RJA Attorneys Receive Recognition As Massachusetts “Super Lawyers”

RJA is proud to announce the selection of attorneys Austin Joyce, John Vigliotti, and Andy Gambaccini for inclusion in the 2023 list of Massachusetts “Super Lawyers” by Super Lawyers magazine. Austin Joyce receives the honor for the fifth time. Joyce was recognized for his excellence in the area of personal injury litigation. John Vigliotti receives the award for the ninth time, one for each year

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RJA Attorney Andy Gambaccini Quoted In Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

Andy Gambaccini recently was interviewed in connection with a Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article discussing a Cambridge police officer’s civil rights lawsuit alleging that his free speech rights were infringed when his employer issued a four-day suspension following the a Facebook post from the officer. While the full story is below, the portion featuring Gambaccini is excerpted here: Worcester lawyer Andrew J. Gambaccini, who represents law

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RJA Attorneys Austin Joyce, John Vigliotti And Andy Gambaccini Again Selected As Super Lawyers

The Worcester, Massachusetts law firm of Reardon, Joyce & Akerson, P.C. announces that attorneys Austin Joyce, John Vigliotti and Andy Gambaccini again have been selected as Super Lawyers for 2021 by Super Lawyers Magazine. Austin Joyce receives the honor for the third time.  Joyce was recognized for his excellence in the area of personal injury litigation. John Vigliotti receives the award for the seventh time,

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Snap Judgments: Does Chauvin have a viable case for a new trial?

Original Article By Pat Murphy on masslawyersweekly.com Q: Does former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin have a viable argument for a new trial based on claims he was denied a fair trial because of media coverage, pre-trial disclosure of the $27 million civil rights settlement with George Floyd’s family, pre-verdict pronouncements of his guilt by political leaders, and/or the denial of his request for a

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Investigation into Milford’s police chief continues

Pighetti put on leave in February after traffic stop Alison Bosma The Milford Daily News   MILFORD — Two months after Police Chief Michael Pighetti was put on paid leave, the town is still investigating the complaint that put him there. “I can’t confirm that there even is any investigation ongoing, as we have not been contacted by anyone associated with the Town of Milford

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RJA ATTORNEY ANDY GAMBACCINI TO PRESENT AT A PANEL DISCUSSION ON POLICE REFORM LEGISLATION IN MASSACHUSETTS

At the close of 2020, the Massachusetts Legislature passed, and Governor Charlie Baker signed, a bill entitled “An Act Relative to Justice, Equity and Accountability in Law Enforcement in the Commonwealth[].”  This so-called police reform legislation promises to usher in a broad range of profound changes to Massachusetts policing at a number of levels. On April 5, 2021, a distinguished set of panelists will be

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Milford police chief defends traffic stop, calls actions ‘legitimate’ and ‘justified’

Alison Bosma |The Milford Daily News MILFORD — A Worcester law firm sent out a letter Tuesday defending Milford Police Chief Michael Pighetti, after selectmen placed him on paid leave last week. “I want the community to hear directly from me on these issues,” the letter, marked from Pighetti himself, read, “so that the record can be set straight and the facts can be known, including community

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Former Granby Fire Chief John Mitchell wins second arbitration; town ordered to pay him 90 days back pay

By Jim Russell | Special to The Republican GRANBY – A 90-day suspension the selectboard meted out to then-fire chief John Mitchell last year violated his employment rights and was not justified, according to a recent arbitration decision – ordering the town of Granby to pay him the lost wages and benefits. The select board voted in July to fire him, after having suspended him without

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Arbitrator: Granby wrong to suspend ex-fire chief John Mitchell; hearing on propriety of firing yet to come

From Jim Russell | Special to The Republican November 9, 2020 GRANBY – An arbitrator on Wednesday determined the Selectboard lacked justification to suspend, without pay, the town’s former fire chief, John Mitchell, while he was still an employee earlier this year. The Selectboard’s office has not responded to a request for comment. “The Town is hereby ordered to immediately rescind the suspension, remove all

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RJA Attorneys John Vigliotti And Andy Gambaccini Again Selected As Super Lawyers

The Worcester, Massachusetts law firm of Reardon, Joyce & Akerson, P.C. announces that attorneys John Vigliotti and Andy Gambaccini again have been selected as Super Lawyers for 2020 by Super Lawyers Magazine. John Vigliotti receives the award for the sixth time, one for each year he has been eligible. Prior to being named a Super Lawyer, Vigliotti twice was named a Rising Star by Super

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