Law Office of Maurice LaRiviere, Jr.

Massachusetts Attorney, 2005 - present

Maurice J. LaRiviere, Jr. (Career also listed on website http://larivierelaw.org) Accomplishments -Successfully argued cases before the United States District Court-MAD, Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals Court. (illustrative list attached) -Successfully argued cases before various state adjudicative forums. (Illustrative list attached) -Managed and handled various employment and contract negotiation issues including; CBA’s and mediation and/or arbitration of the issues. -Codified municipal ordinances, rules & regulations and policies. (Code on line at www.ci.methuen.ma.us ) -Standardized municipal RFP’s, contracts and agreements. -Prepared and handled real estate transactions for development and sale of municipal properties. (Including the Forest Lake Development, Sargent Building and 55 plus housing complex on the Ashford School property) -Formed non-profit corporations for local cable television and senior citizen centers. Professional History Private practice, Methuen, Ma. General practice of law with focus on litigation, labor and employment law, personal injury, wills and trusts, business law, land use and zoning and municipal law. Current clients include; Andover Housing Authority (Counsel), Amesbury Housing Authority (Labor Counsel), Merrimack Valley Planning Commission (Educational Program Instructor for local land use permitting boards and committees). Also have served as a Hearing Officer for the Commonwealth Healthcare Connector Authority. Prior Position- City Solicitor, City of Methuen, Ma. Duties included; -Representation of City and its officers before various federal and state courts. -Representation of the City and its officers before various state agencies and in arbitration before AAA. -Representing land use permitting boards including Community Development, ZBA, Con Comm, Historic District Committee, Board of Health and Building Commissioner. -Issuance of opinions to the City Council, Mayor, officers, boards and commissions of the municipality. -Preparation of legal instruments such as home rule petitions, deeds, RFP’s, bid documents, contracts, resolutions, leases, ordinances and eminent domain petitions. -Representation of the City in labor negotiations with Public Safety, Public Works and General Government Unions. Bar Admissions Admitted to practice in; Commonwealth of Massachusetts United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts- (CM/ECF certified) United States First Circuit Court of Appeals Education Juris Doctorate- Suffolk University Law School, Boston Massachusetts Bachelor of Science, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts. Professional Memberships Massachusetts Bar Association, Essex County Bar Association, National Lawyers Guild and Greater Business Associations- Haverhill Chamber of Commerce. Articles and Programs Panelist, Massachusetts Bar Association Professional Education “Recent developments under the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act” Contributing Author, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Municipal Law Update. Strengths -Expertise in Computer usage, Westlaw research and Microsoft Office. -Extensive experience in handling litigation from commencement to completion including discovery, motion and brief writing -Proficiency in negotiating and drafting legal documents. -Recognized ability to analyze factual issues and develop legal strategies to handle them. -Strong problem solving skills during contract and labor negotiations. Sample listing of cases before various courts Beal vs. Blache and City of Methuen, USDC-MAD 2005 WL 352861 Monahan vs. Methuen, Supreme Judicial Court, 408 Mass. 381 Blaser vs. Town Manager of Methuen, Appeals Court, 19 Mass. App. 727,477 N.E.2d 417, review denied 395 Mass. 1102 Wightman vs Methuen, Appeals Court, 26 Mass App. Ct. 279 Listing of Administrative Forums cases tried before Appellate Tax Board, ABCC, Contributory Retirement Appeals Board, Civil Service Commission, Division of Administrative Law Appeals, CRAB, Housing Appeals Committee, DEP, Labor Relations Commission, JLMC, MCAD and Board of Conciliation and Arbitration (DLR). Service for Social Organizations- President- Leward Shores Association- Moultonborough, NH President & Vice President- Raven, Inc. d/b/a/ Sands of Brookhurst- Meredith, NH President- Officers Association- Reading, Ma. Recognitions Honored Member of Cambridge Who’s Who Strathmore’s Who’s Who Employee of the year- Methuen