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May 3, 2012
Neil Sugarman Honored at Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys Annual DinnerNeil Sugarman was presented with the 2012 MATA President’s Award for his unwavering commitment and true dedication to the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.
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May 3, 2012
Stacey Pietrowicz Featured On Panel Discussing Young Lawyers’ Perspectives on Law Practice Issues at Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys Annual DinnerStacey Pietrowicz was part of a four member panel that discussed some of the current issues that today’s young lawyers face. Topics included the role of social media and how it can be detrimental or helpful to a case, advances in technology and how t...
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April 16, 2012
Marianne LeBlanc Speaks at Massachusetts Bar Program on “Advanced Depositions”Marianne LeBlanc was one of four speakers who spoke at the Massachusetts Bar Seminar entitled “Advanced Deposition Skills: Effective Techniques for Taking and Defending Key Depositions for Trial.” Marianne’s presentation focused on “30(b)(6) D...
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April 3, 2012
Who’s Who in LegalDavid McCormack named to Boston Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in Legal” list that profiles some of the area’s newly-minted partners.
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April 3, 2012
More Lawyers Giving a Tweet about Social Media Marianne LeBlanc was recently interviewed by Boston Business Journal’s Lisa van der Pool on why more lawyers are embracing twitter.
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March 29, 2012
Lexington Minuteman - W. Thomas Smith Named One of 10 Massachusetts Lawyers of the Year by Massachusetts Lawyers WeeklyLexington resident W. Thomas Smith was recently honored as a 2011 Massachusetts Lawyer of the Year. Each year, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly selects 10 lawyers from across the state to receive this special designation. Tom was chosen for his unwaverin...
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March 19, 2012
BBA Educational Seminar 3/26/12 – Pretrial Discovery Strategies and ProcedureStephen Sugarman, co-chair of the Tort Law Committee of the Boston Bar Association, today announced that on Monday, March 26th, the Boston Bar Association will present an educational program entitled Pretrial Discovery Strategies and Procedure at the B...
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March 16, 2012
Jodi Petrucelli Blogs for the Westwood Patch – The Price of Underinsured Drivers: What you Need to KnowMotor vehicle accidents are a daily occurrence. Sometimes accidents are minor; other times, they are much more serious. In theory, those who are injured and the families of those killed by someone else’s negligent driving can recover the fair value...
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February 19, 2012
Ben Zimmermann Blogs for the Milton Patch - Recreational Release Forms - Just What Are You Signing Away?When the next permission slip arrives home in your child's backpack for a birthday party, sports activity or field trip, here's what parents need to know before signing on the dotted line.
Recreational Release Forms: Just What are you Signing Away?
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February 16, 2012
Judge Denies Post Trial Motion/Verdict Reduction in $20 Million Toys R Us Negligence CaseA state superior court judge yesterday denied Toys R Us’ motion for a new trial and verdict reduction in a $20 million judgment awarded last October, to a Colorado man and his daughter who claimed the retailer sold a defective inflatable pool slide t...
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February 10, 2012
Ben Zimmermann Lectures to Students at Suffolk University on Pretrial Legal WritingBen Zimmermann recently presented to Suffolk University legal writing students about real-world legal writing and its application to the trial of a serious personal injury case. Ben spoke to the students about writing compelling pretrial briefs using p...
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January 20, 2012
WBZ Radio interviews David McCormack on slip and fall injuries – Tips to keep your property snow and ice free during the winter seasonDavid McCormack was interviewed by WBZ Radio and offered advice for businesses and homeowners to help keep their properties snow and ice free this winter season.
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January 3, 2012
Principal W. Thomas Smith named one of 10 Massachusetts Lawyers of the Year 2011Principal W. Thomas Smith named one of 10 Massachusetts Lawyers of the Year 2011 – Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly profile Download the Article
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December 23, 2011
Women – Slowly – Rising at Boston Law FirmsJodi Petrucelli, co-managing partner, quoted in Boston Business Journal article Women – Slowly – Rising at Boston Law Firms
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December 9, 2011
Sugarman and Sugarman P.C. is Pleased to Announce the Hiring of Two New Associates, Kelsey Montgomery and Steven ZaneKelsey Montgomery earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Holyoke College, and her JD from Boston University School of Law in 2011. As part of BU Law School’s Criminal Clinic, Kelsey represented defendants in Boston Juvenile Court and Boston M...
