Background

• Founded in 1992
• Managing Partner: Christopher Weld, Jr.
• 44 attorneys 
• 21 Partners
• Based in Boston
• Litigation boutique law firm
• Attorneys licensed in multiple jurisdictions, including: Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Texas
• Attorneys appear regularly in federal and state courts in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and other jurisdictions, as well as before various administrative agencies

Primary Areas of Practice

• Appellate Practice
• Arbitration/Mediation
• Business and Real Estate Litigation
• Civil Rights Litigation
• Class Action/Mass Tort Litigation
• Construction Management & Litigation
• Divorce, Family Law, and Related Litigation
• Government Investigations and Criminal Defense
• Health Law
• Indian and Tribal Law
• Labor and Employment Litigation and Counseling
• Media and First Amendment Law
• Medical Negligence Litigation
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Professional Liability Litigation

Awards and Honors

• Ranked by U.S. News and Best Lawyers in the 2019 Best Law Firms in 12 practice areas
• One attorney named a 2019 Up and Coming Lawyer
• One attorney named to 2018 Top 100 Attorneys in Massachusetts by Super Lawyers
• One Attorney named to 2018 Top 100 Attorneys in New England by Super Lawyers
• One attorney named to 2018 Top 50 Women Attorneys in New England by Super Lawyers
• Thirty attorneys named 2018 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
• One attorney named 2019 Boston Civil Rights Law "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America
• 14 attorneys named to 2019 Best Lawyers
• One attorney named a 2018 Up and Coming Lawyer
• Named to 2018 Best Law Firms by U.S. News and Best Lawyers in numerous practice areas
• One attorney named 2018 Boston First Amendment Law "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America
• 10 attorneys named to 2018 Best Lawyers
• Named to Best Law Firms 2017 by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers for Multiple Practice Areas
• Twenty-four attorneys named 2017 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
• Twenty-nine attorneys named 2016 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
• Two attorneys named to 2016 Super Lawyers Top Lists
• Named to Best Law Firms 2016 by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers
• Eight attorneys named 2017 Best Lawyers
• One attorney named 2017 Boston Civil Rights Law "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America
• One attorney named a 2016 Up and Coming Lawyer
• Six attorneys named 2015 New England Best Lawyers
• Twenty-nine attorneys named 2015 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
• Three attorneys named to 2015 Super Lawyers Top Lists
• Seven attorneys rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell National Law Directory
• One attorney Immediate Past President of the Massachusetts Bar Association
• One attorney named a 2015 Lawyer of the Year by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
• One attorney named by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as an Up and Coming Lawyer as part of Excellence in the Law event
• One attorney inducted into Circle of Excellence as part of 2015 Top Women in Law Awards, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
• One attorney a recipient of 2015 President's Award, Massachusetts Bar Foundation
• One attorney a Trustee of Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
• One attorney a member of the Judicial Nominating Committee for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Four attorneys are Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers
• One attorney a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• One attorney selected to Who's Who Legal: Litigation 2015