Edward R. Wiest, P.C.

Law Firm Overview

Areas of Practice

• Civil Litigation
• Business Litigation
• Commecial Litigation
• Securities Law
• Arbitration
• Antitrust Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution

Published Works

• Managing Editor, Harvard Journal on Legislation, Vol. 16, 1978-1979
• "Selected Ethical Issues in the Representation of Closely-Held Corporations, Litigating Fraud and Mismanagement Disputes" (Co-Author), Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 1995
• Note, "Pricing Bad Blood: Reassessing Liablility for Post-Transfusion Hepatitis", 15 Harvard Journal on Legislation 557, 1978
• "Legal Corner", Registered Representative, September, 1997
• "Legal Corner", Registered Representative, May and October, 1998
• "Legal Corner", Registered Representative, March and April, 1999
• "NASD Data Now Just a Click Away on the World Wide Web", Massachusetts Bar Association, Section Review, July, 1999

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor of Law, New England School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1988 - 1994

Representative Cases

• Troy v. Bay State Computer Group, 141 F.3d 378 (First Circuit 1998)
• McAndrews v. Fleet Bank, 989 F.2d 13 (1st Cir. 1993)
• PNH Corp. v. Hullquist Corp., 843 F.2d 586 (1st Cir. 1988)
• Equipment & Sys. for Industry v. Zevetchin, 864 F.Supp. 253 (D. Mass. 1994)
• Winter Panel Corp. v. Reichhold Chemicals, Inc., 823 F. Supp. 963 (D. Mass. 1993)
• Travelers Rental Co., Inc. v. Ford Motor Co., 116 F.R.D. 140 (D. Mass. 1987)
• McEneaney v. Chestnut Hill Realty Corp., 38 Mass. App. Ct. 573, 650 N.E.2d 93 (Mass. App. Ct. 1995)
• Keigan v. Goode, 28 Mass. App. Ct. 775, 556 N.E.2d 118 (Mass. App. Ct. 1990)

West Practice Categories

Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Creditors' Rights, Collections, Employment Law -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Professional Responsibility, Copyrights, Trademarks, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Legal Malpractice, Securities Law, Securities Fraud & Insider Trading