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Beverly Business Lawyer
About Richard M. Gelb Esq.
Practice Areas
- Business
- Securities
- Non-Competition Agreements
- Corporate Raiding and Trade Secrets
- Accountants' Liability
- Criminal Law
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
- Co-Founder
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1973
- New York, 1975
- District of Columbia, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1978
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1975
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1975
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1977
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1978
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- American Inn of Court, Boston College Law School Intellectual Property (Founder and Co-President)
- American Inns of Court Foundation, National Leadership Council (Member)
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section (Former Council Member)
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Committee on Ethics (Former Member)
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Business Litigation Committee (Former Chair)
- American Bar Association, Business, Securities and Intellectual Property Committees (Member)
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Business, Securities and Intellectual Property Committees (Member)
- Boston Bar Association, Business, Securities and Intellectual Property Committees (Member)
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member)
- Computer Law Association (Member)
- National Society of Compliance Professionals (Member)
- New England Securities Compliance Group (Member)
- Massachusetts Bar Association, State Bench-Bar Forum Committee (Member)
- Boston Bar Association, Securities Law Committee Broker-Dealer Subcommittee (Co-Chair)
- Boston Bar Association, Fee Disputes Committee and Task Force on Civility in the Legal Profession (Member)
- Boston Patent Law Association, Trade Secrets Committee (Co-Chair)
- Boston Inn of Court (Past President)
- American Inn of Court, Suffolk University Law School Litigation (Founder and Co-President)
- Murray Inn of Court, Executive Committee (Member)
Education
- Boston College Law School,
Boston,
Massachusetts
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Communications of the Boston College Law School Alumni Council, Vice-President
Honors: Leadership Gifts Committee, Co-Chair
Honors: Reverend James B. Malley, S.J. Award
Honors: 75th BC Law Anniversary Awards, Recipient - New York University,
New York,
New York
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Past Positions
- Litigation Department of Proskauer Rose LLP, Associate
- Massachusetts Law Review, Associate Editor
Pro Bono Activities
- American Inns Court Foundation, Board of Trustees
- Massachusetts Bar Foundation, Life Member
- American Inns of Court Foundation, Board of Trustees, Member
Classes and Seminars
- Panelist, Business and Securities Litigation and Arbitration
Feedback
Other Sources of Feedback About Richard M. Gelb
Included on the 2020 Massachusetts list
Past Lists
- 2019 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2007 superlawyers.com Super Lawyers list
- 2006 superlawyers.com Super Lawyers list
- 2005 superlawyers.com Super Lawyers list
- 2004 superlawyers.com Super Lawyers list
Honors
- AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
- Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell Bar Registrar
- Best Lawyers in America
- New England Super Lawyers
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers
- Who's Who in the World
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in American Law
- Best of the U.S.'s List, Best Service Professionals
- Avvo Rating 10
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Fellow, American Bar Association
- Fellow, Massachusetts Bar Association
Video & Photo
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Office Information
Address
900 Cummings CenterSuite 207-VBeverly, MA 01915
Phone
Fax
- (617) 345-0009
Offers Free Initial Consultation
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Office Hours
24/7
Publication
Articles
- Author, "Massachusetts Superior Court Civil Practice Manual",
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
- Author, "Ethical Lawyering in Massachusetts",
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
- Published Articles,
Massachusetts Law Review
- Published Articles,
The Best of MCLE Journal
- Published Articles,
Boston Business Journal
- Published Articles, Massachusetts Bar Association Civil Litigation Section News
- Published Articles, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
- Published Articles, The Practical Lawyer
- Published Articles, Trial Diplomacy Journal
- Quoted, The Boston Globe
- Quoted, Bureau of National Affairs
- Quoted, Financial Planning on Wall Street
- Quoted, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
- Quoted, The New York Times
- Quoted, Securities Week
- Quoted, The Wall Street Journal
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