January 2011

Attorneys Cataldo and Fisher successfully obtained preliminary injunctive relief for their client in a trademark infringement case. 

Attorney Cataldo will once again judge the American Bar Association's National Appellate Moot Court Competition to be held in Boston in March 2011. 

            November 2010

Attorney Cataldo has volunteered for the Women's Bar Foundation Elder Law Project.  The Project provides pro bono legal services to limited income elderly who are in need of wills, health care proxies, and durable powers of attorney. 

October 2010

Attorney Fisher successfully challenged the search of a vehicle based on an odor of burnt marijuana.  After a suppression hearing, the judge agreed with Attorney Fisher's argument and ruled that the police should have limited their search of the vehicle to where marijuana, a decriminalized substance, would reasonably be found.  As a result of the ruling, the Commonwealth dismissed all drug possession charges against her client. 

September 2010

We are pleased to announce that Richard A. Formato and Deanna C. Salemme have joined the firm as of counsel attorneys.  Attorney Formato will continue his practice in intellectual property law, and Attorney Salemme, formerly of Mitchell and DeSimone, will continue her practice in civil litigation and personal injury litigation.

Attorney Richard Formato has gained notoriety for his extensive work in the field of Central Force Optimization.   His research findings have recently been published by Springer Verlag in Lecture Notes in Computer Science.  To view a copy of Attorney Formato's research, click here. 

Attorney Cataldo has been appointed to the Zoning Board of Appeals in Reading, Massachusetts.  She will serve a three year term.