Jonathon Friedmann and Casey Sack were featured in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on September 22, 2025, for securing a rare and significant remedy of default judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The article, titled “‘No more,’ judge says in ordering default as discovery sanction,” details the court’s extraordinary ruling in favor […]
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Casey Sack presented at the Massachusetts Bar Association’s CLE program, “Expert Witnesses in Construction Disputes: Strategic Lawyering at All Stages of the Case,” on June 23. Designed for attorneys experienced in representing owners or contractors, the program offered practical guidance on effectively leveraging expert witnesses throughout the entire life cycle of a construction claim. Topics […]
Jim Rudolph has been named a Go To Construction Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. The “Go To Lawyer” award recognizes the top construction lawyers across the Commonwealth and highlights lawyers who are experts in their field. Attorneys were nominated by their clients and colleagues for their expertise in construction law, including signature accomplishments, representative cases […]
Firm’s client accused of breach of fiduciary duty, conversion and breach of contract; lawsuit requested equitable relief and damages Following four and a half years of litigation, including a jury trial and a bench trial, Jon Friedmann, Eric Walz, and Casey Sack secured a victory for the firm’s client in the Business Litigation Session of […]
Jon Friedmann obtained a favorable verdict from the Massachusetts Superior Court after a three-day jury-waived trial in a real estate dispute over a property on Martha’s Vineyard. Jon represented the sellers in a case involving buyers who alleged multiple claims, including breach of contract and misrepresentation, stemming from a real estate purchase and sales agreement. […]
A Massachusetts court recently decided a case involving a commercial lease agreement dispute, which determined that a landlord’s alleged breach does not justify the tenant’s decision to stop paying rent. In this case, the landlord sued its tenant arguing the tenant had no right to terminate its lease or withhold rent. The court agreed with […]
Rudolph Friedmann is pleased to announce Alexander Tsianatelis has been named a partner at the firm. A seasoned transactional attorney, Alex focuses his practice on commercial real estate sales and acquisitions, residential real estate sales and acquisitions, business sales and acquisitions, financings, development and leasing. He has experience representing both sides of each of these […]
Jon Friedmann and Casey Sack successfully secured a decision under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 231, § 6F to have the plaintiff pay a portion of the firm’s attorneys’ fees. The decision arises from a residential construction dispute. Under Chapter 231, § 6F, the court may impose sanctions against a party represented by counsel whose claims […]
Rudolph Friedmann is pleased to announce that eight of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the 2024 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers in over 70 practice areas, who have achieved a high degree of professional achievement and […]
What happens when an unmarried couple who have worked together, lived together and raised children together go their separate ways? This was the issue presented in a case that Jon Friedmann and Sean Cullen recently tried on behalf of one of RF’s clients. The firm’s client, a male entrepreneur, who had immigrated from Egypt, met […]
