James E. O’Connell Jr was recently quoted in Mass Lawyers Weekly regarding a recent case in which a personal injury plaintiff was unable to collect damages against a federal judgment obtained by the defendant, due to a prior interest by the defendant’s attorneys.
In the case of Doe v. Gonpo, the unanimous panel concluded that Troy Law had a superior security interest by operation of the Massachusetts attorney’s lien statute, G.L.c. 221, §50.
James O’ Connell provided valuable insights, stating, “The law firm won the race to the courthouse when they filed on September 27, 2016. This concept of the lien relating back to the commencement of the action is well established both statutorily and in the case law.”
