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Neil Hartzell is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary’s Boston and Providence offices. Mr. Hartzell is a trial and appellate lawyer and has extensive experience in a broad range of matters, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil litigation including commercial disputes, antitrust, false claims act and state whistleblower, eminent domain litigation, real estate, securities litigation and investigations, FINRA proceedings, directors and officers, business torts, tr...

Christopher Parkerson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Christopher practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Christopher Parkerson 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 Christopher Parke...

Karla Chaffee focuses her practice on land use permitting and real estate due diligence. She helps her clients maximize efficiency by charting a coordinated permitting strategy through a deal’s lifecycle. My focus Land Use Permitting I provide guidance to clients seeking zoning approvals and other development entitlements. I lay the groundwork for successful projects by working with clients, planning staff, and elected and appointed officials to navigate local, state, and federal permit...

Jeffrey Alitz is Chair of Freeman Mathis & Gary’s Construction and Design Law national practice section and is a partner in the Boston office. For over two decades, he has been a nationally recognized A&E attorney who has tried cases throughout New England defending an array of construction and design professionals. Mr. Alitz ‘s mediation and arbitration experience, particularly concerning construction and real estate disputes is extensive. Over his multi-decade career, Mr...

Past President of the Massachusetts Bar Association, (MBA), the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, (MATA), and the Essex County Bar Association, (ECBA), Attorney Kazarosian continues to volunteer time to her profession by serving as a Delegate to the American Bar Association, (ABA), serving on the MBA’s Executive Management Board, and sitting as a member of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s Advisory Committee for Clerks of the Courts. Attorney Kazarosian is a Fello...

Brian J. Coughlin is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management, Immigration Law and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Brian J. practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Brian J. Coughlin since 2027. 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 Brian J. Coughlin is held by other lawy...

Stephen T. Paterniti is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Stephen T. practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Stephen T. Paterniti since 2020. 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 Stephen T. Paterniti is held by other lawyers.

Molly W. Fox is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group who counsels public and private companies and financial institutions on capital markets, corporate finance, corporate governance, and securities matters, with an emphasis on public offerings and public company representation. She routinely advises on complex capital markets transactions, including investment grade debt issuances, convertible debt offerings, initial public offerings, follow-on equity offerings, PIPEs, at-the-market offe...

Eric F. Lockwood is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Immigration Law. Eric F. practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Eric F. Lockwood since 2018. 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 Eric F. Lockwood is held by other lawyers.

Ben N. Dunlap is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Construction Law. Ben N. practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Ben N. Dunlap since 2026. 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 Ben N. Dunlap is held by other lawyers.