation, including commercial and employment disputes, bankruptcy, insurance, and real estate matter...
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April 01, 2006 -
Lisa Goodheart Named Leading Environmental Lawyer by Who’s Who Legal
Lisa Goodheart, chair of SRBC’s Environmental Law practice group, was named a leading environmental lawyer by Who’s Who Legal USA – Environment 2006. Who’s Who Legal is published by Law Business Rese...
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April 01, 2006 -
John O’Neill and Tony Agudelo Named “Rising Stars” by Law & Politics and Boston Magazine
John G. O’Neill and Anthony V. Agudelo have been selected as 2006 “Massachusetts Rising Stars” by Law & Politics and Boston Magazine. Rising stars are chosen by their peers as being among t...
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January 01, 2006 -
John O’Neill and Tony Agudelo Elected Shareholders
SRBC is proud to announce that John J. O’Neill and Anthony V. Agudelo have been elected shareholders in the firm. John focuses his practice on professional liability, business, and product liability litigation,...
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