Edward W. McIntyre, Esq.
Law Office of Edward W. McIntyre, Clinton
Edward W. McIntyre has been a trial lawyer practicing in the field of negligence law since 1981. His trial practice has concentrated in the area of serious and life-altering injuries and has involved trials in the Superior Court and the United States District Court for Massachusetts. He has also represented parties in land disputes, premises liability cases, defective products, construction site accidents, business partnership breakups, trademark infringement, non-compete agreements, condominium owners association conflicts and municipal grievances. Ed is the immediate past president of the Massachusetts Bar Association and a past president of the Worcester County Bar Association.
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Richard T. Corbett, Esq.
McLucas & West, PC, Boston
Richard Corbett has been a trial lawyer practicing
in the field of personal injury law since January,
1977. Over the course of his career, he has tried
cases involving serious and catastrophic injuries,
including wrongful death, traumatic brain injuries,
spinal cord injuries and burn injuries in the
Massachusetts Superior Courts and the United States
District Court for Massachusetts. He has also
argued in the Massachusetts Appeals Court and
the Supreme Judicial Court. He has represented
both plaintiffs and defendants. Earlier in his
career, Attorney Corbett served as in-house counsel
for both Travelers and Cigna where he was able
to litigate countless cases and gain a deep understanding
of the insurance claims handling process.
Since 1997, his association as "of counsel" at
both the Law Office of Peter Eleey and his current
position with McLucas & West allowed him to handle
many cases representing injured plaintiffs. Attorney
Corbett also served as general counsel for the
Massachusetts Guarantee Fund from 2007 to 2009.
Dick is a frequent panelist in Continuing Legal
Education panels. He is a NITA Certified Trial
Advocacy Instructor and received Mediation certification
from JAMS in 2002. Since 2002, he has devoted
a considerable part of his practice to acting
as a neutral Mediator and Arbitrator while continuing
to act as a trial lawyer, representing both plaintiffs
and defendants.
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Honorable Mel L. Greenberg
Seder & Chandler, Worcester & Westborough
Former Massachusetts Appeals Court Justice
Judge Greenberg, recently retired from the Massachusetts
Appeals Court, has had an illustrious career,
presiding over trials at many different levels
of the court system. Appointed to the District
Court in 1977, he handled cases for both the District
Court and the Appellate Division of the District
Court.
In 1982, a Lawyer's Weekly survey recognized Judge
Greenberg as one of the "10 Best Trial Judges
in Commonwealth." He was appointed to the Superior
Court in 1983, serving there until 1990, when
he joined the Appeals Court, where he served until
2007. Upon retiring from the Appeals Court, Judge
Greenberg accepted the position "of counsel" to
the Worcester firm of Seder & Chandler (offices
also in Westborough).
He currently serves as the chair of the firm's
Appellate Advocacy and Consulting Group and co-chair
of the Arbitration and Mediation Services Group,
which specializes in dispute resolution of complex
commercial, insolvency, corporate and intellectual
property matters.
Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Greenberg
had a very successful career as a Worcester area
trial attorney in the 1960s and 70s, litigating
cases involving employment issues, civil rights,
personal injury, criminal, subrogation and general
civil matters. He also served as a Judge Advocate
General for the United States Army Reserve from
1961-67. Alternate Dispute Resolution was a logical
next direction for a jurist with Judge Greenberg's
stature and extensive trial experience. In addition
to being a Case Closed panelist, he currently
serves both on the American Arbitration Association's
panel and the Real Estate Bar Association's panel.
Judge Greenberg has completed the Program on Negotiation
and Mediation at Harvard Law School.
Judge Greenberg has always maintained strong ties
to the Worcester area and serves as a director
for the Worcester Center for Performing Arts and
the Foothills Theatre.
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Honorable William E. Melahn (Ret.)
Former Lowell District Court Justice
Judge
Melahn was first appointed to the Newburyport
District Court in 1992, but was subsequently assigned
to all the courts in Region III of the District
Court. Judge Melahn spent the major portion of
his judicial career at the Lowell District Court.
In 1996, when the District Court Division of the
Trial Court started civil jury sessions on an experimental
basis in Norfolk and Middlesex Counties, due to
his significant civil background, Judge Melahn was
assigned the task of setting up and presiding over
the civil jury sessions in the Lowell District Court.
He maintained that position until his retirement
in 2008. It is estimated that he has presided over
close to 1,500 trials, civil and criminal.
Prior to his appointment to the District Court,
he was a trial attorney for law firms in New York
City and Massachusetts. Starting out in a Brooklyn
firm specializing in personal injury litigation,
he then moved to a Manhattan law firm concentrating
in Customs and International Trade. From the mid
1970's he maintained this specialty along with
a general practice in Massachusetts.
During his years on the bench, Judge Melahn handled
all types of civil matters including automobile
cases, premises liability and many business and
contract cases including homeowner-contractor
disputes. He had a reputation of always running
an efficient courtroom and being fair and even-handed
to members of the Bar.
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L. Jeffrey Meehan, Esq.
Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy, Springfield
An experienced trial attorney and shareholder at the Springfield law firm of Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy for more than 30 years, Jeffrey Meehan, has tried over 140 cases to verdict. His litigation practice encompasses many areas of general liability including personal injury, automotive torts, premises liability, product liability, liquor liability, professional negligence, insurance coverage interpretation and commercial disputes. His practice is primarily on the defense side but also handles a number of plaintiff cases and commercial disputes at any given time. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Jeff also is an accomplished author and has spoken at seminars for both the MCLE and the Hampden County Bar Association.
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Richard Morrissey, Esq.
Former Clerk, Springfield District Court
Attorney Richard Morrissey was a magistrate for
thirty-seven years with a recognized specialty in
civil law and procedure. During his years of service
he was a teacher and lecturer for the trial court
in all areas of the law. He conducted seminars on
small claims, civil law and procedure, summary process,
mental health, civil motor vehicle hearing, and
search warrants, not only for the trial court, but
also local and state agencies and the Hampden County
Bar Association. As a magistrate he worked in all
four western Massachusetts counties, at the request
of the Regional Administrative Justice, to hear
cases in which the local court had a conflict. For
M.C.L.E. he wrote "How to Handle a Civil Motor Vehicle
Hearing" and for the Hampden County Bar Association,
along with Justice Kenneth Cote, authored a pamphlet,
"Civil One Trial System." His years of working in
the busiest court in the state have given him a
unique perspective on how to resolve a case.
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