Joseph M. Hamilton

Brian Cloherty is a partner at Keches Law Group, which he joined in 1988. He is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and the U.S. District Court. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, where he is a frequent guest lecturer. Mr. Cloherty is an aggressive advocate for his clients, representing injured union members and other workers at the Department of Industrial Accidents, Social Security Administration and local Retirement Board...

Michael J. McGrail is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Venture Capital Law. Michael J., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Peter L. Welsh is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Securities. Peter L., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Peter L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jeffrey W. Greene is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Jeffrey W., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeffrey W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Robert I. Feinberg has the highest personal injury verdict in Massachusetts over a five year period and he has the highest personal injury settlement in Massachusetts in the last year. In a landmark victory, a Massachusetts Superior Court jury awarded Mr. Feinberg’s client $7.7 million including interest as a result of a boiler explosion, the highest injury verdict in Massachusetts over a five year period, excluding medical malpractice. The victory for the industrial worker was achieved...

Diane Saunders is a Shareholder in the Boston office and a member of the firm’s Class Action Practice Group Steering Committee. Ms. Saunders is a skilled and aggressive litigator and possesses significant expertise in class/collective action matters and complex cases. Whether she is handling litigation or simply providing advice and counsel, Ms. Saunders employs a strategic approach to solving her clients' legal and business problems. She always strives to achieve cost effective results...

Michael Brodowski is a patent lawyer and partner in the Boston office of Burns & Levinson LLP. Michael has two decades of experience counseling clients regarding the establishment and exploitation of patent rights in the United States and abroad to support clients’ business objectives including patent reexamination, reissue, and opposition proceedings. He also advises clients on avoiding the patent rights of others, and in connection with technology licenses and agreements, and pate...

Bruce Francis Smith has over forty years of experience and he represents creditors’ committees, debtors, creditors, executory contract parties, plan of reorganization proponents and asset purchasers in a number of areas including: chapter 11 reorganizations, out-of-court restructurings, debtor-in-possession financing and inter-creditor relationships. Chambers USA ranks Bruce as a leader in the field of restructuring in Massachusetts. Chambers notes that he is “superb counsel in th...

Rory Pheiffer works with clients to develop patent portfolios, domestically and abroad, that align with their business goals. He also counsels clients on patent opinion and product clearance matters, IP due diligence issues on the buyer and seller side, license negotiations, and trademark portfolio growth and enforcement in conjunction with building the client’s brand. Clients rely on Rory’s technical knowledge, which he honed while earning a degree in mechanical engineering from ...

Ed Hershfield has over twenty-five years of experience representing clients throughout the United States in all aspects of complex real estate transactions, including acquisitions, financings, restructurings, zoning and land use matters, development and permitting processes, architectural and construction contracts, workouts and dispositions. His clients include national real estate developers, pension fund advisors, hedge funds, architectural firms, publicly traded corporations, national ban...