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Overview

Widmaier M. Charles concentrates his litigation practice on complex business disputes and real estate matters.  He represents clients in all phases of litigation and arbitration, including drafting pleadings, managing pre-trial discovery, handling motions, and arguing at trial.  Mr. Charles also represents clients in matters involving government investigations and white-collar criminal defense.

Prior to joining Todd & Weld, Mr. Charles was a civil litigation attorney at a boutique Boston law firm where he focused on cases involving construction litigation, personal injury, and premises liability.  Prior to private practice, he was a judicial law clerk at the Massachusetts Appeals Court, as well as an Assistant Attorney General at the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office.

Mr. Charles serves as a member of the Massachusetts Law Review Editorial Board.  Prior to law school, he obtained his real estate broker license and worked in the commercial real estate industry.  

Experience

Todd & Weld LLP, 2023-present

Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, P.C., 2022-2023

Massachusetts Appeals Court, 2021-2022

Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, 2019-2021

Credentials

Education

  • New England Law | Boston (J.D., 2019)
  • Babson College (B.S., 2013)

Bar Admissions

  • Massachusetts
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court, Massachusetts

Professional Activities

  • Massachusetts Law Review, Editorial Board Member, 2021-present
  • Massachusetts Bar Association, MBA Leadership Academy Fellow, 2022-23

Publications/Presentations

The Massachusetts Sexually Dangerous Persons Statute: A Critique of the Unanimous Jury Verdict Requirement, 53 New Eng. L. Rev. F. 101 (2020)

Should State Law Enforcement Officials be Required to Develop and Implement Minimization Protocols to Govern the Execution of Digital Search Warrants?, 100 Mass. L. Rev. 5 (2018)