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General Info: Boston law firm focusing on employment law, with lawyers handling business litigation, sexual harassment, real estate, breach-of-contract, gender discrimination, partnership disputes, evictions & landlord cases, criminal defense & commercial collections.
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Location: Our Law offices are located in Cambridge, MA.
Neighborhood: East Cambridge
Other Link: http://www.bennettandbelfort.com
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Phone: (617) 577-8800

Address: 24 Thorndike St Ste 300, Cambridge, MA 02141

Website: http://www.bennettandbelfort.com

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Bennett & Belfort P.C.

Divorce
Spousal Support
* Served as counsel for spouse in divorce action through trial, which resulted in award of alimony to client and allocation of substantial debts to client’s ex-spouse.

Criminal Defense
Acted as lead trial counsel in nearly 70 jury trials and over 100 bench/non-jury trials within the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the United States District Court of Massachusetts, and the State of Florida, Jury trials involving various business litigation matters, employment matters (hostile work environment and wrongful termination), contract disputes, real estate disputes, unfair trade practices/consumer protection, fraud and misrepresentation, construction disputes, and criminal matters.
Wrongful Death
* Represented construction products specialty chemical company in cost recovery and wrongful death lawsuits arising from ceiling collapse in I-90 Connector Tunnel on Big Dig project in Boston.
Theft

Business and Corporate Law

Corporate Law
Bennett & Belfort, P.C. regularly handles business litigation matters involving partnership and shareholder disputes. Our attorneys have both litigated and published scholarly articles on various governance issues, including shareholder freeze-outs, breaches of shareholders’ fiduciary duty, and conduct alleged to be in violation of shareholder agreements.
Business Disputes
When necessary, the attorneys at Bennett & Belfort, P.C. are prepared to vigorously litigate business disputes, including seeking immediate injunctive relief or other preliminary remedies aimed at protecting our clients’ business interests and their valued proprietary information, in addition to pursuing damages against competitors who seek to improperly gain a competitive advantage.
Business Transactions
When drafting contracts, it is necessary to anticipate future factual and legal developments, including situations that a particular client is likely to encounter. Our experienced contract attorneys provide our clients with comprehensive contractual review, drafting, revision and negotiation. From physician employment agreements to million dollar business transactions, the attorneys at Bennett & Belfort, P.C. assist a wide variety of businesses in accomplishing their goals.
Trade Secrets
Unfair Competition
The law of unfair competition is primarily comprised of torts that cause an economic injury to a business through a deceptive or wrongful business practice. Unfair trade practices include such torts as “misappropriation” which involves the unauthorized use of intangible assets not protected by trademark or copyright laws. Other practices that fall into the area of unfair competition include: false advertising, “bait and switch” selling tactics, unauthorized substitution of one brand of goods for another, use of confidential information by former employees to solicit customers, theft of trade secrets, breach of a restrictive covenant, trade libel, and false representation of products or services.

