Civil & Human Rights lawyers within 100 miles of South Dartmouth Massachusetts

Matthew J. Fogelman is a founding partner of Fogelman Law LLC. Mr. Fogelman’s litigation practice is focused on employment law and personal injury cases. He is an experienced trial lawyer, having won a number of significant cases on behalf of plaintiffs, including prevailing before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in a ground-breaking disability discrimination case involving an employee’s right to use medical marijuana off-site. Mr. Fogelman also reached a settlement in a catastrophic personal injury case for $11.5 million, one of the largest settlement in Massachusetts in 2024. Mr. Fogelman has also prevailed on a race and gender discrimination case in Middlesex County for $2.5 million, and on an age discrimination case in Norfolk County, securing a $1.2 million verdict at trial for his client. The firm also recently settled a wrongful death / dram shop case for $2.2 million at mediation. For his work on the Barbuto medical marijuana employment case, Mr. Fogelman was named one of the “Lawyers of the Year” for 2017 by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly; he also received the award for most outstanding 2017 “Professional Achievement” of any member by USA500, a prominent networking group of lawyers and other professionals, out of 650 members. For eight consecutive years (2018-2025), Mr. Fogelman has been selected as a “Top 100 Super Lawyer” for both Massachusetts and New England, a distinction received by only 100 lawyers out of nearly 44,000 lawyers in Mass. and nearly 80,000 in New England. In the employment arena, Mr. Fogelman has litigated cases ranging from Wage Act and overtime cases to discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation matters. He has significant experience advising employees on non-compete and severance agreements. In the personal injury realm, Mr. Fogelman has extensive experience litigating complex personal injury cases and emotionally-charged cases, including allegations of sexual abuse and wrongful death, as well as car collisions, slip-and-falls, and dog bites, among many others. Mr. Fogelman is the current Vice President of the prestigious Massachusetts Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA), the leading plaintiffs’ lawyer group in the state. He will serve as President starting in the summer of 2026.

The Law Office of John A. Tatoian Esq. is a solo firm defined by the highest of ethical standards and personal attention. John A. Tatoian Esq. concentrates primarily on sophisticated business finance & negotiations, entertainment law, consumer rights & collections. Each client deals directly with Attorney Tatoian, not paralegals or assistants. Attorney Tatoian also writes on various ethical issues and provides commentary on legal topics of current interest. Attorney Tatoian is admitted to the state bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the federal bar of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts and the federal bar of the U.S. District Court of Connecticut. Whether you need a strategic business structure designed to maximize tax benefits and protect the assets accumulated, or a litigator for business disputes, Attorney Tatoian will act on your behalf, aggressively and competently, to get you the results needed for future success. Just read what clients have said about him.