Events
April 5, 2021
Thomas O. Bean
March 2, 2021
Thomas O. Bean
Firm Highlights
Publication/Podcast
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Clarifies the Contours of the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine in Internal Investigations
In Attorney General v. Facebook, Inc. , No. SJC-12496 (March 24, 2021), [i] the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court clarified the scope of protection afforded by the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine to...
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Professional Regulation and Constitutional Law: First Amendment Challenge to State Law
We represented the Massachusetts Board of Public Accountancy in defending against a First Amendment challenge to a state law that barred accountants who were not certified public accountants from describing themselves as “accountants,” with...
Publication/Podcast
Make Your Own Law with Tom Bean
On March 2, attorney Tom Bean appeared on a Pod617 - The Boston Podcast Network episode, "Make Your Own Law with Tom Bean." He discusses what it takes to get a proposed law on...
News
Privileged Conversations: Attorney General v. Facebook
On April 1, ACC Docket published an article, "Privileged Conversations: Ruling in US Facebook Case Clarifies Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine." Privileged Conversations is a series of interviews on in-house privilege and ACC's...
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Elections and Constitutional Law: Certification of Initiative Petition to Ban Casino Gambling
Verrill successfully represented ten Massachusetts citizens who challenged the Attorney General’s refusal to certify an initiative petition under the state constitution that would have banned casino gambling in Massachusetts. In a unanimous opinion, the...
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Attorney/Judicial Misconduct: Investigation and Removal of Clerk Magistrate
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court appointed us to investigate and, if appropriate, prosecute a Clerk-Magistrate for wrongdoing. After a six-day trial and appeal to the state supreme court, the court, for the first time...
