BIO

Kristin is a highly-respected and experienced attorney in the Massachusetts civil litigation community. Throughout her 21 years as a civil litigator, she has represented clients in the District and Superior Courts of Massachusetts, as well as in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

 

Kristin represents both plaintiffs and defendants and concentrates primarily in the areas of personal injury, discrimination and harassment claims, and civil rights claims. She handles a variety of claims in all stages of the litigation process. Representative claims include but are not limited to the following: 

 

• Slip and falls stemming from accumulation of ice and snow and other alleged defects 

• Negligent security 

• Negligent home inspections

• Dram shop claims 

• Violations of chapter 93A 

• Motor vehicle accidents 

• Construction site accidents

• Employment harassment and/or discrimination

• Public Accommodations

 

Kristin also has experience representing municipalities in claims brought pursuant to the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act and the Massachusetts and United States Civil Rights Acts, including claims for malicious prosecution, abuse of process, discrimination, and civil rights violations.

 

Kristin has successfully negotiated satisfactory settlements for many plaintiff clients without the need for trial. Additionally, Kristin has been successful in obtaining many pre-trial dismissals of claims on behalf of defendants for lack of jurisdiction and insufficient evidence.