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By Robert R. Pierce Over the last five years, the firm has received many calls from business owners who have received negative reviews from...
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Bill Mandell is Featured Speaker at 2019 MCLE Hospital & Health Law Conference
Pierce & Mandell, P.C. Health Law Practice Area Leader, Bill Mandell, will be serving on the faculty of MCLE’s Annual Hospital & Health Law...
Read moreBill Mandell is Featured Speaker at American Association of Endodontists Conference
Pierce & Mandell partner William Mandell will be a featured presenter at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Endodontists on April...
Read moreNew Massachusetts Law Requires Dental Practice Owners to Provide Additional Compensation for Associate Post-Termination Non-Compete Covenants Agreements
While Massachusetts law (See, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 112, Sections 12X and 74D) has long provided that employed physicians and nurses cannot be subject...
Read moreChapter 40A ZBA Appeal Process
You’ve done everything you thought you were supposed to do to secure local approval for your project. You’ve spoken with all of the neighbors....
Read moreThe Eddie Mandell Memorial Scholarship Fund has been renamed The Eddie & Alyce Mandell Memorial Scholarship Fund
Pierce & Mandell supported charity, The Eddie Mandell Memorial Scholarship Fund has been renamed the Eddie & Alyce Mandell Memorial Scholarship Fund, to now...
Read moreMore Honors For Pierce & Mandell Attorneys
Pierce & Mandell, P.C. is proud to announce that all of its partners Bob Pierce, Bill Mandell, Michael Fee, Bob Kirby, Tom Kenney and...
Read moreDennis M. Lindgren Becomes President of the Board of Directors of the Natural Resources Trust (NRT) of Easton, Massachusetts
On November 18, 2018, Pierce & Mandell shareholder Dennis M. Lindgren was elected President of the Board of Directors for the Natural Resources Trust...
Read morePierce & Mandell’s Recent Land Court Victory Regarding Scope of the Dover Amendment Now Heading to the Appeals Court
By: Michael C. Fee The ruling in The McLean Hospital Corporation v. The Town of Lincoln and others et al., concerns an appeal from...
Read moreP&M Lawyers Help Truro Farming Co-Op Pass Zoning By-law Allowing Cannabis Cultivation
By: Michael C. Fee Last week the Cape Cod town of Truro became the first Massachusetts municipality to enact a zoning bylaw that allows...
Read morePierce & Mandell Attorneys Represent Hospitals and Doctors in Hospital Privileges Proceedings
Led by founding shareholders Bob Pierce and Bill Mandell, Pierce & Mandell has successfully represented hospitals, medical staffs and their executive committees, and individual...
Read morePierce & Mandell’s Client Prevails in FAA Determination
By: Michael C. Fee After a three year investigation, the FAA has concluded the Norwood Airport Commission unreasonably denied Pierce & Mandell client Boston...
Read morePierce & Mandell Lawyers to present at 2019 Yankee Dental Conference
Bill Mandell and Hannah Schindler Spinelli of Pierce & Mandell, P.C. will be presenting a continuing education seminar entitled Legal Issues in Practice Transitions...
Read moreCurt Dooling Prevails In Anti-Slapp Special Motion To Dismiss
The Massachusetts anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) statute, G. L. c. 231, § 59H, authorizes a party sued because of his petitioning activity...
Read more"Massachusetts Real Estate Litigation” by P&M Shareholder Michael C. Fee
Pierce & Mandell shareholder Michael C. Fee has authored the recently published LexisNexis® Practice Guide to Massachusetts Real Estate Litigation (2018 Edition). The book...
Read morePierce & Mandell, P.C. Hosts First Golf Clinic for Women
On July 12, 2018, Pierce & Mandell P.C. hosted clients, staff and friends of the firm at our first golf clinic for women at...
