Each issue also keeps you on top of U.S. Supreme Court and Massachusetts court decisions that affect your workforce, all reported with Massachusetts's local laws and policies in mind. You get all the information you need to stay in business — and out of the courtroom.
We recommend the Employers Counsel Network firm that writes Massachusetts Employment Law Letter.
Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C.
One Monarch Place, Ste. 2000, Springfield, MA 01144
413/737-4753
Ralph F. Abbott, Jr. has been a member of the firm since 1975. He is a cum laude graduate of Boston College and received his Juris Doctor degree from the Cornell Law School. Ralph has spent his career representing management in labor relations and employment-related matters. In addition to providing employment-related advice to employers, he assists clients in remaining union-free and representing employers before the National Labor Relations Board. He also has extensive experience negotiating collective bargaining agreements and representing employers at arbitration hearings and before other state and federal agencies.
Ralph is listed as a Notable Practitioner for Labor and Employment Law in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2008). He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America and was selected for inclusion in the Tenth Anniversary edition of The Best Lawyers in America since he has been included in the esteemed list for ten years.
Ralph has served on the Labor Lawyers Advisory Committee of CUE (Council for a Union-Free Environment) and was Chairman of the committee in 1991-1992. He also served as the first Chairman of Worklaw Network. He co-authored Aspen Systems Health Care Labor Manual and is a Contributing Editor to the NLRB Law and Practice published by Matthew Bender. He is also the Editor of Massachusetts Employment Law Letter, a monthly newsletter published by M. Lee Smith Publishers. He has been a former adjunct professor at western New England College School of Law teaching labor law and regularly makes presentations before management groups on labor employment topics.
E-mail: ralphabbott@skoler-abbott.com
Susan G. Fentin, is a partner with Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., and practices in the firm's Springfield, Massachusetts office. She joined the firm in 1999 after spending several years in the Labor and Employment Department of a large Hartford, Connecticut law firm and was made a partner of the firm in 2004. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Western New England Law School, where she was Editor in Chief of the Western New England Law Review. Prior to entering private practice, she served as a clerk to the Honorable John M. Greaney, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. She is a graduate of Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. Before attending law school, Susan had a career in business and owned and operated her own company, giving her unique insight into the employment problems faced by business owners.
Susan is Associate Editor of the Massachusetts Employment Law Letter. Susan speaks annually at the M. Lee Smith Publisher’s Advanced Employment Issues Symposium and also is a frequent presenter in webinars sponsored by M. Lee Smith. She is experienced in both labor law and employment litigation, speaks frequently to Employer Associations on employment law topics, and is a contributing author to Workplace Privacy. She has also appeared on the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather in an article on pregnancy discrimination.
Susan was named a "Super Lawyer" in Employment Law by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly which recognizes the top 5% of the lawyers in specific practice areas. Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business has included Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. in its 2007 list of the best Labor and Employment firms in Massachusetts.
E-mail: sfentin@skoler-abbott.com
Marylou V. Fabbo, a partner with Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., joined the firm in 1995 and became a member in 2001. Her practice is concentrated in employment law with an emphasis on employment litigation. She has successfully defended employers in civil actions involving every area of employment law including sexual harassment, discrimination, wage and hour, FMLA, breach of contract, and wrongful discharge. Marylou is the co-author of "Coverage for Employment Claims in Massachusetts," 18 WNEC L.Rev. 255 (1996). She is also a former adjunct faculty member at Western New England College School of Law and is a frequent speaker on employment-related legal topics for a wide variety of associations and organizations. She is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Marylou was named a "Super Lawyer" in Employment Law by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly which recognizes the top 5% of the lawyers in specific practice areas. Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business has included Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. in its 2007 list of the best Labor and Employment firms in Massachusetts.
E-mail: mfabbo@skoler-abbott.com
