BHPK partner Erica L. Brody was included in Forbes Advisor’s 2023 list of the Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Boston for her tireless effort vindicating the rights of four sexual abuse survivors against their abusers and the state to the tune of $7 million.
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BHPK proudly shares that two of the firm’s attorneys have been included in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch® list.
The Best Lawyers in America list is based solely on a peer-review survey process in which thousands of leading attorneys confidentially evaluate other attorneys from their region in their own practice areas.
BHPK partner Michael Stefanilo, Jr. (Litigation – Employment) and associate Monica B. Towle (Commercial Litigation) were both recognized by Best Lawyers® as Ones to Watch in their respective fields for 2024. A link to The Best Lawyers in America press release® is below.
https://www.bestlawyers.com/press/best-lawyers-publishes-milestone-legal-rankings
BHPK partner Erica Brody was featured in the local and national news for her and the firm’s representation of four former foster children, and the historic $7,000,000 settlement against DCF and 17 state social workers that resulted.
https://www.usnews.com/…/former-foster-children-win-7m…
https://www.foxnews.com/…/massachusetts-house-horrors…
https://www.nbcboston.com/…/kids-abused-at…/3110358/…
http://b.com/…/massachusetts-dcf-blouin-family…/44795874
BHPK CASE ALERT: Attorney Max Bauer analyzes a summer appellate decision clarifying the scope of Section 10(j) immunity from municipal tort actions.
BHPK partner Michael Stefanilo, Jr., along with associate Monica B. Towle, filed a class action complaint this morning against the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs on behalf of their client, Ashley Sheffield, an Air Force veteran who was denied access to IVF because she is in a same-sex marriage. A link to the complaint filed by BHPK, the National Veterans Legal Services Program – NVLSP, and Peter Romer-Friedman Law from D.C., is copied below. A press release covering the BHPK-filed complaint, and a companion NY lawsuit filed by NOW-NYC and Yale Law School, can also be found below.
“Ten years ago, the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act because that heinous law treated same-sex marriages as invalid and dehumanized LGTBQ+ people,” said Michael Stefanilo, Jr., a partner who leads the LGBTQ+ Civil Rights practice at the Boston-based litigation firm of Brody Hardoon, Perkins, & Kesten, LLP. “There is no excuse for the VA breathing new life into the bigotry that LGBTQ servicemembers and veterans have faced for hundreds of years.”
In the News
https://news.yahoo.com/now-nyc-air-force-veteran-194600450.html?soc_src=yahooapp
Employee retention often takes a hit in the summertime. BHPK attorneys Francesca M. Papia and Michael Stefanilo, Jr. prepared this reminder for the firm’s government and private employer clients, and for aggrieved employees who might have claims under the Wage Act.
BHPK is pleased to announce the addition of two talented and experienced trial attorneys to its team.
Tony Agudelo is an accomplished litigator with a diverse practice including medical malpractice, personal injury, insurance defense, employment law, and business disputes, among others. Tony joins BHPK after 20 years as a partner with Sugarman Rogers.
Monica Towle is a highly experienced civil trial attorney who joins BHPK from a multi-state insurance defense firm. Her practice areas include general liability and coverage, in addition to a wide array of services in civil litigation.
Please join BHPK in welcoming Tony and Monica to our award-winning team of attorneys.
BHPK’s dynamic duo of Leonard H. Kesten and Michael Stefanilo, Jr. prevailed on a petition to vacate an arbitration award filed on behalf of their municipal client, the City of Somerville. This is a big win for the City, but also an important victory for municipal arbitration appeals in general. Congratulations to the advocates and the client on a significant and meaningful decision. Click here for full decision
BHPK’s Tom Donohue and Francesca Papia secured a defense verdict in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts after four days of trial in federal court. Following a swift deliberation, the jury vindicated their municipal client who faced false accusations of discrimination.
