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The Royal Law Firm LLP Announces Strategic Association with Regional Boston-Area Law Firm Minasian Becker LLC

January 11, 2021

The Royal Law Firm is delighted to announce that it has established a mutual of counsel association with Minasian Becker LLC, a boutique Commercial Real Estate and Business Law Firm, as of the third quarter of 2020.


Complementing Royal’s strong business-side only litigation practice, this association will provide Royal clients with the added benefits of commercial real estate and corporate transactional work. The Minasian Becker team of attorneys has represented regional, national, and international companies and non-profit organizations with their commercial real estate and business transaction needs for over 25 years.

 

Amy Royal, Founding Partner of The Royal Law Firm, believes that the relationship with Minasian Becker will be an attractive supplement to Royal’s existing law practice of labor and employment law and other business-related litigation. “Through this strategic relationship, we can offer a broader scope of services to our corporate clients, providing to them sophisticated commercial real estate representation and counsel in a variety of corporate matters and transactions. This strategic alliance not only expands our practice areas and capabilities, but also our geographic footprint. We look forward to offering our corporate clients these added benefits and services across the Commonwealth,” Amy notes.

 

With this alignment of their practices, Royal and Minasian Becker will offer their clients locations in Arlington, Springfield, and Rockport, Massachusetts as well as in Hartford, Connecticut. Royal attorneys are admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York.

 

Both law firms are pleased to form this relationship, as they are equally business-focused, and offer the same high quality, responsive service to their clients. In addition, both firms are nationally certified as Women’s Business Enterprises and Women Owned Small Businesses, and are able to offer the benefits of diversity to their clients.


To learn more about our strategic affiliation or additional areas of practice, please contact: Amy Royal at aroyal@theroyallawfirm.com

Employer’s Counterclaims in Response to Suit Under Wage Act Dismissed Per Employee’s Anti-SLAPP Motion

January 15, 2025
An employer brought counterclaims of malicious prosecution and abuse-of-process in response to a Wage Act suit brought by an employee. The Appeals Court cited that the employer’s counterclaims should have been dismissed under the anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) law. Anti-SLAPP laws are meant to provide parties with a way to quickly dismiss meritless lawsuits filed against them, usually in response to a lawsuit. The plaintiff in this case, an hourly laborer, claimed that his employer violated the Wage Act by failing to pay him for four of the six weeks he worked for them. The employer refuted these allegations, stating that the employee had only worked for two weeks, that he had been paid in full and then brought counterclaims of malicious prosecution and abuse of process. The District Court judge denied the plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the counterclaims under the anti-SLAPP law. When brought to the Appeals Court, the decision was reversed; the Appeals Court stated that the defendants did not meet the burden of showing that plaintiff’s claims lacked an objectively reasonable factual basis. This ruling suggests that it might behoove an employer to pause and wait to see if a plaintiff’s Wage Act claim fails before filing a counterclaim of abuse of process or malicious prosecution in response.  If your business has any questions on this topic or any other matters, please do not hesitate to contact the attorneys at The Royal Law Firm at 413-586-2288.

Compensation Plans and Contingent Compensation Pitfalls

January 8, 2025
Attorney Trevor Brice hosted a seminar on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, discussing the possible issues with current compensation plans and contingent compensation pitfalls made possible by recent court rulings. Some of the topics discussed included: Issues with current compensation plans under the FLSA Restrictive Covenants and Compensation Plans Problems with Commission-Based Compensation Plans and Possible Solutions When a Bonus is not actually a bonus and issues under the Massachusetts Wage Act This seminar was perfect for H.R. professionals and anyone in a management position. Please feel free to contact any of the attorneys at The Royal Law Firm if you have any questions on this topic!
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