Attorney and Staff Profiles
Email: rdavids@davids-cohen.com
Ronald M. Davids is a founding partner of the firm. He received his undergraduate degree from Colby College in 1978 and his law degree from Boston University in 1981. He is admitted to the bar in the states of Massachusetts, Maine and Florida. He is also certified as a Mediator in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts having successfully completed an intensive training program sponsored by JAMS/Endispute. Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Davids was a shareholder in a larger Boston firm, representing parties in civil matters from 1983 until 1998.
In 1986, Mr. Davids argued the first social host liability case in Massachusetts to the Supreme Judicial Court. He has also argued cases in both the First Circuit Court of Appeals and the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Mr. Davids has tried several cases in the state and federal courts of Massachusetts and elsewhere. He co-authored a chapter on "The Intoxicated Driver" for a volume of the Matthew Bender treatise on Automobile Accident Law and Practice, an article regarding exclusivity provisions in commercial leases for the Retail Law Strategist and assisted in preparing the City of Boston's "Drug Prevention Manual." Mr. Davids twice served on the faculty of the Cambridge Institute and taught a seminar entitled "The Rules of Evidence Under Massachusetts Law" and has lectured on the issue of liquor liability. He also served on a national panel in New York sponsored by the Practicing Law Institute on "Case Handling Techniques" and led a roundtable session at the ICSC annual convention. He has lectured on case handling and trial techniques for the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education board and has been on the faculty for its Depositions Workshop. He served for several years as an appointed member of the Ethics Committee of the Boston Bar Association and as a Sustaining Member of the Product Liability Advisory Counsel, a national group of manufacturers, academics and appointed counsel. He was awarded Martindale-Hubbell's highest AV rating based on its peer review process several years ago and has maintained that distinction ever since. Since 2005, Mr. Davids has been named annually by Boston Magazine as a "Super Lawyer" in Massachusetts, a distinction afforded the top 5% of attorneys in the state based on a survey of Massachusetts attorneys.
Mr. Davids serves on the Board of Directors of Greater Boston Legal Services and serves as a member of its Executive Committee. He is a member of the Boston Bar Association, where he is a former Co-Chair of its Business Litigation Section and member of the Steering Committee; the American Bar Association; the Florida Bar Association; and the Maine Bar Association. Mr. Davids is also an active member of the local and national chapters of the Risk and Insurance Management Society ("RIMS").
Mr. Davids has represented a wide variety of individuals and companies throughout New England including major commercial real estate developers, product manufacturers, internet startups and insurance companies. Mr. Davids concentrates his litigation practice on business and tort matters such as corporate and partnership disputes, trade secret protection, products and premises liability suits, construction and employment disputes, commercial contract claims, insurance coverage issues and general negligence matters. He has also represented numerous individuals and companies in negotiating contracts and providing counsel on general business matters. Mr. Davids also makes himself available as a Mediator to assist parties in resolving business, commercial employment, real estate and personal injury disputes.
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Email: acohen@davids-cohen.com
Adam G. Cohen is a partner at the firm. He received his undergraduate degree from Clark University (B.A., Business Management, cum laude, 1988) and earned his law degree from Suffolk University Law School (J.D. 1991). His practice focuses in the areas of property and casualty insurance claims, insurance coverage issues, business and commercial disputes, premises liability, products liability and surety/construction matters. He represents commercial entities, insurers and their insureds, and self-insureds. Mr. Cohen has extensive trial, arbitration, and appellate experience with an emphasis on first- and third-party insurance defense matters. Prior to joining Davids & Cohen, Mr. Cohen was a partner at Cetrulo & Capone LLP, where he had practiced since 1996.
