"Claim against firm by law partner’s widow subject to arbitration," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (June 24). MBA Complex Commercial Litigation Section Council member Jessica Gray Kelly and MBA Ethics Committee member Alan E. Brown commented on a Superior Court judge's decision that a mandatory arbitration provision in a law firm's partnership agreement applied to a claim of unpaid compensation filed by the estate of a deceased partner.
"1st Circuit may not have last word on ‘two genders’ T-shirt," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (June 24). MBA members Joseph D. Lipchitz, Kelly T. Gonzalez and Harvey A. Silverglate and MBA Elder Law Advisory Committee member Chris Erchull discussed a 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision involving a school's invocation of a "hate speech" provision in its dress code to prohibit a student from wearing a shirt that said, "There are only two genders."
"New deputy chief counsel takes reins of CPCS Children and Family Law Division," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (June 24). MBA member Daniel J. Mahoney was interviewed about his new role as deputy chief counsel of the Committee for Public Counsel Services’ Children and Family Law Division.
"Headhunter demands more cash in placement of Boston partner," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (June 24). MBA member Christopher C. Storm commented on a Chapter 93A suit filed by a local legal recruiter that claims it is owed $375,000 for placing a partner at a Boston firm earlier this year.