Experienced Litigators. Expert Advisors.
Exceptional People.
When it comes to winning, BHPK is certainly no stranger to favorable jury verdicts. With a diverse legal team consisting of former prosecutors, public servants, and experienced civil litigators, we collectively have decades of successful trial and appellate experience that has often resulted in high profile results. As a full service law firm, our team of award-winning attorneys can handle a broad range of legal matters, meeting all of our clients' needs and always aiming to exceed their expectations.
Employment Law
Choosing the right attorneys to guide and defend your organization is an important decision. BHPK Law features one of the premier Employment Law Groups in the entire Commonwealth. When employers are threatened with potential litigation, they turn to BHPK Law for help. Our experienced litigators and advisors have decades of experience defending and guiding both corporate and municipal employers, small and large, in a variety of areas including: LEARN MORE.
Municipal Law and Government
BHPK Law is one of the leading municipal law firms in Massachusetts. Since 1995, we have defended well over half of the municipalities in the Commonwealth, as well as hundreds of municipal officials, boards, police officers, and other public employees. Our experienced attorneys regularly handle cases in both the state and federal courts, as well as before numerous state agencies, including the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD”). We have had success in negotiating pre-litigation settlements or obtaining dismissals of cases for our clients at the pre-trial stage. LEARN MORE.
Law Enforcement
Led by founding partner Leonard H. Kesten, BHPK has unmatched experience representing police officers in a wide variety of legal matters, including allegations of misconduct, civil rights violations, due process, illegal search and seizures, probable cause for arrests, and claims of excessive or deadly force. Over the past twenty-five years, BHPK has been at the forefront of every emerging area of police liability and our lawyers have an extensive knowledge of both the state and federal civil rights laws and qualified immunity. LEARN MORE.
Child Abuse and Sexual Assault
The attorneys at BHPK have recovered millions of dollars for survivors of sexual violence and sexual abuse, and have handled many precedent-setting cases in Massachusetts. Notably, founding partner Laurence E. Hardoon has been nationally recognized for his pioneering work in the field of child sexual abuse litigation. Over the past forty years, Larry has represented hundreds of survivors of the clergy sex scandal and also helped to establish the first ever Children’s Advocacy Center in Middlesex County. LEARN MORE.
Business Disputes
Our Business Litigation team has the experience to handle any business dispute, from emergency injunction hearings over trade secrets or non-competition agreements, to bench or jury trials and appeals. Our experience has also given us the perspective to weigh the costs and benefits of protracted litigation for our valued business clients. Our goal is to help you decide when it makes business sense to commit time, resources, and company morale to a courtroom battle. LEARN MORE.
Investigations and Trainings
At BHPK, we understand the serious and important responsibility of employers and schools in promoting respectful working and learning environments, free from harassment and violence, so all employees and students can thrive. We provide our clients with the most up-to-date developments on this constantly changing area of the law. We are committed to assisting your community draft understandable policies and to helping you implement interactive and comprehensive training programs that provide clear direction on what is appropriate behavioral conduct. LEARN MORE.
Whistleblower
BHPK attorneys are highly experienced in handling whistleblower cases. Our attorneys are available to help clients who know about fraud by government contractors to blow the whistle and to recover a reward of up to 30% of the amount of the fraud. We can also assist clients who know about federal tax fraud of over $2 million, as well as employees of publicly-traded companies who discover fraud at their companies. LEARN MORE.
Insurance Defense
BHPK Law has extensive experience representing self-insureds, insurance companies, and policy holders in cases where a claim has been made or a lawsuit has been filed against an insured. Led by Rick Brody and a team of experienced partners and associates, our attorneys routinely handle cases from the pre-litigation stage all the way through trial and appeal in every state and federal forum, as well as before many administrative agencies. LEARN MORE.
Personal Injury
When you’ve been injured in an accident, finding the right personal injury attorney may seem like an impossible task. BHPK Law’s personal injury team has consistently obtained favorable results on behalf of our clients, including multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts. Oftentimes, we are able to achieve a favorable result for our clients through settlement without having to resort to litigation. However, when litigation is necessary, our trial attorneys are unmatched in their skill and experience. LEARN MORE.
Education Law
Through our long-standing partnerships with primary and secondary schools, as well as with colleges and universities, we at BHPK are committed to supporting and promoting respectful learning and working environments in our school communities. We stay up-to-date on the rapidly evolving developments in school law, Title IX, and employment law in order to provide our clients with expert, thoughtful, legal advice. LEARN MORE.
Sexual Harrassment and Discrimination
If you are a victim of harassment or discrimination in the workplace or in public accommodations, BHPK Law is the firm you want fighting for you. BHPK Law’s Employment Law Group features some of the top litigators in the Commonwealth when it comes to sexual harassment and discrimination claims in the employment and public accommodation spheres. LEARN MORE.
LGBTQ+ Rights
BHPK features its own specialized LGBTQ+ Rights (anti-discrimination, anti-bullying, anti-retaliation, and anti-harassment) practice. LEARN MORE