Ronald James Salvato

Mr. Salvato has over twenty years of practice primarily as civil litigator of lawsuits ranging from personal injury to contract disputes.  The practice has a concentration on real estate transactions, small business legal advice and representation as well as drafting of wills, administration of estates and representation of clients in town and village courts on motor vehicle violations and misdemeanors.

SKILLS:

• Representation of  buyers/sellers and lending institutions in residential and commercial real estate transactions.
• Management of wide variety of civil litigation, including trial practice in administrative, municipal, employment, civil rights, medical malpratice, and general negligence matters.
• Administrative hearings officer for grievances and civil service appeals.
• Support and counsel to Human Resources function on matters including management, labor and employment issues, separation agreements, termination procedure and exit interviews.
• Negotiation, drafting and implementation of wide variety of corporate, labor contracts and  large-scale construction contracts.
• Advisor and chief policy strategist for executive officer of municipal corporation.
• Preparation of all pleadings, including answers, discovery motions, summary judgment, motions in limine, and jury questions.  Deposition practice. Facilitation of technical and medical expert opinion.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Negotiated and implemented one of the largest Tax Incentive Finance (TIF) agreements in state of Massachusetts with Sithe Energy worth $340 million dollars.  Effectively creating a stable twenty-year tax agreement for the municipal corporation.  Settled nearly fifteen years of Appellate Tax Board cases against the city by Boston Edison, estimated at $60 million dollars removing years of debt from the corporation resulting in a bond rating upgrade twice in twelve months.

Negotiated and implemented several rounds of collective bargaining agreements with IAFF, IBPO, Teamsters and NAGE stabilizing the tax rate of the city and resulting in five balanced budgets.

Creation of policy and compliance for all aspects of Human Resources legal compliance including ADA, Sexual Harassment Policy, Drug and Alcohol testing, Personnel Policy, hiring policy, disciplinary policy, benefits packages and termination policy.

Coordination of $118 million dollar school building program including management of property issues, draft and negotiation of construction contracts, oversight of construction project litigation resulting in school building projects completion on time and on budget.