I have tried over 100 utility rate cases in more than 25 different state and federal jurisdictions including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Â In the courts, I have represented clients on matters involving, breach of contract, employment, corporate structure, securities fraud, environment, bankruptcy, real estate, eminent domain, pension, professional licensure, property tax, negligence, wrongful death and construction.
Ferriter Scobbo & Rodophele, PC seeks to hire a motivated associate willing to participate in all aspects of our practice. Qualified candidates will have 1 to 3 years general corporate law experience and a background in business, economic, finance or engineering disciplines. Candidates must also possess outstanding academic credentials; superior research, analytical and writing skills; and strong advocacy skills.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Limited Liability Companies
Assisting our insurance agency clients with business sales and acquisitions, establishing corporations and limited liability companies, and business entity licensing are among the services we provide to our insurance agency clients, drawing upon our experience in the Boardroom, Courtroom and the Statehouse. Please contact Barney Ovrut, Sherry Vaughn or Nick Scobbo to learn more.
My experience at Ferriter Scobbo has been in complex litigation and commercial disputes including pre-trial, motion practice, trial, appeals and post-judgment matters. I was part of the Ferriter Scobbo team that successfully defended a multi-year dispute regarding the alleged breach of a multimillion dollar power purchase agreement. I’ve defended claims alleging breach of contract, tortious interference with contract or business relations, infliction of emotional distress, and employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation.
Employment Contract
I counsel clients on corporate governance, including corporate agreements, employment contracts and vendor contracts. Through educating and assisting clients in identifying and addressing potential risk areas, I strive to help businesses and municipal entities review and revise their policies and agreements. When disputes do arise, I counsel companies through the resolution, and if necessary, into the courtroom in instances of litigation.
Employment Litigation
At Ferriter Scobbo, our over three decades of experience in employment law comprises both litigation and analyzing how courts interpret employment issues. Our attorneys have represented every type of entity in employment matters, including corporations, political subdivisions, municipal light departments and individual business owners.
Complex litigation, arbitration, mediation and settlement of disputes involving power contracts, construction contracts, environmental claims and more
Real Estate Transactions
Eminent Domain
This was an incredibly unique undertaking, never done in this state before. This was to become, at the time, the largest on-shore wind development in Massachusetts. Carefully, and working very closely with management and directors, Ferriter Scobbo laid out a course of action in a step-by-step plan for getting the turbines up and operating: it entailed everything from the creation of a special purpose corporation taking advantage of multiple statutory benefits and multiple financings including taxable and tax-exempt debt, land-use zoning and project siting, eminent domain land taking, easements, litigation and environmental permitting. The project spurred the creation of multiple contracts including: asset purchase agreement, turbine purchase, public relations, EPC/construction, site security, as well as contracts for the purchase and the sale of electric energy and capacity, transmission interconnection agreement, and more. We communicated to the client what we knew had to happen, our anticipated timeframe, and costs, for carrying each step out.
Easement
Land Use and Zoning
The attorneys of Ferriter Scobbo continually strive to help you achieve your business goals, maximize your assets and minimize the scope of your liabilities in land use law. There are several layers in land use projects, and Ferriter Scobbo has the experience to help you through each layer. It takes a combination of people with diverse experience to meet these objectives. That's why we work side-by-side with each proponent in what is often a multilayered set of tasks.
Property Damage
Condominium Law
Issue: Our client, Danforth Green, LLC, had worked for months with a Massachusetts town to satisfy its concerns and obtain zoning variances for a new 353-unit apartment and condominium development.  In late April 2013, less than a month after Danforth got its variances, a self-proclaimed local activist appealed the variances to the Massachusetts Land Court.  Danforth asked us to take the case. But Danforth didn't simply want a win. The activist’s appeal was preventing Danforth from getting a building permit. The Land Court had assigned the case to its “Fast Track,†but the projected time for resolving cases on that track is sixteen months. Danforth didn’t have sixteen months. It needed a win at record speed.Â
I also represent a self-insurance trust fund in matters of coverage review, administering claims and defending claims of alleged property damage, personal injury, and environmental matters, including settlement of CERCLA claims.Â