North Reading Lawyers

I am an associate involved in all aspects of personal injury law. I pursued my undergraduate education at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, where I completed a double major in Public Policy and Law, and Hispanic Studies. My passion for law led me to Suffolk University Law School, where I further developed my legal knowledge. Since joining the firm in 2022 as a law clerk, I have had the privilege of working on multiple trials and mediations. This role has allowed me to forge meaningful connections with our clients and assist in the successful resolution of their cases. I am fluent...

By any objective measure, Attorney David R. Yannetti has reached the top of his profession. Attorney Yannetti has achieved an acquittal in a first-degree murder case after first obtaining a new trial for his client, who had served sixteen years in state prison after being wrongfully convicted. Later in the year, Attorney Yannetti was selected to compete in the annual "Battle of the Lawyers," sponsored by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Attorney Yannetti's re-creation of his famous closing argument in the Jeffrey Curley murder case earned him top honors, as he took home the trophy for having presented the...

Norman Zalkind has tried over 120 jury trials, including many high-profile cases. Norman focuses his practice on criminal defense, including murder cases, white-collar criminal defense, and other serious felony cases in federal and state courts across the Commonwealth. Norman is on the forefront in representing students accused of sexual assault and other disciplinary misconduct on college campuses across the nation. His civil practice includes business litigation.

Norman is recognized by Boston Magazine as a “Super Lawyer”, maintains the highest possible rating by Martindale Hubbell, and is listed in Best Lawyers in America for both white collar and non-white collar criminal defense,...

Michael is an experienced criminal defense attorney, concentrating in state and federal CRIMINAL APPELLATE, HABEAS CORPUS, AND POSTCONVICTION LITIGATION. Michael has defended homicide, serious felony, and misdemeanor cases and has handled complex federal sentencing and parole matters. Michael devotes a significant part of his practice to the representation of professors, physicians, postdocs, and other scientists accused of SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MISCONDUCT and also of students accused of plagiarism, ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT, & sexual misconduct at area law schools, medical schools, hospitals, and colleges in Boston and in other parts of the country, including at Babson, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis, Brown, Cal...

Partner Naomi Shatz focuses on students' rights, university discipline, and employee rights. She represents students at all levels of education from elementary school through graduate school, as well as teachers and professors involved in discrimination cases and disciplinary proceedings regarding claims of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and academic misconduct. Naomi also advises and represents individuals in employment matters and criminal cases.

Naomi has been selected to the Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers each year since 2016. In 2018, Naomi was named an Up & Coming Lawyer by Massachusetts Law Weekly.

Prior to joining Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP, Naomi was a...

Katie is the Managing Director of the Global Employment Practice at modCounsel. She brings over 15 years of experience in employment law and human resources to modCounsel's global law and consulting practice. Katie helps growth companies scale their employment programs to create quality employee experiences while simultaneously mitigating risk. She believes that all good relationships are built on trust and is committed to building these with her clients and helping organizations build trust with their employees.

Michael Kelly focuses his legal practice primarily on plaintiff’s personal injury cases such as car accidents, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents and slip and fall accidents in Boston and throughout Massachusetts. Mr. Kelly is an experienced trial lawyer with demonstrated skills in negotiating with insurance companies. He has negotiated successful resolutions of numerous injury claims, achieving six figure settlements for his clients. His litigation skills benefit his clients whose cases go to trial. Mr. Kelly was included on the Massachusetts Super Lawyer List of Rising Stars, a coveted distinction that no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in a state...

James A. Swartz is a nationally known and respected trial attorney and consumer advocate. Mr. Swartz’ law practice is headquartered in the historic John and Ebenezer Hancock House on the Freedom Trail in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Swartz graduated cum laude from Tufts University and earned his J.D. at Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Swartz is a member of Public Justice Foundation (Public Justice’s Massachusetts State Coordinator since 1995); American Association For Justice (Co-Chair of AAJ’s Toys and Recreational Equipment Litigation Group since 2002-2010); The American Trial Lawyers Association (Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Massachusetts since 2008); The...