Wrongful Termination
Michael Mason practices in the area of civil litigation, with an emphasis on business and employment matters, including shareholder disputes, consumer protection, wrongful termination, discrimination, medical leave, non-competition agreements and wage issues. Recent successes include the following...
Employment Discrimination
Attorney Todd Bennett Quoted in “Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly” Relating to a Recent Decision by the First Circuit Court of Appeals Affirming the Dismissal of Age Discrimination Claims Against Trader Joe's - Bennett & Belfort P.C.
Employment Contract
* Review and negotiation of employment agreements, including severance and non-competition agreements, in a variety of industries, including tech and finance.
Employment Litigation
Co-presented a lecture at the Massachusetts Bar Association General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Annual Conference on Reductions in Force (RIF) and termination agreements, specifically relative to employment claims associated with RIF, including termination agreements and how to best deal with separation agreement terms that relate to compensation, continuation of benefits, releases, confidentiality, disparagement, references, restrictive covenants (non-compete/non-solicitation) and the OWBPA Provisions (ADEA). February 2008.
Non-compete Agreement
Representation of numerous clients in disputes involving motions for preliminary injunctions relative to restrictive covenants, including non-compete agreements and non-solicitation agreements.
Severance Agreement
Federal Court Rules Severance Agreement Includes Release of Wage Act Claims Despite Not Explicitly Citing the Statute, LinkedIn 2014 (author)
Sexual Harassment
Both the Massachusetts and federal anti-discrimination laws prohibit discrimination in the workplace, in places of public accommodations, and in the furnishing of credit, housing, or mortgage lending. Additionally, both Massachusetts and federal laws prohibit sexual harassment and/or the maintenance of a hostile workplace environment. The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD”) is the administrative agency that investigates and conducts hearings as to discrimination and sexual harassment claims. The MCAD also prosecutes discrimination matters, according to its police powers, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Real Estate Litigation
Representation of clients involving real estate litigation matters, including claims of misrepresentation, fraud, and breaches of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
Construction Litigation
At Bennett & Belfort, P.C., our attorneys litigate both commercial and residential construction law disputes throughout Massachusetts. We evaluate our individual client’s construction law matters thoughtfully, and provide a comprehensive, cost-effective analysis and strategy as soon as possible. While some construction disputes can be resolved effectively in short order, others require aggressive, complex, multi-count litigation.
Real Estate Transactions
Eric is a skilled litigator and negotiator practicing in the Massachusetts state courts, United States District Court for Massachusetts, United States Federal Court of Claims and United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He received his undergraduate degree from Boston College and his law degree from Suffolk University Law School in 2006. Before joining Bennett & Belfort in 2011, Eric acquired considerable, diverse courtroom experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants with two large, long-established Boston law firms. He has developed a strong practice in the areas of employment law, commercial/business law, and construction, successfully defending and prosecuting complex claims involving such matters as stockholder and partnership disputes; non-compete/solicit/disclosure clause violations; age, gender and disability discrimination in the workplace and housing; wage and hour controversies; class action litigation; disputes arising from commercial and residential real estate transactions; will, trust, and estate-related disputes; insurance disputes; and claims arising from construction projects and contracts.
Landlord-Tenant Disputes
The attorneys at Bennett & Belfort, P.C., represent both commercial and residential landlords and tenants throughout the Greater Boston area. Our attorneys can assist clients in all facets of landlord tenant law, including the drafting and negotiation of lease agreements, the litigation of complex lease terms, the treatment of security deposits, damage to property, issues relating to possession of property, litigating housing discrimination matters, evictions and the abatement and collection of rent.

Immigration Law

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Personal Injury
Prior to joining Bennett & Belfort, P.C., Zak practiced employment law and civil litigation at two other Boston-area law firms. He also practiced complex commercial and personal injury litigation in South Florida before returning to Massachusetts. His legal counsel and litigation experience includes...
Disability Discrimination
In January 2018, David co-represented the Plaintiff in the jury trial of Richard A. DaPrato v. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (Docket No. 1584 CV 03687). The Plaintiff, who brought claims against his former employer for retaliation under the Family Medical Leave Act and failure to accommodate pursuant to the Massachusetts disability discrimination law (M.G.L. 151B), secured a judgment of almost $2,000,000 in damages for lost pay (including pension losses), emotional distress, punitive damages, statutory liquidated damages and reimbursement of attorneys’ fees and costs.

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
Todd has been quoted in U.S. News and World Report, the Boston Globe, the Boston Business Journal, and Lawyers Weekly, and has given presentations on a wide range of legal issues, including: misclassification of employees v. independent contractors; the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) FairLaborStandAct.pdf, overtime laws, the Massachusetts Payment of Wages Act (Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 148, Sections 148-150) https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXI/Chapter149/Section148; sexual harassment; non-compete agreements; discrimination; employment handbooks; severance agreements; misclassification of employees; various business litigation matters and contract issues; taking and defending depositions; use of social media in employment law; real estate litigation issues; and construction litigation. He is a member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association and the Florida Bar; The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts (an organization dedicated to community service, history and historic preservation, and support for the military and veterans); and ProVisors and USA 500 Club, two organizations that promote the collaboration and mutual education of practitioners in a variety of professional fields.
Probate

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