Read morePierce & Mandell Lawyers and Staff Run “Lawyers Have Heart 5K” in Support of the American Heart Association
Pierce & Mandell Lawyers and Staff Run “Lawyers Have Heart 5K” in Support of the American Heart Association
Read moreBill Mandell was Quoted in the May 2018 ED Legal Letter Article
Bill Mandell was quoted in the May 2018 ED Legal Letter article on case law expanding ED’s legal exposure if discharged psychiatric patient commits...
Read moreA Cautionary Tale for Municipal Officials: The SJC clarifies the Open Meeting Law’s “deliberation exemption”
By: Scott M. Zanolli The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s recent ruling in Boelter v. Board of Selectmen of Wayland (SJC-12353, April 5, 2018) interprets...
Read moreGuidance to Massachusetts Health Care Providers Regarding the Release of Protected Health Information
By Curt Dooling, Matt Lauring and Bill Mandell Hospitals and health care facilities, medical and other group practices, and individual clinicians regularly receive requests...
Read moreComplexities in the Division or Sale of Multiple Parcels in Partition Proceedings
By: Michael C. Fee Petitions to Partition, often brought in the Land or Probate Courts, allow the division of land owned by two or...
Read moreU.S. Supreme Court Lets Stand Landmark Supreme Judicial Court Victory for Pierce & Mandell Lawyers
By Robert L. Kirby, Jr. and Thomas E. Kenney The Supreme Court of the United States has denied the petition for certiorari filed by...
Read moreCommercial Lease Guarantee Survives Tenant Settlement
By: Michael C. Fee The Appeals Court’s recent decision in Cedar-Fieldstone Marketplace, LP v. T.S. Fitness, Inc., 17-P-791, 2018 Mass. App. LEXIS 30, serves...
Read moreWe Need Legal Reform to Protect our Children in School and all People Attending Public Gatherings
In addition to establishing a sane level of controls and limits on semi-automatic weapons and ammunition under both federal and state law, and better...
Read morePartners Robert Kirby and Thomas Kenney: “Lawyers of the Year” for 2017
Partners Robert Kirby and Thomas Kenney were selected as “Lawyers of the Year” for 2017 by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Read More…
Read morePractice Transitions - Process and Substance
When buyers and seller of dental, medical and other professional practices begin to think about practice sales, associate buy-ins, mergers or other major acquisition...
Read morePierce & Mandell, P.C. at Yankee Dental Congress 2018
For the ninth consecutive year, Pierce & Mandell, P.C. is proud to be part of the Yankee Dental Congress, January 25th through January 27th...
Read moreCurtis Dooling Promoted to Counsel at Pierce & Mandell
Curtis B. Dooling was recently promoted to counsel at Pierce & Mandell, P.C. Curt has been practicing law for ten years and has been...
Read moreRecent SJC Decision Establishes That Insurer’s Duty to Defend Does Not Include Counterclaims
By Curtis B. Dooling Under Massachusetts law, an insurer’s duty to defend its insured is broad. An insurer has a duty to defend its...
Read morePierce & Mandell’s SJC Victory Could Have Lasting Impact on Trust and Estates Law in Massachusetts
The SJC’s recent decision in Ajemian v. Yahoo, overturning the grant of summary judgment against Pierce & Mandell’s clients, continues to reverberate in the...
Read morePierce & Mandell Lawyers Secure Landmark Supreme Judicial Court Victory
By Robert L. Kirby, Jr. and Thomas E. Kenney The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) recently issued a landmark ruling in a case of...
Read morePierce & Mandell Partner Dennis Lindgren Featured in Lawyers Weekly Profile
Pierce & Mandell Partner Dennis Lindgren shared his legal insights and tips in Lawyers Weekly Profile. Read more...
Read morePierce & Mandell Attorneys Help Merge Golf Associations
By Hannah S. Spinelli In a historic move, on May 10, 2017 The Women’s Golf Association of Massachusetts, Inc. (“WGAM”) and Massachusetts Golf Association,...
Read moreThe Wage Act – Are Commissions Considered Wages?
By Curtis Dooling The Massachusetts Wage Act, G. L. c. 149, § 148, requires that employees pay their employees’ wages within six days of...
