Conn Kavanaugh is a Boston law firm that represents individuals and organizations ranging from closely held and family businesses to Fortune 100 companies. Since our founding in 1988, clients have relied on us for practical and realistic strategies to resolve legal issues quickly and effectively, both in and out of the courthouse.
Leadership
Conn Kavanaugh attorneys hold leadership positions in many community and bar organizations, publish articles and speak at continuing legal education seminars. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts appointed one of our founding partners to the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers (BBO), the official body that investigates and evaluates complaints against lawyers. Several other firm attorneys are hearing officers for the BBO.
Pro Bono Services
Our attorneys provide pro bono legal services in collaboration with a number of nonprofit organizations, including the Legal Food Hub, Massachusetts Advocates for Children, the Women's Bar Foundation, the Victim Rights Law Center, Volunteer Lawyers Project, Health Law Advocates and Discovering Justice.
Awards
2015: Conn Kavanaugh has received a First Tier ranking in Boston for Employment Litigation by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” for 2015.
2014: The publishers of Boston Magazine selected 16 Conn Kavanaugh attorneys as Massachusetts Super Lawyers. The publication also placed members of our team on its lists of Top 100 Massachusetts Lawyers, Top 100 New England Lawyers, Top 50 Massachusetts Women Lawyers, Top 50 New England Women Lawyers, and Massachusetts Rising Stars.
2014: The American Bar Association's Tort Trial & Insurance Section honored one of our partners with the Edmund S. Muskie Pro Bono Service Award.
2013: Law & Politics selected 12 Conn Kavanaugh attorneys as Massachusetts Super Lawyers. The publication also placed members of our team on its lists of Top 100 Massachusetts Lawyers, Top 50 Massachusetts Women Lawyers, and Massachusetts Rising Stars.
2013: The Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association (MDLA) honored one of our partners with the Defense Lawyer of the Year award.
Why Choose Conn Kavanaugh
Boston is home to dozens of excellent law firms. Why should you turn to Conn Kavanaugh for assistance with your legal needs?
Accessibility
Conn Kavanaugh offers a level of accessibility and responsive, attentive service that larger firms cannot match. Maintaining close contact and open communication with clients really matters here. We believe in listening to clients and advising them in specific terms to solve their legal challenges. And we aim to develop an ongoing relationship of trust and confidence with clients, becoming part of their team.
Specialized Expertise
We deliver many of the benefits you might associate with a larger firm — for example, breadth and depth of expertise. Each of our attorneys focuses on a select number of practice areas. Collectively, they give our firm the highly specialized expertise necessary to address wide-ranging client needs.
Transactional Experience
Our business attorneys have decades of experience negotiating deals for acquiring and selling companies through mergers, consolidations and asset and stock transactions. We are strong advocates and skilled negotiators. In addition, we bring considerable value to our clients in getting deals done efficiently and effectively while never losing sight of the importance of identifying and managing risk.
Litigation Experience
The Conn Kavanaugh team includes seasoned former prosecutors and a strong, deep bench of attorneys with civil and criminal trial experience, which equips us to solve complex litigation cases for clients. Some of our attorneys are fellows in the American College of Trial Lawyers, the nation's premier professional trial organization.
Cost-efficiency
One reason so many of our clients choose us is that we staff our cases leanly and charge reasonable fees. In addition, we provide practical and realistic strategies to resolve legal issues quickly and effectively, within budgetary constraints.
Please call us today at 617.482.8200 to learn more about what sets Conn Kavanaugh apart.
Our Business Litigation practice group offers the experience of seasoned lawyers who recognize the value of solving problems to promote your business success.
Since its founding in 1988, a staple of Conn Kavanaugh’s practice has been the defense of business entities in serious and complex personal injury or property damage actions.
Whether you are the owner, design professional, general contractor, project administrator, subcontractor, or supplier on a construction project, our Construction practice will assist you in achieving a successful project outcome.
Russell ConnDaniel FishmanJames PeloquinChristopher SweeneyJames Gray Wagner
Corporate / Transactional
Our Corporate/Transactional practice has a broad range of skills. This versatility allows them to remain a principal point of contact with our business clients and to move freely across multiple disciplines to ensure continuity of representation.
Thomas GallitanoThomas PeischCarol StarkeyGlen TagliamonteKirsten Young
Employment Litigation / Counseling
Employers and employees alike look to Conn Kavanaugh’s employment lawyers for advice in navigating the increasingly complex web of state and federal statutes,
Our Estate Planning attorneys help individuals and their families plan for the future and protect their assets. We handle all aspects of estate planning.
George FordSheila GiglioGregory MurphyNeil SchauerKirsten Young
Family Law / Probate Litigation
Our experienced Family Law/Probate Litigation attorneys work zealously to ensure rightful asset distributions in these emotionally charged proceedings. Our group handles a wide range of areas including prenuptial agreements, custody disputes, and post-divorce support or estate modifications.
Russell ConnCatherine DiVitaDaniel FishmanKurt FliegaufErin HigginsJames Kavanaugh, Jr.Johanna MatloffThomas Peisch
Land Use / Real Estate Litigation
Our Land Use/Real Estate Litigation practice has extensive experience in handling real estate disputes of all kinds and at all levels. We can develop a strategy for your dispute.
Andrew DenningtonGeorge FordJames PeloquinConor SlatteryChristopher SweeneyJames Gray Wagner
Mediation / Arbitration
Having litigated hundreds of cases, the Mediation/Arbitration practice is well-equipped to effectively value cases to resolve disputes according to your needs and goals.