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November 15, 2011
BBA Educational Seminar 11/28/11 - Effective Use of 93A: Plaintiff's and Defendant's Perspectives Stephen Sugarman, co-chair of the Tort Law Committee of the Boston Bar Association, today announced that on Monday, November 28th, the Boston Bar Association will present an educational program entitled Effective Use of 93A: Plaintiff's and Defendant's...
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November 11, 2011
Sugarman Attorneys Named Super LawyersSugarman and Sugarman P.C. recently announced that the firm’s principals Paul Sugarman, Neil Sugarman, W. Thomas Smith, Robert Casby, Jodi Petrucelli, Marianne LeBlanc, Stephen Sugarman and Benjamin Zimmermann, have been named Super Lawyers. Principa...
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November 1, 2011
Sugarman Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 Lawyers at Sugarman and Sugarman were recently included in US News’ Best Lawyers in America 2012. The firm secured two first-tier rankings in Medical Malpractice (plaintiffs); and Personal Injury (plaintiffs).
Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawye...
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October 25, 2011
Thomas Smith and Benjamin Zimmermann Secure Massachusetts' Largest Personal Injury Jury Verdict of 2011 - $20.6 million Against Toys R Us for Defective Pool SlideToys R Us Told To Pay $20M Over Pool Slide Death
By Bibeka Shresth; Law360, New York
A Massachusetts jury on Thursday ordered Toys R Us Inc. to pay $20.6 million to a Colorado man who claimed the retailer sold a defective inflatable pool slide that ...
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September 14, 2011
Protecting Your Company Against Accidents That Lead to Personal Injury LawsuitsBy Benjamin Zimmermann, Principal Boston Personal Injury law firm Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C.
Ensuring a safe working environment for employees and other contractors on the job is one of the most important investments you can make in the success of yo...
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September 2, 2011
Odd Allies in Medicare FightAssociate Stacey Pietrowicz and Partner Marianne LeBlanc provide comments and examples on Medicare bureaucracy's impact on personal injury settlements.
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July 18, 2011
Marianne LeBlanc Receives Weidmann & Wysocki AwardMarianne LeBlanc was recently awarded the American Association for Justice’s (AAJ) prestigious Wiedemann & Wysocki Award. Each year, a select group is honored for going above and beyond their commitments to the principles of the civil justice sys...
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July 14, 2011
Stephen Sugarman Presents on MCLE Panel – “Making Your Discovery Plan Work”Stephen Sugarman recently participated in a panel discussion hosted by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) to help attorneys better organize and craft their discovery plan. The panel offered practical, strategic advice from the benc...
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June 15, 2011
Sugarman Donates Time to The Harrington HouseThe staff of Sugarman in Boston recently closed their offices for a day of service at their adopted home, The Harrington House, run by The Home for Little Wanderers. The crew painted the recreation room that included two chalk-paint walls for creative ...
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May 23, 2011
BBA Referral Attorneys Secure Significant Settlement for ClientBen Zimmermann and Neil Sugarman secured a significant settlement for a 29-year-old woman who injured her neck and shoulder in a car accident.
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May 16, 2011
Top Verdicts and Settlements for 2011 Sugarman Lands One of the Top Jury Verdicts in 2011; Wiggins v. Dimeo ConstructionMassachusetts Lawyers Weekly – Top Verdicts and Settlements for 2011 Sugarman lands one of the top jury verdicts in 2011; Wiggins v. Dimeo Construction
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May 16, 2011
SJC: Law Firm Cannot Withdraw from CaseNeil Sugarman weighs in on a law firm’s ability to drop a client if the representing attorney leaves the firm.
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May 3, 2011
Sugarman Participates in AG Martha Coakley’s Legal Food FrenzyBOSTON – Yesterday, Attorney General Martha Coakley presented the second annual Legal Food Frenzy Cup to law firm Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., the defending champions who also won the Cup in 2010. Staff at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & ...
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May 2, 2011
Top Verdicts and Settlements for 2011 Sugarman Lands One of the Top Jury Settlements in 2011; College Student Struck by Drunk DriverTop Verdicts and Settlements for 2011 Sugarman lands one of the top jury settlements in 2011 – College student struck by drink driver
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April 1, 2011
W. Thomas Smith and Marianne LeBlanc, Principals of Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C., were Guest Speakers at the 5th Annual Thomas F. Lambert, Jr. ConferenceW. Thomas Smith and Marianne LeBlanc, Principals of Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C., were guest speakers at the 5th Annual Thomas F. Lambert, Jr. Conference: “New Theories of Tort Recovery.”
