- Wrongful Death
- Corporate Law
- Intellectual Property
- Employment DiscriminationAnjali S. Kumar is an attorney at Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy, P.C. Her practice focuses on a broad range of employment law matters, including wage and hour laws, employment discrimination, non-competition agreements, and leave laws. In addition, Ms. Kumar represents clients in a variety of business and civil litigation matters. Prior to joining Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury and Murphy, P.C., Ms. Kumar worked at the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office in the Solicitor General’s Division and at a large law firm in Minneapolis. Ms. Kumar interned at the Minnesota Court of Appeals and clerked at county attorneys’ offices in Minnesota during law school.
- Personal InjuryAs an attorney for both state and local governments, focusing on high-profile litigation involving elections and constitutional claims, public infrastructure projects, employment, personal injury, and wrongful death. She also served in the general counsel role for a public pension system with over $40 billion in assets under management. Diana is a member of the Defense Research Institute.
- Medical MalpracticeGovernment agencies. Prior to joining the firm, Diana worked at a law firm in Phoenix, Arizona practicing business, insurance, and medical malpractice litigation. She then served in the public sector
- Estate PlanningDoherty, Wallace offers a broad practice in the areas of trial, litigation, real estate, business services including banking and transactional matters, estate planning and probate administration, intellectual property including patent prosecution, taxation, employment, educational law and healthcare law.
- TrustsDoherty, Wallace, Pillsbury and Murphy, P.C. is proud to announce the hiring of Lisa L. Halbert as an attorney in our Northampton, Massachusetts office. Attorney Halbert joined Doherty, Wallace in July, 2022, and brings over 30 years of experience in representing clients throughout Western Massachusetts. She has an extensive background in elder law and estate planning; estate and trust administration (including estate tax return preparation); special needs trusts; asset protection planning; residential real estate; and preparation of personal and fiduciary income tax returns.
- Power of AttorneyAngelina P. Stafford, Shareholder argued a case before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on January 5, 2022 concerning the Massachusetts Uniform Trust Code and creation of a trust by an attorney-in-fact under a power of attorney. Barbetti v. Stempniewicz, SJC Docket No. 131149.
- Probate
- Tax LawAttorney Rosemary Crowley presented to the Barnstable County Assessors on real estate tax law issues and the Appellate Tax Board. The presentation consisted of an update on the latest cases, jurisdictional issues, and treatment of conservation land for exemption purposes.