OCM Secures Summary Judgment Against Overzealous Condominium Association

OCM attorneys Joseph Calandrelli and David Mack successfully defeated a lawsuit that attempted to give more support to the old adage, “No good deed goes unpunished.”  When OCM’s client allowed a disadvantaged youth to reside in a condominium unit he owned for free while she finished her collegiate studies, he never thought his act of […]

Sean Carnathan Presents Ch. 176D CLE at Boston Bar Association

OCM partner Sean Carnathan will present “Ch. 176D Claims in Commercial Litigation: When Does Liability Become ‘Reasonably Clear?’” at the Boston Bar Association. The November 18 CLE course focuses on an issue that claimants, insurance carriers, and attorneys often struggle with in complex litigation cases – when and how a carrier must “effectuate a prompt, […]

OCM Receives “Best Law Firms” Ranking in Trusts & Estate Litigation

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers ranked OCM in the 2020 edition of “Best Law Firms” in the Boston Metropolitan Tier 2 category for Litigation – Trusts & Estates. Firms included in the 2020 Edition of “Best Law Firms” undergo a rigorous assessment process that includes client and lawyer evaluations and peer review […]

4 OCM Attorneys Named to Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

Four OCM attorneys have been named to the 2019 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. The recipients are featured in New England Super Lawyers Magazine, which appears as a supplement in the November issue of Boston Magazine. Each year, Super Lawyers rates attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional […]

Sean Carnathan Presented “Recurrent Discovery Issues in Insurance Bad Faith Litigation”

Sean Carnathan chaired a panel at the Social Law Library’s October 3 seminar “Recurrent Discovery Issues in Insurance Bad Faith Litigation.” Additional speakers included the Honorable Brian A. Davis, Massachusetts Superior Court, Business Litigation Session; Martin Pentz, Foley Hoag LLP; and Daniel P. Tighe, Donnelly, Conroy & Gelhaar, LLP. The seminar highlighted the discovery issues that […]

OCM Partner Sean Carnathan Named to 2020 Best Lawyers in America® List

The firm is pleased to announce Sean Carnathan has been included in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Sean has been recognized each year since 2016 in the Litigation – Trusts and Estates practice area. Best Lawyers is the only purely peer review guide to the legal profession and has become universally […]

OCM Partner David Mack Quoted in Lawyers Weekly

OCM partner David Mack appeared on the cover of the July 8, 2019 edition of Lawyers Weekly concerning the 1st Circuit’s decision in AcBel Polytech, Inc. v. Fairchild Semiconductor Int’l, Inc.  The case involved a claim against a manufacturer who sold an allegedly defective product to the plaintiff.  The defendant successfully argued at trial that […]

OCM Partner David Mack Quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

OCM partner David Mack was quoted by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly in an article about People’s United Bank v. B&B Fire Protection, Inc., a recent Massachusetts Appeals Court decision that involved a company’s failure to affirmatively repudiate a loan guaranty arranged by its majority shareholder for the benefit of his other business interests. The issue arose […]

OCM Receives “Best Law Firms” Ranking in Trusts & Estate Litigation

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers ranked OCM in the 2019 edition of “Best Law Firms” in the Boston Metropolitan Tier 2 category for Litigation – Trusts & Estates. Firms included in the 2019 Edition of “Best Law Firms” undergo a rigorous assessment process that includes client and lawyer evaluations and peer review […]

OCM Partner Sean Carnathan Named to 2019 Best Lawyers in America® List

The firm is pleased to announce Sean Carnathan has been included in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Sean has been recognized each year since 2016 in the Litigation – Trusts and Estates practice area. Published for over 30 years, Best Lawyers is the only purely peer review guide to the legal […]