The conference brought together top legal practitioners, jud...
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January 2, 2011
Boston Law Firm Announces New Partner(Boston, MA) Sugarman, a Massachusetts law firm based in Boston devoted to personal injury and wrongful death claims, announced that David P. McCormack has been named its newest partner effective January 2011.
Mr. McCormack is a 2000 graduate of Pro...
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November 30, 2010
Marianne C. LeBlanc Faculty Panelist at Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA)Marianne C. LeBlanc Faculty Panelist at Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA) Boston – Marianne C. LeBlanc, principal at SUGARMAN, will be a Faculty Panelist on the Trial Success Stories program presented jointly by the Medical Negligence S...
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November 3, 2010
Robert W. Casby Presents at American Bar Association Teleconference Program - Medical Malpractice 101Boston – Robert W. Casby, a principal at SUGARMAN, was a panelist on “Medical Malpractice 101” for the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division during the Health Law Committee’s first teleconference program of 2010-2011.
During the pr...
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November 1, 2010
Nine Sugarman Lawyers Named as Top Attorneys in Massachusetts and New England: Selected for inclusion in New England Super Lawyers 2010 and Massachusetts Super Lawyers 2010 in Boston MagazineBoston, MA (November 2010)—Again this year, nine attorneys from Sugarman and Sugarman P.C., a leading personal injury law firm based in Boston, have been selected for inclusion in both New England Super Lawyers 2010 and Massachusetts Super Lawyers...
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September 24, 2010
Stephen K. Sugarman Presents at Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education SeminarBoston – Stephen K. Sugarman, principal at SUGARMAN, presented at MCLE’s recent program: Insurers, Insured & Their Lawyers. Attorney Sugarman, along with several other faculty members, shared knowledge and perspectives on the relationship amon...
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July 20, 2010
National Women Trial Lawyers Caucus Elects Local Attorney as ChairBoston, MA-- Marianne C. LeBlanc, Principal at the Boston law firm of Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C., has been elected as Chair of the Women Trial Lawyers Caucus of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), formerly, the Association of Trial Lawyers of ...
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June 21, 2010
Seven Partners from SUGARMAN Selected as Best Lawyers and SUGARMAN is featured in the Boston’s Best Lawyers PublicationBoston—Seven Partners from Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C. have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America and are featured in the Boston’s Best Lawyers 2010 Edition, a supplement to the Boston Globe. This year’s supplement included a...
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May 28, 2010
Jodi M. Petrucelli and Janice E. Hayes – Speakers at Association of Legal Administrators 2010 Annual Conference and ExpositionBoston – Jodi M. Petrucelli, principal at Sugarman, was a panelist on “A Candid Hour with Managing Partners.” Ms. Petrucelli detailed both the expectations that law firm managing partners have of their senior management staff and the benefits of...
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May 27, 2010
Marianne C. LeBlanc Faculty Panelist at Mass. Academy of Trial Attorneys and Women’s Bar Association of MassachusettsBoston – Marianne C. LeBlanc, principal at Sugarman, was a Faculty Panelist at a program jointly sponsored by the Mass. Academy of Trial Attorneys and the Women’s Bar Association (WBA) of Massachusetts entitled “Trials Facing Women Litigators and...
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April 30, 2010
Marianne C. LeBlanc and Benjamin R. Zimmermann – Faculty Members at MCLE Personal Injury Law Conference 2010Boston – Marianne C. LeBlanc and Benjamin R. Zimmermann, both principals at Sugarman, were faculty members at the recent MCLE Personal Injury Law Conference 2010. Along with a panel of other trial lawyers and judges, Ms. LeBlanc presented at a sessio...
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February 1, 2010
Marianne C. LeBlanc Faculty Panelist at Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)Boston – Marianne C. LeBlanc, principal at Sugarman, has been a faculty member on several panels at Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) over the past two months. Along with a panel of other trial lawyers and judges, Ms. LeBlanc presented ...
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December 3, 2009
Neil Sugarman Named as the Boston Best Lawyers Product Liability Litigator of the Year 2010Boston, MA (December 3, 2009) – Sugarman is proud to announce that Neil Sugarman, principal at Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C. has been named as the “Boston Best Lawyers Product Liability Litigator of the Year” for 2010 by Best Lawyers. Mr. Sugarm...
