Bridgewater, MA — Keches Law Group is proud to announce that five of its distinguished attorneys have been recognized by their peers and included in the prestigious 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America®.
The following attorneys have earned this notable distinction:
George N. Keches – Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants since 2020
Brian C. Cloherty – Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants since 2019
Jeffrey N. Catalano – Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Product Liability since 2015
John D. Hislop – Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants since 1995
Lisa M. Conserve – Ones To Watch, Personal Injury Litigation since 2021
The Best Lawyers® list is compiled annually based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation, with attorneys chosen for their exemplary work, legal acumen, and dedication to their clients. Each of the nominated lawyers represents the best in their field, and their inclusion is a reflection of their relentless pursuit of excellence in the legal profession.
“Being recognized by Best Lawyers® is a tremendous honor for our attorneys and a testament to the quality of legal services we provide to our clients every day,” said Sean C. Flaherty, Managing Partner of Keches Law Group. “Our team’s commitment to achieving successful outcomes and providing exceptional service continues to be our priority.”
Keches Law Group has long been committed to delivering high-quality representation across a variety of practice areas, and this recognition reinforces its position as one of the leading law firms in New England. The inclusion of these five attorneys on the Best Lawyers® list highlights their dedication to achieving results that make a difference in the lives of their clients.
Since opening in 1986, Keches Law Group has recovered more than $2 billion for their clients and has supported unions and fights for the rights of people injured on the job throughout the greater Boston area, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Other practice areas include social security disability, employment law, class action, medical malpractice, and more. Keches Law Group also prioritizes community involvement and charitable causes through their non-profit organization, Keches Cares. For more information, visit the Keches Law website or follow them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Attorney Sean Kiely had a happy childhood growing up in Waterford, on the southern coast of Ireland. But he says where he is from, emigration to America or another country, is an option people always consider. After he finished college, he decided it was the right next step for him.
Seven years later, he says he wants to stay here forever.
How do Ireland and America Compare?
“It’s very similar to America,” Kiely says about growing up in Ireland.
He says the Irish-American population in cities on the east coast of the United States and specifically in Boston, have done a good job of bringing a lot of the traditions to their new country.
“A sense of family, sense of loyalty to your friends, strong work ethic and trying to do your best for your children, a lot of those have been imported,” he says.
“I’ve talked to relatives who emigrated in the 50s or 60s, they grew up in a very different Ireland. It was a lot poorer, there wasn’t even the right to a free middle school or high school education,” he says. “When I moved to America, the culture shock wasn’t as big as generations prior to me.”
Sean Kiely says when he was growing up, St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland was a family holiday that involved a lot of relaxed celebrating, perhaps going to a Catholic Mass, but mostly it was about spending time together and celebrating Irish heritage.
He says it’s different in America because the people involved have a different history to celebrate.
“Those Irish from decades or centuries ago that came here, built America,” he says. “It was on their backs that a lot of the great cities were built.”
“In America, St. Patrick’s Day is a great day that gives Irish-Americans the opportunity to be proud of their identity and their background. It is evident that Irish-Americans take great pride in their Irish heritage. Alternatively, in Ireland, because there isn’t as much reason for people to celebrate their Irishness, it is hard for those people to understand the Irish-American celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. The Irish culture in America is strong, and it doesn’t discriminate between generations. We are all proud to be Irish.”
Why Did Kiely Come to America?
Growing up, Kiely says the American culture was all around him. The same TV shows that we watch here were on TV there. The movies we watched were shown there. The same gadgets we played with were available there. So he always saw the move as a possibility.
“There was a lot of influence of American culture in Ireland at the time,” he says. “America as a country, I was always fascinated by it.”
Standards of living in Ireland were pretty similar to the middle class lifestyle in America, so he said it wasn’t a move of necessity as much as something he just felt was the right decision for him.
Kiely’s New York Years
Kiely first moved to New York City, where he worked for five years for a law firm where he practiced family law. However, there were drawbacks.
Kiely says family law can be difficult because there really aren’t happy outcomes when families are splitting apart, and kids are often caught in the middle. In addition, cases are tried before a judge, instead of a jury, which he said isn’t what he preferred. Over time he decided to change his primary focus to personal injury.
