Lawyers Weekly's Roster of the State's Most Influential Attorneys

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Lawyers Weekly’s roster of the state’s most influential attorneys

Jonathan M. Michael P.Angelini Beth I.Z.Boland Albano BOWDITCH & DEWEY BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN Big-time power broker in Worcester, he AG Martha Coakley’s victory speech fol- BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN served on board of directors of Mass Turn- lowing U.S. Senate primary started with a First Amendment lawyer’s clients include pike Authority and was co-chair of Deval thank-you to this successful downtown The Boston Globe and Madonna Patrick’s transition team; if there’s a big case lawyer, who is one of campaign’s top in central part of the state, chances are he’s fundraisers involved

LeoV.Boyle Roberto M. Rep.Garrett J. MEEHAN BOYLE Braceras Bradley Renowned for his Association of Trial GOODWIN PROCTER Lawyers of America bar leadership after 9/11; State rep from Hingham serves as vice chair runs highly respected plaintiffs’ firm in High-profileyoungHispanicattorneywasfor- of Judiciary Committee and is considered ris- Boston and recently won settlement for vic- mer DOJ fraud prosecutor before becoming ing star on Beacon Hill; the partner at Thorn- tims of Big Dig collapse litigation partner at downtown Boston law ton & Naumes has put his name on impor- firm; was rumored candidate for U.S. attor- tant pieces of legislation and was considered ney post vacated by Michael Sullivan a candidate for U.S. attorney

WayneA.Budd Andrea J.Cabral J.W.Carney Jr. GOODWIN PROCTER SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF CARNEY & BASSIL Former U.S. attorney is known to rub shoul- Long-rumored candidate for higher office, One of the biggest names in criminal de- ders with Barack Obama; decision-maker commonwealth’s first female and possibly fense bar, he’s routinely caught by TV cam- at state’s largest law firm highest-profile sheriff has shrugged off a num- eras exiting court on high-profile cases; ber of assaults on her character and accusa- served on JNC for more than a decade tions of ethical impropriety; is outspoken op- ponent of mandatory minimum sentences Cite this page 38 MLW 755 | www.masslawyersweekly.com December 28, 2009 | Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly | 11

AG Martha Leonard H.Cohen DA Daniel Howard Cooper Coakley COHEN KINNE F.Conley TODD & WELD Longtime dean of defense bar in western This litigator is go-to guy for members of State’s first female attorney general is heavy Suffolk County district attorney has strong Massachusetts, the Pittsfield lawyer is a judiciary who believe they’ve been unfairly favorite for U.S. Senate seat vacated by late grip on state’s busiest office and has led Berkshire County criminal defense stalwart portrayed in media; major newspapers, ra- Edward Kennedy; campaign draws on ex- staff through unprecedented volume of who has developed web of connections with dio stations and even government agencies tensive network of supporters in local legal homicide, firearm and other serious felony fellow lawyers, prosecutors and judges can attest to the fact that he knows what community cases he’s doing inside courtroom O T O H P P A William Paul T.Dacier Gene D.Dahmen William J.Dailey Jr. “Mo”Cowan EMC CORP. VERRILL DANA SLOANE & WALSH Executive VP and general counsel at Hopkin- Well-known name in family law circles, vet- Doctors facing malpractice suits have this Long considered rising star, friend-of- ton company is said to have played big role in eran lawyer has distinction of being first fe- lawyer’s contact info in their rolodexes; Deval became responsible for common- introducing Business Litigation Session into male president of Boston Bar Association the highly respected trial attorney repre- wealth’s legislative agenda when governor state courts; former high-profile JNC member sented MDs in Charlie Weis and Reggie recently appointed him chief legal counsel alsoservedashearingofficerincasetoremove Lewis lawsuits embattled Turnpike Chair Matt Amorello