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November 16, 2009
Nine Sugarman Lawyers Named as Top Attorneys in Massachusetts and New England: Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers & Rising Stars 2009Boston, MA —Nine attorneys from Sugarman and Sugarman P.C., a leading personal injury law firm based in Boston, have been selected for inclusion in both New England Super Lawyers 2009 and Massachusetts Super Lawyers 2009 in Boston Magazine. After an ...
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November 15, 2009
New England Super Lawyers 2009 Cover Story- Paul Sugarman's Brilliant CareerBoston, MA —Paul R. Sugarman, a founder and principal at Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C. www.sugarman.com, a leading personal injury law firm based in Boston, has been featured in this year’s New England Super Lawyers. The Cover Story “How Sweet It ...
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October 15, 2009
Massachusetts’ Highest Court Affirms Personal Injury Award Resulting in an Over $500,000 Judgment in Favor of Injured Plaintiff Boston, MA - In a case of first impression in Massachusetts, the Supreme Judicial Court (the Commonwealth’s highest court) affirmed a trial court’s decision resulting in an over $500,000 judgment for the plaintiff after trial and appeal.
The...
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September 17, 2009
Robert W. Casby Presents at Civil Litigation 101: Tips Tactics and Strategies for Trying CasesBoston – Robert W. Casby, principal at Sugarman, was on the faculty of a three-part program, Civil Litigation 101: Tips Tactics and Strategies for Trying Cases, at Suffolk University Law School’s Center for Advanced Legal Studies. The pr...
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August 1, 2009
Marianne LeBlanc Elected Chair-Elect of the Women’s Trial Lawyers CaucusBoston—Marianne LeBlanc, principal at Sugarman, was elected at the 2009 Annual Convention of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) in San Francisco as Chair-elect of the Women’s Trial Lawyers Caucus. Attorney LeBlanc was also appointed Cha...
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July 1, 2009
W. Thomas Smith Selected to Serve on GBLS Board of DirectorsBoston—W. Thomas Smith, principal at Sugarman, was recently selected to serve on the Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) Board of Directors.
Founded in 1900 by a group of private attorneys, Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) provides free legal...
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June 28, 2009
Six Partners From Sugarman Selected as Boston’s Best LawyersBoston—Six Partners from Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C. have been selected for inclusion in Boston’s Best Lawyers 2009 Edition, a supplement to the Boston Globe, with a cover spotlight featuring one of its partners, Marianne C. LeBlanc.
The list of...
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May 4, 2009
Janice Hayes Elected President of Boston Chapter Association of Legal AdministratorsBoston—Janice Hayes, Firm Administrator at Sugarman has been elected President of the Boston Chapter Association of Legal Administrators and will serve a one-year term effective May 2009.
The Association of Legal Administrators was founded in 1971...
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April 27, 2009
Marianne C. LeBlanc Faculty Member at MCLE Personal Injury Law Conference 2009Boston – Marianne C. LeBlanc, principal at Sugarman, was a faculty member on the recent MCLE Personal Injury Law Conference 2009. Along with a panel of other trial lawyers and judges, Ms. LeBlanc presented at a session entitled “Personal Injury La...
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March 12, 2009
Neil Sugarman Testifies Before the Joint Transportation CommitteeOn February 24, 2009, Governor Deval L. Patrick filed a major piece of legislation to “Reform, Rebuild and Renew the Transportation System of the Commonwealth for the Twenty-First Century.”
On March 12, 2009, Attorney Neil Sugarman testified b...
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March 5, 2009
Jodi M. Petrucelli Presents at MCLE SeminarBoston - Jodi M. Petrucelli, principal at Sugarman, presented at the recent MCLE seminar/webcast entitled “Preparing & Trying Chapter 93A & 176D Cases.”
The seminar was held on March 5th in Boston. Ms. Petrucelli, along with a panel of f...
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March 2, 2009
Marianne LeBlanc Selected to Serve on AAJ Board of GovernorsBoston—Marianne LeBlanc, principal at Sugarman, was recently selected to serve on the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Board of Governors as a representative of the AAJ Women’s Caucus to the Board. Ms. LeBlanc has been a member of AAJ for o...