Inga Bernstein is a distinguished Criminal Defense and Employment Law Attorney at Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP. For over two decades, she has provided comprehensive representation for an array of criminal and civil matters. Inga is dedicated to providing a smart and effective defense for clients facing criminal charges. In civil matters, her representation includes meticulous research and forceful arguments in pursuit of the best possible outcomes. Inga's experienced and passionate advocacy has led to many outstanding results.

Inga has received numerous awards. Best Lawyers named her Lawyer of the Year for Boston Employment Law-Individuals in 2015 and 2018. She...

I am of counsel to Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP, where previously I was a partner for over 30 years. My practice concentrates on Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, and College and University Disciplinary matters. I have decades of experience defending clients in both federal and state courts. Providing a clear presentation and in-depth knowledge of legal issues has resulted in positive outcomes for dozens of my clients. My practice includes nationwide representation for students and faculty facing all types of charges. I am committed to zealous advocacy to protect my clients' rights and interests in every case. I received my...

Emma Quinn-Judge focuses her litigation practice on appeals, criminal defense, and employment law. She has obtained excellent results for her clients including a nearly $10.9 million jury verdict for her client in a race discrimination and retaliation case against the City of Boston (now on appeal).

Emma was selected for the 2017 Top Women of the Law list by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Emma has been selected to the Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers each year since 2015 and is listed in Best Lawyers of America. She has also been awarded the highest possible rating for professional excellence in litigation –...

Monica Shah focuses her litigation practice on criminal defense, employment, and Title IX matters. She has successfully handled complicated and highly-contested cases from the initial stages of investigation and discovery through trial and appeals. In the last two years, she served as lead counsel and successfully litigated and settled two cases against major universities where she represented clients who had experienced gender discrimination and sexual harassment, and she won a nearly $10.9 million jury verdict on behalf of her client in a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against the City of Boston, a verdict she defended in the appeals court...

Garrett D. Lee is co-managing partner of Morgan & Morgan’s Boston office. He concentrates his practice on representing permanently injured people in lawsuits concerning catastrophic motor vehicle accidents, bicycle accidents, trucking accidents, wrongful death and premises liability. Garrett also currently serves as Chair of the Massachusetts Joint Bar Committee for Judicial Appointments. Garrett is a lifelong Massachusetts resident. Garrett has obtained substantial compensation for victims of injury through settlements and trial verdicts. He has a winning record trying cases in the Superior Court, District Court, and Housing Courts in Massachusetts. Garrett is the author of “Preparation of a Plaintiff’s...

Attorney Joe Serpa is a criminal and civil trial attorney located in Boston with a winning record in the trial courts of Massachusetts. With an innovative and assertive approach to the law, Attorney Serpa has successfully defended his clients in serious felony prosecutions charging murder to sexual assault to operating under the influence of alcohol (DWI / OUI). He has consistently tried cases to acquittal before juries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Attorney Serpa's clients have been found not guilty in ninety percent of those trials over nearly two decades. ...

Christian Uehlein is of counsel to Thornton Law Firm LLP. He joined the firm as an associate in 2006. Mr. Uehlein is a graduate of Colorado College (B.A. 2002) and New England School of Law (J.D. 2006). He was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 2006, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in 2007, Montana in 2016, and Wyoming in 2020, and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in 2007. Mr. Uehlein focuses his practice on representing victims of toxic exposures as well as employers and business in insurance premium disputes. Since...

Mr. Lesser heads Thornton Law Firm’s False Claims Act / Qui Tam litigation section, representing whistleblowers that report fraud on the Federal and State governments. While practicing in traditional areas of False Claims litigation, including Medicare and Medicaid fraud, Mr. Lesser also handles litigation involving finance and bank fraud. In 2020 Mr. Lesser's client, an FX trader who worked for Bank of New York Mellon, was awarded the then largest individual SEC whistleblower award in the history of SEC whistleblower litigation. The client's almost $50 million dollar award was for providing original information to the Securities and...

