Kristen M. Hurley - Boston, MA
Attorney at Gordon Law Group
Employment Litigation Lawyers in Boston, MA
585 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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23
Years
Experience
Boston Employment Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 08/14/2026
Areas of Practice
- Employment Litigation
- Class and Collective Actions
- Wage and Hour Litigation
- Overtime Pay Claims
- Minimum Wage Claims
- Regular Wage and Commission Claims
- Wage and Tip Theft
- Prevailing Wage Claims
- Employment Discrimination
- Employee Representation
Attorney Information
Overview
Kristen M. Hurley is an experienced employment litigator based in Boston, Massachusetts, with a practice focused on representing employees in class and collective actions. She represents workers in matters involving overtime pay, minimum and regular wages, commissions, wage and tip theft, prevailing wage violations, and employment discrimination.
Hurley has represented thousands of workers in certified and conditionally certified class and collective actions against major companies, including Wal-Mart, Federal Express, BJ’s, and Ryder. Her experience spans a broad range of industries and occupations, including temporary staffing workers, construction workers, call-center employees, cable installers, trucking employees, and retail and wireless workers.
She has achieved substantial results in significant class-action litigation, including a groundbreaking discrimination class action against the City of Brockton, and has recovered more than $50 million in damages for her clients. Her class and collective action experience includes matters involving tens of thousands of workers.
Hurley earned her J.D. cum laude from Suffolk University Law School, where she was recognized as a Distinguished Oral Advocate, and her B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross. She is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and before the Federal District Court.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Recognized for “extraordinary skill displayed in this litigation” by Judge Daniel O’Shea, Superior Court (2020)
- Recognized for “excellent service to the class” by Judge Kenneth W. Salinger (2018)
- Recognized for “considerable experience, reputation and ability” by Judge Michael K. Callan, Superior Court (2017)
- Recognized for “extensive experience and success in the realm of class action lawsuit” by Judge Robert C. Cosgrove, Superior Court (2016)
- Recognized as “eminently qualified” by Judge Bonnie MacLeod, Superior Court (2015)
Other Sources of Feedback About Kristen M. Hurley
Included on the 2008 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2007 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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Suffolk University Law School,
Boston,
Massachusetts
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Distinguished Oral Advocate
Non Legal Education
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College of the Holy Cross
B.A.
Past Positions
- Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster, PC
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 2003
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
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Contact
585 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Phone Number: 617-741-8468
Fax Number: 617-536-1802
Email: Send a message
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