Russell ConnDaniel FishmanErin HigginsJohanna MatloffThomas PeischJames PeloquinMichael Rossi
Professional Liability
Our trial attorneys are accomplished in defending claims against attorneys, health care professionals, insurance agents and brokers, and other professionals.
Our Real Estate practice provides skilled representation in a variety of transactions, including the financing, leasing, acquisition and disposition of commercial properties.
Anthony BovaAssociate Andrew DenningtonPartner Thomas GallitanoPartner Erin HigginsPartner Johanna MatloffPartner Gregory MurphySenior Counsel Mary ('Beth') O'NealOf Counsel Kathleen O'TooleAssociate Bob RosenthalPartner Michael RossiPartner Conor SlatteryAssociate Glen TagliamonteSenior Counsel James Gray WagnerPartner
Closely Held/Family Businesses
Conn Kavanaugh’s business attorneys have a broad range of skills and are very experienced in providing legal services to family-owned and other closely-held businesses.
Daniel FishmanAssociate Barry GoldPartner Bob RosenthalPartner Neil SchauerPartner
Construction
Conn Kavanaugh has provided an array of services to private and public clients in the construction industry, including the manufacturers of building materials and systems.
Andrew DenningtonPartner Daniel FishmanAssociate Thomas GallitanoPartner Carol StarkeyPartner
Food and Beverage
Our decades of work in the food and beverage industry, including alcohol regulatory and distribution, have permitted us to gain expertise and insight into the typically fast paced and challenging world of our clients engaged in the food and beverage industry.
Andrew DenningtonPartner Daniel FishmanAssociate Kurt FliegaufPartner J. P. Christian MildeAssociate Carol StarkeyPartner
Healthcare
The Conn Kavanaugh team has the skills and experience necessary to successfully maneuver our clients through the increasingly complex and highly regulated environment of the health care industry.
Andrew DenningtonPartner Daniel FishmanAssociate Johanna MatloffPartner Thomas PeischOf Counsel Michael RossiPartner Carol StarkeyPartner
Insurance
Our lawyers work with our insurance industry clients in a variety of ways. We represent their insureds in virtually every type of lawsuit for which insurance coverage is available. We represent insurance companies directly in bad faith actions, and in high-exposure losses or losses that present unusual or challenging coverage issues.
Russell ConnPartner Catherine DiVitaAssociate Daniel FishmanAssociate Kurt FliegaufPartner Erin HigginsPartner Johanna MatloffPartner Thomas PeischOf Counsel Michael RossiPartner Alexis TheriaultAssociate James Gray WagnerPartner
Law Firms
Since the firm was founded in 1988, our attorneys have been known as “lawyers’ lawyers.”
Russell ConnPartner Daniel FishmanAssociate Thomas GallitanoPartner Erin HigginsPartner Julie MartinAssociate J. P. Christian MildeAssociate Thomas PeischOf Counsel Bob RosenthalPartner Michael RossiPartner Christopher SweeneyAssociate
Manufacturing
Conn Kavanaugh has broad experience in representing the interests and needs of various manufacturers.
George FordOf Counsel Bob RosenthalPartner Michael RossiPartner Neil SchauerPartner Christopher SweeneyAssociate James Gray WagnerPartner
Staffing and Recruiting
Staffing companies and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) are playing an increasingly important role in many aspects of human resource management, as employers are relying more and more on staffing companies and PEOs for payroll and employee benefit administration, risk management, and other increasingly complex administrative burdens.
Our lawyers work with cannabis industry clients in a variety of ways. For our clients in cannabis-related businesses (CRBs) - and those dealing with the cannabis industry - the continuing conflict between federal and state cannabis laws creates several challenges. As medicinal and recreational marijuana becomes more mainstream, and laws and regulations are passed at the state level, we recognize that our clients face unique issues and uncharted territory.
Conn Kavanaugh represents CRBs, real estate owners, service providers, public and private companies investigating doing business with CRBs, food and beverage distributors, employers facing cannabis issues, and participants in the hemp industry. We work with our clients to address the legal and practical implications of cannabis laws. Since many CRBs are entrepreneurial, we also play a critical role in serving as outside counsel to new and growing businesses, advising on enforcement of contracts, employment laws, and other areas of law beyond day-to-day business operations.
Conn Kavanaugh’s business attorneys have a broad range of skills and are very experienced in providing legal services to family-owned and other closely-held businesses.
Conn Kavanaugh has provided an array of services to private and public clients in the construction industry, including the manufacturers of building materials and systems.
Our decades of work in the food and beverage industry, including alcohol regulatory and distribution, have permitted us to gain expertise and insight into the typically fast paced and challenging world of our clients engaged in the food and beverage industry.
The Conn Kavanaugh team has the skills and experience necessary to successfully maneuver our clients through the increasingly complex and highly regulated environment of the health care industry.
Our lawyers work with our insurance industry clients in a variety of ways. We represent their insureds in virtually every type of lawsuit for which insurance coverage is available. We represent insurance companies directly in bad faith actions, and in high-exposure losses or losses that present unusual or challenging coverage issues.
Staffing companies and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) are playing an increasingly important role in many aspects of human resource management, as employers are relying more and more on staffing companies and PEOs for payroll and employee benefit administration, risk management, and other increasingly complex administrative burdens.
