- Mike Sams has Chaired Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s (MCLE) programs discussing the so-called Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law, in Boston, Andover and Taunton in 2007 and 2008. Those programs discussed the statute’s implications and how best to manage the related risk it creates.
- Construction Financial Managers Association (CFMA) reappointed Mike Sams to the Board of Directors and as its Secretary.
- The National Association of the Remodeling Industry’s Eastern Massachusetts Chapter has reappointed Mike Sams to the Board and re-elected him its Secretary in the Executive Committee.
- Mike Sams serves as Gould’s Construction Institution’s Immediate Past-Chairman and on its Board of Directors as a current Director.
- Mike Sams recently obtained summary judgment, discharging the mechanic’s lien a subcontractor had placed on project property where their client, a general contractor, had worked.
- Mike Sams has been appointed to the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Civil Litigation Section.
- Chris Kenney has been elected chairman of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors (“ABC”) for 2008. ABC is a national organization of construction industry professionals dedicated to promoting free enterprise and open competition in the industry.
- The Boston Bar Foundation (“BBF”), has reappointed Chris Kenney as a Trustee. The BBF is the charitable arm of the Boston Bar Association and is dedicated to raising money for pro bono legal services for the poor.
- Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition has listed Chris Kenney as one of the top business litigation attorneys in the country for 2007.
- Boston Magazine has named Chris Kenney and Mike Sams as New England Super Lawyers, a designation limited to the top 5% of attorneys in the New England region. The rankings result from peer review by attorneys throughout the New England states.
- Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (“MCLE”) has reappointed Chris Kenney as chairman of the civil litigation curriculum advisory committee.
- The Boston Bar Foundation has named Chris Kenney to its Society of Fellows.
- Chris Kenney is a graduate of the American Bar Association’s inaugural class of the Leadership Academy of the Tort, Trial, and Insurance Practice Section. Chris was one of 26 lawyers in the country selected for this prestigious honor.
- Chris Kenney has been named to the public interest Honor Roll for the ABA Tort, Trial, and Insurance Practice Section. The Honor Roll recognizes attorneys who undertake substantial public interest and pro bono work.
- The Defense Research Institute (“DRI”) recently named Chris Kenney the 2007 recipient of the Fred H. Sievert Award given to the outstanding defense bar leader in America.
- Chris Kenney has been elected Vice President of the Federal Bar Association – Massachusetts Chapter
- Chris Kenney presently serves as immediate Past President of the Massachusetts Defense Lawyer’s Association.
- Chris Kenney has been named Chair-elect of the Trial Techniques Committee of the American Bar Association TIPS Section.
- Chris Kenney and Michelle Tessier recently obtained a defense verdict for their clients, a major airline carrier and national security corporation, in a civil trial in Norfolk Superior Court. The defense verdict is notable for the fact that we strategically admitted negligence and liability, but then rebutted the case entirely on causation and damages.
- Dan Hohler and Chris Kenney recently obtained summary judgment in a commercial litigation case for our client, a developer who was sued by a furniture outlet alleging breach of contract. Following the summary judgment dismissing the claims against our client, Chris and Dan countersued and recovered a substantial settlement for the attorney’s fees our client incurred in the case on the basis that the lawsuit should never have been filed and was maliciously prosecuted without good cause.
- Kenney & Sams, P.C. obtained the settlement and dismissal of a civil rights claim pending against our client, a Fortune 500 company, at a mediation hearing in the United States District Court in Connecticut.
- Mike Sams was appointed Treasurer of the Boston Inn of Court, effective September, 2008.
- Mike Sams chaired Fall, 2007 presentation on the independent contractor law and its impact on businesses at the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Facility in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Mike Sams and Chris Kenney spoke to Associated Builders and Contractors membership concerning construction contract, safety, insurance, and employment risk management.
- Kenney & Sams, P.C. sponsored Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry dinner where Mike Sams will speak concerning the mechanic’s lien statute.
- Mike Sams makes presentation to the Associated Builders and Contractors, Western and Eastern Massachusetts Members, concerning the Massachusetts Independent Contractor statute and its potential effects on business.
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- Mike Sams speaks at Residential Build Boston concerning construction risk management, including, contract, insurance, and employment related issues.
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- Mike Sams was appointed Secretary of the Board of Trustees, for the Construction Financial Management Association.
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- Mike Sams presents at Build Boston concerning construction risk management issues.
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- Former Governor Romney appointed Chris Kenney to the Judicial Nominating Commission,
an advisory committee that screens judicial candidates for appointment to
state trial and appellate courts in Massachusetts.
- Mike Sams was recently appointed to the
Construction Finance Managers Association's Board of Directors.
- Chris Kenney has been appointed co-chair of the Boston Bar Foundation’s John and Abigail Adams’ Ball, the flagship event for raising funds to provide legal services to the poor in Massachusetts.
- Mike Sams lectured on mechanic's
lien law at the Boston Bar Association's Continuing Legal Education
Seminar entitled, Real Estate Financing Topics We All Want To
Avoid.
- The American Bar Association has appointed Chris Kenney as one of only 26 lawyers nationwide to serve on
the Leadership Academy of the Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice
section ("TIPS"), the largest section of the ABA.
- The Jeanne Carpenter Legal Defense Fund recently recognized Chris Kenney for his pro bono legal work to prevent discrimination against people with epilepsy.
- Mike Sams was recently appointed to the
Executive Board as Secretary of the National Association of the
Remodeling Industry's Eastern Massachusetts Chapter.
- Mike Sams lectured
at the annual Associated Builders and Contractors dinner concerning
employment risk management issues in the hiring process.
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