Evan Hoffman concentrates his practice areas in complex financial fraud class actions, qui tam, and False Claims Act cases. He has successfully represented private whistleblowers and public pension funds in groundbreaking state and federal multi-district litigation against global custodial banks for foreign exchange fraud. In addition to his class action work, Mr. Hoffman represents and has helped obtain substantial settlements for plaintiffs who have contracted mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos. He is involved in the firm’s Birth Defects and farmworker pesticide litigation practice, working for clients exposed to dangerous and unsafe chemicals. Evan...

Brad Mitchell is a partner at Thornton Law Firm LLP. His main area of practice is toxic exposure litigation, including cases involving birth defects, cancer, and exposure to glycol ethers, benzene, solvents, and other hazardous substances. Mr. Mitchell has represented clients who have been exposed to toxic substances working in semiconductor chip manufacturing, printing, parts washing, and other industries and occupations. Brad J. Mitchell is a graduate of Colby College (B.A., May 1989) and Vermont Law School (J.D. 1998). Mr. Mitchell was a Note Editor for the Vermont Law Review. Mr. Mitchell is a member of...

Leah McMorris is a partner at Thornton Law Firm LLP in Boston. She has been with the firm since 2005 as a clerk and joined full time as an associate in 2011. Her practice focuses on mesothelioma, toxic exposures, products liability, and catastrophic injury litigation. She has tried several cases in Massachusetts, obtaining significant verdicts and settlements for her clients. A female mesothelioma lawyer, Ms. McMorris represents victims of mesothelioma exposed to asbestos in the workplace, as well as mesothelioma victims exposed to asbestos-contaminated cosmetic talc.

Ms. McMorris earned her Bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University and her Juris Doctor degree from...

Andrea Marino Landry is a partner at Thornton Law Firm LLP. She joined the firm as an associate in 2005 after previously clerking at the firm. During her time at Thornton Law Firm, Ms. Landry has successfully represented clients in a variety of the firm’s practice areas, including mesothelioma and asbestos claims, personal injury litigation, products liability litigation, toxic exposures, including children born with birth defects from their parent's exposure to chemicals in the workplace, and consumer class actions. She represents clients throughout Massachusetts and nationally. She was trial co-counsel for Lydon v. Turner & Newall, a $9.3 million...

While spending many of his formative years focusing on product liability cases, David McCormack fostered his technical and analytical approach to developing cases from the moment of the first client contact up through the time of trial. That approach has served his clients well for over 16 years. David brings his dedication to helping his clients to every case, no matter the size or subject matter. Recognized for his commitment and intensity, David has consistently been selected by his peers for inclusion in the Massachusetts Super Lawyers. In 2016, his argument and victory in front of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial...

Kyle Camilleri is a trial attorney who represents clients in various personal injury cases, including: motor vehicle accidents, premise liability, medical malpractice, dangerous drugs, and product liability. Attorney Camilleri obtained his Bachelor’s Degree from Framingham State University where he majored in criminology and double minored in psychology and sociology. As an undergraduate student, Attorney Camilleri was inducted into Alpha Phi Sigma, the only Criminal Justice Honor Society accredited by the Association of College Honor Societies. He went on to graduate from Suffolk University Law School where he attended their evening program. In his first year, Attorney Camilleri made Dean’s List and...

An advocate in the representation of consumer, commercial and business clients in the United States Bankruptcy Court. My practice involves all aspects of bankruptcy including cases filed as Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 13. I am dedicated to helping you regain control of your finances and ultimately, your life. I provide personalized, dedicated service to my clients who are overburdened by debt and wish to make a clean financial start.

With over 16 years of experience providing strategy and support through all stages of litigation, I have a keen instinct for finding creative ways to contribute effectively to legal strategies.

Regulatory Compliance Professional (CRCP) certification awarded in December 2016 from FINRA’s Wharton Institute enhances skills in protecting the economic security of consumers with an informed view of the industry's perspective on regulatory initiatives and an appreciation of necessary capital formation goals.

Possesses a deep understanding of anti money laundering policies in domestic and international contexts, cross-border jurisdictional and enforcement challenges, evolving standards concerning broker and adviser duties relating to proprietary...

