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Katharine Pacella Costello, born
Washington, D.C., July 30, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996,
Massachusetts; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of
Massachusetts.
Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1993);
Boston College Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996)
Member: Massachusetts Bar Association, Labor and
Employment Section; Hampden County Bar Association.
Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment
Litigation; Commercial/Civil Litigation.
Biography: Selected for Inaugural “Forty Under 40” Award by
Business West, Inc., (2007); peer voted a Massachusetts Rising
Star (2005-2007); recipient, White, Inker & Aronson Award for
Achievement and Service to Boston College Law School and the
Community (1996); Seminars include: Handling Depositions with
Confidence (2005), Employer Claims Against Employees (2003),
Safeguarding Your Organization From Wrongful Discharge Claims:
Solving Your Toughest Termination Quandaries (2003), Examining New
Court Decisions that Further Define Employer Rights and
Responsibilities Under the ADA (2002); Publications include:
Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Massachusetts Landowners
Have Limited Liability For Injuries Caused By Snow and Ice
(2000), Subcontractors - Don't Miss Your Opportunity to Be Paid
if a General Contractor Files Bankruptcy (2000); Topics editor
and staff writer, Boston College Law Review (1994-96),
Member and Vice-Justice, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
(1994-96); Community involvement includes: Member and former
co-president, St. Mary’s Guild, St. Mary’s Parish, Longmeadow
(2006-present), Member, Longmeadow/East Longmeadow Chapter, MOMS
Club International (2005-present)
Selected Decisions:
- Bowditch & Dewey, LLP v. Die Cast Realty Holdings, LLC,
23 Mass.L.Rptr. 25, 2007 WL 2705856 (Mass.Super., 2007) (Fecteau,
J.).
- PDC-El Paso Meriden, LLC v. Alstom Power, Inc., 18
Mass.L.Rptr. 14, 2004 WL 1588201
(Mass.Super., 2004) (van Gestel, J.), affirmed, 66 Mass.App.Ct.
1101, 844 N.E.2d 1124 (Table)
(Mass.App.Ct., 2006).
- Daniels v. Business Objects America, Inc., (Lawyers
Weekly No. 02-371-02) (USDC D. Mass., Lasker, J.) (Docket No.
00-CV-12306-MEL) (2002).
- ITT Sheraton Corporation, et al. v. Flatley, (Lawyers
Weekly No. 12-352-02) (Suffolk Superior Court, Fabricant, J.)
(Docket No. 98-4797) (2002).
- Cipriani v. Subaru of New England, et al., (Lawyers
Weekly No. 22-082-01) (MCAD, 2001).
- E Ink Corp., v. Drzaic, (Lawyers Weekly No.
12-127-01) (Suffolk Superior, van Gestel, J.) (2001)
Email:
kpc@eganflanagan.com
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