Johanna L. Matloff - Boston, MA
Attorney at The Wagner Law Group
Employee Benefits Lawyers in Boston, MA
One Financial Center Suite 3610 Boston, MA 02111
Boston Employee Benefits Lawyer
Updated: 02/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Employee Benefits
- ERISA Litigation
- Tax Exempt Organizations
- Employment Law
- Probate
- Family Law
Attorney Information
Overview
Johanna is an experienced litigator in disputes involving ERISA and employment benefits as well as employment, insurance, non-profit organizations, complex torts, nursing homes, and consumer and home improvement products liability. Her ERISA litigation experience includes ERISA preemption issues, benefit claims, plan benefit calculation matters, as well as breach of fiduciary duty claims. Johanna has also represented clients in litigation involving wrongful termination and retaliation claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act, unpaid wages and government contractor’s personnel files.
Johanna regularly advises clients, including both for-profit and non-profit organizations, on a variety of employment law matters. She provides counsel to employers regarding employment-related policies and agreements, including non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, severance agreements, and employee handbooks. Johanna advises non-profit organizations on a variety of legal and litigation matters including director’s and officer’s liability, human resources and personnel decisions, employment practices, contracts, First Amendment issues, collections, and insurance.
Johanna also uses her legal skills to support her community, serving on the Executive Committee and Board of Overseers of The Jewish Journal, a newspaper based on the North Shore of Massachusetts.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Best Lawyers in America® (2023 - 2026): Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers - General Litigation (2023, 2024)
- Top Lawyers, Nonproft Organizations - Boston Magazine, 2022 - 2024
- Selected as “Massachusetts Rising Star” by Super Lawyers (2005-2012)
Education
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Legal Education
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Suffolk University Law School,
Boston,
Massachusetts, 2002
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
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Suffolk University Law School,
Boston,
Massachusetts, 2002
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Non Legal Education
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The University of Pennsylvania, 1998
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: magna cum laude
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The University of Pennsylvania, 1998
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Classes and Seminars
- Tech Networks of Boston Virtual Roundtable, August 2020
Published Works
Articles
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Product Liability Desk Reference: A Fifty-State Compendium (2018-2021) - Contributing Author, Massachusetts Chapter.
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Business Torts: A Fifty-State Guide (2018-2021) - Contributing Author, Massachusetts Chapter
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“Pregnancy Discrimination: A Defense Perspective” - Co-Author, MCLE – Massachusetts Employment Law (2015 to present).
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The Uninjured Plaintiff: New Frontiers of Liability - Co-Author, , 71 Def. Couns. J. 262 (July 2004).
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The New Star Chamber: An Illusion of Due Process Standards at Private University Disciplinary Hearings - Author, 35 Suffolk. U. L. Rev. 169 (2001).
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
- Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
- Defense Research Institute, Member
- Boston Bar Association, Member
- The Jewish Journal, Executive Committee and Board of Overseers
- Women’s Bar Association, Member
- Attended IADC Annual Trial Academy at Stanford Law School (2018)
Contact
One Financial Center
Suite 3610
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-357-5200
Fax: 617-357-5250
Email: Send a message
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