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Robert J. Kerwin

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(617) 218-2039 | rkerwin@tbhr-law.com | vCard | PDFPrint Bio

Robert J. Kerwin

Rob has a wide ranging business litigation practice that includes representing corporate, municipal and financial institutions, and medical equipment companies in a variety of forums, including Massachusetts state and federal courts, bankruptcy courts, administrative agencies, arbitrations and mediations. Rob is the chair of the firm's Bankruptcy and Municipal Law departments.

Representative matters include:

  • Public records recovery and computer forensic evaluation
  • Representation of secured creditors, debtors and licensees in the Bankruptcy Court
  • Substantial recoveries for Massachusetts municipalities and financial institutions
  • Defeating class certification in a bankruptcy litigation matter for a financial institution
  • Special counsel to municipalities in environmental litigation
  • Successful defense of directors and officers in a fraud claim
  • Successful representation of construction companies in bid protests and construction disputes

Prior to joining Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers, Rob was a Partner at the law firm of Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP. Rob was also a Senior Associate at the Boston law firm of Sullivan & Worcester, LLP.


Bar Admissions

  • Massachusetts Bar
  • Texas Bar
  • United States District Courts for Massachusetts
  • United States District Courts for Northern District of Texas
  • United States Appeals Court for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States Supreme Court


Memberships


Achievements

  • IAMERS President’s Award for Excellence, 2009, 2005 and 1999
  • Selected as a Fellow of the International Municipal Lawyers Association, 2005 - 2010
  • Brandeis University Charles Napoli Award, 2005
  • Named a Massachusetts Super Lawyer by Boston Magazine 2004 thru 2009
  • AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell


Additional Information

  • Faculty Member, 2010 ABI Northeast Summer Conference on Bankruptcy Evidence and 2010 Northeast Consumer Forum
  • Co-Chair, 2007-2009, Business Law Section Council of the Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Joint Bar Committee on Judicial Appointments, 2007 - 2009
  • MBA House of Delegates, 2007-CSTCA; 2009 Business Law Section Council.
  • Co-Chair, 2004-2005, In-House Counsel Group, MBA Business Law Council.
  • Rob currently serves on the Executive Board of the City Solicitor/Town Counsel Association of Massachusetts, is a past President (2007-2008), and served as Chair, Special Subcommittee to Develop Budget and Long Term Business Plans (2007).
  • Rob is general counsel to IAMERS, a medical equipment trade association (1994-2009).
  • Rob served as President of the Friends of Brandeis Athletics for four years.


Education

B.S., cum laude, Brandeis University, 1978

J.D., Northeastern University School of Law, 1982

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Publications / Presentations

Rob is a frequent lecturer and participant in continuing legal education programs. A partial list of programs is provided below:

Recovering and Preserving Public Records in the Age of Electronic Documents, Municipal Advocate, Vol. 25, No. 2

Kerwin’s work on pro bono project helps those in financial distress, Massachusetts Lawyers Journal, May 2010 (PDF)

Espinosa Bankruptcy Decision Offers Insight on Standards for Void Orders, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, April 12, 2010

"Recovering & Preserving Public Records in the Age of Electronic Documents," MCLE Municipal Law Conference, March 18, 2010

"Update on Massachusetts Wage Act," Sixth Annual In-House Counsel Conference: Doing Business in Troubled Times, Newton, MA, December 10, 2008

"Bid Protests and Practical Tips," CSTCA Annual Meeting, Trial Practice Program, Northampton, MA, October 24-26, 2008

"Municipal Landfill Issues and Resolutions," IMLA Annual Meeting with Kerry Ryan, Esq., Las Vegas, NV, September 14-17, 2008

"Municipality as a Creditor in Bankruptcy, 2008 Update," MCLE Massachusetts Municipal Law, Chapter 26

"Admissibility of Electronically Stored Evidence," MCLE Municipal Law Conference with Michael Dominick, March 5, 2008

"Dealing with Technology and Evidentiary Issues," CSTCA Annual Meeting, November 2007

"Update on the FDA Legislative Developments," IAMERS Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC, April 2007

"Top Ten Focus Areas for the Maintenance of Sound Municipal Finance," MCLE Municipal Conference with John Finnegan, 2007

"Talking Trash More Than You Want to Know About Landfill Host Community Agreements," CSTCA Monthly Meeting with Kerry Ryan Framingham, MA, May 25, 2007

"Relationship Between a Company and its Auditors," Massachusetts Bar Association Fourth Annual In-House Counsel Conference, December 2006

"A Practical Guide to the Bankruptcy Law Amendments of 2005," MBA Co-Chair with Fred Grant, 2005

"Bankruptcy Law Update for the Municipal Lawyer," CSTCA, Framingham, MA, February 2005

"Rendering Counsel to Non-Profits in the World Post-Sarbanes Oxley," MBA Second Annual In House Counsel Conference, Dedham, MA, 2004

"Professional Responsibility and Ethics," MBA, Program Participant, Newton, MA, 2004

"Professional Responsibilities in the Context of Troubled Companies," MBA Program on Recent Developments in the Wake of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Boston, MA, 2003

"Brownfield’s: Putting Dirty Property Back on the Tax Rolls," CSTCA, Annual Meeting with EPA, DEP and Attorney General Faculty, Williamstown, MA, September 19, 2003

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