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Schwartz Hannum PC has been ranked as 20th on the list of Top 50 Diversity Owned Businesses in Massachusetts and 500th on the list of Top 500 Women Owned Businesses in the U.S. by Diversity Business.

Schwartz Hannum PC is thrilled to announce that Jessica L. Herbster has become Managing Partner.

Schwartz Hannum PC is pleased to announce that Lori Rittman Clark has joined the firm Of Counsel.

Schwartz Hannum PC is pleased to announce that Susan E. Schorr has joined the firm as an Attorney.

Schwartz Hannum PC is pleased to announce that Jaimie A. McKean has joined the firm as an Attorney.

Congratulations to Sara Goldsmith Schwartz who is now a member of the Corporate Caring Committee of Beverly Hospital.  Read more.

Julie A. Galvin, co-chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Immigration Law Business Section, will moderate the Current Trends in PERM Adjudications event at the Boston Bar Association on December 14, 2012.

Congratulations to Sara Goldsmith Schwartz who will act as co-chair of the Boston Chapter of the Harvard Law School Women’s Alliance. Their inaugural event took place on December 4, 2012, at  Wilmer Hale’s office in Boston. Read More.

Schwartz Hannum PC was recognized as a “Top 100 Women-Led Business” for the third year in a row by the Boston Business Journal and The Commonwealth Institute.

William E. Hannum III was selected for inclusion in 2012 New England Super Lawyers in the area of Employment & Labor Law for the ninth consecutive year.

Schwartz Hannum PC is pleased to announce that Hillary Joy Massey has joined the firm as an Attorney.

Schwartz Hannum PC is pleased to announce that Jessica M. Farrelly has joined the firm as an Attorney.

William E. Hannum III was featured in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s Dead Ringers Vol. II.  To see this feature, click here.

Schwartz Hannum PC is pleased to announce that Soyoung Yoon has joined the firm as an Attorney.

Schwartz Hannum PC is pleased to announce that Sara Goldsmith Schwartz and William E. Hannum III have been recognized as “Leaders in their Field” by Chambers USA.  According to Chambers, Sara has the implicit trust of her clients as “she makes the legalese understandable” anddemonstrates excellent interpersonal skills. She is experienced in both employment discrimination litigation and traditional labor relations.  Will is regarded as not only “technically excellent” but also “responsive, easy to work with and an excellent listener.”

Schwartz Hannum PC is pleased to announce that Julie A. Galvin has joined the firm as Immigration Counsel.

Sara Goldsmith Schwartz’s article “Lawsuits Challenging Status of Interns On The Rise” has been published in the NAMWOLF First Quarter (2012) Newsletter.

Schwartz Hannum PC is thrilled to announce that Suzanne W. King and Jessica L. Herbster have become shareholders with the Firm.

Sara Goldsmith Schwartz was featured as an Entrepreneur Success Story on Womenetics.com, a website focusing on women who are business leaders and change agents in their respective fields.  To read this feature story, please visit www.womenetics.com or click here:  http://www.womenetics.com/Success-Stories/super-lawyer-sara-goldsmith-schwartz-grows-her-firm-and-her-family.

Sara Goldsmith Schwartz appeared as a legal expert on 90.9 WBUR, Boston’s National Public Radio station, to discuss the termination of Conductor Benjamin Zander by the New England Conservatory for employing a sex offender to work with the youth orchestra. Sara also addressed the need for schools to conduct proper background checks. Below is a link to the interview, which took place on January 13, 2012. Watch Now

William E. Hannum III was quoted in the January 6, 2012 Findlay Courier article, “Cooper Tire Standoff – No Progress Seen” and again in the January 7, 2012 article, “Cooper Spotlight Shifts To Arkansas.” In the articles, Will continues to offer his opinion on the negotiations between Cooper Tire & Rubber and the United Steelworkers Local 207L.
Read the January 6 Article
Read the January 7 Article

In 2012, the Firm is approved as a member of The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (“NAMWOLF”). NAMWOLF is a non-profit trade association comprised of a select group of minority and women-owned law firms that exhibit excellence in the legal profession.

Sara Goldsmith Schwartz’s article “Form I-9 Violations Cost Employer $173,250 In Penalties Even Though No Illegal Aliens Employed” has been published in the NAMWOLF Fourth Quarter (2011) Newsletter.

William E. Hannum III was quoted in the December 3, 2011 Findlay Courier article, “Labor Experts: Lockout Could Last Weeks” and again in the December 6, 2011 Findlay Courier article, “Cooper Talks: No Progress.”  In the articles, Will offers his opinion on the negotiations between Cooper Tire & Rubber and the United Steelworkers Local 207L.

Schwartz Hannum PC is pleased to announce that David G. Abbott has joined the Firm as an Associate.

Schwartz Hannum PC was honored as a “Top 100” Woman-Led Business for the second year in a row by the Boston Business Journal and The Commonwealth Institute.

William E. Hannum III authored a Special Feature in the November 2011 issue of New England In-House entitled: “Arbitration Class Action Waiver Ruled Unenforceable.”

Sara Goldsmith Schwartz’s article “NLRB Final Rule Requires Unionized And Non-Unionized Employees To Post Notice Of Employee Rights Under NLRA ” has been published in the NAMWOLF Third Quarter (2011) Newsletter.

William E. Hannum III authored a Special Feature in the September 2011 issue of New England In-House entitled: “Oral Complaints Can Trigger FLSA Retaliation Protection.”

William E. Hannum III was quoted in the August 2011 Lawyers USA article entitled: “Block On NLRB Nominees May Mean Trouble For Labor Lawyers.”

William E. Hannum III authored a Special Feature in the July 2011 issue of New England In-House entitled: “Court Sharply Limits Employment Class Actions.”

Schwartz Hannum PC is pleased to announce that Arabela Thomas has joined the Firm as an Associate.

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