Leonard F. Clarkin

Principal
lfc@clarkinphillips.com
Phone: 781-431-2525
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Len is a Principal in the Firm and practices in the areas of civil litigation, business litigation, business and commercial law.

Formerly a partner and head of the litigation department for ten years at the firm of Hausserman, Davison & Shattuck, Len has extensive trial experience that includes cases involving products liability, securities, shareholder and partner disputes, insurance coverage disputes, business acquisition disputes, non-compete actions and employment discrimination and termination cases. Len has extensive experience litigating disputes within professional corporations among physicians, attorneys, and certified public accountants. A certified public accountant, he is particularly qualified to handle complicated business litigation. In addition, Len serves as general counsel to a number of corporations based in the greater Boston area and serves as a trustee of various trusts. He has extensive corporate experience involving negotiating employment agreements, shareholder agreements and related documentation, mergers and acquisitions; commercial lending; a wide range of corporate documentation, including commercial loan documents, licensing agreements, real estate leases and other documentation; and serves on various Boards of Directors for corporate clients. He is a graduate of Providence College and Suffolk University Law School. In 2010, Len was admitted to practice law in the State of Rhode Island. Len is admitted to practice in the State Courts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, the United States First Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Tax Court and the United States Supreme Court.

Len is a member of the Boston Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, Rhode Island Bar Association, American Bar Association and the American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants.

Len has been awarded an AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell. This Rating represents recognition by his peers that Len has reached the highest level of skill and integrity. Len has also been named to the list of Massachusetts Super Lawyers® in 2009 and 2011.

Education:
Providence College, 1965, B.S., Accounting
Suffolk University School of Law, 1969, J.D.

Bar Admissions: Massachusetts; Rhode Island
Other: American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants

Court Admissions:
State Courts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island
U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. Supreme Court

Practice Areas: Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Business Law

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