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McGlinchey Attorneys Named to 2024 Super Lawyers Massachusetts Rising Stars

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McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that Benjamin P. Lajoie and Marisa Roman, attorneys in the firm’s Boston office, have been recognized on the Super Lawyers 2024 Massachusetts Rising Stars list.

Benjamin Lajoie has been named a Rising Star in Business Litigation and Business & Corporate since 2022. Ben helps businesses – financial institutions, employers, contractors, manufacturers, and others – in commercial litigation and arbitration. He defends and prosecutes business torts, fraud, unfair and deceptive trade practices, as well as contract, trade secret, and licensing disputes, and other claims including lawsuits stemming from failed business deals. Ben skillfully navigates complex disputes with many variables, from counterclaims to cross-claims to subpoena enforcement actions and related issues.

Marisa Roman has been named a Rising Star in Business Litigation since 2021. Previously, she was named a Rising Star in Product Liability in 2019. A multi-disciplinary litigator with a strong business background, Marisa’s practice includes a wide variety of commercial litigation matters, ranging from commercial and contract disputes to bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, products liability, lender liability, insurance defense, professional liability unfair and deceptive trade practices, and construction litigation. Marisa also has experience in litigation matters involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and related consumer protection state laws. She has also represented corporations, professional designers, architects, engineering firms, general contractors, subcontractors, and insurers in construction defect and injury in product liability, construction defect, professional negligence, toxic tort litigation, premises liability, insurance coverage, and property damage cases.

Super Lawyers names outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. No more than the top 5% of attorneys in each state, as nominated by their peers, are reviewed by an independent research team that focuses on professional accomplishments, peer recognition, and community involvement to be recognized. The Rising Stars list recognizes the top 2.5% of lawyers in the state who are 40 years old or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or fewer.

For more information about Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters service, and its selection process, please visit the Super Lawyers website.

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