Read morePierce & Mandell Probate Lawyers Secure Appeals Court Victory In Case Involving Interpretation Of A Will
By: Michael C. Fee and Scott M. Zanolli The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently affirmed a decision by Judge Virginia Ward, of the Suffolk County...
Read morePierce & Mandell Partners Recognized as Super Lawyers - Boston, MA
Pierce & Mandell, P.C. is proud to announce that partners Bob Pierce, Bill Mandell, Thomas E. Kenney, Michael Fee, Bob Kirby and Dennis Lindgren...
Read moreBill Mandell was Quoted in the April 2017 Emergency Department Legal Letter Article
Bill Mandell was quoted in the April 2017 Emergency Department Legal Letter article on visitors and guns in hospital emergency departments and suggested a...
Read moreAttorney Curtis Dooling Serves as Panelist for MCLE Practicing with Professionalism Course
All newly admitted lawyers in Massachusetts are required to take a one-day professionalism course within 18 months of admission. The day-long course, which is...
Read moreRobert Kirby Argues Privacy Case in the SJC
By Robert L. Kirby, Jr. Ajemian v. Yahoo! Inc.: On March 9, Robert Kirby argued before the Supreme Judicial Court in a case of...
Read moreDooling Wins Premises Liability Jury Trial in Berkshire County
Curt Dooling recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of his clients in a jury trial in the Pittsfield District Court in Berkshire County....
Read moreSupreme Judicial Court Takes Appeal in Case Involving the Stored Communications Act
By Robert L. Kirby, Jr. In Ajemian v. Yahoo!, we represent the personal representatives of an estate seeking to gain access to the contents...
Read moreBOB PIERCE SUCCESSFULLY TRIES FOUR JURY CASES IN 2016
Founding shareholder Bob Pierce took four cases to jury trials in 2016. The cases were tried in four separate superior courts: Essex (Newburyport), Middlesex,...
Read morePIERCE and DOOLING WIN PRODUCT LIABILITY TRIAL ON MARTHA’S VINEYARD
Bob Pierce and Curt Dooling recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of their client in a jury trial in Dukes County Superior Court...
Read moreBill Mandell: Faculty at the MCLE Annual Massachusetts Health and Hospital Law Conference 12 years in a Row
For the 12th year in a row Pierce & Mandell, P.C.’s Bill Mandell, was a faculty member at the MCLE Annual Massachusetts Health and...
Read moreAttorney Curtis Dooling Participates in MCLE Practicing with Professionalism Course
On November 14, 2016, Pierce & Mandell attorney Curtis Dooling participated in a lunchtime roundtable discussion for approximately 100 newly admitted lawyers in a...
Read moreLiability Waivers and Releases – Who and What is Being Released - Boston, MA
by Curtis Dooling Superior Court Judge Dennis Curran recently allowed the estate of a man who died at a YMCA facility to proceed with...
Read moreBill Mandell Appointed Co-Chair of Boston Bar Association’s Health Law Section
Pierce & Mandell, P.C. shareholder Bill Mandell has been appointed by BBA president Carol Starkey as the 2016-2017 Co-Chair of the Boston Bar Association’s...
Read morePierce & Mandell’s Dennis M. Lindgren to Poll Watch in Miami
Pierce & Mandell, P.C. shareholder Dennis M. Lindgren is part of a non-partisan effort to provide poll-watchers for Miami precincts on Election Day. The...
Read morePierce & Mandell Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2016
Pierce & Mandell, P.C. is proud to announce that once again partners Bob Pierce, Bill Mandell, Michael Fee, Tom Kenney, Bob Kirby, and Dennis...
Read morePierce & Mandell Attorneys Sponsor BBA Annual Meeting and Receive President’s Award
Pierce & Mandell was a proud sponsor of the Boston Bar Association’s (“BBA”) Annual Meeting on October 20th at the Copley Westin Hotel, at...
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