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Rick is a founding partner of Melick, Porter & Shea, LLP. Since 1981, his practice has focused on the defense and counseling of clients on complex civil matters, including product liability, construction, real estate, commercial, employment, environmental, general liability and recreational cases. Rick is an
experienced trial attorney who, for over two decades, has successfully
tried jury and non-jury cases in both state
and
federal court.
He has also argued appeals before the Massachusetts Appeals Court
and In addition to his trial and litigation work, Rick was honored to be selected as the only area defense attorney agreed upon by both the plaintiffs and defendants to serve as an arbitrator in the recent arbitration of landmark sexual abuse claims against the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. Rick has published a chapter in the Massachusetts Tort Law Manual on the Preparation of the Defendant’s Case. In addition, his article, The Intelligent and Efficient Use of Discovery was selected for republication by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education in The Best of MCLE Journal. |
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