Smith Duggan Cornell & Gollub LLP

Smith Duggan Cornell & Gollub's s public law practice offers a range of legal services to government agencies and to individuals and companies engaged in negotiations or disputes with government agencies. (Because we represent both government agencies and parties with business before or claims against government agencies, we pay careful attention to assure that we avoid any conflicts of interest.) Several of Smith Duggan Cornell & Gollub's more senior lawyers carried extensive caseloads of administrative and constitutional litigation in the Government Bureau of the Massachusetts Attorney General's office during the 1970s and 1980s. This was an intense and rewarding experience that set the stage for Smith Duggan's public law practice.

Government Agencies
We represent several state agencies, currently including the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, and the Massachusetts Port Authority. We have also represented, among others, the Kentucky Department of Insurance, the Massachusetts Department of State Police, and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.

Administrative Law
We represent individuals and businesses in dealings with state regulatory and licensing agencies and other administrative agencies, ranging from behind-the-scenes legal advice to our clients or informal communications with agency staff for clarification of agency requirements to the full fledged conduct of formal administrative proceedings.

Administrative Litigation
We handle suits in federal and state courts challenging the actions of federal and state administrative agencies.

Public Construction
We have litigated significant cases within the unusual Massachusetts statutory framework governing public construction contracts.

Public Law
The actions of government agencies often present issues not only of administrative law but also of statutory construction or constitutional law. We have extensive experience evaluating such issues and presenting them in court.

Federal-State Relations
We have also represented the Commonwealth in dealings with the federal government.

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