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.
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.
BHPK’s Erica Brody was featured on the front page of The Boston Globe, while Sam Perkins was interviewed by NBC10 Boston, for their representation on behalf of four victims of sexual abuse suffered while in the hands of the state’s foster care system.
BHPK Founders Leonard Kesten and Samuel Perkins secured an impressive bench trial verdict in a high-profile Chapter 93A case that had been remanded for trial by the Supreme Judicial Court. Read the judge’s 36-page decision, finding for BHPK clients in full, here: Click here for decision
BHPK’s Michael Stefanilo, Jr., alongside Lenny Kesten and Deidre Regan, prevailed at the First Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of his client, the City of Somerville, on the question of whether the City’s termination of a police officer for a violent, off-duty altercation with a civilian, was lawful.
BHPK’s Lenny Kesten was a featured panelist alongside Deputy Executive Director of the International Chiefs of Police Association, Terrence Cunningham, and Peace Officer Standards and Training Commissioner, Marsha Kazarosian, speaking on issues of police reform at the Federal Bar Association’s Section of Civil Rights annual Etouffee in February 2023.