Mr. Cohen is admitted to the state and federal bars of both Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He has lectured at a Boston Bar Association Symposium on reinsurance issues, an MCLE seminar entitled the Mold Muddle, and at a trucking industry seminar on safety issues. He recently authored a chapter on all facets of statutory interest for an MCLE book entitled Damages in Massachusetts Litigation, as well as a chapter pertaining to preparation of a case from the defendant’s perspective for an upcoming MCLE publication. He co-authored an article entitled Subrogation Actions Against Other Financial Institutions for a Defense Research Institute Monograph. He was also named a Rising Star in both the May 2005 and May 2006 Super Lawyers editions of Boston Magazine, which recognizes the top 2.5% of all lawyers in Massachusetts under the age of 40. Mr. Cohen is a member of the Boston Association of Claims Executives and sits on the Advisory Board of Pitching In For Kids, a Boston-based charitable organization.
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Email: avesely@davids-cohen.com
Amy J. Vesely has been with the firm since its inception. Before joining the firm, Ms. Vesely was an associate at Campbell, Campbell & Edwards in Charlestown, Massachusetts where she worked since her graduation from New England School of Law in 1986. She received her bachelor's degree at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. During most of her 12 years at Campbell, Campbell & Edwards, Ms. Vesely's main area of practice was civil litigation, focusing on products liability, personal injury, commercial contract litigation and landlord-tenant law. She also represented a national insurer in all of their ERISA litigation filed in Massachusetts.
Ms. Vesely handles commercial litigation matters for the firm on behalf of real estate management companies, developers and landlords. These matters involve collections, evictions and other aspects of Summary Process actions. Ms. Vesely has developed a strong expertise in this area, having handled over one hundred commercial matters. She has considerable experience in all aspects of commercial landlord-tenant litigation, from pre and post-suit settlement negotiations to Summary Process Trials and post-judgment collections. She is knowledgeable with all aspects of practice and procedure in both the state and federal courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New Hampshire.
Ms. Vesely is licensed to practice before the Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Federal bars. She is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Commercial Law League of America.
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Email: jobrien@davids-cohen.com
Jennifer A. O'Brien joined the firm in 2000 following her graduation from Suffolk University Law School in 1999, Magna Cum Laude. Prior to that, Ms. O'Brien worked for several years in the public sector as a Claims Representative for the United States Social Security Administration. She is admitted to practice before the Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut bars as well as the United States District Court, District of Massachusetts and District of New Hampshire. She is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the New Hampshire Bar Association. Ms. O'Brien received her bachelor's degree from Providence College in 1991, Magna Cum Laude.
Ms. O'Brien has represented both individuals and business entities throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut. She has successfully defended major commercial real estate developers in a wide variety of lawsuits including several that resulted in a dismissal by summary judgment without the need for a trial. Her practice also includes personal injury, employment disputes and commercial litigation.
She has successfully litigated contract disputes on behalf of her clients, including a judgment in favor of a New Hampshire client that included payment of her attorneys' fees and costs by the opposing party. She has also obtained substantial jury verdicts on behalf of her client that were far in excess of the defendant's final settlement offers. She has been named a Rising Star for two consecutive years, in the May 2006 and 2007 Super Lawyers edition of Boston Magazine which recognizes the top 2.5% of all lawyers in Massachusetts under the age of 40.
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Email: cgould@davids-cohen.com
Charles E. Gould joined the firm in 2005, having recently graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law. He is a member of the Massachusetts bar. While at Wake Forest, where he graduated in the Order of Barristers, Mr. Gould was a member of Moot Court and the National Trial Team. He received his bachelor’s degree (cum laude) from Boston University in 2000.
Mr. Gould focuses his practice on civil litigation, including premises liability, employment disputes, and commercial litigation.
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Email: psantangelo@davids-cohen.com
Paula is the firm's office administrator. She has been at the firm since its inception. Paula handles many of the firm's business issues and is responsible for all accounting, personnel and administrative matters.
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Email: koreilly@davids-cohen.com
Kenna manages the legal support needs of the firm. She has been at Davids & Cohen since 1999. Kenna offers frontline support for the firm's clients as a receptionist and backend support for the attorneys as a legal secretary.
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Email: tkrechevsky@davids-cohen.com
Tracy joined the firm in October of 2006 and provides secretarial/administrative support to the firm's attorneys.
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