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Sugarman Obtains Precedent-Setting Appeals Court Decision. Preserves Right of Catastrophically Injured MA State Trooper to Pursue $1M Auto Insurance Claim
Boston, MA (August 10, 2007)—On May 25, 2007, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts ruled that an insurance company could not revoke a policy on the grounds of misrepresentation on the part of a policyholder, finding that the insured had no duty to volunteer information about changed circumstances absent a specific request from the insurer. The case, Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Co. vs. Quisset Properties, Inc. and others, Ellen Engelhardt, intervener (69 Mass. App. Ct. 147; 866 N.E.2d 966), was argued by Neil Sugarman and Benjamin R. Zimmermann of the Boston law firm Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C., on behalf of Ellen Engelhardt.
Paul R. Sugarman receives MATA 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award
Boston—Paul R. Sugarman, founder and principal at Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C., has received the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA). The award, presented at MATA’s annual dinner on May 14, 2007, recognizes individuals whose careers have encompassed not only extraordinary professional accomplishment but also exemplary commitment to serving their clients, their colleagues, and the community at large.
Sugarman Attorney LeBlanc Co-Chairs Equality Commission
Boston— The MIT Workplace Center, in collaboration with representatives of the Women’s Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, and the Boston Bar Association, released a report on May 2, 2007, entitled Women Lawyers and Obstacles to Leadership, a groundbreaking examination of the significant disparity in partnership rates among men and women lawyers in Massachusetts.
Lawyers Weekly Interviews Sugarman Attorney on Firm's Name Change
Boston-- Jodi Petrucelli, principal at Sugarman, recently discussed the firm's new name with reporter Barbara Rabinovitz from Lawyers Weekly. The article, entitled "What's in a name?", was published in the April 30, 2007 edition.
Marianne LeBlanc Moderates Criminal Law Seminar
Boston—Marianne LeBlanc, principal at Sugarman, moderated “2007 Criminal Law: View From the Bench” on April 30, 2007, a program sponsored by the Superior Court Bench Bar Committee of the Bar Association of Norfolk County. LeBlanc was recently appointed chair of this committee.
Marianne LeBlanc Elected President of Women’s Bar Foundation
Boston—Marianne LeBlanc, principal at Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C., has been elected President of the Women’s Bar Foundation of Massachusetts, and will serve a one-year term effective January 2007.
Benjamin Zimmermann Becomes Principal of Leading Personal Injury Law Firm
Boston—Benjamin R. Zimmermann has become a principal of Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C., effective January 2007.