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112 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2018 | 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 May 2018 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 65 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 Robert D. Cox Jr. 1914 3 Fletcher Tilton PC 370 Main St., 12th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-459-8000 • fletchertilton.com 48 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 Mark L. Donahue 1822 4 Hassett & Donnelly PC 446 Main St., 12th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-791-6287 • www.hassettanddonnelly.com 15 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 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 7 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 7 Puritan Faust PC 305-D Ridgefield Circle, Clinton 01510 508-579-4538 • www.puritanfaust.com 12 Business law, technology transactional services, new business startups, business formation, all regulatory issues of technology companies, bankruptcy protection, foreclosure prevention, other consumer services L. Stephen McCready 2001 7 Seder & Chandler LLP 339 Main St., Worcester 01608 * 508-757-7721 • www.sederlaw.com 12 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 11 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 12 Chapin Intellectual Property Law LLC 352 Turnpike Road, Southborough 01772 508-662-9600 • www.chapin-ip-law.com 10 Patents, trademarks, intellectual property, copyright law Barry Chapin 1999 13 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 13 Gelinas & Ward LLP 106 Merriam Ave., Leominster 01453 978-537-2200 • www.gelinasandward.com 7 Commercial real estate and finance, corporate law and business acquisitions and sales, and estate planning and probate law Charles A. Gelinas 1923 13 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 16 Gould & Ettenberg PC 370 Main St. 10th Floor, Worcester 01608 6 General practice, personal injury and criminal trial practice in state and federal courts, real estate, zoning and permitting, condominiums, Marshall A. Gould 1977 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 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 7 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 7 Puritan Faust PC 305-D Ridgefield Circle, Clinton 01510 508-579-4538 • www.puritanfaust.com 12 Business law, technology transactional services, new business startups, business formation, all regulatory issues of technology companies, bankruptcy protection, foreclosure prevention, other consumer services L. Stephen McCready 2001 7 Seder & Chandler LLP 339 Main St., Worcester 01608 * 508-757-7721 • www.sederlaw.com 12 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 11 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 12 Chapin Intellectual Property Law LLC 352 Turnpike Road, Southborough 01772 508-662-9600 • www.chapin-ip-law.com 10 Patents, trademarks, intellectual property, copyright law Barry Chapin 1999 13 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 13 Gelinas & Ward LLP 106 Merriam Ave., Leominster 01453 978-537-2200 • www.gelinasandward.com 7 Commercial real estate and finance, corporate law and business acquisitions and sales, and estate planning and probate law Charles A. Gelinas 1923 13 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 16 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 16 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 18 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 Jay Z. Aframe 1918 19 Rubin Hay PC *** 205 Newbury St., P.O. Box 786, Framingham 01701 508-875-5222 • www.rubinhay.com 4 Estate planning, probate, estate administration, business law Merek Rubin 1980 20 Marcia E. Tannenbaum Esq. 57 Brownell St., Worcester 01602 508-798-4090 • Solutionsthroughmediation.com 1 Collaborative law, divorce, mediation, custody, paternity, domestic relations, child support, spousal support, alimony, prenuptial agreements Marcia E. Tannenbaum 1994 Source: Each firm via survey. Note: Attorney counts may represent combined totals where firms have multiple locations. Worcester's Burns & Farrey PC has not responded to the survey since 2015. * An additional office in Westborough ** Data from 2017 survey *** Formerly Rubin, Hay & Gould PC - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com Worcester lawyer and long- time chairman at The Hanover Insurance Group Michael Angelini is retiring from that company's board of directors, the insurance firm announced in May. The retirement, effective immediately, comes after Angelini's 30 years of service to the company and its affiliates. According to The Hanover, the company's governance guide - lines prohibit directors from serving beyond the age of 75. Angelini, now 75, joined the board in 1996 and served as its first chairman from 2002 to 2017. He was succeeded last year by current chairman Kevin Condron, chairman of the New Hampshire supplier Granite Group. The current chairman of Worcester-based law firm Bowditch & Dewey, Angelini also served time as a member of The Hanover's audit, compensation, nominating and corporate gover - nance committees. "It has been a great privilege to serve as a leader of this exceptional institution," Angelini said in a statement. "I deeply appreciate having had the opportunity to work with so many talented professionals to advance The Hanover's mission and to have participated in the progress of what is now a world-class organization." Angelini, 75, retires from The Hanover board Michael Angelini