Boston
Email: sbaronoff@murthalaw.com
Phone: 617-457-4031
Fax: 617-482-3868
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Susan J. Baronoff
Ms. Baronoff is an experienced litigation attorney and active member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. In state and federal courts and administrative agencies, Ms. Baronoff defends businesses, institutions, and individuals charged with a myriad of employment-related claims, including discrimination, violation of wage and hour laws, breach of employment agreements, non-payment of commissions, and failure to provide employee benefits. She litigates claims and advises clients about covenants not to compete, non-solicitation provisions, and protection of trade secrets and confidential business information. She engages in mediation and arbitration of employment-related disputes, reviews handbooks and employment policies, and negotiates severance agreements. In addition, Ms. Baronoff counsels clients in ways to avoid litigation and comply with federal and state laws, speaks at seminars, and conducts sexual harassment investigations and anti-harassment training sessions.
Ms. Baronoff represents clients in professional liability matters involving legal malpractice claims. She defends lawyers in cases arising from real estate transactions, business negotiations, and disputes between partners. She addresses professional responsibility, bar discipline, and loss prevention issues for clients and within the firm and the legal community. She is a Loss Prevention Partner and Ethics Counsel for Murtha Cullina, and serves as a hearing officer and chair of disciplinary hearings before the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers.
In addition, Ms. Baronoff is experienced in handling product liability cases in the chemical, medical products, and office technology industries. Having defended several lawsuits involving fires and explosions and cancer causation claims, she is accustomed to addressing issues such as product identification, applicable statutes of limitations, admissibility of expert testimony, proof of economic damages and personal injury, and contribution and indemnification.
Ms. Baronoff also litigates commercial and business disputes. Many involve dealer and supplier terminations, construction and real estate projects. In all areas of her litigation practice, Ms. Baronoff uses techniques such as early case assessment, task-based billing, strategic budgeting, and alternative dispute resolution to help clients achieve their business goals and contain litigation costs.
Ms. Baronoff is a skilled appellate advocate. Having started her career as a public defender and a staff attorney with the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, she has handled dozens of civil and criminal appeals in the state and federal courts. Some of the cases in which she has been involved have led to noteworthy rulings concerning the application of statutes of limitations to employment and product liability claims, the scope of the attorney-client relationship and the responsibilities of law partners to each other, and jury instructions in criminal cases.
Ms. Baronoff serves as a moot court judge and trial advocacy advisor at Harvard Law School. In addition, she is a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras.
