Andrea has represented businesses, nonprofit institutions and organizations, and individuals for nearly three decades, primarily in the areas of commercial and business disputes, noncompetition agreements, employment law, and civil rights litigation in both federal and state courts. The breadth of her experience includes litigating cases involving breach of contract, earn-out agreements, noncompetition agreements, shareholder disputes in closely held corporations, employment, housing, and public accommodation discrimination claims, wage and hour disputes, whistleblower claims, professional liability, director and officer liability, property disputes, and trademark, trade secrets, and copyright claims. She also regularly appears, with remarkable success, before state and federal agencies on employment-related matters, including the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Andrea also has an active appellate practice.
Practice areas
Business disputes, including breach of contract, noncompetition agreements, property disputes, shareholder disputes in closely held corporations, director & officer liability.
29 years
Employment discrimination (employer and employee), public accommodation, housing, education
22 years
Employee handbooks, policies, severance agreements
30 years
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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MA | Active | 1996 | 05/30/2022 |
CT | Retired | 1990 | 06/16/2022 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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AV | Martindale-Hubbell | 2017 |
Top 10 SuperLawyer in Massachusetts | SuperLawyers | 2014 |
Top Women Lawyers | Lawyers Weekly | 2013 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Chief, Civil Rights Division | Office Of The Attorney General | 2015 - 2016 |
Partner | Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLC | 2008 - 2015 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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YWCA Boston | Board Member | 2013 - Present |
Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts | President | 2012 - 2013 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Harvard Law School | JD - Juris Doctor | 1990 |
Wellesley College | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1985 |
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I know Andrea through the Boston Bar Association. She is thoughtful, smart, and creative. Andrea is an excellent colleague and generous mentor to newer attorneys. I endorse this lawyer.