U.S.Rep.William Rep.Robert AnthonyM.Doniger Thomas E. D.Delahunt A.DeLeo SUGARMAN ROGERS Dwyer Jr. Former Boston Bar Association president is Former Norfolk County DA, in seventh term Winthrop’s rep assumed reins of all-pow- DWYER & COLLORA leading trial attorney for prestigious clients, as U.S. congressman, serves on powerful erful House speaker post earlier this year including number of prominent law firms; re- Has built litigation powerhouse while nur- Judiciary Committee when Sal DiMasi was called on to resign cently represented retired Judge Rudolph turing valuable political connections with amid allegations of corruption Pierce in his bid to fight Massachusetts’ al- likes of Bill and Hillary Clinton imony system at Supreme Judicial Court O O T T O O H H P P P P A A U.S.Rep. William F.Galvin SJC Justice USDC Judge Barney Frank SECRETARY OF STATE Ralph D.Gants Has made name for himself by going after Tapped to take keys to all-important Busi- Nancy Gertner As chair of House Financial Services Com- Bernie Madoff colleagues and other per- Outspoken judge makes headlines from her mittee, the witty lawmaker has become chief ness Litigation Session when Judge Allan petrators of financial fraud with a van Gestel retired, his performance was al- seat on federal bench critic of Wall Street during current eco- vengeance; reportedly has his eye on Martha nomic crisis most universally applauded and ultimately Coakley’s AG seat, should she win U.S. helped land him seat on SJC; he is the ju- Senate post as expected rist to whom many business lawyers say they direct their arguments Continued on page 12 12 | Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly | December 28, 2009 www.masslawyersweekly.com | Cite this page 38 MLW 756

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Lisa C.Goodheart Mark P.Harmon L.Scott MartinW.Healy SUGARMAN ROGERS HARMON LAW OFFICE Harshbarger MASSACHUSETTS Chair of JNC, this environmental lawyer’s His workmanlike law office absolutely dom- BAR ASSOCIATION PROSKAUER ROSE close ties to Gov. Deval Patrick reach back inates foreclosure work in Massachusetts General counsel at state’s largest bar asso- to her days practicing with him at now-de- Headed ACORN investigation; in Massa- ciation is the person to see about getting funct Hill & Barlow chusetts, Deval Patrick thought enough of lawyer-friendly legislation passed on Bea- him that when the former AG endorsed gov- con Hill ernor hopeful, Patrick called special press conference to announce it O T O H P P A Brent L.Henry Patrick T.Jones Michael B.Keating U.S.Sen. PARTNERS HEALTHCARE COOLEY MANION FOLEY HOAG John F.Kerry Vice president and in-house counsel at Part- Considered a dean of plaintiffs’ bar, he’s had Longtime litigator and former Boston Bar ners Healthcare is major player for compa- his hand in some of area’s biggest civil cas- Association president is highly respected President Obama’s rise has resurrected this ny that has more than 35,000 employees es, including Station Nightclub fire and Vic- by lawyers and judges alike; was tapped by former presidential loser, who is now con- toria Snelgrove-Fenway Park shooting Supreme Judicial Court to serve as chair of sidered country’s foremost expert on inter- Massachusetts Court Management Adviso- national affairs ry Board and was finalist for U.S. attorney O T O H P P A Leonard H.Kesten WilliamH.Kettlewell Thomas R.Kiley U.S.Sen. BRODY HARDOON DWYER & COLLORA COSGROVE EISENBERG Paul G.Kirk Represents police officers and municipali- Former federal prosecutor is on short list Boston lawyer boasts number of high-pow- ties statewide; has judicial connections and of lawyers the big wigs turn to when they’re ered government connections, including Trusted Kennedy family ally was named Sen. has been known to represent a judge or two in trouble; in addition to sizeable wins in close ties to former Senate President Robert Edward Kennedy’s interim replacement in civil arena, he recently helped a Superior Travaglini; when House Speaker Sal DiMasi U.S. Senate Court judge and prominent law firm part- was hit with corruption charges, he hired ner dispose of their criminal cases this lawyer to represent him

Leonard Mayor ScottW. William F.Lee DAGerardT.LeoneJr. WILMERHALE Federal prosecutor of “Shoe Bomber” Kopelman Lang Richard Reid was also Middlesex ADA who This legal community fixture has maintained KOPELMAN & PAIGE Prominent civil litigator overwhelmingly re- tried Louise Woodward “nanny” case in ’97 his influence in wake of Hale & Dorr’s merg- with colleague Martha Coakley; as district Veteran lawyer seemingly has cornered mar- elected to third term as New Bedford’s may- er with Washington, D.C.-based Wilmer attorney of state’s largest county, his office ket on representing municipalities in Mas- or; whaling city recently voted one of safest Cutler has scored murder convictions against Neil sachusetts cities in country Entwistle, James Brescia and James Keown

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Power(pau’ r)e 1. The ability or capacity to perform or act effectively. 2. Great or marked ability; strength; might; force. 3. Authority; ascendancy. 4. R. Robert Popeo, Chairman, Litigator, Mentor.

