Martha is a member in the firm's Boston office and practices in the Litigation Section. She has concentrated her practice on environmental and insurance issues, and on cases raising legal and regulatory concerns under state and federal laws. Martha has represented clients in numerous jurisdictions, state and federal, in proceedings ranging from negotiation to administrative proceedings to litigation to appeal. Complex litigation, particularly multi-party and multi-site, has been a central part of her practice. She has maintained an active appellate practice as well, representing clients in many of the U.S. Courts of Appeals and in appellate courts of several states. An area of particular focus in Martha's career has been the resolution of disputes outside of litigation, especially designing alternative dispute resolution procedures to fit the case. She has worked with clients and other parties to a case to help create a dispute-resolution procedure tailored to their needs and to the nature of the conflict. Martha has been an arbitrator in several matters and has served as a court-appointed Special Master. Martha's legal career has covered both the private and public sectors. Prior to her 28 years in private practice, she served as a deputy general counsel to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, where she worked on health regulatory as well as environmental matters. Every year since 2004, Martha has been recognized as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer, in a listing published as a special supplement to Boston Magazine. Active in civic and bar activities, Martha is a long time Board member and former President of Greater Boston Legal Services. She is a past Treasurer and two-term Council member of the Boston Bar Association. She has also served on the BBA Task Force on Unrepresented Litigants and its Committee on Professionalism. Martha is an adjunct faculty member at New England School of Law, where she teaches alternative dispute resolution, including skills in MEDIATION and arbitration. Martha is admitted to practice in Massachusetts. She received her A.B., with distinction, from Smith College (1968) where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She attended the University of Chicago Law School and received her J.D., cum laude, from Boston University School of Law (1971). Martha has taught several courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels, and has lectured at numerous legal seminars throughout her career. Industries Health Care Insurance |