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110 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2019 | wbjournal.com F O C U S P R O F E S S I O N A L S E R V I C E S Top law firms Ranked by number of attorneys in Central Mass. as of April 2019 Firm Local attorneys Practice areas Managing partner(s) Year founded 1 Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP 100 Front St., Worcester 01608-1477 508-791-8500 • www.mirickoconnell.com 63 Business, trusts and estates, litigation, construction, creditors' rights, bankruptcy and reorganization, elder and family, divorce, health, intellectual property, labor, employment and employee benefits, land use and environmental, public and municipal, personal injury David E. Surprenant 1916 2 Bowditch & Dewey LLP 311 Main St., P.O. Box 15156, Worcester 01605 508-791-3511 • www.bowditch.com 59 Business and finance, litigation, labor and employment, real estate and environmental, estate, financial and tax planning, higher education Robert D. Cox Jr. 1914 3 Fletcher Tilton PC 370 Main St., 12th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-459-8000 • fletchertilton.com 46 Trust and estate planning and administration, trust and foundation administration, elder and Medicaid planning, special needs planning, commercial and residential real estate, corporate and family immigration, commercial lending, litigation, family and divorce, business and corporate Anthony J. Salvidio 1822 4 Hassett & Donnelly PC 446 Main St., 12th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-791-6287 • www.hassettanddonnelly.com 17 Civil litigation, insurance defense, municipal law, construction litigation, product liability, civil rights litigation, employment law, professional liability, toxic tort, environmental law, class actions, workers' compensation David F. Hassett 1974 5 Fuller, Rosenberg, Palmer & Beliveau LLP 339 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-755-5225 • www.frpb.com 14 Insurance defense and personal injury litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, trials and appeals in all courts Peter A. Palmer 1965 5 Kenney & Sams PC 144 Turnpike Road, Southborough 01772 508-490-8500 • www.KSlegal.com 14 Business litigation, construction and real estate development, employment law, government practice, healthcare litigation, insurance law, personal injury litigation, mediation and arbitration Christopher A. Kenney Michael P. Sams 2006 5 Seder & Chandler LLP 339 Main St., Worcester 01608 (a) 508-757-7721 • www.sederlaw.com 14 Business organization and representation, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy and reorganization, commercial banking, corporate law, employment, taxation, probate and family law, trusts and estate planning and administration, commercial and residential real estate, trials in all state and federal courts, mediation and arbitration, trademark law Paul J. O'Riordan Robert S. Adler Jeff Greenberg 1918 8 Mountain, Dearborn & Whiting LLP 370 Main St., Suite 800, Worcester 01608 508-756-2423 • www.mountaindearborn.com 12 General practice, banking, probate, corporate, tax, real estate, employment, estate planning and trust law, trials in all courts Patricia Finnegan Gates Dale Harger 1888 9 Christopher, Hays, Wojcik & Mavricos LLP 446 Main St., Worcester (a) 01608 508-792-2800 • www.chwmlaw.com 10 General practice, civil and business litigation, business formation and succession planning, wills and trusts, trust administration, tax law, commercial law, employment law, professional malpractice, shareholder disputes, personal injury, product liability, real estate, workers' compensation, trials and appeals in all courts John A. Mavricos 1989 10 Gelinas & Ward LLP 106 Merriam Ave., Leominster 01453 978-537-2200 • www.gelinasandward.com 8 Commercial real estate and finance, corporate law and business acquisitions and sales, foreclosure, workout and collection, residential real estate conveyancing, estate planning and probate law Charles A. Gelinas 1923 11 Mayer, Antonellis, Jachowicz & Haranas LLP 439 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701 508-620-0140 • www.hkwg.com 7 Business law, civil litigation, divorce law, real estate law William H. Mayer 1945 12 Chapin Intellectual Patent Law LLC 352 Turnpike Road, Southborough 01772 508-662-9600 • www.CHAPIN-IP-LAW.com 6 Patents, trademarks, licensing, entrepreneur, software, electronics and computer, technology, medical devices, branding Barry Chapin 1999 12 Gould & Ettenberg PC 370 Main St., 10th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-752-6733 • www.gouldettenberg.com 6 General practice, personal injury and criminal trial practice in state and federal courts, real estate, zoning and permitting, condominiums, probate, estate planning, business, corporate, banking, municipal, sports and entertainment Marshall A. Gould Peter L. Ettenberg 1977 12 McInnes & McLane LLP (b) 9 Exchange St., Worcester 01608 774-420-2360 • mcmcip.com 6 Intellectual property including patent, trademark, copyright and dispute resolution John McInnes Jodi McLane 2016 12 Morrison Mahoney LLP 446 Main St., Suite 1010, Worcester 01608 508-757-7777 • www.morrisonmahoney.com 6 Full service, litigation and business law Joanne Hoban 1948 16 Philips, Silver, Talman, Aframe & Sinrich PC 146 Main St., 5th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-754-6852 • www.pstas.com 5 Business formation and planning, civil litigation and appeals, employment law, estate planning and administration, professional malpractice, personal injury, real estate, commercial banking, construction, mechanic's liens, shareholder and partnership disputes Scott S. Sinrich 1918 17 Estate Preservation Law Offices (c) 71 Elm St., Suite 100, Worcester 01609 508-751-5010 • www.estatepreservationlaw.com 4 Estate planning, asset protection, elder law and Medicaid planning, business and corporate, special needs and disability, estate and trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, tax planning, equine and pet trust, veterans benefits, financial aid planning Brendan J. King Linda T. Cammuso 2009 17 Rubin Hay PC (d) 205 Newbury St., P.O. Box 786, Framingham 4 (b) Estate planning, probate, estate administration, business law Merek Rubin 1980 Worcester law firm Bowditch & Dewey has rebranded as Bowditch as part of a larger effort to transition to younger attorneys. Robert Cox, who took over as managing partner in November 2017, has been spearheading the effort. Why do you want younger attorneys? Our partners are committed to having the law firm continue after us. Bowditch has been here for 100 years, and we would like it to continue for another 100 years. Like the legal profession, our partners are getting older. Some have retired, and some are getting ready to retire. We have to tran - sition our practices to the next generation of attorneys. We real- ly are committed to the long- term presence of our firm in Worcester. It is important to our identify as a firm. It has been exciting to be a part of Worcester for so long. Is there a shortage of young lawyers? Yes and no. When the Great Recession hit in 2007, there was a deep cut in the need for legal services, as people weren't using attorneys as much. Law school applications went down, and the need for attorneys went down. That carried through so the young attorney pool is a bit less. It is very competitive to get talent. We work very hard to get good people here and get good people to stay. How do you keep them on board? We give hands-on and indi - vidualized training. When we hire people, we are very transparent in making sure our needs match their skills. - Brad Kane Courting new attorneys Robert Cox, managing partner Bowditch, Worcester