Congratulations, Bob, on this well-deserved recognition.

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Shannon JoanA.Lukey HarryL.ManionIII SJC Chief Justice Liss-Riordan ROPES & GRAY COOLEY MANION Margaret H. One of Boston’s most recognizable and suc- Long the go-to lawyer for elite business, LICHTEN & LISS-RIORDAN cessful trial attorneys, she has national pres- media and sports figures, he currently rep- Marshall Tenacious class-action plaintiffs’ lawyer strikes ence as first female president of American resents Nike in case involving Michael Jor- ecame nationally renowned jurist in 2004 fearinbig-firmemploymentattorneysthrough- B College of Trial Lawyers dan and recently wooed former AG Tom when SJC legalized gay marriage in Massa- out Boston with her multi-million-dollar vic- Reilly away from Greenberg Traurig tories on behalf of strippers, waiters, skycaps chusetts and other non-exempt employees E C I V R E S S W E N E S U O H E T A T S Ralph C.Martin II ThomasT.Merrigan AndrewC.MeyerJr. John O.Mirick BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN RAWSON MERRIGAN LUBIN & MEYER MIRICK O’CONNELL Second-in-command at Bingham, former Former judge who now sits on Governor’s Name is synonymous with “medical mal- Former BBO chair and JNC member is big Suffolk DA has continued to wield influence Council seems to be connected to nearly practice”; routinely settles cases worth sev- fish in Worcester’s legal pond in legal and political circles since jumping everyone in western Massachusetts — and en figures into private sector, evidenced by his stint as is unafraid to use those connections when chairman of JNC and term as chair of Greater necessary Boston Chamber of Commerce

Michael E. John T. John“Jack”M. Robert J. Mone Sr. Montgomery Moscardelli Muldoon Jr. ESDAILE BARRETT ROPES & GRAY SOLE PRACTITIONER SHERIN & LODGEN Long a key legal insider, was recently tapped This managing partner showed his power Scores of lawyers have made it to bench af- Often asked to represent lawyers who find to lead search committees for U.S. attor- of persuasion when he was able to lure Joan ter getting thumbs’ up from this longtime themselves in trouble, he chaired Board of ney and U.S. marshal; represents lawyers Lukey away from WilmerHale Boston attorney who has served on JNC un- Bar Examiners and now heads Business Lit- and judges in disciplinary matters, includ- der five governors; was also on board of igation Session Advisory Committee ing former Judge Ernest Murphy Turnpike Authority

CJAM Robert Elizabeth Rep.Charles Judge Stephen E. A.Mulligan N.Mulvey A.Murphy Neel Headstrong judge has led Trial Court CROWE & MULVEY Ways & Means chair who has risen to Chairman of Commission on Judicial Con- through budget crisis, time standards and One of handful of plaintiffs’ med-mal prominence in DeLeo era has emerged as duct is outspoken critic of rules govern- Monan Report lawyers sought out in big-money cases; of- frontrunner for AG’s job should Martha ing judges, which, he says, don’t provide ten found on prominent legal boards and Coakley move on; public-sector lawyers bench with clear guidance on offering task forces credit him for fighting hard on their behalf public comment during tough economic times Cite this page 38 MLW 759 | www.masslawyersweekly.com December 28, 2009 | Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly | 15 O T O H P P A Jody L. Newman Charles J. U.S.Attorney Rep.Steven DWYER & COLLORA Ogletree Jr. Carmen M.Ortiz Panagiotakos Stalwart of Boston and Women’s bar as- HARVARD LAW SCHOOL eat out heavy competition to become first State senator hailing from Lowell holds sociations, she’s also managing partner of B Mentor to young Barack Obama in law school, one of most powerful seats in Legisla- one of the most politically connected firms female Hispanic USA and promises to use Harvard prof played a key role in shaping the ture as chair of Ways & Means; rumor in town her office to crack down on corporate cor- president’s cabinet and even assisted in bro- ruption has it if he wants something included in kering peace talks with Professor Skip Gates the state budget, it gets done and Cambridge Police Officer James Crowley

