Hartley Michon Robb Hannon Recognized in Chambers USA 2023 as Top-Tier Employment Law Firm for 13th Consecutive Year
Hartley Michon Robb Hannon LLP is proud to announce that, for the 13th consecutive year, the firm has been recognized as “Band One” by Chambers and Partners in the Chambers USA 2023 rankings for their preeminence in Labor & Employment in Massachusetts. The firm is one of three firms to be ranked in the highest tier in Massachusetts. Read more here.
Jim, Kathy, Barbara and Patrick were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers
March 31, 2023 – Patrick Hannon and Hampton Watson achieved a significant employment verdict in U.S. District Court. The jury rendered a verdict on behalf of the firm’s client of $24.03 million in a disability discrimination and retaliation case. Read more here.
In 2023, Jim Hartley was recognized as a “Go To Employment Lawyer” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. This award recognizes the top employment lawyers across the Commonwealth who demonstrate leadership in the field and a proven track record of success.
Jim, Kathy, Barbara and Patrick were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers
Congratulations to Jim and Kathy for being named Top Lawyers by Boston Magazine in 2022.
In 2022, Patrick Hannon succeed on a Motion to Dismiss in the Delaware Chancery Court. You can read more about it here.
In 2021, Kathy was recognized as a “Go To Employment Lawyer” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. This award recognizes the top employment lawyers across the Commonwealth who demonstrate leadership in the field and a proven track record of success.
Barbara represented an actor/producer before the House Judiciary Committee on November 16, 2021, regarding the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, which was signed into law by President Biden on March 3, 2022. The law gives employees the option to invalidate pre-dispute arbitration agreements in sexual harassment and assault cases, and instead file in court.
Congratulations to Jim and Kathy for being named Top Lawyers by Boston Magazine in 2021.
In 2021, Patrick and Barbara won a six-figure arbitration award, plus statutory interest and attorneys’ fees, in favor of an attorney seeking deferred compensation from his former firm in connection with his retirement.
In 2020, Patrick and Hampton won a seven-figure arbitration award in favor of our client, arising from his employer’s purportedly “discretionary” reduction of commission payments. The arbitrator found that the employer had improperly reduced the commissions in violation of the Massachusetts Wage Act, and awarded our client treble damages and attorneys’ fees.
In 2020, Patrick, Barbara and Hampton successfully represented an executive in a two-week arbitration concerning his alleged “for Cause” termination. The arbitrator found that our client had not been terminated “for Cause” and was entitled to recover cash and stock worth tens of millions of dollars that his former employer claimed had been forfeited.
In 2019, Patrick and Jim won a seven-figure arbitration award in favor of our client arising from his “Good Reason” resignation pursuant to a Change of Control agreement. The award included all amounts sought by the executive, plus statutory interest and attorneys’ fees.