Steven H. Kantrovitz practices in the areas Workers Compensation, Social Security Disability, Accidental Disability Retirement and Personal Injury. For more than than two decades, Attorney Kantrovitz has concentrated his law practice in the area of Workers Compensation, and has successfully represented thousands of injured workers throughout all Courts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Attorney Kantrovitz is an active member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, and is also a frequent lecturer on the topic of workers compensation law at Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education seminars.

My name is Claudia Jocelyne Kokaz Muslu. I am an immigrant and an immigration attorney.

I have a law degree from the University of Istanbul; a Master of Law from Cornell University, and a Master of Business Administration from Simmons College Graduate School of Management. I am fluent in English, Turkish and French.

I started my legal career as a corporate attorney at White & Case, Istanbul, Turkey. When I moved to Boston, in 1999, I started to experience the many facets of the US immigration system. As I dealt with the immigration system, I became very frustrated. During 14...

As a founding partner of Crowe & Mulvey, LLP, Elizabeth N. Mulvey has tried over 250 cases in courts throughout New England. Having gained recognition and respect amongst her legal community, Elizabeth has appeared in appellate courts that have resulted in many important decisions in the area of personal injury law. Her hard work and dedication towards her clients has gained her the status as one of the top lawyers in Massachusetts by "Super Lawyers" every year since 2005. Outside of her practice, Elizabeth frequently teaches trial advocacy courses for the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Harvard Law School, the National...

Attorney Angel J. Silvestrini has been practicing law in Puerto Rico and in the continental U.S. for almost 20 years. He is fully bilingual and is licensed in 6 different states and in Puerto Rico (Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, New York, Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico). He has represented clients from all over the United States with their Puerto Rico legal needs. He focuses on litigation matters for the firm and assists clients from the continental U.S. with their divorce / probate/ inheritance cases in Puerto Rico. Because Puerto Rico has a very different system than many states in...

Attorney Julie Lamkin earned her J.D. at the Massachusetts School of Law in Andover and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 2010. Julie is a Massachusetts native and earned her bachelors degree from Suffolk University in 2006, graduating magna cum laude. Before joining Jeffrey Glassman Injury Lawyers, Julie owned her own practice focusing primarily in the areas of family law and estate planning. Julie also volunteered at the Lawyer for the Day Program in Essex County, offering free legal advice to indigent individuals. At Jeffrey Glassman Injury Lawyers, Julie enjoys working with different clients every day and strives to provide each...

Joseph Perl is an attorney specializing in commercial collections and general civil litigation. He is licensed to practice in the state courts of Massachusetts and New York, and in the federal courts for the District of Massachusetts and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Attorney Perl has extensive experience with a wide range of collection methods, including motions for pre-judgment security, and post-judgment enforcement measures. In addition to experience in civil litigation, Attorney Perl is experienced in using alternative dispute resolution methods to maximize client benefit. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly has written multiple times about cases handled by Attorney...

Being a former immigrant I know the pains and problems immigration law can hold so I opened Hannaford Immigration Law aiming to make the process as easy as possible for you. I was born in Hong Kong and have lived all over the world. I have worked in a number of fields including the financial industry before finding my calling with Immigration law. I have a wide array of immigration experience working on family, work and litigation matters and am actively involved with a number of immigration charities.

Attorney Jamie Gorton helps people from all walks of life resolve the legal problems they face in everyday lives--problems with ICE, Immigration, or the police. After graduating from Saint Michael's College with a bachelor's degree in English, Jamie Gorton started pursuing his legal career by studying at Boston University School of Law. After graduating with his Juris Doctor (J.D.), Jamie settled in Malden, where he is able to serve clients in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Association.

The law firm of George C. Malonis is a general practice law firm that focuses on obtaining justice and resolutions for Massachusetts and New Hampshire residents who need it most. With over 20 years of experience, and a highly trained and knowledgeable support staff, George C. Malonis works tirelessly to get the results you need and deserve. Attorney Malonis offers affordable and individualized representation because he and his staff believe everyone, from all walks of life and all financial backgrounds, deserves to have their rights fought for and protected. With dedication to the local community, Attorney Malonis can provide skilled...