In a major public health victory in the fight against tobacco, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a final rule requiring graphic health warnings on cigarette packs and in cigarette advertising, as mandated by a 2009… READ MORE
To further its commitment to diversity and inclusion, Anderson & Kreiger LLP announces that it has signed the Boston Women’s Workforce Council: 100% Talent Compact, a business community-driven compact to close the wage gap and remove barriers to the advancement of women. Anderson & Kreiger joins… READ MORE
Sara Perkins Jones has joined our Insurance and Litigation practice groups. We are pleased to announce that Sara Perkins Jones has joined the firm. She is a graduate of Northeastern School of Law and clerked for the Honorable Fernande R.V. Duffly of the Supreme Judicial Court… READ MORE
Walk to the Hill, an event in which lawyers ask their representatives for civil legal aid funding took place on Thursday, January 24, 2019. This year participants urged their legislators to request $26 million in funding for the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC) in FY20 (a $5 million increase over… READ MORE
Austin Anderson, David Lyons, Mina Makarious, Christina Marshall and Nina Pickering-Cook will all be volunteering their time this spring to prepare Nativity Preparatory School of Boston students to present their case in Discovering Justice’s Stand Up for Your Rights program. The program runs for 11 weeks after… READ MORE
Austin Anderson, Paul Kominers, David Mackey and Mina Makarious will be representing Anderson & Kreiger LLP in the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Civics Bee. The Civic’s Bee is a fundraiser for iCivics, a digital learning platform which is being used to help implement a new law that requires… READ MORE
The Boston Bar Foundation’s John & Abigail Adams Benefit is the Boston area’s largest fundraiser for legal aid. This year, it raised more than $725,000 from institutional sponsors and attendees. The proceeds from the event benefit the Boston Bar Foundation and its commitment to facilitating access to justice for the… READ MORE
Colin Van Dyke was elected to the partnership at Anderson & Kreiger LLP effective January 1, 2019. “Colin has made significant contributions to this firm since he joined in 2017. He is committed to his clients and to his colleagues. We are proud to have him as our partner,” said… READ MORE
Tamara Wolfson, a partner in the firm’s insurance practice, was quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article “‘Intentional injury’ exclusion may not bar coverage of negligence claim,” on December 13, 2018. In Amica Mutual Insurance Co. v. Rivera, et al., Lawyers Weekly No. 02-572-18, the “SJC found that… READ MORE