Arbitration, Mediation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution

OCM is comfortable in any forum, whether it be a trial in state or federal court, an administrative agency, an arbitration proceeding or a mediation. OCM offers experience serving as an arbitrator, mediator, and court-appointed receiver.

OCM regularly appears in arbitrations and mediations, and its partner, Thomas O’Connor, has served as an arbitrator, mediator and receiver in a number of matters, including:

  • Arbitrator – a complex dispute involving payments due on a large New Hampshire land fill; several employment contract disputes; and a dispute between owners of closely held business. Mr. O’Connor is on the panel of the American Arbitration Association.

  • Mediator – a number of complex commercial litigation cases, including claims against broker/dealers, claims involving shareholder disputes and intra-company disputes between principals.

  • Receiver – appointed by the Massachusetts Superior Court Business Litigation Session to wind up the business affairs of a distressed market and a real estate development in Weston.

OCM is comfortable in any forum

O’Connor, Carnathan, and Mack is currently appearing or has recently appeared to represent clients in disputes in, among others, the following courts and administrative agencies:

State Courts and Agencies
  • Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
  • Appeals Court of Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts Superior Court, Business Litigation Session
  • Massachusetts Superior Court, Suffolk County
  • Massachusetts Superior Court, Middlesex County
  • Massachusetts Superior Court, Norfolk County
  • Massachusetts Superior Court, Essex County
  • Massachusetts Superior Court, Worcester County
  • Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD)
  • Maine Supreme Judicial Court
  • Maine Superior Court
  • Delaware Chancery Court
  • Delaware Supreme Court

Federal Courts
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • United States District Court, District of Massachusetts
  • United States District Court, District of New York
  • United States District Court, District of Maine
  • United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Massachusetts
  • United States Bankruptcy Court District of New Hampshire