Experience

Wilchins Cosentino & Novins LLP

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Litigation Attorney

  • Apr 2021 - Present



McCormack Suny LLC

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Litigation Attorney

  • Dec 2020 - Apr 2021



Ogletree Deakins

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Employment Litigation Attorney

  • Dec 2018 - Jan 2020

  ● Counsel and represent employers of all sizes across a wide array of industries involved in a broad range of labor and employment disputes. ● Handle litigation matters involving discrimination, retaliation, interference, aiding and abetting and hostile work environment claims brought pursuant to state and federal laws at administrative agencies and state and federal courts. ● Manage employment claims and litigation from inception to resolution before state and federal administrative agencies. ● Draft Position Statements and Replies to Rebuttals to Position Statements, attend Investigative Conferences at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and prepare clients for the same.● Provide counseling to clients to ensure compliance with state and federal employment laws as necessary.● Litigation responsibilities consist of determining strategies for purposes of mounting effective defenses at the outset of each matter, drafting pleadings, discovery requests and responses, substantive motions and settlement agreements, including settlement agreements for terminated employees.● Attend mediations before the United States District Court, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ● Advise insurance adjusters regarding legal issues, appropriate courses of action, case status and settlement ranges for insured matters.



Louison, Costello, Condon & Pfaff, LLP

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair of Appellate Practice

  • Oct 2017 - Dec 2018

  ● Defend complex civil litigation claims involving a broad range of subject matters including, but not limited to, civil rights, constitutional law, administrative law, employment law, municipal law, negligence and intentional torts on behalf of insurance companies, municipalities, public agencies and individuals in the state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels.● Draft pleadings, motions, and memoranda responsive to actions brought in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Appeals Court and numerous state trial courts. ● Work in conjunction with trial attorneys both inside and outside of the firm throughout litigation in order to evaluate the merits of an appeal and strategize accordingly; ensuring that all issues have been properly preserved for appellate review.● Appear on behalf of clients at the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, various trial courts and administrative agencies located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ● Take and defend depositions. ● Draft and respond to extensive written discovery requests in a wide variety of litigation.● Assist with trial preparation, including development of trial strategy; organizing exhibits; assembling pleading binders; indexing, bates stamping and redacting documents; digesting depositions; and preparing witnesses to testify.● Draft commercial leases, purchase and sales agreements, easement agreements and merger agreements. ● Counsel clients at various stages of the litigation process.

• Associate Attorney

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2017

  ● Draft pleadings, motions, and memoranda responsive to actions brought in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Appeals Court and numerous state trial courts. ● Appear on behalf of clients at administrative proceedings before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, various trial courts located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. ● Take and defend depositions. ● Draft and respond to extensive written discovery requests in a wide variety of litigation.● Perform legal research on daily basis; highly proficient in both Westlaw and Lexis.● Assist with trial preparation, including development of trial strategy; organizing exhibits; assembling pleading binders; indexing, bates stamping and redacting documents; digesting depositions; and preparing witnesses to testify.● Draft commercial leases, purchase and sales agreements, easement agreements and merger agreements. ● Counsel clients at various stages of the litigation process.

• Law Clerk

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2015

  ● Draft pleadings, motions, memoranda and discovery requests in a wide variety of litigation.● Perform legal research on daily basis; highly proficient in both Westlaw and Lexis.● Assist with trial preparation, including organizing exhibits; assembling pleading binders; indexing, bates stamping and redacting documents; and digesting depositions.● Proofread and cite check legal documents to ensure factual and legal accuracy.● Prepare articles addressing recent legal trends and decisions affecting local civil servants for publication in firm’s newsletter, distributed to several hundred clients.● Gained extensive knowledge of legal processes by attending depositions, mediations and state and federal court hearings.



Suffolk Transnational Law Review

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Member

  • 2014 - 2015

  Publication: Nominal Damages Awarded to Plaintiff for Failure to Meet Commercial Contract Specifications - Diotte v. Consolidated Dev. Co., 2014 CarswellNB 410 (CAN. N.B.C.A.) (WL), 38 Suffolk Transnat'l L. Rev. 207 (2015).



Suffolk University Law School Landlord-Tenant Clinic

• Rule 3:03 Certified Student Attorney

  • Sep 2013 - May 2014

  Represented indigent tenants in housing cases under SJC Rule 3:03. One of only 8 students accepted into program per academic year. Passed clinic with honors.● Counseled indigent clients.● Advised clients of progression of cases and assisted with pro se pleadings.● Drafted pre-trial memoranda and drafted/responded to pleadings and discovery requests.● Represented clients at court hearings (under attorney supervision).● Reviewed settlement agreements and negotiated favorable settlements on behalf of clients.



Thomson Reuters

• Canada
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Westlaw Student Representative

  • May 2012 - Oct 2013

  ● Effectively enhanced student and faculty research skills by conducting one-to-one training sessions at Suffolk Law School.● Organized neglected work area and held regular office hours in computer lab to assist students and faculty as needed.● Maintained Suffolk Law Westlaw Facebook page and sent routine email blasts to students providing Westlaw updates and helpful legal research tips.● Identified system errors and ensured they were properly remedied.



Beacon Services, Inc.

• United States
• Construction

• Assistant Property Manager

  • Dec 2009 - Mar 2012

  ● Performed accounting for 40+ condominium associations and 10 single units located primarily in Beacon Hill and Back Bay using QuickBooks.● Prepared necessary documents for annual condominium association meetings.● Rented available apartments in timely and efficient manner.● Maintained high level of tenant satisfaction by responding timely to maintenance calls and dispatching appropriate service technicians.● Played key role in transitioning to a paperless office.