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March 1, 2009
Paul R. Sugarman Honored for Lawyers Fund DriveBoston – Paul R. Sugarman, principal at Sugarman, was recognized in February 2009 for the firm’s outstanding contribution to the 2008 Lawyers Fund Drive. Sugarman was among 16 other leadership level donors honored by Greater Boston Legal Service...
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February 19, 2009
Neil Sugarman Receives American Bar Association Pursuit of Justice AwardBoston—Neil Sugarman, principal at Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C., has received the American Bar Association Pursuit of Justice Award. The award was presented to both Neil Sugarman and Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall at the TIPS Pursuit of Justice ...
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November 11, 2008
Nine Sugarman Lawyers Named as Top AttorneysBoston, MA (November 11, 2008)—Attorneys from Sugarman and Sugarman (www.sugarman.com), P.C., a leading personal injury law firm based in Boston, have been selected for inclusion in both New England Super Lawyers 2008 and the annual Best Of Boston...
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November 7, 2008
Paul Sugarman Wins Charles P. Kindregan AwardBoston - Paul R. Sugarman, principal at Sugarman, was selected by The Center for Advanced Legal Studies, Suffolk University Law School, as the recipient of this year’s Charles P. Kindregan Award for Extraordinary Contributions to Advanced Legal Studi...
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October 30, 2008
Marianne C. LeBlanc Presents at Successful Strategies for Jury TrialsBoston - Marianne C. LeBlanc, principal at Sugarman, presented at The 4th Thomas F. Lambert, Jr. Conference, "Successful Strategies for Jury Trials" at Suffolk University Law School Center for Advanced Legal Studies on October 24, 2008. The Conference ...
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July 7, 2008
Jodi M. Petrucelli Presents at The National Center for Victims of CrimeBoston - Jodi M. Petrucelli, principal at Sugarman, presented at Civil Justice for Victims of Crime in Massachusetts on July 1, 2008 for The National Center for Victims of Crime. The conference was co-sponsored by Massachusetts Office for Victim Assi...
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March 1, 2008
Paul R. Sugarman and W. Thomas Smith, Honored for Lawyers Fund DriveBoston – Paul R. Sugarman and W. Thomas Smith, principals at Sugarman, were recognized in March 2008 for their outstanding contribution to the 2007 Lawyers Fund Drive.
Greater Boston Legal Services thanked Sugarman, along with 15 other law fir...
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February 1, 2008
Marianne LeBlanc Elected First Vice-Chair of the Women’s Trial Lawyers Caucus, Appointed as Chair of the Public Education Committee and as Vice-Chair of the AAJ PAC Task ForceBoston—Marianne LeBlanc, principal at Sugarman, was elected at the 2008 Annual Convention of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) in Philadelphia as the First Vice-Chair of the Women’s Trial Lawyers Caucus. Attorney LeBlanc was also appoi...
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August 10, 2007
Sugarman Obtains Precedent-Setting Appeals Court Decision. Preserves Right of Catastrophically Injured MA State Trooper to Pursue $1M Auto Insurance ClaimBoston, 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 volu...
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May 14, 2007
Paul R. Sugarman receives MATA 2007 Lifetime Achievement AwardBoston—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, ...
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May 2, 2007
Sugarman Attorney LeBlanc Co-Chairs Equality CommissionBoston— 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 Le...
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April 30, 2007
Lawyers Weekly Interviews Sugarman Attorney on Firm's Name ChangeBoston- 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.
"The legal name is sti...
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April 30, 2007
Marianne LeBlanc Moderates Criminal Law SeminarBoston—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 app...
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January 1, 2007
Marianne LeBlanc Elected President of Women’s Bar FoundationBoston—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.
The WBF is the charitable affiliate of the Women...
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January 1, 2007
Benjamin Zimmermann Becomes Principal of Leading Personal Injury Law FirmBoston—Benjamin R. Zimmermann has become a principal of Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C., effective January 2007.
Recently selected as a “Massachusetts Rising Star Super Lawyer 2007,” Zimmermann concentrates in plaintiff trial practice, with an emp...
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January 1, 2007
Stephen Sugarman Becomes Principal of Leading Personal Injury Law FirmBoston—Stephen K. Sugarman has become a principal of Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C., effective January 2007.
Recently selected as a “Massachusetts Rising Star Super Lawyer 2007,” Stephen Sugarman concentrates in the areas of medical malpractice, ...
