Lawyers Weekly

Founding date: 1914

Managing partner or chairman in charge: Louis M. Ciavarra

Firm mission statement (250 words maximum): Bowditch & Dewey is a Massachusetts law firm serving businesses in the Massachusetts business corridor stretching from Boston to Worcester. We are more than just legal technocrats. We are business advisors who help our clients achieve their strategic goals. We maintain a stimulating working environment for outstanding lawyers and staff who are team players. We have a long history of providing community leadership and financial support to leading non-profit and community organizations. Our lawyers and professional staff are active in the civic life of the Greater Boston, MetroWest and Worcester communities.

Important firm contacts (w/contact info) (10 max):

Louis M. Ciavarra
Managing Partner
lciavarra@bowditch.com
(508) 926-3408

John Medbury
Executive Director
jmedbury@bowditch.com
(508) 926-3310

Vickie E. Manning
Human Resources Director
vmanning@bowditch.com
(508) 926-3312

Vincent F. O’Rourke Jr.
Litigation Practice Leader
vorourke@bowditch.com
(508) 926-3424

James E. Wallace Jr.
Labor & Employment Leader
jwallace@bowditch.com
(508) 926-3439

Robert C. Sudmyer
Environmental & Real Estate Leader
rsudmyer@Bowditch.com
(508) 926-3436

Jane V. Hawkes
Business & Finance Leader
jhawkes@bowditch.com
(617) 757-6510

John F. Shoro
Estate, Financial & Tax Planning Leader
jshoro@bowditch.com
(508) 926-3433

Marketing director (w/contact info): Richard T. Foote, rfoote@bowditch.com, (508) 416-2405

No. of lawyers (Mass. only) (Male/Female): 64 (45 male; 19 female)

Total no. of lawyers (worldwide): 64

No. of equity partners (Mass. only) (Male/Female): 16 male; 2 female

New hires in 2006 (Mass. only) (Male/Female): 4 male; 2 female

Elevations in 2006 (Mass. only) (Male/Female): 0 male; 0 female

Departures in 2006 (Mass. only) (Male/Female): N/R

No. of "of counsel" lawyers (Mass. only): 8

No. of paralegals (Mass. only): 17

No. of all non-paralegal support staff (Mass. only): 49

Hourly billing rates: Partners: $280-$550; Junior partners/associates: $150-$300; Paralegals: $100-$150

Gross revenue: N/R

Revenue per lawyer: N/R

Profit: N/R

Profit per partner: N/R

Profit Margin: N/R

Associates' starting salary as of fall 2006: N/R

Associates' starting salary as of Jan. 1, 2007: N/R

Dress policy: Casual-dress

Areas of practice: Administrative ;  Alternative Dispute Resolution ;  Banking & Finance ;  Bankruptcy & Business Restructuring ;  Business / Corporate ;  Construction ;  Education ;  Energy / Environmental / Regulated Industry ;  Financial Services / Institutions ;  Government Regulation & Affairs / Public ;  Projects / Municipal ;  Health Care / Life Sciences ;  Immigration ;  Intellectual Property ;  Labor, Employment & Employee Benefits ;  Litigation ;  Mergers & Acquisitions ;  Nonprofit Organizations ;  Products & Premises Liability / General Tort Law ;  Professional Liability / Medical Malpractice ;  Real Estate / Development / Land Use ;  Securities & Finance ;  Sexual Harassment ;  Tax / Benefits / ERISA ;  Trusts & Estates