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18 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2024 | 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 Largest law firms Ranked by number of local attorneys Practice areas Firm Local attorneys/ local partners/ local offices/ Corporate law Estate law Tax law Bankruptcy law Labor law Civil litigation Commercial litigation Criminal law Intellectual property law Real estate law Health law Family law Immigration law Environmental law Managing partner/ year founded 1 Mirick O'Connell (1) 100 Front St., Worcester 01608 508-791-8500 • mirickoconnell.com 64 30 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • Robert L. Kilroy Paul W. Carey 1916 2 Bowditch & Dewey LLP 311 Main St., P.O. Box 15156, Worcester 01605 508-791-3511 • bowditch.com 54 29 2 • • • • • • • • • • • John F. Shoro 1914 3 Fletcher Tilton PC (2) 100 Front St., 5th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-459-8000 • fletchertilton.com 32 11 2 • • • • • • • Mark L. Donahue 1822 4 Kenney & Sams (3) 144 Turnpike Road, Southborough 01772 508-490-8500 • kslegal.com 23 14 1 • • • • • J. Nathan Cole Christopher Kenney Michael P. Sams 2006 5 Hassett & Donnelly PC (4) 446 Main St., 12th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-791-6287 • hassettdonnelly.com 18 14 1 • • • • David F. Hassett 1974 6 Seder & Chandler LLP (5) 339 Main St., Suite 300, Worcester 01608 508-757-7721 • sederlaw.com 17 10 2 • • • • • • • • • • Robert Adler 1918 7 Mountain, Dearborn & Whiting LLP (6) 370 Main St., Suite 800, Worcester 01608 508-756-2423 • mountaindearborn.com 11 6 1 • • • • • • • Katherine Bagdis 1887 8 Gelinas & Ward LLP 106 Merriam Ave., Leominster 01453 978-537-2200 • gelinasandward.com 9 3 1 • • • Justin P. Gelinas 1923 9 Christopher, Hays, Wojcik & Mavricos LLP (6) 370 Main St., Suite 970, Worcester 01608 508-792-2800 • chwmlaw.com 7 5 2 • • • • • • Donald C. Keavany 1989 10 Peters & Sowyrda One Mercantile St., Suite 540, Worcester 01608 508-755-4300 • psclosings.com 6 1 1 • • • • R. Norman Peters 1965 11 Wickstrom Morse LLP (6) 60 Church St., Whitinsville 01588 508-234-4551 • wickstrommorse.com 5 4 3 • • • • • Timothy Wickstrom 2011 12 Bennett & Forts PC 1093 Main St., Holden 01520 508-829-6901 • bennettandforts.com 4 1 1 • • • • • • • • • • • David L. Bennett 1972 12 Estate Preservation Law Offices (2) 71 Elm St., Suite 100, Worcester 01609 508-751-5010 • estatepreservationlaw.com 4 2 3 • • Linda T. Cammuso Brendan J. King 2009 12 Morrison Mahoney LLP 120 Front St., Suite 710, Worcester 01608 508-757-7777 • morrisonmahoney.com 4 4 1 • • • • • • • Joseph Seckler 1948 15 Bourgeois White LLP 1 West Boylston St., Suite 307, Worcester 01605 508-753-7038 • bw.legal 3 2 1 • • • • • • • Robert White 2011 16 Andresen & Borovick LLP (6) 323 Boston Post Road, Sudbury 01776 978-443-6868 • abmasslaw.com 2 N/A 1 • • Thomas Andresen Jr. Gerald Borovick 2003 16 Law Offices of Flood & Favata PC 14 Winthrop St., Marlborough 01752 508-624-4700 • floodlaw.net 2 2 1 • • • • Lori Favata 1988 16 Puritan Faust PC 305D Ridgefield Circle, Clinton 01510 508-579-4538 • puritanfaust.com 2 2 1 • • • L. Stephen McCready 2001 19 Gregory Casale Attorney At Law 11 Maple Ave., Shrewsbury 01545 508-752-7500 • lawworcester.com 1 1 1 • Gregory Casale 1998 Source: Each firm via survey as of Q1-Q2 2024. Notes: N/A=not available. CORRECTION: Some law firms had reported statewide attorney & office counts as the local figure in previous years; WBJ worked with our Central Mass. law firms to correct this oversight in 2024. Lower local attorney & office counts year-over-year do not reflect downsizing, but a more accurate representation of the local Central Mass. presence of each firm. (1) Other practice areas include construction law and creditors' rights. (2) Other practice areas include elder law, Medicaid & special needs planning. (3) Includes construction law group (4) Other practice areas include municipal law, liquor liability, trucking & transportation and insurance coverage analysis. (5) Other practice areas include alternative dispute resolution and mediation. (6) Data from WBJ's 2023 survey -Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com Mirick O'Connell has appoint- ed Paul Carey and Robert Kilroy as the Worcester law firm's first-ever co-managing partners since its founding in 1916. The duo are taking over for David Surprenant, who has served as managing partner at Mirick O'Connell for 22 years. Surprenant will remain with the practice as chairman of the firm, a newly created role in which he will offer his strategic guidance, according to a press release from Mirick O'Connell on April 9. Mirick is the largest law firm based in Central Massachusetts, with 64 local attorneys, accord- ing to data provided to the WBJ Research Department. Mirick ranks just ahead of the 54 local attorneys at Bowditch & Dewey and ahead of the 32 at Fletcher Tilton. All three law firms are based in Worcester. Kilroy, an employment litigator and former U.S. Marine Corps officer, has been a member of Mirick O'Connell's management committee since 2020 and previously served as marketing chair and chair of the legal office's labor, employment, and employee benefits group. Carey, who specializes in creditors' rights, bankruptcy, and business reorganization matters, has been with the firm since 1995. Along with Kilroy, he is a member of the firm's manage- ment committee in addition to acting as partner in the firm's creditors' rights, bankruptcy, and reorganization group, and he has held the role of hiring partner for the recruiting committee. Kilroy and Carey will continue their respective practices as they move into their senior leadership roles. – Story by Mica Kanner-Mascolo Law firm leader relinquishes role to partners David Surprenant