“This type of law allowed me to do what I wanted to do, what I was trained to do as a barrister in Ireland, which was try cases before a jury and still get to represent everyday normal people,” he says.
Joining Andy Abraham’s Team at Keches Law
After years in New York, Kiely tried a case representing a personal injury victim, and discovered that was the direction he wanted his career to take.
When the opportunity to come to Keches Law was presented to Kiely, he took it. Two years ago, Kiely moved to Massachusetts to join Keches Law Partner Andy Abraham’s team that mostly handles brain injury cases.
Kiely says he loves that in his job he gets to fight for people who have had the rug pulled out from under them and need help to get back on their feet, in particular, he says he sees eye to eye with immigrant clients.
“They’re at more of a disadvantage because they don’t oftentimes speak English fluently, or they don’t have qualifications, or they can’t retrain to a different area,” he says. “It’s my job to fight for them with the same intensity that I would like someone to fight for me if my ability to work was taken from me or my ability to provide for myself or a family was taken away.”
Sean with his family at the Comeragh Mountains in County Waterford.
Kiely Wants to Become an American Citizen
Kiely described how the immigration process is long and ongoing for him, and that he wants to become an American citizen one day.
“Right now I’m in the process of hopefully getting my green card,” he says. “After you get your green card, you can wait around 3 to 5 years to become a citizen.”
He says it’s ironic how he can get up in front of a court and represent someone, but he can’t vote. But he says he does want to become an American citizen one day and he plans on staying in America.
“It just takes time,” he says.
He says while he misses his family, and knows living in America means he misses out on some things that happen in Ireland, he loves his day to day life in the USA. He has a great affinity for American culture and his American friends, has built an incredible career, and plans on staying for years to come.
“Ireland is a great country…I can go and get respite whenever I need to,” he says, “but I’m in the US for the long term.”
Boston, Massachusetts (September 21, 2023) – Keches Law Group, a leading personal injury and workers’ compensation law firm, is proud to announce that seven of its lawyers have been recognized by the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Partner Jeffrey Catalano was named Best Lawyers 2024 Product Liability Litigation “Lawyer of the Year” in Boston for his work.
“It’s a true honor to pursue justice and accountability for people harmed by someone else’s negligence,“ says Catalano. “My clients share their physical and emotional challenges with me, and their resiliency inspires me. When they trust you to help them with their case, it’s an awesome responsibility that I take extremely seriously. I’m privileged to be able to serve them and this profession to the best of my ability.”
Lisa Conserve was recognized as “One to Watch” for her work in Personal Injury Litigation for the third year in a row.
“It’s truly an honor to be recognized for my passion, dedication and commitment to practicing law and advocating for my clients,” says Conserve. “Receiving this accolade is an example of how hard work and professionalism will always be noticed.”
The other Keches Law attorneys recognized as Best Lawyers in America 2024 include Founding Partner George Keches (Workers’ Compensation), John Martin(Medical Malpractice),Brian Cloherty (Workers’ Compensation), Judith Gray (Workers’ Compensation) and John Hislop III (Workers’ Compensation).
The Best Lawyers in Americalist is based on a peer-reviewed survey where thousands of leading attorneys evaluate the abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas. Individuals honored as a “Lawyer of the Year” received high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction.
Boston, Massachusetts (May 3, 2023) — Michaela Weaver, a Trial Attorney at Keches Law Group, was recently recognized as an Up & Coming Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. The award honors lawyers who have been practicing for 10 years or less but have already distinguished themselves as future leaders in the local legal community. Weaver has tried cases in both federal and superior courts and has negotiated millions of dollars’ worth of settlements for her clients. She also was previously recognized as a Massachusetts 2022 Rising Star by Super Lawyers.
“I’m honored to be recognized as an Up & Coming Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly,” Weaver said. “I’ve always been passionate about getting the justice the people in our local communities deserve and it’s been wonderful to be able to do that in my role at Keches Law Group.”
Weaver works in the Torts Department at Keches and represents clients who have been injured due to negligence, medical malpractice, harassment, abuse, and discrimination, with an emphasis on cases involving sexual harassment and sexual assault in the workplace, at schools and colleges, and residential care facilities.
