Legal Staff

SANDULLI GRACE, PC.
44 School Street, Suite 1100
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617) 523-2500
Fax: (617) 525-2527
Visit: www.sandulligrace.com

Alan H. Shapiro, Emory University Law School, former Counsel at the Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission and Labor Guild Instructor.  Member of the Bar since 1980.

Amy Laura Davidson, Northeastern University School of Law, former Counsel at the Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission and in-house counsel to a statewide police union, and former chair of the Advisory Council to the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations.  Member of the Bar since 1980.

John M. Becker, Northeastern University School of Law and former law clerk to Justice Neil L. Lynch, Supreme Judicial Court.  Member of the Bar since 1994.

Jennifer Smith, Northeastern University School of Law, former Hearing Officer for the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations and former bargaining representative for a large statewide Massachusetts local union.  Member of the Bar since 2007.

Daniel Fogarty, Brooklyn Law School, former Trial Examiner at the New York City Office of Collective Bargaining.  Member of the Bar since 2013; member of the New York Bar since 2014.

Ian Collins, Boston College School of Law, former litigation attorney for Northeast Legal Aid, and former union organizer for a large hospitality industry union in Las Vegas. Member of the Bar since 2020.

Casey E. Berkowitz, Northeastern University School of Law.  Member of the Bar since 2021.

Laurel Goldstein, Northeastern University School of Law, former attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services, former attorney at the National Labor Relations Board. Member of the Bar since January 2016.

Paul M. Facklam, Jr., Northeastern University School of Law.  Member of the Bar since 1997.

Nicholas R. Adams, Suffolk University Law School. Former legal intern at Pension Action Center and the General Court Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development. Member of the Bar since 2023.

Lauren Kopec, Northeastern University School of Law, former law clerk to Justice Elspeth B. Cypher of the Supreme Judicial Court and former enforcement intern with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. Member of the Bar since 2020.

Lekzi NesSmith, Northeastern University School of Law, former law clerk at Sandulli Grace and former legal intern at the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations.

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF:
Tracey Anemoduris, Office Administrator; Gia Capozzi, Legal Secretary

Massachusetts Coalition of Police General Counsel
Timothy R. King
Active member of the Waltham Police Department
Massachusetts School of Law at Andover
Member of Massachusetts Bar since 2006
Union Activist and Official for over 20 years

Law Enforcement Issues In The News

June 23, 2023 in Frontpage Content, Legal Updates, New Events

Appeals Court Rules in Favor of MassCOP & Their Brewster Local and Vacates Lower Superior Court Decision

  Dear President Scott Hovsepian, We won the Brewster Academy pay case! The Appeals Court reversed the Superior Court. The court recognized the artifice that Brewster created to get around…
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April 27, 2022 in Important News, Legal Updates, MassCOP Blog, News & Events, News and Events, Uncategorized

MassCOP Files Complaint Against the MA Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission

April 27, 2022:  Today, the Massachusetts Coalition of Police (MassCOP), the Boston Police Superior Officers Federation (BPSOF), and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society (BPDBS) announced that three plaintiffs -…
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November 27, 2021 in Legal Updates

MassCOP Written Testimony re: Body Cameras

November 23, 2021 Massachusetts Body Worn Camera Commission Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security One Ashburton Place Suite 2133 Boston, MA 02108 RE: Public Hearing Testimony, November 23,…
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June 18, 2021 in Legal Updates, MassCOP and Police Reform

Senator Booker’s Draft Police Reform Proposal (A Message from our President)

June 18, 2021 Dear Members: As we stand together with the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) in support to the opposition to the draft police reform proposal being proffered…
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April 28, 2021 in Legal Updates, MassCOP Blog, News and Events

NAPO Letter to USA TODAY Opposing Mike Thompson Cartoon

April 27, 2021 Letters to the Editor USA TODAY VIA EMAIL: RE: April 13, 2021 Mike Thompson Editorial Cartoon, “The Game of Life or Death” To the Editor of USA…
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March 7, 2021 in Legal Updates, MassCOP and Police Reform

New Legislative Session is Underway on Beacon Hill (March 6 2021)

Dear Members: A new legislative session is underway on Beacon Hill and your MassCOP leadership team is already monitoring close to 150 bills and advocating for the interests of our…
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