Attorneys serving Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Robert J. O'Regan

Partner

Office Phone: 617.345.3650
Location: Boston, MA
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Practice:

Bar Admissions:

Massachusetts
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Experience:

Mr. O'Regan has successfully represented clients involving commercial and employment matters, fiduciary duties of corporate officers and directors, trustees, and guardians. He also represents clients in complex divorce cases in which the valuation and division of business or trust assets are a primary issue.

Mr. O'Regan's expertise in civil and commercial litigation includes directors' and officers' liability, fidelity bond claims, real estate title issues, and discharges from employment. He has successfully represented businesses and individuals before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. His practice also includes representing professionals before licensing and disciplinary authorities.

Memberships:

Boston Bar Association, Fiduciary Litigation Committee, Co-Chairman
Boston Bar Association
Massachusetts Council for Public Justice
Massachusetts Probate and Family Inn of Court, Treasurer

Additional Information:

Mr. O'Regan was appointed to serve a 5-year term on his local Zoning Board of Appeals on June 7, 2005.
While at the Georgetown University Law Center, Bob served as managing editor of the American Criminal Law Review.

Education:

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
M.A., Economics, Tufts University
B.A., magna cum laude, Tufts University

Awards:

Mr. O'Regan was selected for inclusion in Massachusetts Super Lawyers® (2010 and 2004). Super Lawyers and Rising Stars employ an annual jurisdictional selection process. Only five percent of lawyers in the state were selected to the Super Lawyers list and 2.5 percent to the Rising Stars list. The listing appears annually in the November issue of Boston magazine and in New England Super Lawyers.

Quotes:

11/9/2011, FOX 25 News - Elder Abuse
Robert O'Regan appeared on FOX 25 News discussing elderly scams and how to avoid them. To watch the video, click here.
6/19/2009, Boston Herald - Court eyes seniors’ trust for health bills
Robert O'Regan was quoted in this article by Jay Fitzgerald.
1/6/2009, FOX Business News - NYU's Case Against Merkin
Robert O'Regan discusses the Madoff case regarding the NYU lawsuit. Watch Interview
12/29/2008, www.endowmentforum.com - Due Diligence After Madoff
Robert O'Regan was quoted in this blog, discussing the due diligence that is required of those who oversee how endowment funds are invested.
9/28/2006, NECN - Elder Fraud
Bob O'Regan was interviewed by Mont Fennel on September 28, 2006 regarding an elder fraud case.
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4/13/2005, Channel 2 WGBH - Interview: "Greater Boston with Emily Rooney"
Robert O'Regan was interviewed.
8/4/2003, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly - "Home Companion Has Lawyer Rewrite Invalid's Will"
Robert O'Regan and the Casoni vs. Pagliarani case were featured in the Verdicts & Settlements section.
4/16/2001, Massachusetts Lawyer's Weekly (p. 29, M.L.W. 1851, pages B1, B3) - "Boston Lawyer Robert J. O'Regan Discusses a Case That Seeks to Have the Issue of State Funding for Private Schools Placed on the Ballot"
Robert O'Regan was interviewed by Wendy Pfaffenbach in the Esq. section about the Anti-Initiative Amendment.

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Recent Articles and Publications:

The Massachusetts Divorce Law Practice Manual
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE), 2012
Co-editor: Peter F. Zupcofska, et al. Other Burns & Levinson contributing authors: Ronald Barriere, Brian Bixby, Elizabeth Crowley, Lisa Cukier, Robin Lynch Nardone, Robert O'Regan, Susan Stenger, Nancy Van Tine and Peter Zupcofska.

When You See Someone "Slowing Down"...Slow Down
Focus (Page 2), Fall 2011

The Massachusetts Divorce Law Practice Manual
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE), 2008
Co-editors: Phyllis E. Federico, Peter F. Zupcofska, et al. Other Burns & Levinson contributing authors: Brian Bixby, Barbra Black, Lisa Cukier, Dianne Frade, Marshal Grant, Robert O'Regan, Jeffrey Soilson, Susan Stenger & Nancy Van Tine

Preventing Elder Fraud: Don't Let Good Intentions Go Bad
Focus, Fall 2007

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Speaking Engagements:

Inns of Probate and Family Court Meeting, 1.10.2012
Location: The University of Massachusetts Club - Boston, MA
Role: Moderator
Topic: Determining Employability and Income in a Down Economy

After King: Fees and Costs in Probate Litigation, 2.11.2010
Location: Boston Bar Association
Role: Speaker

How to Know Your Assets Serving as a Trustee in the Age of Madoff, 10.5.2009
Location: Boston Bar Association CLE Program
Role: Moderator

Easing the Pain of Divorce with Insurance, Annuities, Trusts and Estate Planning, 1.13.2009
Location: Boston, MA
Role: Panelist
Discussion of how to deal with existing insurance and realted products, as well as which ones to consider adding to the financial plans of the divorcing parties.

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