Prior to her career at Keches Law Group, Weaver spent two and a half years working at a premier boutique civil litigation firm in Boston. Weaver graduated in 2019 from Suffolk University Law School with Distinction in the Trial & Appellate Advocacy Concentration and was a Regional Finalist on Suffolk Law’s National Trial Team. During her studies, she helped indigent criminal defendants through pro bono work, and was recognized with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s 2018 Pro Bono Honor Roll Award.
Weaver’s Up & Coming Lawyer Award will be celebrated at this year’s Excellence in the Law event in Boston on May 16, 2023
ABOUT KECHES LAW GROUP Keches Law Group is one of the largest and most well-respected personal injury and workers’ comp law firms in Massachusetts. Since opening its doors in 1986, the group has recovered more than $1 billion in recoveries for their clients. The firm’s 43 attorneys across its nine offices in New England possess decades of combined legal experience and a proven track record of achieving excellent results for their clients while earning the reputation for being tough litigators. For more than 30 years, Keches Law Group has supported organized labor and fights for the rights of people injured on the job throughout the greater Boston area, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. In 2020 and 2021, Keches Law Group won the two largest jury verdicts in Massachusetts. Other practice areas include social security disability, employment law, class action, medical malpractice, and more. Keches Law Group also prioritizes community involvement and charitable causes through their non-profit organization, Keches Cares, and is committed to making a positive impact through leadership and volunteer roles in various local organizations. For more information, visit the Keches Law website or follow them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Boston, MA (August 23, 2022) – – Keches Law Group, a leading personal injury and workers’ compensation law firm in Massachusetts, is proud to announce that eight of its lawyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 29th edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
The Best Lawyers in America list is based on a peer-reviewed survey process where thousands of leading attorneys evaluate the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. Individuals who are honored as a “Lawyer of the Year” received high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction. This year, John Martin was included for the first time in The Best Lawyers in America for Medical Malpractice Law, while George Keches was named Best Lawyers 2023 Workers’ Compensation “Lawyer of the Year” in the Southeastern/Cape and Islands Region.
The other six Keches Law Group attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2023 include Jeffrey N. Catalano (Medical Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation) Suzanne CM McDonough (Medical Malpractice Law), Brian C. Cloherty (Workers’ Compensation Law), Judith B. Gray (Workers’ Compensation Law), John D. Hislop III (Workers’ Compensation Law), and Lisa M. Conserve (Personal Injury Litigation).
“At Keches Law Group, we take pride in protecting the rights of injured people who face difficult times after an accident or injury,” says John Martin. “Being recognized as a Best Lawyer by our peers for this work is such an honor and we look forward to continuing to pursue justice for our clients for many years to come .”
ABOUT KECHES LAW GROUP Keches Law Group is one of the largest and most well-respected personal injury and workers’ comp law firms in Massachusetts. Since opening its doors in 1986, the group has recovered more than $1 billion in recoveries for their clients. The firm’s 43 attorneys across its nine offices in New England possess decades of combined legal experience and a proven track record of achieving excellent results for their clients while earning the reputation for being tough litigators. For more than 30 years, Keches Law Group has supported organized labor and fights for the rights of people injured on the job throughout the greater Boston area, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. In 2020 and 2021, Keches Law Group won the two largest jury verdicts in Massachusetts. Other practice areas include social security disability, employment law, class action, medical malpractice, and more. Keches Law Group also prioritizes community involvement and charitable causes through their non-profit organization, Keches Cares, and is committed to making a positive impact through leadership and volunteer roles in various local organizations. For more information, visit https://test.kecheslaw.com/ or follow along at @kecheslaw.
Keches Law Group, the largest workers’ compensation firm in Massachusetts, is proud to announce that George Keches, Brian C. Cloherty and Judith Gray have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 26th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® 2020.
Their hard work, dedication to workers’ compensation law and tireless support of their injured clients has not gone unrecognized by their peers.
In addition, this marks the first year Keches Law Group as a firm was recognized in the Best Law Firm list in the U.S. News and World Report.
Keches Law Group is a workers’ compensation and personal injury law firm with 40 lawyers in six offices across New England. Our attorneys have won over $1 Billion for our injured clients since 1986.
