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MassBar Bulletin: Member Updates

Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020

Suffolk County 

DiMarzo Jennifer Barrett colorMBA member Jennifer Barrett DiMarzo has joined Fisher Phillips as an associate in the firm’s Boston office.   
 
Barrett DiMarzo is a trusted employment law counselor and litigator who has represented government clients across Massachusetts. As a day-to-day counselor, she ensures proper and consistent application of internal policies and procedures to ensure compliance with state and federal laws. As a litigator, she manages all aspects of litigation, from responding to discovery and subpoena requests to managing proceedings before state and federal agencies, including the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 

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Suffolk County

Leavis & Rest lawyers Paul Leavis and Deborah Santello, both MBA members, joined Tetzel Law in Boston effective Feb. 1, 2020. Leavis and Santello have a combined 70 years of experience litigating and trying complex wrongful death and personal injury matters. The merger brings Leavis, a highly experienced trial attorney, as well as Santello, a prominent litigation and appellate lawyer, to Tetzel Law.

With the addition of Leavis and Santello, Tetzel Law is now a six-lawyer boutique Boston law firm focusing on plaintiffs' personal injury cases, including construction accidents, nursing home negligence, medical malpractice and product liability cases.

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Suffolk County

MBA member Julie Frohlich has joined Veterans Legal Services (VLS) in Boston as a senior staff attorney.

Frolich comes to VLS with years of experience as a solo and small-firm practitioner, in addition to 17 years at Goulston & Storrs, including 13 years as a partner. She also spent two years at Hale and Dorr. Before entering private practice, Frolich was a law clerk for Associate Justice Ruth I. Abrams of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Her decades of civil trial experience will benefit VLS’s homeless and low-income veterans in a variety of practice areas, including landlord/tenant law, family law, and benefits.

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The Massachusetts Bar Association accepts MBA member-submitted announcements for publication in eJournal. Get further connected with fellow MBA members by sharing your noteworthy professional and personal accomplishments. There is no cost to participate.

HOW TO SUBMIT: Send a blurb of 75 words or less to bulletin@massbar.org. Please include your name, firm/place of work, and the town and county where you work. Photo submissions are also welcome (hi-res, 300 dpi or larger, photos).

Announcements accepted for consideration include individual professional accomplishments (new jobs, promotions, recent accomplishments or awards*, etc.) and personal news (weddings, engagements, birth announcements, and other notable outside-of-work accomplishments). Honor Roll Firm announcements are also encouraged.

*Awards should not include mentions in Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, AV ratings and other list-type awards due to the large number of attorneys who receive them.