Richard D. Glovsky is a nationally recognized trial lawyer and employment law attorney. Dick, who appears regularly before the trial and appellate courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in jurisdictions throughout the country, has won numerous precedent-setting rulings and has tried complex matters involving defamation issues, employee non-compete agreements, and wrongful termination actions. Passionately devoted to and active in the cause of civil rights, Dick's primary expertise is defending claims of discrimination. His practice also includes commercial law, tort, probate and real estate matters. Dick served as the National Hispanic-Jewish Relations chair of the Anti-Defamation League from 2006-2009, and was, in 1997, a recipient of that organization's David A. Rose Civil Rights Award. He has also served as ADL's National Education and Civil Rights chairs and New England Regional Board chair. Dick has been a legal commentator for New England Cable News and WCVB/Channel 5. He has lectured at Boston College Law School, Northeastern University School of Law, Brandeis International Business School and the University of Massachusetts. Dick has also been profiled in a number of articles appearing in The New York Times, The Boston Globe and The Boston Herald. In June 2009, Dick was invited to join the Litigation Counsel of America as a Fellow. According to LCA, "membership in this invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society is highly selective and is limited to deserving, experienced and highly qualified lawyers." Fellows are selected and invited into Fellowship after being evaluated on effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation and trial work, along with ethical reputation. In June 2009, in order to address an increase in anti-immigrant rhetoric and hate crimes targeting Latinos, Dick brought together leaders from the Anti-Defamation League and the Latino Professional Network to kick off the groups' new Latino/Jewish Roundtable Initiative, a program that the two organizations hope will advance partnerships between the Latino and Jewish communities. Then, in January 2010, El Planeta, the largest Hispanic newspaper in Massachusetts, named Dick to its annual list of 100 of the most influential people in the Hispanic community, in recognition of his efforts in reaching out to the Latino community, and founding the Latino/Jewish Roundtable. Most recently, Dick accepted an invitation to serve of the Alumni Advisory Board of the Dartmouth Law Journal. Notable Experience · Dick has successfully defended a number of class actions, including litigation involving wage and hour issues and having defeated in 2010 class allegations in a case involving the purported deceptive marketing of telephone equipment and services. · Throughout his career, Dick has won a number of employment cases for financial institutions seeking to protect trade secrets and enforce non-competition agreements. Last year, Dick successfully warded off a challenge to a financial services company accused of having violated non-competition covenants. · Dick has defended numerous cases of discrimination, retaliation and defamation brought by professionals against health care institutions and colleges and universities, having recently resolved a high profile case against one of Boston's leading hospitals. · On several occasions, Dick had negotiated employment and severance agreements for the CEOs and CFOs of some of Massachusetts' leading companies. · On numerous occasions, Dick has spoken about the pitfalls of employment law at meetings and conferences of the highest ranking officers and human resources professionals at many of Boston's top tier businesses. Other Distinctions · AV® Peer Review Rated · Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America · 2010: Selected as a Massachusetts "Super Lawyer" in the area of Employment Litigation: Defense by Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition · 2004-2010: Included in the Massachusetts Super Lawyers listing, a Thomson Reuters publication, in the area of Employment Litigation: Defense · 2008: Selected as a top attorney in the areas of employment and labor by Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition · 2004: Chosen by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as one of the 60 or so most "powerful" lawyers in Massachusetts Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications · "Edwards Wildman on Recent Trends in FLSA Class Action Litigation: The Rise of Wage and Hour Claims and the Impact of Dukes on Class Action Litigation," speaker, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Webinar, February 1, 2012. · "Employment-Law Issues," speaker, Mind Your Own Business Radio, October 13, 2011. · "Legal Developments Affecting Stop Loss," speaker, 20th Annual Medical Excess Claims Conference hosted by Northshore International Insurance Services, May 6, 2009. · "Top 10 Do's and Don'ts for Supervisors," speaker, 59th Annual New England Press Association Convention, February 2009. · "Failing Courthouses: It's Time for All Lawyers to Step Up to the Plate," author, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, August 27, 2007. News & Publications January 3, 2012, Client Advisory - 2011 Massachusetts Employment Law Year in Review October 13, 2011, Dick Glovsky Analyzes Employment-Law Issues in Mind Your Own Business Radio Interview September 2011, Client Advisory - Coverall's Aftermath: Janitorial Employee Cleans up at the SJC May 6, 2011, Peter Roberts Joins Stamford Office of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge
Immigration and citizenship lawyer joins Firm's growing Litigation Department Before Edwards Wildman Prior to joining the Firm Dick was a partner at Prince Lobel Glovsky & Tye. Dick joined Prince Lobel Glovsky & Tye in 2000, when the firm merged with Glovsky & Tarlow, a firm Dick founded in 1983. In his 30 years as an attorney, Dick has advised and represented a broad spectrum of distinguished clients, including numerous Fortune 1000 companies. Before entering private practice, Dick worked as an assistant United States attorney in Boston, where he was named Chief of the Civil Division. In that role, Dick supervised all civil litigation in Massachusetts involving the federal government, including all cases brought by or against the United States, its agencies, and employees in state and federal courts. He also expanded the role of the United States Attorney's Office to include antitrust and civil rights litigation. Prior to becoming an assistant U.S. attorney, Dick worked in the United States Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel. In law school, Dick was an editor of the law review. Besides Edwards Wildman Dick was president of his class at Dartmouth College, from which he has received the Class of 1929, the Charles F. Moore Jr., and the Distinguished Alumni Awards. Dick has served as a director of the New England Committee of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, as a founder and a director of The Wellness Community of Greater Boston and a founder of For Love of Life, an AIDS wish-list organization. In October of 2002, Dick and his two brothers received the American Jewish Committee's Community Service Award. Dick also has served on the board of the Bob Cousy Humanitarian Foundation. Dick has been a political activist for a number of years, serving as finance chair of the gubernatorial campaign of Attorney General Scott Harshbarger and the re-election campaign of Congressman Edward J. Markey. He has also raised funds for numerous United States senators and has served on the finance committees of President Clinton, Senator John Kerry, and Governor Deval Patrick. He was also a member of the transition team for Governor Patrick. Events February 1, 2012, Edwards Wildman on Recent Trends in FLSA Class Action Litigation: The Rise of Wage and Hour Claims and the Impact of Dukes on Class Action Litigation Industries · Banking & Financial Institutions · Education · Cloud Computing - IT Hosting/Outsourcing Memberships · American Bar Association · Dartmouth Lawyers Association · Dartmouth Club of Greater Boston · Society of Human Resource Managers |