Jason M. Morales

David Scott Sloan co-chairs Holland & Knight's National Private Wealth practice. Mr. Sloan serves as general counsel to wealthy individuals, their families and their businesses. He works closely with clients throughout the United States to design and implement sophisticated strategies integral to family wealth planning. High-net-worth individuals, including principals of private equity, venture capital and hedge fund firms, private and public company executives, real estate developers, en...

Julia R. Hesse is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Health Care Law. Julia R. practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Julia R. Hesse since 2016. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Julia R. Hesse is held by other lawyers.

Chris has a wide-ranging practice, which has included everything from sophisticated estate planning to multi billion dollar mergers and acquisitions. His primary experience has been in representing family or employee owned businesses and their shareholders in all aspects of federal income, gift and estate taxation. Chris also has substantial experience in the taxation of mutual funds and private investment vehicles.

Moving between the public and private sectors, Bill Codinha has led some of the highest profile governmental investigations conducted in the past 20 years and now defends corporations and individuals caught up in similar investigations. Bill brings his unique and effective experience to the defense of all of his clients. What do you focus on? I leverage my 30+ years of experience defending individuals and corporations who are the subject of government investigations. As a prosecutor, I tried ...

Dave has over 50 years of corporate and litigation experience, representing clients in the highly regulated insurance industry. He focuses on representing insurance regulators in complex issues, including material insurance company transactions, examinations and reorganizations, as well as counseling insurance companies and insurance agencies. Dave believes that what distinguishes successful lawyers is the ability to understand the client’s objectives in order to act effectively, to com...

Laura P. Knoll is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law and Insurance Law. Laura P. practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Laura P. Knoll since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Laura P. Knoll is held by other lawyers.

James R. Carroll heads the litigation practice of Skadden’s Boston office. Mr. Carroll has broad experience — including jury trial experience — in consumer products, insurance, subprime-related issues and securities class action defense, as well as a broad array of complex civil litigations. Mr. Carroll is handling a number of purported class actions for major national life insurers and is defending a variety of purported class and individual actions in the life, disability ...

Melissa Sampson McMorrow is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Nonprofit / Charities Law and Tax Law. Melissa Sampson practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Melissa Sampson McMorrow since 2013. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Melissa Sampson McMorrow is held by other lawyers.

Jennifer L. Markowski is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Jennifer L. practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Jennifer L. Markowski since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jennifer L. Markowski is held by other lawyers.

Jeffrey S. Brody is the office managing principal of the Boston, Massachusetts, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He exclusively represents management in workplace law, including counseling and litigation. Jeff routinely advises clients regarding day-to-day employment issues, such as employee discipline and discharge, disability management issues, reductions in force, and restrictive covenants. He also regularly conducts training programs for employers on a variety of employment-related topics, su...