Gov.Deval Diane B.Patrick Regina M.Pisa R.Robert Popeo L.Patrick ROPES & GRAY GOODWIN PROCTER MINTZ LEVIN The governor’s wife is partner in her firm’s As Goodwin’s chair and managing partner, Firm’s chairman has found success in Commonwealth’s first African-American labor and employment department and po- she’s one of most influential women lawyers courtroom — witness his representation governor and friend of Barack Obama litical player herself in Massachusetts of Big Dig cement contractor in $50 million settlement; has also built significant influence in political circles and is close to AG Martha Coakley Continued on page 16

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Continued from page 15 O T O H P P A Walter B.Prince Kevin J. Arnold R. Steven P.Sabra PRINCE LOBEL Reddington Rosenfeld SABRA & ASPDEN When national spotlight was turned on Pro- Somerset lawyer is a big player in Bristol SOLE PRACTITIONER K&L GATES fessor Skip Gates’ arrest at his Cambridge County civil bar and serves on JNC; hus- home, this lawyer helped get charges One of state’s better-known criminal de- Lawyers in trouble turn to this former chief band of Judge Bernadette Sabra dropped quickly; served as assistant U.S. fense attorneys, this Brockton lawyer who bar counsel and legal ethics guru to pull attorney and was general counsel to MBTA recently expanded his practice into Boston them to safety; attorney client roster in- is still counsel of choice for those who run cludes former House Speaker Thomas afoul of law south of Boston Finneran

Joseph F.Savage Jr. Wendy H. William F.Sinnott Donald K.Stern GOODWIN PROCTER Sibbison CITY OF BOSTON COOLEY GODWARD Aggressive ex-AUSA is defending federal U.S. Marine who served in Iraq is former Former U.S. attorney flexed his legal muscle SOLE PRACTITIONER prosecutor Suzanne Sullivan in her dispute AUSA and candidate for both Suffolk DA recently by convincing federal judge to keep with Judge Mark Wolf; chairman of New Prominent Greenfield appellate lawyer was and Congress; today he’s top lawyer for name of prominent client in prostitution ex- England Innocence Project rumored candidate for two recent openings Boston Mayor Tom Menino tortion case under wraps; was involved in vet- on Supreme Judicial Court ting process in search for U.S. attorney

Max D.Stern Neil Sugarman Michael J.Sullivan ConstanceV. STERN SHAPIRO SUGARMAN & SUGARMAN ASHCROFT SULLIVAN Vecchione Criminal defense lawyer has impressive sta- Considered an institution among plaintiffs’ Tough-on-crime ex-U.S. attorney and Ply- BOARD OF BAR OVERSEERS ble of clients, including corporation charged lawyers, he routinely handles cases that re- mouth DA’s name is frequently floated as with manslaughter in Big Dig tunnel col- sult in significant verdicts and settlements candidate for higher office; one of handful As chief bar counsel, she instills fear in lapse and state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson in and actively advocates on behalf of Mas- of Bush appointees asked to partner with those accused of unethical behavior — as her bribery case sachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys on former AG John Ashcroft in national law well as those who have been accused of Beacon Hill firm/lobbying entity in Boston nothing; has reformed Board of Bar Over- seers’ rules and practices

Paul F.Ware Jr. Kathy B.Weinman USDC Judge Ellen J.Zucker GOODWIN PROCTER DWYER & COLLORA Mark D.Wolf BURNS & LEVINSON When Big Dig ceiling collapsed, AG Put her quiet behind-the-scenes persuasion Dynamic trial attorney who doesn’t shy away Martha Coakley tapped this lawyer to over- skills to good effect as president of Boston Veteran judge regularly battles with federal from tough cases, she’s familiar face in le- see investigation, with state ultimately re- Bar Association during court’s 2008 fiscal prosecutors over variety of discovery-relat- gal community and is frequently called upon covering $610 million; also appointed spe- crisis; married to Sen. John Kerry’s brother ed and philosophical conflicts; has served as to advance local and national causes cial prosecutor for hearing involving former Cameron chief justice since 2006 and will be calling Judge Maria Lopez shots in ex-Speaker DiMasi’s case and sev- eral other upcoming public corruption suits