William T. Harrington

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Former Assistant District Attorney in Norfolk (Dedham) County. Former judicial law clerk to Associate Justice Joseph R. Nolan of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Co-author of the Massachusetts Practice volume on Federal Civil Practice in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, published by Thomson/West.

Attorney Harrington concentrates his practice on business and employment litigation and criminal defense.

Attorney Harrington gained extensive business litigation experience as an associate at two mid-sized Boston law firms and has represented a wide range of businesses and individuals in varied and complex litigation. In the last several years, he has represented numerous small companies and individuals in a wide range of business disputes. He has successfully defended a corporate controller from allegations of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. He has successfully defended commercial tenants from breach of contract and personal injury claims, as well as claims arising under federal law. He has represented contractors in breach of contract actions and in defense of personal injury claims. Also, the Massachusetts Superior Court appointed Attorney Harrington to be the receiver of a corporation such that he could pursue claims against corporate insiders for breach of fiduciary duty relating to their mismanagement of the company.

He also has defended and pursued claims in the employment law context. In federal and state court and before the MCAD, he has successfully defended employers against discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination claims. He also has represented employees in wrongful termination and discrimination claims against their former employers.

Attorney Harrington also devotes a significant amount of his practice to defending criminal matters, either at the pre-trial and trial stage, and on appeal. As a prosecutor, he tried numerous cases before a jury and a judge. He has also drafted numerous appellate briefs and argued numerous times before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Appeals Court. In private practice, he has represented numerous criminal defendants in District Court, as well as on appeal.

Attorney Harrington also devotes a limited amount of his practice to non-litigation work, such as negotiating and drafting asset purchase agreements, purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, and employee non-compete agreements.

William T. Harrington
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Email: wth@harringtonharrington.com

Practice Areas: Business Litigation(20%); Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense(20%); Labor and Employment(20%); Appellate Practice(20%); Breach of Contract; Commercial Litigation; Contracts; Criminal Law; Drug Crimes; DUI/DWI; Employment Contracts; Federal Civil Litigation; Felonies; Litigation; Trial Practice; Wage and Hour Law(20%); White Collar Crime; Securities; Broker-Dealer Arbitration; Civil Appeals; Civil Practice; White Collar Criminal Defense; White Collar Fraud; Civil RICO; RICO; Commercial Crimes; Commercial Fraud; Age Discrimination in Employment; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employer Liability; Employment at Will; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Claims; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Termination; Executive Severance Contracts; Executive Employment Law; Family and Medical Leave Act; Management Employment Law; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Restrictive Covenants; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Uniformed Services Employment; Whistleblower Litigation; Wrongful Termination; Wrongful Termination Defense; Wage and Hour Class Actions; Disability Discrimination; Employee Rights; Fair Labor Standards; Federal Employment Law; Harassment; Minimum Wage Law; Agreements; Public Sector Employment Law; Title VII Discrimination; WARN Act; Americans with Disabilities Act; Corporate Criminal Law; Criminal Appeals; Assault and Battery; Civil Forfeiture; Criminal Conspiracy; Criminal Forfeiture; Criminal Fraud; Criminal Investigation; Driving While Intoxicated; Expungements; Extortion; Federal Criminal Law; Forgery; Grand Jury Practice; Habeas Corpus; Mail Fraud; Misdemeanors; Parole and Probation; Post-Conviction Remedies; Search and Seizure; Theft; Vehicular Homicide; Victims Rights; Wire Fraud; Weapons Charges.

Admitted: 1993, Massachusetts; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit

Law School: Suffolk University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1993

College: Boston College, B.A., History, 1989

Member: Boston Bar Association; Massachusetts Bar Association.

Biography: Co-Author, "Federal Civil Practice," Vol. 46, Mass. Pract. Series, West Group, (1998 and 2008). Editor and Staff Author, Suffolk University Law Review, 1991-1993. Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. Joseph R. Nolan, Associate Justice, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1993-1994. Associate: Hanify & King, P.C., Boston, 1994-1998; Ferriter, Scobbo & Rodophele, P.C., Boston, 2000-2002. Assistant District Attorney, Norfolk County District Attorney's Office, 1998-2000. Partner: Glynn, Landry, Harrington & Rice, LLP, Braintree, 2002-2008; Harrington & Harrington, 2008-.

Reported Cases: Commonwealth v. Pimentel, 73 Mass.App.Ct. 777 (2009); Commonwealth v. Hernandez, 448 Mass. 771 (2007); Commonwealth v. Gonzalez, 67 Mass.App.Ct. 877 (2006); Spellman v. Shawmut Woodworking & Supply, Inc., 445 Mass. 675 (2006); Commonwealth v. Finase, 435 Mass. 310 (2001); Commonwealth v. Wallace, 431 Mass. 705 (2000); Commonwealth v. Florek, 48 Mass.App.Ct. 414 (2000); Commonwealth v. Gichel, 48 Mass.App.Ct. 206 (1999); Commonweatlh v. Keita, 429 Mass. 843 (1999); Krochta v. Commonwealth, 429 Mass. 711 (1999); Commonwealth v. Macias, 429 Mass. 698 (1999); Commonwealth v. Johnson, 46 Mass.App.Ct. 398 (1999); In re Gitto/Global Corp., 321 B.R. 367 (Bkrtcy. D.Mass. 2005).

Born: Boston, Massachusetts, July 10, 1967

ISLN: 915014390

Direct Dial: (617) 426-7400

wth@harringtonharrington.com

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