Laredo, Smith & Kane Attorney Brendan S. Cox served as a visiting faculty member for a Direct Examination Workshop conducted by the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender, February 18-19. Topics included effective direct examination techniques for client and non-client witnesses, handling objections, and client-centered, advocacy based storytelling through witness examination. Cox is an […]
Laredo, Smith & Kane Attorney Brendan S. Cox served as a faculty member on Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s (MCLE) March 25 webcast, “Handling an Assault & Battery Case: Evidence, Witnesses, Arguments,” during which attendees learned how experienced trial attorneys prepare their case from the day of arraignment. From the major aspects of a trial from […]
Laredo, Smith & Kane announces that Senior Associate Darshana Indira is serving on the Boston Bar Association’s (BBA) 2025 Employment Law Conference Steering Committee. The conference is scheduled for April 3, 2025, and will tackle pressing legal issues in the workplace, including the future of non-competes and DEI initiatives, employee misclassification in the gig economy, […]
Laredo & Smith & Kane announces that Partner Matthew A. Kane will present on the Boston Bar Association’s (BBA) webinar, “State and Federal Interlocutory Appeals In Massachusetts: What You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know.” The webinar will cover the procedural differences of interlocutory appeals, which are governed by an array of rules, statutes, and common-law […]
Earlier this year, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) confirmed that small businesses may be subject to the anti-discrimination provision of Chapter 151B, even if the business claims to only hire independent contractors because it is the nature of the employment relationship that determines the MCAD’s jurisdiction and not the label chosen by the business. […]
Laredo, Smith & Kane announces that Senior Associate Darshana Indira has been re-appointed to the MBA’s Nominating Committee for the 2024-2025 association year. In this role, Indira and fellow board members are responsible for identifying, recruiting, and nominating candidates for board positions, ensuring good corporate governance and a diverse board composition. This is Indira’s second […]
Laredo, Smith & Kane Attorney Jessica Conklin served as a faculty member on Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s (MCLE) March 11 webcast, “Emerging Issues in Title IX Compliance, Investigations & Litigation,” which covered legal changes and best practices related to Title IX hearings and litigation. Conklin and fellow panelists shared insights on the many facets of […]
Employment lawyer, Darshana Indira, was quoted extensively in a recent Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article entitled, “Employee gets green light in suit over regularly ‘late’ pay.” Darshana discusses what she sees as employer liabilities in connection with the Wage Act. “Right now, companies need to be thinking about how they make compliance a top priority…. It’s […]
Laredo, Smith & Kane announces that Senior Associate Darshana Indira was a featured speaker on the Boston Bar Association’s (BBA) March 5th Business Development Panel. Hosted by the BBA’s Senior Associates Network, the panel discussion provided valuable thoughts, tips, and strategies from all sides of business development. Indira shared her perspectives as a private practice […]
Payal Salsburg, a Partner at the Boston law firm Laredo, Smith & Kane served as a guest lecturer at the University of Massachusetts School of Law on February 4, 2025. She presented, “Effective Engagement – Asking for Deadlines, Extensions, Timelines and Help,” to law students in Prof. Rontear Pendleton’s Field Placement Seminar. Salsburg is a […]
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