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Kulig Joins Eckert Seamans’ Litigation Practice in Boston

The national law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, LLC today announced that it has significantly bolstered its litigation practice in Boston with the addition of Lawrence R. Kulig as a Member.  He joins the firm from Holland + Knight LLP, where he served as senior counsel in that firm’s Litigation group.  He has over 25 years of broad commercial litigation experience, with particular focus on disputes involving partnerships and closely held businesses, lender/borrower disputes and real estate and corporate-related litigation.

“We are very fortunate to have Larry join the firm," said Peter Carr, Co-Member-in-Charge of Eckert Seamans’ Boston office. "He brings outstanding experience to the table and his contributions will be immediate.  Larry is a highly respected litigator, and his addition is in furtherance of a strategic goal of growing our litigation capabilities, not just in Boston, but nationally."

Mr. Kulig has appeared in federal and state courts throughout New England.  He has approximately 16 reported decisions on WESTLAW, jury and bench trial experience and has argued before the Massachusetts Appeals Court and Supreme Judicial Court (as well as appellate courts in other states).  His success in commercial contingent/alternative fee litigation (including recovery of million dollar plus verdicts) has been highlighted in the Boston Business Journal on several occasions, and a number of his cases have been featured in columns in the Boston Globe (“Peter Pan is a Bully”, June 18, 2004; “Demoulas, Continued”, December 21, 2005).

He holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and has been selected for inclusion in the Massachusetts Super Lawyers publication.  Mr. Kulig has also served as a speaker at national conferences of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America.  At his previous firm, he was bestowed with their most prestigious pro bono award.

Mr. Kulig is also deeply involved in his community.  He has published articles on a range of topics, including social justice, in local newspapers.  He has served as a Trustee of the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. and appeared on local television during its dedication.  He has tutored Boston Public School students and assists with coaching student-athletes, sharing his experience as a former champion runner.  Mr. Kulig has also served in numerous capacities with Catholic Charities and related organizations involved in affordable housing, assisting inner-city parochial schools and, most recently, church closings.  He is a trustee and has been honored by his alma mater, Cathedral High School in Springfield, Massachusetts.  He has also held leadership roles with the Lafayette College and Villanova Law School alumni associations.

Mr. Kulig received his J.D., with honors, from the Villanova University School of Law, where he served on the Villanova Law Review, and received his undergraduate degree from Lafayette College, also with honors.  He is licensed to practice in Massachusetts and before the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

About Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC (www.eckertseamans.com), a national law firm with ten offices throughout the eastern United States, provides a full range of legal services nationwide to businesses of all sizes, institutions, municipalities, colleges and universities, government agencies and individuals.  Its practice areas encompass litigation, including mass tort and products liability litigation, corporate and business law, intellectual property law, labor and employment relations, aviation law, bankruptcy and restructuring, employee benefits, environmental law, construction law, municipal finance, real estate, and tax and estate law.  Eckert Seamans has offices in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, West Chester and Southpointe, Pennsylvania; Wilmington, Delaware; Charleston, West Virginia; Boston, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C. and White Plains, New York.