ATTORNEY /

Michael J. Lambert

shareholder
boston
Business Litigation Labor & Employment Cannabis
ABOUT MICHAEL J. LAMBERT

Michael serves as the firm’s President and Managing Director. He prides himself in providing practical and timely advice to his clients and using his over 20 years of experience to find creative solutions to their often complex problems. Michael’s practice includes providing legal counsel and advocacy for businesses and individuals and includes the areas of: employment law; entity formation and governance; disputes between co-owners of businesses; insurance coverage and defense; and contract negotiation, drafting and enforcement.

KEY CASES
  • Following a week-long jury trial, obtained damages and award of attorneys’ fees for client in a dispute between executives in a consulting company.

  • Successfully appealed dismissal of claims to the First Circuit, permitting client to pursue claims arising from a breach of a letter of intent to purchase intellectual property. Butler v. Balolia, 736, F. 3d 609 (1st cir. 2013)

  • Obtained a defendant’s verdict for his client in a personal injury action where a jury awarded a multi-million dollar judgment against the two co-defendants.

  • Represented a lead institutional plaintiff in securities fraud actions against publicly traded companies.

  • Represented latex glove distributor in multi-district litigation.

  • Successfully navigated start-up medical device manufacturer through shareholder dispute.

  • Obtained a multi-million dollar judgment in a jury trial for a commercial client.

  • Litigated a dispute on behalf of a purchaser of commercial equipment, resulting in a successful revocation of acceptance, return of the purchase price and payment of attorneys’ fees.

  • Prevailed in declaratory judgment action to obtain insurance coverage and attorneys’ fees for a multi-million dollar loss for a commercial client.

EDUCATION
  • J.D., New England Law Boston, cum laude
  • B.A., College of the Holy Cross
ADMISSIONS, MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
  • State of New Hampshire
  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association
  • New Hampshire Bar Association
  • Manchester Bar Association, Excecutive Committee
  • Massachusetts Bar Association
AWARDS
  • Best Lawyers in America®, Insurance Law
  • Boston Magazine 2021 Top Lawyer, Civil Litigation/Defense
  • Boston Magazine 2022 Top Lawyer, Civil Law Litigation
  • 1990 USA Rugby Collegiate All-American
PUBLICATIONS
INDUSTRY & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
  • Advocacy Lawyer, Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Program
  • Ethics Committee of The Boston Home, a long-term health care facility for physically disabled adults
  • Board of Directors, Concord, MA Chamber of Commerce
  • Rotary Club of Concord, MA
  • Board of Directors, Concord Carlisle Youth Lacrosse