Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Robert M. Mendillo is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island (B.A., with highest distinction, 1976) and Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1980), where he was a member of the Boston College Law Review. Prior to joining Sally & Fitch LLP, Bob worked in various capacities including as an Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Bureau of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, an associate at Bingham, Dana & Gould, a litigation partner of Casner & Edwards LLP, and as a civil and criminal litigator in his own firm.

Bob has extensive experience litigating complex business disputes, bank and employment cases, as well as representing business entities and individuals in white-collar criminal defense litigation and government investigations. He has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Boston University Law School and has written articles for the National Law Journal, The Boston Business Journal and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. His reported decisions include: Lainer v. City of Boston, 95 F.Supp. 2d 17 (D.Mass) (2000) (preliminary injunction prohibiting Boston Police Department from employing automatic arrest policy regarding resale of Red Sox tickets outside of Fenway Park); Williams v. Resolution GGF OY, 417 Mass. 377 (1994) (mortgagee conduct that caused plaintiffs no harm cannot be basis for G.L. c. 93 A liability); and, Veryfine Products, Inc. v. Colon Bros, Inc., 799 F.Supp. 240 (D. Puerto Rico 1992) (fruit juice company whose competitor infringed on its trademark label designs awarded $513,000, attorneys' fees, costs and injunction requiring immediate destruction of all infringing products).

Areas of Practice

• Business Litigation
• Tort and Product Liability Litigation
• Construction and Public Utility Litigation
• Banking Litigation
• Employment Litigation
• Premises Liability Litigation
• Commercial Leasing Litigation and Counseling

Representative Cases

• Lainer v. City of Boston, 95 F.Supp. 2d 17 (D.Mass. 2000)
• Williams v. Resolution GGFOY, 417 Mass. 377 (1994)
• Veryfine Products, Inc. v. Colon Bros., Inc., 799 F.Supp. 240 (D.Puerto Rico 1992)

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, Construction Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Public Utilities, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Commercial Leasing, Toxic Torts

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1980
• Massachusetts, 1981

Past Employment Positions

• Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, Criminal Bureau, Assistant Attorney General
• Bingham, Dana & Gould, Associate
• Casner & Edwards, LLP, Litigation Partner
• Private Practice, Civil and Criminal Litigator

Education

• Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1980
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  
  Law Review: Boston College Law Review, Member
• University of Rhode Island, 1976
  B.A.
  Honors: With Highest Distinction

Address

One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108

Phones

(617) 830-1221
(866) 643-0550 (Toll Free)

Faxes

(617) 542-1542

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Websites

http://www.sally-fitch.com