PSH Of Counsel Russell Stein shared his thoughts with WFXT’s Boston25 News on Friday evening’s broadcast about a popular fundraising program at Massachusetts schools whereby students and student groups raise funds by helping to sell mattresses. As it turned out, there’s a commercial company making a profit from these types of fundraisers – in this...
PSH Counsel Elizabeth O. Manchester spoke as part of the recent OceanPoint Insurance executive workshop series, on the topic of key policies for nonprofits in the era of the #MeToo movement. The workshop features specialists who share business and legal expertise with non-profit executives including CEOs, executive directors, CFOs, Human Resource directors, COOs, and board...
John E. Ottaviani, Partner in the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group, provided some context to World Trademark Review on the issue of some trademark applicants suddenly being asked to show “proof of legal residence in the U.S.” The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is suffering backlash from its examining attorneys, who are now required by...
PSH attorney Elizabeth O. Manchester is recognized in the June 2019 issue of Rhode Island Monthly, celebrating the publisher’s first annual Professional Excellence in Law awards. Liz is recognized as being a top attorney for Nonprofit Law in Rhode Island. The honorees are nominated and chosen by their peers, as leading local attorneys in their respective...
PSH Partner Chris Currier, Chair of the Commercial Lending Practice Group, provided comment to Banker & Tradesman on the anticipated gridlock following the 2018 mid-term elections. Chris provided the legal perspective and Jon Skarin, executive vice president at the Massachusetts Bankers Association, shared their concerns that while regulatory relief for the banking industry would likely be...
(Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part column. See part 1 here.) By Alicia J. Samolis and Michael A. Gamboli As detailed in Part I, certain types of noncompetition agreements are now invalid under the new Massachusetts noncompete law (the Act). This is of course a double-edged sword for employers, who will now benefit from...
PS&H employment partner and Chair of the Labor & Employment Group, Alicia Samolis, provided comment to RI Lawyers Weekly on the recent 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Bonilla-Ramirez v. MVM, Inc., et al. The Court’s decision upheld the termination of an employee of a private security company providing services to U.S. Immigration and...
PS&H employment partner and Chair of the Employment & Labor Group, Alicia Samolis, provided comment to RI Lawyers Weekly on the recent 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Richard v. Regional School Unit 57. In a split decision, the Court upheld the lower court judge’s decision, after a bench trial, that the teacher’s termination was not...
PS&H Partner Paul Kessimian, Chair of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, shared his thoughts with RI Lawyers Weekly on the recent adoption of deposition conduct standards by U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell Jr. In the case of Soares v. Prospect CharterCARE SJHSRI, LLC, et al., Judge McConnell found that the rules of conduct, established 25 years...
PS&H employment partner, Alicia Samolis was asked by RI Lawyers Weekly to comment on the recent decision in Daquay v. General Dynamics Electric Boat Corporation, which hinged on the question of whether or not the plaintiff’s claim was time-barred. U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith found that a former employee of a federal contractor...
