Bryant College, B.A., 1984; Southern New England School of Law, J.D., 1992; Admitted to Practice in the Massachusetts Courts, Federal District Court, 1st Circuit Court of Appeals. Current Governor's Council (District 1); Former Law Clerk, Massachusetts Superior Court; Former Chief of Police, Somerset Police Department; Former member and Chairman, Planning Board, Town of Somerset; Adjunct Professor, Roger Williams University, Instructor at police academies, Member, Prince Henry Society, Mass. Bar and ATLA. Joe has been a plaintiff's attorney at Lynch & Lynch for more than 28 years resolving cases he brought to the firm for tens of millions of dollars. In 2021 alone, cases brought in by Joe, and worked on by a team at Lynch & Lynch settled for more than $15,000,000.00. Joe continues to represent clients for personal injuries including catastrophic injuries and death claims. Joe also represents select defendants in criminal matters.
We represent individuals and companies in many aspects of the employer/employee relationship. We have experience with cases involving:
Discriminatory practices in hiring, firing, promotion and job assignment
Workplace harassment
Employment contracts and non-compete agreements
We have worked on numerous cases filed at the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights, and in state and federal courts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.