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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2017 | Worcester Business Journal 109 Top law firms Ranked by number of attorneys in Central Mass. as of May 2017 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 67 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 63 Business and finance, litigation, labor and employment, real estate and environmental, estate, financial and tax planning, higher education James D. Hanrahan 1914 3 Fletcher Tilton PC 370 Main St., 12th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-459-8000 • fletchertilton.com 50 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 Kirk A. Carter 1822 4 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 4 Hassett & Donnelly PC 446 Main St., 12th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-791-6287 • www.hassettanddonnelly.com 14 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 6 Pierce & Mandell PC 321 Boston Post Road, Sudbury 01776 617-720-2444 • www.piercemandell.com 13 Litigation, healthcare law, commercial and corporate transactions, labor and employment, intellectual property, insurance defense, personal injury Michael C. Fee 1995 7 Kenney & Sams PC 225 Turnpike Road, Southborough 01772 508-490-8500 • www.KandSlegal.com 12 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 8 Christopher, Hays, Wojcik & Mavricos LLP 446 Main St., Worcester * 01608 508-792-2800 • www.chwmlaw.com 11 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 8 Seder & Chandler LLP 339 Main St., Worcester 01608 * 508-757-7721 • www.sederlaw.com 11 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 Todd Rodman Paul J. O'Riordan Robert S. Adler 1918 10 Mountain, Dearborn & Whiting LLP 370 Main St., Suite 800, Worcester 01608 508-756-2423 • www.mountaindearborn.com 10 General practice, banking, probate, corporate, tax, real estate, employment, estate planning and trust law, trials in all courts Patricia Finnegan Gates 1888 11 DarrowEverett LLP 11 Pleasant St., Worcester 01608 508-757-3300 • www.DarrowEverett.com 7 Alternative dispute resolution, banking and finance, business and corporate law, commercial real estate, construction, criminal, entertainment, estate planning and administration, family, health care, hospitality, private equity, venture capital and securities, tax Zachary G. Darrow Joshua A. Berlinsky 2007 11 Gould & Ettenberg PC 370 Main St. 10th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-752-6733 • www.gouldettenberg.com 7 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 11 Mayer, Antonellis, Jachowicz & Haranas LLP 439 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701 508-620-0140 • www.hkwg.com 7 Business law, civil litigation, divorce law, employment law, real estate law William H. Mayer 1945 14 Chapin Intellectual Property Law LLC 352 Turnpike Road, Southborough 01772 508-662-9600 • www.chapin-ip-law.com 6 Patent, trademark and copyright law, patent and intellectual property due diligence, infringement opinions, patent searching, intellectual property portfolio management Barry Chapin 1999 14 Philips, Silver, Talman, Aframe & Sinrich PC 146 Main St., 5th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-754-6852 • www.pstas.com 6 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 Jay Z. Aframe 1918 The percentage of Massachusetts law school graduates who passed the February 2016 bar exam, compared to other New England states and the national average. Accepted into the bar New Hampshire Connecticut Rhode Island Maine Massachusetts National average Vermont 64 63 61 60 51 49 47 Source: National Conference of Bar Examiners (2016 latest year available) P R O F E S S I O N A L S E R V I C E S F O C U S